Pakistan vs South Africa, 1st T20I, South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Shaheen Afridi to Nandre Burger, out Williams Run Out!! Another yorker length ball on off, Nandre Burger digs it to the right of Shaheen Afridi and calls his partner through. Shaheen Afridi runs towards it and has a shy but misses. Usman Khan shows good game awareness as he runs in quickly towards the stumps. He has to get low to his right to collect it and takes the bails off in a jiffy to catch Williams short. Williams run out (Shaheen Afridi/Usman Khan) 3(2)

Shaheen Afridi to Corbin Bosch, out Caught by Faheem Ashraf!! Slower shortish delivery angling in on off, Corbin Bosch goes for an expansive flat-batted stroke but miscues it towards long-on. Faheem Ashraf is safe as houses. Corbin Bosch c Faheem Ashraf b Shaheen Afridi 7(5) [4s-1]

Shaheen Afridi to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, shot! On a length from round the wicket and a bit of width on offer, Corbin Bosch crunches it past the diving fielder at extra cover. Deep cover moves to his right and puts in a desperate dvie but to no avail

Naseem Shah to Linde, out Bowled!! Timber! Naseem Shah has bowled brilliantly in this over so far. This time it's pace on from Naseem Shah and it's on a back of a length on middle and leg. Linde clears his front leg and tries to heave it across but misses it to hear the death rattle behind. End of a good cameo from Linde. Linde b Naseem Shah 36(22) [4s-4 6s-1]

Abrar Ahmed to Reeza Hendricks, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! The slider on a length on middle and off, skids after landing, Reeza Hendricks tries to swipe it across the line but misses it completely to get his midde and off stump pegged back. It wasn't the right length to attempt that kind of shot and he paid the price for it. A brilliant knock from Reeza Hendricks nonetheless. Reeza Hendricks b Abrar Ahmed 60(40) [4s-5 6s-1]

Abrar Ahmed to Linde, SIX, going, going and gone! A floated full ball on leg-stump, Linde kneels down on one knee and nails the slog sweep over long leg for a maximum. Linde is flowing along nicely

Shaheen Afridi to Linde, FOUR, dropped! Fullish delivery on off, Linde hits it off the bottom half of the bat towards long-on. Babar runs across to his right and seems to have it covered. He gets his hands to it but it pops out and also rolls to the fence. Babar will be disappointed with that one

Shaheen Afridi to Linde, FOUR, three boundaries in a row! Shortish and room on offer, Linde cashes in and cuts it nicely over backward point to find the fence again

Shaheen Afridi to Linde, FOUR, belted! Fuller length ball outside off, Linde leans ahead and smashes it aerially past extra cover to get the desired result

Shaheen Afridi to Linde, FOUR, full delivery wide outside off, Linde reaches out and throws his bat at it. Ends up getting a thick outside edge over short third for a boundary

Abrar Ahmed to Linde, wide, the slider on a back of a length wide outside off, Linde lets it go and it's wided

Nawaz to Ferreira, out Bowled!! Nawaz ends his spell with a 3-fer! It has been a brilliant performance from him tonight! Coming in with the arm and it's quicker and flatter as well. It lands on a back of a length on middle and off. Ferreira doesn't have much space to work with as he tries to work it behind square on the leg-side but gets beaten to get his stumps shattered. Ferreira b Nawaz 10(12) [4s-1]

Nawaz to Ferreira, FOUR, expertly done! On a back of a length on off, Ferreira stays leg-side of it and cuts it hard past the right side of the diving fielder at backward point. Sweeper cover moves across to his left to cut it off but has no chance

Saim Ayub to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, fifty for Reeza Hendricks, his 18th fifty in T20Is! It has been a great knock so far from him. Was a floated delivery down leg, Reeza Hendricks went for the sweep but got it more of the top-edge but it went through the gap at fine leg for a one-bounce boundary

Saim Ayub to Breetzke, out Caught by Nawaz at backward square leg!! Saim Ayub gets his second wicket! He has a bit of a golden arm and that's on display once again! A variation from Ayub and it worked to perfection! He slips in a seam-up delivery on a back of a length down leg. Breetzke camps back and goes for the pull but gets hurried a bit and miscues it towards deep backward square leg. Nawaz crouches a bit in front of the ropes and reverse cups it nicely. Breetzke c Nawaz b Saim Ayub 1(4)

Nawaz to Brevis, out Bowled!! Nawaz is in the thick of things again! He bowls it slow through the air and gets it to drift in nicely. It lands on a fuller length on middle and off and turns away slightly and also keeps a bit low. Brevis goes for a slog across the line but gets undone due to the lack of bounce perhaps and the ball crashes into the off-stump. Brevis b Nawaz 9(5) [6s-1]

