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

Harmer to Imam, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Harmer nips Imam out with a ripper! 84.7kph tossed up delivery drifting in towards leg-stump on a length, Imam hangs back to keep it out but it pitches and turns away venemously to square Imam up. The ball flies past his outside edge and hits the top of off. That's an off-spinner's delight! Just the opening the Proteas were searching for. Imam b Harmer 17(35) [4s-2]

Harmer to Imam, no run, full ball drifting in on leg-stump, Imam blocks it to the left of Harmer

Harmer to Imam, no run, tossed up full ball on off, Imam leans ahead and pushes it towards mid-on

Maharaj to Imam, 1 run, full delivery on off, Imam strokes it down to long-on

Maharaj to Imam, no run, floated well outside off, Imam reaches out and blocks it towards covers

Maharaj to Imam, no run, Imam hangs back to this one and works it with the spin past short leg

Maharaj to Imam, no run, floated delivery, kept out

Maharaj to Imam, 1 run, Imam uses his feet and drives it with the spin to long-on

Rabada to Imam, 2 runs, fullish delivery swinging in, Imam pushes at it but gets an inside edge through square leg. A couple results

Rabada to Imam, no run, pitched up delivery, driven on the rise to mid-off

Rabada to Imam, no run, edged but once again it falls short of the cordon! Good length delivery angling in from outside off, Imam feels for it and gets an outside edge but it lands way short of first slip. Markram might need to bring the slip fielders a touch in front. There's not much carry on this surface

Rabada to Imam, no run, 140kph length delivery seaming in on off, pushed tentatively off the inner half to mid-on

Rabada to Imam, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Imam covers his off-stump and allows it through

Rabada to Imam, no run, that's a peach! In the corridor of uncertainty, angling in initially. lands and then straightens enough to square Imam up. He pushes at it but gets a thick outside edge that lands well short of gully

Marco Jansen to Imam, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Imam taps it towards point and calls his partner through for a brisk single. Good running there

Marco Jansen to Imam, no run, 139.3kph full delivery outside off, Imam doesn't fiddle with it

Marco Jansen to Imam, 2 runs, short of length delivery well outside off, Imam stands tall and slaps it through covers. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Rabada to Imam, no run, pitched up outside off, driven on the up to mid-off

Rabada to Imam, no run, fullish delivery swinging in from outside off, Imam pushes at it with soft hands and gets an outside edge but it lands well short of the slip cordon

Rabada to Imam, FOUR, elegant! Slightly overpitched outside off, Imam plants his front foot across and essays a glorious cover drive to find the fence

Rabada to Imam, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Imam leans ahead a touch and eases it towards covers

Rabada to Imam, no run, beaten! On a length outside off, shapes away late, Imam feels for it and gets beaten

Rabada to Imam, 2 runs, almost chopped on! A back of a length ball in the channel, Imam tries to punch on the up but gets a thick inside edge past his leg-stump. Muthusamy at fine leg hares to his left and dives to make a really good stop. Saves a couple of runs for his side

Rabada to Imam, no run, full ball swinging in from outside off, driven crisply but straight to extra cover

Rabada to Imam, no run, short of length delivery in the tight off-stump channel, Imam hangs back in defence

Rabada to Imam, no run, nicely bowled! On a back of a length outside off, seaming in, Imam plays inside the line and gets beaten. Verreynne has to crouch again to collect it

Rabada to Imam, FOUR, lovely stroke! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Imam leans towards it and drives it beautifully past extra cover to get the desired result

Rabada to Imam, no run, tentative! 142.6kph back of a length delivery in the channel, Imam hangs back to block but is rushed for pace and gets an inside edge onto the pads

Rabada to Imam, no run, 138.3kph good length delivery well outside off, keeps a bit low, an easy leave for Imam

Rabada to Imam, no run, length delivery outside off, moving away, Imam lets it go

Rabada to Imam, no run, very full outside off, Imam leans ahead and drives it to wide mid-off

Rabada to Imam, no run, length delivery outside off, Imam doesn't fiddle with it

Rabada to Imam, no run, short of length delivery shaping in from outside off again, Imam knows where his off-stump is and makes an assured leave

Rabada to Imam, no run, Rabada switches to round the wicket and the back of a length delivery seaming in sharply from outside off, Imam makes a watchful leave. It dies down on the keeper

Rabada to Imam, no run, fullish delivery swinging towards the pads, Imam is early into the clip as the ball sticks on the surface and he ends up playing it towards mid-on