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

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 Rabada, 1 run, yorker length delivery tailing in nicely, Rabada is alert to it and jams it past extra cover

Shaheen Afridi to Rabada, no run, a bouncer outside off, Rabada walks down the track and shapes for the pull but eventually lets it go. Shaheen Afridi should try the short ball more often against Rabada. Tailenders are usually susceptible against the bouncer. Wonder why he hasn't used it more

Shaheen Afridi to Rabada, no run, short of length delivery on off, Rabada camps back and punches it nicely to extra cover

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 Rabada, 1 run, backs away and looks to smash through the off-side ball, rolls to long-on off the inner half of the bat

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

Shaheen Afridi to Rabada, 1 run, manages to get it to long-off after being deceived by a full slower ball, was in the air but there was no one at mid-off

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

Shaheen Afridi to Rabada, no run, great inswinging yorker, dug out. Shaheen has friendly banter with KG

Shaheen Afridi to Rabada, FOUR, and he is having more fun. Full and outside off stump, Rabada plays a lovely lofted cover drive to frustrate Pakistan further

Shaheen Afridi to Rabada, SIX, oh my! This is surely the shot of the innings. Shaheen just couldn't believe it and then appreciates. Full and on the stumps, Rabada lofts with the straightest of bats, didn't swing hard, just an extended loft with a high elbow and even he was surprised how he timed that so sweetly. KG absolutely enjoyed that shot. Looks at the bat in awe

Shaheen Afridi to Rabada, no run, low full toss swinging back in, Rabada inside-edges it onto the pad

Shaheen Afridi to Rabada, no run, now KG has the licence to swing hard. Full delivery outside off stump, Rabada looks to lift and misses

Shaheen Afridi to Rabada, 2 runs, South Africa take the lead! What a great comeback this is. Full delivery on the stumps, Rabada looks to drive, bat turns in his hands and it just clears mid-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

Shaheen Afridi to Maharaj, 1 run, yorker outside off stump, Maharaj squeezes it out past point

Shaheen Afridi to Maharaj, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Maharaj defends

Shaheen Afridi to Maharaj, no run, full and down leg, Maharaj misses the glance, Rizwan collects to the left

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

Shaheen Afridi to Maharaj, 1 run, yorker length ball on middle and off, Maharaj jams it through point

Shaheen Afridi to Maharaj, no run, short of length delivery in the channel, Maharaj pushes it towards mid-on. Wants the single but it's not on

Shaheen Afridi to Maharaj, no run, skiddy back of a length ball angling down, Maharaj looks to tuck but misses

Shaheen Afridi to Maharaj, no run, full delivery swinging in from outside off, Maharaj covers the line and eases it to mid-off

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

Shaheen Afridi to Marco Jansen, 1 run, full and on the stumps, Jansen drives to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Marco Jansen, FOUR, one hand comes off the handle but it doesn't stop him from middling or give the full face of the bat. Lovely off-drive as Shaheen Afridi bowls full, hits it between the ump and Muthusamy

Shaheen Afridi to Marco Jansen, no run, covers the line of this length delivery and defends well

Shaheen Afridi to Marco Jansen, no run, oh was shaping up for a big drive, checked the shot and tapped it to cover gently

Shaheen Afridi to Marco Jansen, no run, yorker now, Jansen digs it out

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

Shaheen Afridi to Marco Jansen, 1 run, good length delivery on the off stump, Jansen defends, inside edge rolls to square and Muthusamy calls him through for a quick single

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, back of a length ball slanting across Stubbs. He points his bat skywards to allow it through

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, full ball attacking the stumps, Stubbs drives it on the up to mid-on

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?

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, 1 run, back of a length on the hips, Stubbs works it to deep backward square leg

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, 2 runs, back of a length ball straying on the hips, Stubbs works it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, full delivery swinging in from outside off, Stubbs drives it on the rise to mid-off

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, pitched up around off, Stubbs prods ahead and eases it to mid-off

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, fuller length ball outside off, Stubbs leans ahead and eases it towards cover-point

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, length ball outside off, keeps painfully low, Stubbs leaves it alone. It goes on the bounce to Rizwan. If that was in line of the stumps, it would have been extremely tough to negotitate for Stubbs

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, fullish ball swinging in on off at 136.2kph, Stubbs leans ahead and strokes it to mid-off

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, on a length outside off, Stubbs makes a watchful leave

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, fullish ball shaping into Stubbs as he leans ahead and blocks it down the track

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

Shaheen Afridi to Verreynne, no run, full on off and middle, Verreynne with a shuffle and clips it to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, 1 run, full outside off, Stubbs gets forward to drive wide of mid-off and they take a quick single

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, full on off, Stubbs gets forward to defend to short mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Verreynne, 1 run, short of length on off and Verreynne closes the face of the bat to glance to fine-leg

