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

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, flighted delivery well outside off, sliced towards backward point

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, flighted delivery around off, Muthusamy defends it to the left of Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, 1 run, almost a replica of the previous delivery as Muthusamy punches it towards deep backward point

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, on a back of a length on off, keeps a bit low, Muthusamy tucks it through mid-wicket. 400 up for South Africa! They lead by 67 now

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, full ball drifting in, Muthusamy leans ahead to block it

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, Pakistan review for a lbw! Sajid Khan was charged up and egged Masood to take the review to which he agreed. Was there bat involved? If not, that looks very close. Was a tossed up delivery around off that drifted in nicely, Muthusamy knelt across on one knee and went for the sweep but seemed to have got beaten on the under-edge as he was rapped on the pads. UltraEdge rolls in and there's a clear spike when the ball is next to the bat. Pakistan lose all their reviews

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, floated full ball on off, Muthusamy leans ahead and blocks it off the inner half down the track

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, nudged besides the pitch on the leg-side

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, close shave! That almost rolled back onto the stumps! Muthusamy goes for the reverse sweep but the extra bounce deceives him. The ball deflects off his pad onto his helmet and then deflects again off his bat behind. He is aware and pushes it aside with his bat to be on the safe side. There was an appeal for lbw but it seemed to be high

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, turning towards leg-stump from a back of a length, tucked towards short fine

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, hangs back to the length delivery to block it solidly

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Muthusamy dabs it to the off-side

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, full ball on middle, kept out

Salman Agha to Muthusamy, 1 run, flatter one around off, punched

Salman Agha to Muthusamy, no run, oh, a chance goes down! Muthusamy goes for the reverse sweep and ends up gloving it over the keeper's head. Babar anticipated and moved back to his left but it was a mishit. He then has to change direction as he dives to his right but it falls beyond his reach

Salman Agha to Muthusamy, no run, quicker through the air, kept out

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, 1 run, full ball drifting towards the pads, nudged to square leg

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, 1 run, floated outside off, Muthusamy taps it with an open bat-face through point

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, Muthusamy lunges in defence

Salman Agha to Muthusamy, 1 run, floated full ball around off, Muthusamy slices it towards deep point to retain strike

Salman Agha to Muthusamy, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, Muthusamy leans ahead and blocks it down the track

Salman Agha to Muthusamy, no run, sharp away turn from a length on off, Muthusamy goes for the reverse sweep but misses

Salman Agha to Muthusamy, no run, quicker one outside off, Muthusamy keeps his bat inside the line and lets it go

Salman Agha to Muthusamy, no run, floated delivery on off, blocked off the front foot

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Muthusamy waits for it, opens his bat-face and steers it to the right of third man for a couple

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, brilliant yorker on off, Muthusamy stays leg-side of it and keeps it out towards cover-point

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 3 runs, fullish delivery angling in on off, Muthusamy opens his bat-face and drives it nicely through covers. The chase is on and the fielder cuts it off near the fence. Three runs the result

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, blocked

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 2 runs, full and outside off stump, Muthusamy opens the bat face and guides to third man

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, worked away to backward square leg

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, pushed away for a run

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Muthusamy cuts to deep point

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, 1 run, now Muthusamy is in the mood to nudge a single first ball and give strike to KG, the aggressor. Wow! Full and outside off stump, Muthusamy leans forward and drives through extra-cover

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, 1 run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Muthusamy works it to deep mid-wicket

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Muthusamy defends off the back foot

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, 1 run, reverse sweep to deep backward point

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Muthusamy clips it to mid-wicket and finds the fielder

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, no run, defended off the back foot

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, 2 runs, does paddle it fine this time as Noman Ali bowls closer to him and Muthusamy records his best Test score - previous best 68 not out v Bangladesh

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, no run, very full delivery, Muthusamy defends

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, no run, defended off the back foot

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, no run, tries to fetch the sweep from wide of off stump and misses

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, 1 run, and Pakistan are not able to deny the single. Hang on, they didn't even bring the field up. That was weird! Muthusamy happily tapped it to extra-cover off the back foot

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, defended

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, covers the line and keeps it out

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, turning away outside off stump, Muthusamy lets it go

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, turning away, Muthusamy plays a calming defence

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Muthusamy defends

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, 1 run, full delivery, Muthusamy wrists it to deep mid-wicket

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, no run, oh turn + bounce, surprises Muthusamy on the defence and catches the inside edge before hitting the pad

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, FOUR, he's reverse swept so well all day. This was a full delivery outside off stump, Muthusamy plays behind point and there is no one in the deep. Four more runs off thet deficit and he sports a smile

