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

Maharaj to Asif Afridi, out Bowled!! Maharaj finishes with a 7-wicket haul! Slower through the air and on a length outside off, turns in substantially and keeps low, Asif Afridi goes for an agricultural slog across the line but the ball goes through the bat-pad gap and crashes into the stumps. Pakistan have been bowled out for 333! Asif Afridi b Maharaj 4(3) [4s-1]

Maharaj to Asif Afridi, FOUR, first runs in international cricket for Asif Afridi! In the slot outside off, Asif Afridi clears his front leg and smashes it over the bowler's head for a boundary

Maharaj to Asif Afridi, no run, an appeal for lbw! Quicker one outside off, Asif Afridi opts to pad it away. That was not turning in enough

Maharaj to Sajid Khan, out Caught by Markram!! Another one bites the dust! Maharaj gets a 6-fer! This one is flighted nicely on a fuller length and it drifts in initially from outside off. Sajid Khan is drawn forward into a push but the ball lands and turns away sharply and an outside edge is induced. Markram at slip gets low and takes it safely around his right knee. Sajid Khan c Markram b Maharaj 5(14) [4s-1]

Maharaj to Sajid Khan, no run, full ball drifting in on leg-stump, Sajid Khan prods ahead to block it back to Maharaj

Maharaj to Sajid Khan, no run, full ball drifting in, kept out

Maharaj to Sajid Khan, FOUR, nicely done! Full ball drifting in on middle and off, Sajid Khan makes a bit of room and chips it over wide mid-off. The timing is good and it beats the chase from the fielder

Maharaj to Sajid Khan, no run, coming in with the arm, kept out watchfully

Maharaj to Noman Ali, 1 run, floated delivery outside off, Noman Ali fetches it from there and sweeps it hard to deep mid-wicket

Maharaj to Noman Ali, no run, flighted delivery around off, Noman Ali comes ahead and blocks it towards short leg

Maharaj to Sajid Khan, 1 run, full ball drifting down leg, Sajid Khan nudges it to mid-wicket to get off the mark

Maharaj to Sajid Khan, no run, full ball drifting in, Sajid Khan flicks it towards mid-wicket

Maharaj to Sajid Khan, no run, full ball on off, eased towards mid-off

Maharaj to Shaheen Afridi, out Bowled!! Maharaj picks up a 5-fer! He has been on the money this morning and has reaped the rewards! The South African dressing room is up on its feet! On a length outside off, turns in sharply, Shaheen Afridi can't resist himself as he kneels down on one knee and goes for a wild slog across the line. Gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball hits the top part of middle-stump. Shaheen Afridi b Maharaj 0(7)

Maharaj to Shaheen Afridi, no run, on a back of a length around off, turning in, kept out with an open bat-face towards point

Maharaj to Noman Ali, 1 run, floated full ball outside off, Noman Ali reaches out and taps it to covers. Some hesitation in the running but they get through

Maharaj to Shaheen Afridi, no run, tossed up delivery, turning in nicely, Shaheen Afridi leans ahead and blocks it off the top half of his bat

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, out Caught by Markram!! The round the wicket angle has worked for Maharaj! This one is pushed across Saud Shakeel on a fuller length, continues to go away from him with the angle. Shakeel has to reach out as he looks to block it with an angled bat but only manages to get an outside edge. Markram at slip is alert and takes a sharp low catch to his right. A solid knock from Shakeel comes to an end. Saud Shakeel c Markram b Maharaj 66(147) [4s-4]

Maharaj to Noman Ali, 1 run, tossed up full ball outside off, Noman Ali reaches out and dabs it towards covers

Maharaj to Noman Ali, 2 runs, on a length outside off, Noman Ali stands tall and punches it through covers. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, on a length on middle, tucked past short leg for a single

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, floated delivery on off, Saud Shakeel leans ahead and blocks it to short mid-on

Maharaj to Noman Ali, no run, tossed up nicely on a fuller length on off, Noman Ali leans ahead to block but gets an inside edge towards square leg

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

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, tossed up full ball around off, Saud Shakeel leans ahead and dabs it towards cover-point

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, floated delivery on off, Saud Shakeel leans ahead to defend it down the track

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, tossed up full ball on off, Saud Shakeel lunges and blocks it off the inner half

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

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 3 runs, overpitched outside off, Saud Shakeel drives it nicely through covers. Rabada gives it a chase to cut it off. Three runs result

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, loopy full ball on off, Saud Shakeel lunges in defence