Nawaz to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, hit with authority! A dragdown on middle and off, Reeza Hendricks rocks back and smacks the pull over wide mid-on to get the desired result

Abrar Ahmed to Brevis, SIX, Brevis spoils the over with a maximum! Tossed up well outside off, Brevis reaches out and slog sweeps it expertly against the spin over cow corner. Not an easy shot to play but he made it look effortless

Nawaz to de Zorzi, wide, out Stumped!! Nawaz gets rid of de Zorzi with a smart piece of bowling! de Zorzi gives it too early as he skips down the track and Nawaz spots that. He cleverly bowls it wide outside off. de Zorzi reaches out and throws his bat at it but gets beaten. Usman Khan gets low to his left, collects the ball and takes the bails off to catch de Zorzi way short. End of an entertaining cameo from de Zorzi on his T20I debut. de Zorzi st Usman Khan b Nawaz 33(16) [4s-5 6s-1]

Salman Agha to de Zorzi, SIX, what a strike! de Zorzi uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of the ball and hits it straight as an arrow for a 90m maximum. That made a cracking sound off the bat

Salman Agha to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, streaky but counts! Flighted full delivery outside off, Reeza Hendricks goes for a booming drive but gets a thick outside edge past the keeper and through to the third man fence

Naseem Shah to de Zorzi, FOUR, short and asking for trouble as there's width outside off. de Zorzi stands tall and slaps it past the right side of mid-off to get the desired result. 16 runs off the over

Naseem Shah to de Zorzi, FOUR, Naseem Shah is strugging with his rhythm! Another short delivery around leg-stump, de Zorzi moves inside the line and helps the pull past the right side of the keeper. Got it off the gloves actually

Naseem Shah to de Zorzi, FOUR, this is not good bowling! A hit-me delivery on the shorter side on the hips, de Zorzi helps himself to another boundary with a neat pull shot over backward square leg

Abrar Ahmed to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, poor delivery and duly punished! A half-tracker from Abrar Ahmed. Reeza Hendricks lines it up and pulls it over mid-wicket for a rocketing boundary. 13 runs off the over

Abrar Ahmed to de Zorzi, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! de Zorzi uses his feet, makes a bit of room and goes inside out over the leaping fielder at extra cover. Picked his spot nicely and executed the stroke to perfection. 50 up for SA

Abrar Ahmed to de Zorzi, FOUR, slow through the air and on a length on middle and off, de Zorzi shuffles across a bit, kneels down on one knee and slog sweeps it over square leg to find the fence

Saim Ayub to de Kock, out Caught by Faheem Ashraf!! Saim Ayub has the last laugh! He has a knack of picking up wickets and he has done just that inside the powerplay. Tossed up full delivery outside off, de Kock chances his arms as he goes for a drive with hard hands but ends up slicing it to cover-point. Ashraf stationed there makes no mistake. de Kock had got off to a good start but he couldn't convert it into something substantial. de Kock c Faheem Ashraf b Saim Ayub 23(13) [4s-5]

Saim Ayub to de Kock, FOUR, hit with authority! de Kock is not letting the part-timer settle into a rhythm. He dances down the track to the tossed up delivery well outside off and hits it over mid-on to pick up another boundary

Saim Ayub to de Kock, FOUR, nicely played! Saim Ayub switches to round the wicket to the southpaw and bowls it short and offers width on offer. de Kock rocks back and cuts it hard through point to find the fence

Shaheen Afridi to de Kock, FOUR, powerfully struck! Fractionally overpitched outside off, de Kock lines it up and smashes it over the leaping fielder at cover-point. Opened his bat-face a bit and hit it with good power and timing

Shaheen Afridi to de Kock, FOUR, a full ball straying towards the pads, de Kock says thank you very much and whips it over mid-wicket. Deep mid-wicket runs to his right but has no chance to stop it

Shaheen Afridi to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, shot! Shortish and width on offer, Reeza Hendricks rises on his toes and slaps it over extra cover for a rocketing boundary. He is looking in good touch

Naseem Shah to Reeza Hendricks, SIX, crunched! A shortish delivery angling in on middle and leg and sits up nicely for Reeza Hendricks. He stands tall and pulls it with authority over long leg for a maximum. Naseem Shah lost his line and length and paid the price. 14 runs off the over

Naseem Shah to de Kock, FOUR, easy pickings! A length ball on the pads, bread and butter stuff for de Kock who flicks it with nonchalance through backward square leg to get the desired result