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, full and on the stumps, Muthusamy leans forward and defends

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, blocked

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, on the stumps, Muthusamy defends

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, full and on the stumps, Muthusamy knocks it to the on-side, doesn't take the run

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, forward defence to a ball from round the wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, blocked

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, FOUR, oh brilliantly placed. Muthusamy played awkwardly at a short ball previous over so Shaheen Afridi tried again, but this one wasn't as short. Sat up and Muthusamy on one leg placed it nicely behind square with a punchy pull to beat deep square leg comfortably

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, inswinging yorker, handled really well

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, fetches the sweep from outside off and hits it to backward square leg. From 235/8 to 300/8 now

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, FOUR, these are handy runs that will affect Pakistan mentally as well. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Muthusamy gets down on one knee and sweeps behind square. Heads thrown back in disappointment by the hosts

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, goes deep in the crease and manages to defend

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, turning back in, Muthusamy mistimes the flick to the on-side

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 3 runs, full and outside off stump hoping for some sharp inswing, but it lands in the slot for a neat cover drive. Almost went for four, Babar managed to flick it back in time to save a run

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, fullish and swinging back in, Muthusamy knocks it to mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, oh wasn't comfortable on the pull. Didn't pick it up early for sure, mistimed the pull towards mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, inswinging full delivery thuds the pad but ball is missing leg so Shaheen Afridi's appeal for LBW is muted by the ump

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off stump, Muthusamy punches it off the back foot through cover-point and Muthusamy raises his second Test fifty. What a time to bring it up. Walked in when his team lost quick wickets and Pakistan were set for another good first innings lead. But he looked composed from the first ball and has put on a determined show

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, full and swinging back in, Muthusamy covers the line and defends

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, keeps low, Muthusamy leaves it alone

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, widish line and fullish, Muthusamy shapes to play at it but eventually lets it through

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, Muthusamy is willing to wait it out. Flighted delivery, Muthusamy leans forward and defends

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, leg byes, 2 runs, sweeps, was it off the glove? No, off the pad. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Muthusamy missed the sweep, ball escaped off the pad to the on-side. Wasn't straight enough for LBW

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, blocked

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Muthusamy sweeps to deep backward square leg

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, helps himself to 47 with that reverse sweep

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, turning back in, Muthusamy nudges to the on-side

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, 1 run, top edgeee and safe! Muthusamy went for a big slog-sweep and got the edge. Agha ran back from slip and dived but couldn't hold on. Got both hands to it, oh it actually hit his face softly after bouncing off the palms. Meanwhile Sajid Khan is livid that the catch went down

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, oh backs away to cut, edges it past the stumps

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, 1 run, flatter delivery, Muthusamy pushes it to extra-cover

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, reverse sweeps this full delivery to third man

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 2 runs, flatter delivery on the stumps, Muthusamy flicks wide of mid-on, again not smart work on the field and they get two

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, 1 run, the reverse sweep now to third man as Noman Ali bowls full

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, FOUR, nicely done! Full and floated outside off stump, Muthusamy goes inside-out over cover and gets a hand boundary

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, 2 runs, fired full down leg, glanced to fine leg

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, no run, blocked

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, turning back in, nudged to mid-wicket

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, 1 run, now nails the reverse sweep but finds the man at third man

Noman Ali to Muthusamy, no run, flatter delivery, Muthusamy defends

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, Muthusamy nudges to mid-wicket

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, FOUR, top edges the reverse sweep, Shaheen tries to be cute by stopping with his boot at third man when he could have easily bent and collected with the hand. The laziness paved way for the ball to roll back and hit the ropes as he couldn't get a good chunck of boot on it to stop the ball properly

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, defended off the back foot

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, waits and nudges this flighted delivery to the on-side

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, turning back in, Muthusamy wrists it to short leg

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, flighted delivery, Muthusamy defends

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, quicker delivery from round the wicket, Muthusamy manages to defend

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, defended off the back foot

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, covers the line of this flighted delivery and defends

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, FOUR, brings out a fine reverse sweep, once he got it past backward point it was always tough for deep point to run all the way to the right and cut the boundary

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, beaten! Muthusamy plays for more turn and hangs his bat inside the line to miss this flatter delivery

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, turning back in, Muthusamy knocks it to the on-side

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, now he opens the bat face to place the drive squarer, deep point in play now

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, they have an extra man at short cover and Muthusamy picks one of the boys out with a lovely drive

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, full delivery, Muthusamy drives to cover

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, covers the line and keeps it out

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 2 runs, driven past the man at cover

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, nudged to short leg

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, spinning down leg, Muthusamy misses the defence. This one spun and hit him on the pad, missing the stumps though