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, FOUR, nicely played! Floated full ball around off, Saud Shakeel kneels down on one knee and sweeps it hard past the left side of mid-wicket to get the desired result

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, 87.8kph full delivery around off, slides on, Saud Shakeel taps it towards point. Another good over from Maharaj

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, turning in from a back of a length on middle, tucked towards square leg

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, nicely looped up on off, blocked solidly off the front foot

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, floated full ball around off, Saud Shakeel lunges to block it in front of him

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, quicker and flatter around off, Saud Shakeel hangs back and blocks it with an open bat-face towards point

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, turning in from a length wide outside off, Saud Shakeel stretches forward to block but is struck on the pads

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

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, oh, the slider on a back of a length on middle and leg, Saud Shakeel gets into a tangle as he expected it to turn down but it skids on. He blocks it off the outer half through backward point

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

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Saud Shakeel reaches out and eases it through covers

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, Saud Shakeel blocks it and it goes on the bounce to short leg

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, floated full ball around off, Saud Shakeel leans ahead to smother the turn

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs, very full outside off, Saud Shakeel slices it through backward point. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so. Fifty for Saud Shakeel, his 10th fifty in Tests! He has batted with a lot of composure and has been solid as a rock

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, a nice stride forward from Saud Shakeel as he strokes this one to long-on to retain strike

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, a chirpy appeal for lbw turned down! Tossed up on a fuller length around off, slides on, Saud Shakeel goes for the big sweep but is struck on the pads. Impact is outside off. Markram ponders upon a review but rightly doesn't take it

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

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, turning in sharply from a back of a length outside off, worked past the left side of short leg

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, Saud Shakeel puts in a big stride forward outside off and blocks it down the track

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, floated delivery around off, Saud Shakeel lunges and flicks it towards mid-on

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

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, sharp turn from a length around off, Saud Shakeel flicks it a bit uppishly but wide of short leg

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs, loopy full ball on off, flicked with the spin to deep mid-wicket. Saud Shakeel picks up a couple of runs for doing so as he played that in the gap

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, Saud Shakeel goes deep in the crease to this shorter delivery and blocks it to short leg

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, slow through the air and full around off, Saud Shakeel was shaping for the flick but changes his mind and pushes it back to Maharaj

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, tossed up full ball around off, Saud Shakeel lunges in defence

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

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets a long stride out and defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Rizwan, 1 run, brings out the sweep, takes it from well outside off and paddles the ball down to long leg for a single

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, very full, Rizwan pushes the ball inside out to cover

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, gets a stride out and defends it down to cover

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, goes back and pats it down to deep cover for a single

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, tossed up delivery, nudged down to mid-wicket

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs, couple added. Very full, outside off, driven wide of mid-off for a brace

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Saud Shakeel gets a stride out and fences it out with soft hands. There was a loud appeal but that was a bat first

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets a long stride out and fences the ball back to the bowler

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets the stride out and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, turns in, outside off, Saud Shakeel leaves it alone

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, and blocks the ball out

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, on the sticks, Rizwan gets a stride out and defends it back to the bowler. The second new ball is due now

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, very full, well tossed up, Rizwan slapped the drive down to cover

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, lunges out and pushes the ball down to cover as that was a tossed up delivery

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, goes back and stabs the ball down to cover

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, on the sticks, tossed up, Rizwan gets a stride out and defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, tossed up delivery, on the sticks, Rizwan defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, and that's blocked off the front foot. Was a tossed up delivery, turning in, Saud Shakeel defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, tossed up delivery, on the sticks, Saud Shakeel defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Rizwan, 1 run, takes it from the sticks, sweeps the ball down to long leg for a single

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, very full, tossed up, clipped down to mid-on along the carpet

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, tossed up delivery, Rizwan gets a stride out and defends it down into the off-side

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, well tossed up delivery, outside off, driven down to long-on for a single

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, well doled up ball, outside off, Rizwan blocks that down to silly point

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, very full, angled on to the pads, clipped down to mid-wicket

Maharaj to Rizwan, FOUR, sits down, gets hold of the tossed up delivery and smokes the slog sweep down to deep mid for a four. That was hit hard and into the fence

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, tossed up, Rizwan defends it down into the deck

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, combats it off the front foot

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Rizwan defends it down into the off-side

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, on the pads, fuller length, Rizwan gets the bat down and defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, flatter, goes back and defends it down to silly point

Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, floaty, outside off, fenced out into the off-side

