Faf du Plessis and Temba Bavuma shared a century partnership as South Africa moved into a commanding position on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands on Friday.
In T20Is under Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan won 17 of 19 games; in Tests, they slipped to seventh.
Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla hit half-centuries as South Africa beat Pakistan by six wickets inside three days in the first Test at SuperSport Park on Friday.
Imam-ul-Haq scored a half-century as Pakistan made a good start to their second innings on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Thursday.
Pakistan appeared set to build a huge lead before collapsing from 286-3 to lose their final seven wickets for the addition of just 62 runs.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bat in the third and final Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
New Zealand have to find a way to stop Yasir Shah taking wickets, after the legspinner claimed 14/184 in Dubai.
Teenage pace sensation Shaheen Afridi is all set to cap his meteoric rise with a Test debut for Pakistan in the third match against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi starting on Monday.
Sarfraz said he expects more from Yasir, who managed just eight wickets against Australia.
For New Zealand, this is a return to Test cricket after more than seven months; Pakistan recently beat Australia 1-0.