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, goes right back and defends this flatter delivery on the stumps

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, looks to sweep, ball hits the pad outside the line of off stump

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, quicker delivery, Muthusamy defends off the back foot

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, over the wicket, flighted delivery on the off stump, Muthusamy defends

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Muthusamy leans forward and drives to deep point

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, Muthusamy goes deep in the crease and tucks this one towards square leg

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, hangs back to this one to keep it out

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, Muthusamy has been given out lbw but he decides to review straightaway! Was there some glove involved? That one came in with the arm from a length around off, Muthusamy was caught in the crease as he pushed at it and there seemed to be a deflection. The replay rolls in and there is a clear inside edge. UltraEdge confirms the same. It wasn't a good decision from the umpire and it has been rightly overturned

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, Muthusamy goes deep in the crease to the shorter one and blocks it with the turn to short leg

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, on the shorter side, spinning down leg, Muthusamy moves inside the line in a bid to flick but misses

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, Muthusamy hangs back to the back of a length delivery and tucks it past short leg

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, FOUR, nicely done! Tossed up full ball around off, Muthusamy kneels down on one knee and executes the sweep to good effect and plays it through mid-wicket to get the desired result

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, 1 run, floated full ball on middle and off, Muthusamy strokes it down to long-off

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, tossed up around off, pushed off the front foot

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, slow through the air and looped up around off, Muthusamy strides ahead and strokes it to extra cover

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, full ball on off, Muthusamy stays leg-side of it and strokes it to extra cover

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, FOUR, easy pickings! Full ball down leg, Muthusamy crouches in his stance and sweeps it past the keeper and it goes through to the fine leg fence

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, flighted delivery drifting in on off, Muthusamy leans ahead to block but gets it off the inner half to short leg

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, tossed up outside off, Muthusamy eases it to covers

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, full ball drifting towards the pads, Muthusamy blocks it to the left of Sajid Khan

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, Muthusamy tucks it to deep mid-wicket

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, 1 run, very full outside off, Muthusamy jams it through covers

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, on a back of a length on off, Muthusamy hangs back and blocks it with the spin to short leg. A maiden for Asif Afridi

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, quicker and flatter and pushed across Muthusamy. He goes deep in the crease to block it down the track

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, Asif Afridi switches to round the wicket and bowls a loopy full ball on middle, Muthusamy lunges in defence

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, the slider on a back of a length on off, skids on, Muthusamy camps back and blocks it in front of him

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, floated on a fuller length outside off, Muthusamy leans ahead and taps it towards covers

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, on a back of a length on middle and leg, tucked to backward square leg

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, length ball shaping towards the pads, Muthusamy clips it towards long leg

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, 136.2kph back of a length ball shaping towards leg-stump, Muthusamy tucks it to deep short leg

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, full ball swinging down leg, Muthusamy looks to flick but misses. Some reverse swing on offer for Shaheen Afridi. Can he get the line right?

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, on the shorter side on off, Muthusamy covers the line and nudges it towards mid-on

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, loopy full ball outside off, Muthusamy prods ahead and pushes it to covers

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, slow through the air and turning in from a back of a length around off, Muthusamy hangs back and defends it to short leg

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, on a length just outside off, Muthusamy camps back and defends it besides the pitch on the off-side

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, turning in from a back of a length around off, Muthusamy hangs back and blocks it towards short leg

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, on a length outside off, Muthusamy covers his off-stump and lets it go. It was the slider and went straight

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, floated full ball outside off, Muthusamy leans ahead and eases it towards mid-off

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, tossed up full delivery, kept out watchfully

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 1 run, Muthusamy allows this length ball to turn into him and works it past short leg

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, on the shorter side, Muthusamy premeditated and went for the reverse sweep but missed to get hit on the body

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, 3 runs, oh close! Back of a length ball angling in, Muthusamy tucks it uppishly and it goes in between the two mid-wicket fielders. Muthusamy almost fell into the trap. Three runs result

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, fullish ball outside off, pushed to covers

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, length delivery angling in again, Muthusamy clips it to mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Muthusamy, no run, uppish but safe! Fullish ball swinging in on middle and leg, Muthusamy flicks it tentatively and it just bounces in front of mid-wicket

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, byes, 1 run, oh, almost a wicket! The slider on a length outside off, Muthusamy plays for the inward turn but it skids on and he is beaten on the outside edge. Rizwan can't collect it cleanly. That almost brushed the off-stump

Asif Afridi to Muthusamy, 2 runs, spinning down leg, Muthusamy tickles it past the keeper and comes back for the second run