Maharaj to Masood, out Caught by Marco Jansen!! Shan misses a hundred again. The sweep this time doesn't come good. That was slower, outside off, Masood looked to sweep and got a top-edge. The ball lobbed up and the man at short fine got around it to take it. Was an easy catch for the fielder. The batter failed to control the urge as that was an enticing tossed up delivery from Maharaj. SA get a wicket against the run of play. Masood c Marco Jansen b Maharaj 87(176) [4s-2 6s-3]

Maharaj to Masood, no run, hangs back and nudges the ball down to short fine as the ball spun in

Maharaj to Masood, no run, goes back and tucks the ball down to mid-wicket

Maharaj to Masood, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Masood defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, turns in, tucked down to deep mid for a single

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, tossed up, outside off, Masood sits down and sweeps the ball down to deep square for a single

Maharaj to Masood, no run, gets a stride out, Masood defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Masood, no run, tossed up delivery, clipped down to mid-wicket

Maharaj to Masood, no run, pushed back to the bowler as that was tossed up

Maharaj to Masood, no run, outside off, not much turn, no bite, Masood gets behind it and pats the ball back to the bowler

Maharaj to Masood, no run, quicker off the deck, outside off, patted down into the off-side

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, well doled up, outside off, clipped down to long-on and 200 is up for the hosts

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, flatter, outside off, Saud Shakeel pushed back to the bowler

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, tossed up delivery, turning in, Saud Shakeel defends it into the deck

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets right behind the line and defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets a stride out again and defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, slows the ball down, lobs it outside outside off, Saud Shakeel combats it with a forward stride

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, very full, outside off, Saud Shakeel clips it down to mid-wicket

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, goes back and dead bats it down into the deck

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Masood takes it from there and clips the ball down to deep mid for a single

Maharaj to Masood, no run, hit on the pads, outside the line, Masood looks to slog sweep and misses

Maharaj to Masood, no run, outside off, turns in, Masood gets a front foot out and looks to combat it. The ball lobs down onto the deck

Maharaj to Masood, no run, goes on with the arm, outside off, Masood pats the ball down into the off-side

Maharaj to Masood, no run, on the pads, turning in, nudged down to FSL

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, goes back, plays it with a straight bat and pats it down to long-on for a single

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, lunges out and clips the ball down to FSL and it landed short of the fielder

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets a stride out and defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Babar Azam, out Caught by de Zorzi!! Wow! Excellent catch from de Zorzi. He has plucked it out of thin air. That was a tossed up delivery, Babar Azam prodded forward and pushed the ball towards silly point. The ball went flat and low but the fielder dived to his right and plucked it inches off the turf. Pakistan lose number 3 and lose their premier batter. SA players are chuffed and pumped up now. An inspiring piece of fielding is what they needed and they have got it. Babar Azam c de Zorzi b Maharaj 16(22) [4s-3]

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, the ball hit the pad! Then lobbed wide of the slip fielder. SA players thought there was no edge and they went up for the review but ended up losing it

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 2 runs, drives a tossed up delivery through the off-side and wide of cover for a brace

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, lovely from Maharaj! Beats the bat. Was a tossed up delivery, turned away past the poke and the keeper whipped the bails off. The third umpire was called in but the back foot never moved out

Maharaj to Babar Azam, FOUR, thumps the cut and gets it wide of point for a four. That was dropped short. Babar Azam went back to slap it away wide of the fielder

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, glued set of bat and pad. The ball dribbles down to square leg

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, angled in, arm ball, Babar Azam goes back and tucks the ball down to mid-wicket

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up, outside off, Babar Azam defends it

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, on the sticks, tossed up, Babar Azam defends it

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, dropped! The man at short fine drops a relatively easy catch. Senuran at short fine moved to his left, got hands to it and then had to dive at the ball. The ball dribbled down to deep backward square. That was tossed up, the batter looked to sweep and got a top-edge

Maharaj to Masood, no run, on the sticks, Masood nudges the ball down to FSL

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, very full, outside off, driven wide of the bowler to his left for a single to long-on

Maharaj to Masood, no run, turning in, fuller length delivery, Masood nudges the ball down to short fine

Maharaj to Masood, no run, gets the bat down and pats the ball out into the off-side with soft hands

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, on the pads, Babar Azam nudges the ball behind square for a single

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up delivery, on the sticks, Babar Azam defends it down into the off-side

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, gets a stride out and tucks that wide of FSL for a single. That was just wide of the fielder

Maharaj to Masood, no run, gets a stride out and blocks the ball back to the bowler

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, doled up, outside off, driven wide of short cover for a single. That was played with the turn

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, tossed up delivery, just outside off, fenced down into the off-side

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, angles the ball in, Shafique combats it off the front foot

