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

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 Saud Shakeel, 3 runs, too full outside off this time, Saud Shakeel push-drives it beautifully through covers. Sweeper cover moves to his left to cut it off and saves a run for his side

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

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, that's a beauty! 137.7kph back of a length ball outside off, straightens after landing, Saud Shakeel almost feels for it but eventually pulls his bat inside the line. He is living dangerously against Rabada. Two maidens in a row

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, pitched up outside off, Saud Shakeel prods ahead and strokes it to extra cover

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, fuller length ball around off at 141kph, Saud Shakeel leans ahead and blocks it solidly down the track

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, good length ball outside off, Saud Shakeel shuffles across and points his bat skywards to allow it through

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, this one rears up from a back of a length on off, Saud Shakeel hops and manages to fend it off his gloves towards square leg

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, tentative! 135.6kph back of a length ball outside off, Saud Shakeel pokes at it with zero foot movement. The ball straightens and goes past the outside edge

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, Rabada switches to round the wicket and angles in a full delivery on off, Saud Shakeel covers the line and defends it towards mid-on

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

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, short of length ball seaming in on middle and leg, Saud Shakeel hops and works it round the corner

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

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, a direct-hit would have been very close! Back of a length in the channel, Saud Shakeel pushes it with soft hands towards covers. Some hesitation in the running but they eventually decide to go through. The fielder runs in, picks up the ball and underarms the throw but misses the target. The replay shows that had he hit, Salman Agha would have been a goner

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, fullish delivery around off at 138.8kph, Saud Shakeel leans ahead and eases it to covers

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

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side to end the over

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

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Saud Shakeel goes back and across to stab it down into the off-side for a single

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, beaten for pace and the movement! Was a back of a length delivery, outside off, Saud Shakeel pokes at it and gets beaten

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, lets it go outside off as the ball angled in a touch

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, leaves it alone as that was a back of a length delivery outside off

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

Rabada to Rizwan, out Lbw!! Was a poor review and three reds it is. Rizwan has to go. It was a late call from him to take the review. The new ball has provided immediate results. Was a length delivery, angled in, Rizwan tried to push it out but the ball skidded on to hit the pad. That was going on to hit the sticks and Rizwan is gone for 19. Excellent delivery from Rabada as he was looking to hit the sticks with that incoming delivery. Rizwan lbw b Rabada 19(39) [4s-2]

Rabada to Rizwan, no run, gets right behind the line of the delivery and defends it

Rabada to Rizwan, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, angled in, the batter knocks the ball behind square for a couple

Rabada to Rizwan, 2 runs, tucks the ball wide of square leg for a brace as the ball angled in

Rabada to Rizwan, no run, short of length delivery, jumps down and Rizwan pats it down

Rabada to Masood, no run, stifled appeal for lbw! Back of a length ball shaping towards leg-stump, Masood looks to tuck but is struck on the thigh pad. That was going down leg

Rabada to Masood, no run, hard length ball outside off, Masood chops it to backward point

Rabada to Masood, no run, another slower delivery, Masood plants his front foot across and strokes it to covers

Rabada to Masood, no run, very full around off, slower one, Masood jams it towards mid-on

Rabada to Shafique, 1 run, full ball straying on the pads, Shafique flicks it to deep mid-wicket

Rabada to Shafique, no run, pitched up on off, Shafique eases it towards mid-on

Rabada to Shafique, no run, full delivery outside off, driven on the up to mid-on

Rabada to Shafique, no run, length ball on off, Shafique covers the line and blocks it towards extra cover

Rabada to Shafique, no run, fuller length ball outside off, shoots off the deck, Shafique makes a watchful leave

Rabada to Shafique, no run, length delivery in the channel, blocked off the inner half

Rabada to Shafique, no run, full ball swinging in from outside off, Shafique prods ahead and strokes it to mid-off

Rabada to Masood, 1 run, good length ball outside off, Masood dabs it through backward point

Rabada to Shafique, 1 run, on a length outside off, tapped with an open bat-face to backward point

Rabada to Masood, 1 run, Masood taps this one towards point for a quick single

Rabada to Masood, FOUR, edged but in the gap! Length delivery angling in from outside off, Masood opens his bat-face a touch and pushes at it but gets an outside edge. Luckily for him, it flies in the gap between wide first slip and gully and runs away to the fence behind

Rabada to Masood, no run, fractionally overpitched outside off, driven crisply but straight to extra cover

Rabada to Masood, no run, length delivery outside off, Masood pushes at it tentatively away from his body and gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket

Rabada to Masood, no run, fuller one well outside off, Masood leans ahead a touch and eases it towards mid-on

Rabada to Shafique, no run, on a good length just outside off, kept out watchfully from the crease

Rabada to Shafique, no run, back of a length ball in the channel, Shafique hangs back and stonewalls it

Rabada to Masood, 1 run, hard length ball outside off, Masood punches it to sweeper cover

Rabada to Masood, no run, nicely bowled! Skiddy short of length ball seaming in from outside off, Masood is cut into half as he tries to chop it square of the wicket but is beaten on the inside edge

Rabada to Masood, no run, pitched up outside off, Masood leans ahead and drives it to extra cover

Rabada to Masood, no run, back of a length ball seaming in from around off from round the wicket, Masood hangs back and blocks it to covers

Rabada to Shafique, 2 runs, full delivery swinging towards leg-stump, flicked to the left of deep backward square leg for a couple

Rabada to Shafique, no run, good length delivery outside off, angling in, Shafique makes a watchful leave

Rabada to Shafique, no run, pitched up delivery, driven back to the stumps at the other end. It deflects towards mid-on. The fielder almost overruns it but manages to stop it

Rabada to Shafique, no run, skiddy back of a length ball angling towards the leg-stump, Shafique looks to work it across but it struck on the thigh pad

Rabada to Shafique, no run, 136.6kph short of length delivery swinging in on middle, Shafique tucks it towards mid-on

Rabada to Shafique, no run, fullish delivery, blocked off the front foot

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

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

Rabada to Shafique, 1 run, pitched up ball swinging in on middle, Shafique is early into the flick and gets a soft leading edge past extra cover

Rabada to Shafique, FOUR, pitched up outside off, shaping away a touch, Shafique goes for a drive on the up and ends up slicing it past the left side of backward point to get off the mark

Rabada to Shafique, no run, edged but safe! In the channel outside off, some nibble in the air, Shafique pushes at it but gets an outside edge but it lands just short of Stubbs at third slip. Oh, hang on! The replay sshows that it clearly carried to Stubbs on the full. He got low to his right, got both hands to it but it popped out. That was a straightforward chance

Rabada to Shafique, no run, pitched up delivery swinging in on middle and off, Shafique eases it towards mid-on

Rabada to Shafique, no run, back of a length outside off, shaping in a touch, Shafique has his off-stump covered and lets it through

Rabada to Shafique, no run, good length delivery outside off, Shafique leans ahead a touch and taps it towards backward point