Shaheen Afridi to Verreynne, no run, full outside off, Verreynne gets forward to drive, the thick inside-edge hits the pad and rolls back to Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen Afridi to Verreynne, 2 runs, very full on the pads, flicked to the deep square-leg region for a couple

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, wide slower-ball outside off, left alone and doesn't carry to Rizwan

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, down leg, length delivery and Stubbs flicks and misses, Rizwan dives to his left to take it

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, good length and coming back in from outside off, Stubbs goes on the back foot and defends neatly to short cover

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, FOUR, slower-ball off-cutter on a good length outside off, Stubbs goes on the back foot and punches it square of the wicket, races away and beats Sajid's long chase and dive from deep backward point

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, short outside off, does not rise that high, Stubbs goes on the back foot to defend it down, quite easily

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, full outside off, Stubbs gets forward to drive to short cover

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, 1 run, goes for the attempted yorker but slips the low full-toss down leg, flicked to deep backward square-leg

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, full on off, a leaning forward defence to one of the two short cover fielders

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, FOUR, poor delivery and four. High full-toss outside off, Stubbs drives late and beats gully to his right, opened the face and it went so quickly

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, length on off, Stubbs gets forward to defend, takes the bottom hand off, rolls to short mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, just wide of short cover. Full outside off, Stubbs gets forward and is early into the drive, just wide of the dive of short cover who went with an outstretched right hand

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, full and tails back in on off, Stubbs gets forward to drive to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, good length outside off, stays low, de Zorzi tries to push at it and misses, doesn't carry to Rizwan

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Stubbs pushes away from the body, through the vacant cover-point area

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, 1 run, full and the slower-ball off-cutter on off, grips a touch, de Zorzi closes the face of the bat and tucks it through backward square-leg

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, 1 run, full and on middle, Stubbs gets forward to drive and gets it wide of mid-on for one, the 100-run stand is up

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, full and nice shape back in on off, Stubbs gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive well to mid-off

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, 1 run, length and shapes back in on off, de Zorzi gets forward to defend, the thick outside-edge rolls to third man

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, late tail back in as Shaheen Afridi goes full on off and middle, Stubbs gets forward to flick and it's off the thick inner half of the bat to mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, 3 runs, half-volley outside off, de Zorzi gets forward and times the drive, beats the dive of mid-off to his right, but the ball holds up in the outfield, so just three

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, 1 run, confusion between the two. A yorker length delivery on off, dug out wide of gully, both batters hesitate and the throw comes to the striker's end. Even with a direct-hit, de Zorzi was in. The throw had to go to the other end. Immediate apology from de Zorzi to Stubbs

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, short of length outside off, Stubbs with a neat back foot defence to short cover

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, FOUR, fantastic cover drive. A half-volley outside off, Stubbs leans forward and times the drive, races away wide of cover, there was a deep backward point but he had no chance

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, tails back in and is on a yorker length on the stumps, dug out

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, fullish delivery in the channel, de Zorzi leans ahead and defends it towards mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, short of length delivery shaping in on middle and leg, tucked with a closed bat-face to mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off, de Zorzi slaps it through covers and comes back for the second run

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, fullish delivery swinging in on off, de Zorzi covers the line and strokes it to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, very full delivery swinging in from outside off, de Zorzi jams it to the right of Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, 137kph full delivery swinging down leg, Rizwan has to dive to his right to stop it

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, fuller length ball shaping in on off, kept out nicely

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, Shaheen Afridi switches to round the wicket to Stubbs and bowls it full on off, kept out

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, 1 run, Shaheen Afridi searches for the yorker but ends up bowling it too full on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, 133.7kph short of length delivery in the channel, de Zorzi hangs back and defends it off the inner half towards mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, 135.1kph well-directed bouncer on off, doesn't rise as much as de Zorzi expected it to. He ducks under it

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, pitched up on off, de Zorzi leans ahead and eases it towards mid-off

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, 1 run, and lands short of the man at slip again. Third time in this session as far as I can remember. Was a length delivery, outside off, Stubbs pushed at it and got the edge. The ball fell short of the man at first slip and rolled away for a single

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, length delivery, outside off, Stubbs stabs it down into the off-side to find cover

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, length delivery, angled in, not much bounce on it and the ball crawls down on a few bounces to the keeper. Rizwan gets hit awkwardly on the gloves

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, 1 run, angled on to the pads, clipped down to fine leg for a single

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, checks his drive and punches the ball back to the bowler

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, clipped along the carpet and the man at short mid stops it

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, gets right behind the line of the delivery and defends it

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, de Zorzi defends it down into the off-side to find cover

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, 2 runs, on a length, outside off, de Zorzi stabs the ball down wide of third man for a brace'