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, on the sticks, Shafique defends it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, drops back, nudges the ball wide of short fine for a single as the ball spun in

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, floated outside off, Masood strokes it down to long-on to retain strike

Maharaj to Masood, no run, full delivery outside off, Masood reaches out and eases it towards mid-on

Maharaj to Masood, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Masood reaches out and dead-bats it

Maharaj to Masood, no run, floated delivery outside off, Masood leans ahead and defends it to the left of Maharaj

Maharaj to Masood, no run, full delivery outside off, Masood leans ahead and blocks it towards mid-on

Maharaj to Masood, no run, on a length on off, flicked with the spin to short mid-wicket

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, Masood eass this one down to long-off to keep strike. The 100-run stand comes up between the duo

Maharaj to Shafique, byes, 1 run, another chance goes abegging! Shafique uses his feet but is not quite to pitch of it but still tries to hit it through covers. The ball turns away sharply with extra bounce to beat him on the outside edge. Verreynne takes his gloves to his right and tries to take it but can only get his fingertips to it as the ball deflects past the slip fielder. Verreynne was a bit late on that

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, leans ahead to this one to block it

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, a bit uppish but safe! Slightly round-armish from Maharaj. Driven on the rise but goes on the bounce to short cover

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, floated on off, Shafique leans ahead and blocks it to the right of silly point

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, tossed up delivery on off, driven to short mid-off

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, full ball drifting down leg, flicked round the corner to retain strike

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, floated full ball on off, Shafique leans ahead and eases it to extra cover

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, coming in with the arm on off, Shafique leans ahead and defends it off the inner half to the right of Maharaj

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, turning in from a back of a length outside off, Masood punches it down to long-on

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, loopy full ball outside off, Shafique strokes it nicely to long-off

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, flicked past short leg for a single

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, Shafique uses his feet and drives this one with the spin to long-off to retain strike

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, flighted delivery on off, Shafique lunges in defence

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, on a back of a length on off, knocked down to long-on

Maharaj to Masood, no run, flighted delivery around off, nudged with the spin towards wide mid-on

Maharaj to Masood, no run, floated full delivery around off, Masood strokes it to the left of short mid-wicket who intercepts with a dive

Maharaj to Masood, no run, on the shorter side on off, punched towards wide mid-on

Maharaj to Masood, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Masood leans towards it and flicks it with the spin to mid-wicket

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, full ball drifting in from outside off, pushed off the inner half through mid-wicket

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, loopy full ball on off, eased towards mid-off

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, turning in from a back of a length around off, tucked to square leg

Maharaj to Masood, no run, flighted delivery on off, blocked solidly off the front foot

Maharaj to Masood, no run, floated full ball outside off, Masood lunges and defends it off the inner half towards mid-wicket

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, tossed up delivery, blocked off the front foot

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, dropped! Tossed up ball drifting in initially on off, lands and turns away sharply with extra bounce, Shafique leans ahead to block but gets an outside edge. Verreynne goes for it but it deflects off his gloves and goes towards Markram at slip. He gets hurried. Gets his hands to it but can't hold on. He has a second attempt at it but to no avail. The deflection made it a pretty difficult chance

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, nicely bowled! Quicker and flatter and coming in with the arm, Shafique is caught in the crease as he looks to block and is lucky to get an inside edge onto the pads

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, full ball drifting in on off, Shafique prods ahead and eases it towards extra cover

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, loopy full ball on off, eased to covers

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, floated full ball on off, kept out off the front foot

Maharaj to Masood, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Masood lunges in defence

Maharaj to Masood, no run, floated around off, Masood leans ahead and defends it off the inner half to short leg

Maharaj to Masood, no run, flighted delivery around off, blocked solidly off the front foot

Maharaj to Masood, no run, floated full ball outside off, flicked a bit uppishly but well short of mid-wicket

Maharaj to Masood, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Masood leans ahead and nudges it towards short mid-wicket

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, full ball drifting down leg, Shafique clips it through backward square leg

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, full delivery outside off, driven to covers for a quick single

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, full ball drifting in on middle, Shafique leans ahead and blocks it back to Maharaj

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, some turn and grip from a fuller length around off, pushed tentatively towards cover-point

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, the slider on a length well outside off, Masood looks to keep it out but gets it off the outer half through backward point

Maharaj to Masood, no run, Masood moves outside the line to the floated delivery and blocks it in front of him

Maharaj to Masood, no run, flighted delivery outside off, flicked towards mid-on where Rickelton dives to his left to cut it off nicely

