Pakistan vs South Africa, 2nd Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Maharaj to Salman Agha, out Lbw!! Salman Agha has been trapped in front. He thinks about it and eventually decides to review! That looked plumb to be honest. Was a fuller ball that drifted in nicely from off, Salman Agha came ahead tentatively to keep it out but got beaten on the inside edge to get pinged in front. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Over to ball-tracking and it returns three reds. That would have crashed into the leg-stump. A good knock from Salman Agha comes to an end. Salman Agha lbw b Maharaj 45(76) [4s-5]

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, flighted delivery on off, driven to covers

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, full ball on off, turning away, pushed with an angled bat towards point

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, full ball drifting in on off, Salman Agha gets right forward and pushes it to covers

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, 2 runs, fuller length ball outside off, Salman Agha taps it with an open bat-face to the left of deep backward point and comes back for the second run

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, back of a length ball seaming in on middle, Salman Agha camps back and punches it to mid-on

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Salman Agha hangs back and taps it to gully

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, pitched up outside off, Salman Agha goes for a drive with hard hands and gets an inside edge to the right of Marco Jansen

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, FOUR, thumped away! Pakistan are pressing on the pedal! On a length and width on offer, Salman Agha throws his bat at it and slices it through backward point to find the fence

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, fullish delivery angling in on off, Salman Agha covers the line and taps it to covers

Maharaj to Salman Agha, 1 run, full ball drifting in on middle, Salman Agha drives it to mid-off who dives to make a half-stop but can't cut off the single

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, FOUR, close! Salman Agha is living dangerously! Once again there's extra bounce from a back of a length around off, Salman Agha opens his bat-face and steers it uppishly. The fielder at gully dives to his left but it flies past him. 300 up for Pakistan

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, nicely bowled! 135kph back of a length ball on off, shoots off the deck and climbs on Salman Agha. He hops and fends it down the track

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, 2 runs, edged but doesn't carry yet again! Back of a length in the channel, Salman Agha pushes at it tentatively and gets an outside edge. The slip fielder dives to his right but it bounces in front of him and he can't stop it cleanly

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, full length delivery outside off, Salman Agha leans ahead and defends it towards covers

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, 2 runs, fuller length ball around off, driven nicely to the right of sweeper cover for a couple

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, fullish delivery way outside off, Salman Agha reaches out and goes for the drive but gets it off the inner half down the track

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, a well-directed bouncer angling in from around off, Salman Agha ducks under it. Another testing over from Rabada

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, pitched up on off at 142.3kph, pushed back to Rabada who makes a half-stop

Rabada to Salman Agha, 1 run, 143.9kph good length ball outside off, Salman Agha taps it through backward point

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, oh almost sneaked through! 143.2kph skiddy length ball on middle and off, Salman Agha is caught in the crease and pushes at it tentatively. He inside edges it towards mid-wicket

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, Another big appeal for lbw is cut short! Back of a length ball on middle and off, cuts in, Salman Agha tries to flick but plays down the wrong line and is rapped high on the pads. Height was an issue

Maharaj to Salman Agha, 1 run, loopy full ball on off, Salman Agha drives it down to long-off to retain strike

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, Salman Agha uses his feet and Maharaj bowls it slower through the air. He almost gets deceived but manages to block it towards cover-point

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, nicely bowled! Quicker and flatter on middle, lands and skids on, Salman Agha hangs back and manages to block it in front of him

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, Salman Agha prods ahead and blocks it with the angle towards mid-wicket

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, Salman Agha comes down the track and pushes this one to covers

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, a strong appeal for lbw is turned down! Tossed up full ball drifting in on middle and off, Salman Agha leans ahead to block but seems to have got an inside edge onto the pads. The replay confirms there was a clear inside edge

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, tossed up full ball on off, Salman Agha leans ahead and taps it to covers. Good stuff from Maharaj, it's a maiden

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, full ball drifting in, Salman Agha lunges in defence

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, Salman Agha uses his feet but Maharaj smartly shortens his length. He plays down the wrong line and is rapped on the pads. A stifled appeal but he was way down the track

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, almost sneaked through! Maharaj bowls this one with a round-arm and it comes in with the arm. It lands on a back of a length and skids on, Salman Agha is caught in the crease and somehow manages to keep it out. If he missed that, he was a clear candidate for lbw

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, 83kph full ball on off, Salman Agha lunges and blocks it towards extra cover

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, Salman Agha takes a few steps down the track but is not quite to the pitch of it and dead-bats it eventually

Rabada to Salman Agha, 1 run, good length ball in the channel, Salman Agha taps it to the right of gully