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, angled in, on a length, de Zorzi gets right behind the line of the delivery and defends it

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, pushed back to the bowler

Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, angled in, on a length, de Zorzi defends it down into the deck

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, on a length, outside off, Stubbs sees the line and lets it go to the keeper

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, angled in, on a length, at the sticks, Stubbs defends it down to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Stubbs again is behind the line of the ball and defends it down into the off-side

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, gets behind the fuller length delivery and defends it down into the off-side

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, and beaten! Was on a length, outside off, Stubbs looks to push at it and gets beaten on the edge

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, angled in from a length, Stubbs sees the line and lets it go to the keeper

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, gets a stride out and fences the ball down into the off-side with soft hands

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, on a length, outside off, Stubbs gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, very full, on the sticks, clipped down to mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Stubbs, no run, fuller length delivery, angled across, fuller length, Stubbs defends it down into the off-side

Shaheen Afridi to Rickelton, out Caught by Rizwan!! Edged and gone. That was a length delivery, outside off, Rickelton looks to defend and gets an edge. The ball shaped away late and Rickelton poked at it to pay the price. Shaheen Afridi had been hovering around that outside off mark and has his wicket. Shaheen Afridi and Pakistan would be elated as Rickelton had been in good form. Excellent delivery and the keeper had an easy gather. Rickelton c Rizwan b Shaheen Afridi 14(26) [4s-1]

Shaheen Afridi to Rickelton, no run, slips it down leg, Rickelton misses the tuck

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, there was a noise. But was it off the bat? Was a length delivery outside off, Markram looked to drive and missed. They did contemplate of a review but didn't take it. UltraEdge didn't show anything

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, review taken for LBW. I feel a poor call. No bat. But I guess landed outside leg. It has. The ball landed and then skidded on to hit the pad. The front pad was hit but the pitching was outside leg and the review was lost

Shaheen Afridi to Rickelton, 1 run, Shan at mid-off does well to stop that. Fuller ball, outside off, Rickelton drove it on the up and the man at mid-off dived to his left to stop it. There was a fielder at short cover but the ball evaded him as well but was uppish

Shaheen Afridi to Rickelton, no run, gets behind the line of the length delivery and pushes it back to the bowler

Shaheen Afridi to Rickelton, FOUR, stabs a short of length delivery outside off and gets it wide of point. Poor delivery, nice bounce, Rickelton used the pace on the ball and just guided it away from the fielder

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, hangs back again, cue-ends the ball down into the off-side to find cover

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Markram hangs back and pats the ball down to cover off the back foot

Shaheen Afridi to Rickelton, 1 run, back of a length delivery, hurries the batter and the ball climbs a little and takes the inside edge. The ball dribbles down to the fine leg region for a single

Shaheen Afridi to Rickelton, no run, short of length delivery, Rickelton gets back and defends it down into the off-side

Shaheen Afridi to Rickelton, no run, goes back and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands as the ball angled in

Shaheen Afridi to Rickelton, no run, poor waft outside off and gets beaten. Was on a length, outside off, Rickelton pushed at it and got beaten

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Markram creams the drive to Babar at extra cover who makes a half-stop. That's Lunch on Day 2

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, beaten! On a length in the channel, keeps low and shapes away from Markram. He tries to block from the crease but gets beaten on the under-edge

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, full ball attacking the stumps, Markram covers the line and blocks it down the track

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, fullish delivery on middle and off, a tentative push from Markram and he gets an inside edge towards square leg. There's a single on offer but Markram doesn't go for it

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, pitched up outside off, driven crisply but straight to mid-off

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, a big appeal for lbw is turned down by the umpire! There were two sounds. Agha has a chat with Afridi and Rizwan and takes the review just before the timer runs out. Was a length delivery on middle and leg and it shaped away, Markram was caught in the crease as he tried to block but got beaten on the inside edge to get hit on the back leg. This looks very close. UltraEdge shows a gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking and hitting is umpire's call. Shaheen Afridi has his hands on his head after watching the replay on the big screen. That decision could have gone either way

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, Shaheen Afridi switches to round the wicket and angles in a back of a length delivery from outside off, Markram hangs back and blocks it down the track

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, fullish delivery outside off, takes off from the surface, Markram makes a watchful leave

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, FOUR, beautifully placed! Shaheen Afridi searches for the big booming inswinger but ends up bowling on the pads, Markram stays well-balanced and times his flick to perfection through mid-wicket to find the fence

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, 134.9kph back of a length delivery just outside off, keeps going away with the angle, Markram points his bat skywards to allow it through

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, 133.9kph length delivery on middle and leg, little bit of movement, Markram keeps his front leg out of the way and defends it towards covers

Shaheen Afridi to Markram, no run, short and wide first up, Markram tries to slash it over point but only meets thin air