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, on a length outside off, defended solidly off the front foot

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, Shafique has been given out lbw but he decides to challenge the decision! Did it hit him on the pad first or was there bat involved? Was an arm delivery that landed around off and skidded after landing, Shafique rocked back to cut it off the stumps and to me, it seemed like it came of the bat but the umpire thought otherwise. The replays roll on. There's no pad involved. It came clearly off the bat. Shafique knew straightaway

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, floated on a fuller length on off, Shafique prods ahead to block it past silly point

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, loopy full ball outside off, Masood drives it down to long-on

Maharaj to Masood, no run, tossed up full ball outside off, nudged with the spin to mid-wicket

Maharaj to Masood, 2 runs, flighted delivery outside off, Masood sweeps it hard through backward square leg. The fielder in the deep moves to his left to cut it off. A couple results

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, Masood strides ahead to the flighted delivery and eases it down to long-on to retain strike

Maharaj to Masood, no run, floated delivery, Masood leans ahead to block but gets it off the inner half to the left of short leg

Maharaj to Masood, no run, Masood tries to sweep this one from outside off but misses. Impact is outside off. There were shouts of catch it from Maharaj but de Zorzi at short leg was taking evasive action

Maharaj to Masood, no run, tossed up full ball outside off, Masood lunges to block but gets it off the inner half past short leg

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, full ball drifting towards the pads, Shafique clips it to deep square leg

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, turning in from a back of a length outside off, knocked down to long-on

Maharaj to Shafique, FOUR, nicely done! Tossed up full ball drifting in on middle, Shafique kneels across on one knee and sweeps it expertly over backward square leg to find the fence

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, full ball drifting in on off, Shafique leans ahead and blocks it to silly point

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, floated full delivery outside off, Masood strokes it to wide long-off

Maharaj to Masood, no run, floated delivery outside off, Masood leans ahead and nudges it to mid-wicket

Maharaj to Masood, no run, quicker one on a length outside off, slides on, Masood goes for the big sweep but gets beaten

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, the in-drifter on a fuller length, played with soft hands to square leg. Some hesitation in the running but they eventually get through

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, a bit quicker through the air and drifting in on middle and leg, Shafique strides ahead to block but gets it off the inner half to the right of Maharaj

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, tossed up on off, Shafique prods ahead and blocks it to the left of Maharaj

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, Shafique lunges in defence

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, on the shorter side around off, Masood punches it past the left side of Maharaj towards long-on

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, Shafique comes down the track and strokes it with the spin to long-off

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, full ball drifting in on off, Shafique leans ahead and blocks it towards short mid-off

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, full ball drifting in on middle, eased to mid-on

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, Masood pushes at this tossed up delivery outside off and gets it off the outer half through backward point

Maharaj to Masood, no run, Masood prods ahead and tries to clip with a closed bat-face but gets a soft leading edge to the left of Maharaj. He could have played that straight

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, Shafique lunges to block but gets it off the outer half through point

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, quicker through the air and drifting in, Shafique leans ahead and blocks it off the inner half towards mid-on

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, full ball drifting in on off, pushed back to Maharaj

Maharaj to Masood, no run, probing off-stump line once again. Masood prods ahead and defends it off the inner half towards mid-wicket

Maharaj to Masood, no run, full delivery around off, Masood leans ahead and pushes it towards mid-off

Maharaj to Masood, no run, floated around off, Masood sweeps it off the toe-end towards mid-wicket

Maharaj to Masood, no run, Masood is looking nervy! Tossed up delivery on off, dipping on Masood. He crouches in his stance and goes for the sweep but is early into it and toe-ends it towards short leg

Maharaj to Masood, no run, flighted delivery around off, Masood leans ahead to block but gets it off the outer half past slip

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, full ball around off, driven down to long-off

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, doesn't carry again! Slow through the air, drifting in from outside off, pitches and turns away nicely. Shafique reaches out to block but gets an outside edge. It goes on the bounce to Markram at slip

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, full ball on off, pushed back to Maharaj

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, full ball drifting in on off, Shafique lunges in defence

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 Shafique, 1 run, a chance goes down! Shafique continues to ride his luck! Shafique uses his feet but is not quite to the pitch of it. It grips and turns away as well. Shafique tries to flick it against the spin but gets a leading edge to the left of Maharaj. He dives to his left and gets his hands to it but it goes through

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, tossed up delivery, kept out

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

Maharaj to Shafique, 1 run, full ball drifting in on off, driven down to long-off

Maharaj to Shafique, no run, tossed up full ball on off, eased to extra cover