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, beaten! 142.1kph back of a length outside off, keeps low, Salman Agha feels for it and gets beaten due to lack of bounce

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, kept out solidly from the crease

Rabada to Salman Agha, FOUR, catch it is the call but it evades the fielder! A back of a length delivery angling in on leg-stump, Salman Agha is a bit cramped for space but manages to pull it decently. It's in the air as the fielder at mid-wicket leaps to his right but it flies just past him

Maharaj to Salman Agha, 3 runs, full ball drifting towards leg-stump, Salman Agha moves inside the line and lap sweeps it off the under-edge behind. Markram at slip anticipated and moved swiftly to his left and put in the dive but couldn't stop it cleanly. Three runs result

Rabada to Salman Agha, 2 runs, 135.8kph back of a length ball outside off, Salman Agha steers it towards deep backward point and hares back for the second run

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, 132.9kph sharp bouncer on middle and leg, Salman Agha ducks under it in a jiffy. That was well-directed and well played as well

Rabada to Salman Agha, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Salman Agha drives it nicely to the right of sweeper cover and comes back for the second run

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, fullish delivery, driven back to Rabada. He shows aggression and throws it towards the keeper

Maharaj to Salman Agha, 1 run, in the air... but safe! Salman Agha uses his feet but is not quite to the pitch of it. He got deceived in the air but still tries to whip it over mid-wicket but gets a leading edge towards long-off. Rickelton runs in but it lands well short of him

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, back of a length ball seaming in on middle, Salman Agha taps it towards point and wants the single but his partner sends him back

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, pitched up ball shaping in on middle and leg, Salman Agha strokes it to mid-on

Rabada to Salman Agha, FOUR, edged but safe! Fullish delivery outside off, Salman Agha opens his bat-face and pushes at it but gets a thick outside edge. It goes in the gap between second slip and gully and runs to the fence behind

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, skiddy good length ball on off at 136kph, Salman Agha covers the line and punches it to covers

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, hard length ball in the channel, Salman Agha camps back and taps it to gully

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, fullish delivery swinging in towards off, Salman Agha comes half-forward and blocks it tentatively

Maharaj to Salman Agha, 1 run, very full delivery on middle, Salman Agha drives it to the left of Maharaj. He dives but is not able to stop it. A single results

Harmer to Salman Agha, no run, big stride in, big spin, hit the pads and there was an appeal but there was too much turn on that ball. That's stumps on dy 1

Harmer to Salman Agha, no run, spins in, Salman Agha gets the long stride out and fences it down to FSL

Harmer to Salman Agha, no run, well doled up ball, outside off, Salman Agha fences the ball down into the off-side

Harmer to Salman Agha, no run, gets another stride out and defends it back to the bowler

Harmer to Salman Agha, no run, smothers the spin with a forward stride off a tossed up delivery at the sticks

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, tossed up delivery, Salman Agha gets a stride out and inside edges the ball down to mid-wicket

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, gets a stride out and defends it down into the off-side

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, arm ball, angled in, Salman Agha looks to paddle it and misses. There was an appeal but the impact was outside the line of the sticks

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, hit on the pads but he got outside the line I guess as the ball spun away

Maharaj to Salman Agha, no run, on the sticks, Salman Agha defends it down to silly point. The ball landed just short of the silly point fielder

Maharaj to Salman Agha, 2 runs, down leg, on the pads, neatly tucked down to fine leg for a brace

Rabada to Salman Agha, 3 runs, clean stop? de Zorzi did well to get a hand on it at first and slow the ball down. But then the dive and the effort back to get the ball into the playing area, was that a clean effort? The third umpire is having a look. The batter saw the ball full and drove it wide of the man at mid-of. He has done well and it is a triple

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, defends it down into the off-side as that was a length delivery

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, gets right behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side

Rabada to Salman Agha, FOUR, little too straight, Salman Agha waits on it and clips the ball very fine. Little loose from the bowler and put away by Salman Agha

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, hangs back and pats the ball down into the off-side with soft hands

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, back of a length delivery, Salman Agha gets an inside edge down to the on-side

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, on a length, well outside off, left alone to the keeper

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, angled in, short of length delivery, Salman Agha gets behind the line again and defends it under his eyes

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, angled in, on a length, Salman Agha gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side

Marco Jansen to Salman Agha, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Salman Agha opens the face of the bat and runs it down to gully. Salman Agha wanted a single but was sent back in the nick of the time

Rabada to Salman Agha, 1 run, pats a length delivery down to deep point for a single

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, gets a little squared up and blocks the length delivery down into the off-side

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, left alone to the keeper

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Salman Agha gets back and across to stab it down into the off-side