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 Rabada, 1 run, very full outside off, Rabada jams it towards long-off

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

Sajid Khan to Rabada, 1 run, on a back of a length outside off, Rabada hangs back and punches it to sweeper cover

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, tossed up full ball on middle, Rabada prods ahead and blocks it to the left of Sajid Khan

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

Sajid Khan to Rabada, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, chopped with the spin to deep backward point

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, quicker and flatter in line of the stumps, Rabada keeps it out

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

Sajid Khan to Rabada, 1 run, in the air... but safe! Slow away turn from a back of a length on off, Rabada is early into the chop but just about gets it wide of backward point

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, tossed up on off, driven to the right of Sajid Khan who dives to stop it

Sajid Khan to Rabada, 2 runs, short and wide, Rabada slashes it out off the outer half wide of backward point and picks up a couple of runs

Sajid Khan to Rabada, 2 runs, maiden Test fifty for Rabada! What a fabulous knock from the No. 11! He raises his bat and is applauded warmly by his teammates. A top-order batter would be proud with the way he has batted. There was clear intent from him from the word go and he executed his strokes with sheer confidence. Was on a back of a length outside off, Rabada tapped it with an open bat-face past the right of backward point for a couple

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, Was a tossed up delivery on a length on off, turned away sharply, Rabada went for a free-flowing drive but got beaten. Rizwan was quick to take the bails off. The replay shows that Rabada had his back foot plonked inside the crease when the bails came off

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

Sajid Khan to Rabada, 1 run, an arm delivery and on a back of a length on middle and leg, Rabada tries to block and gets it off the inner half to backward square leg. Rabada moves to 49

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

Sajid Khan to Rabada, 2 runs, on the shorter side outside off, Rabada rocks back and cuts it to the right of deep backward point. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Sajid Khan to Rabada, 2 runs, on a length on off, Rabada slogs it to the left of long-on and rushes back for the second run

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, tossed up delivery, kept out

Sajid Khan to Rabada, FOUR, Rabada is playing beautifully down the ground! He makes a bit of room to the in-drifter around leg-stump and lifts it nonchalantly over the bowler's head for another boundary

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, full delivery on off, Rabada drives it to extra cover

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, on a back of a length on middle and leg, Rabada hangs back and taps it towards point

Sajid Khan to Rabada, SIX, and now KG steps out and smashes this loft over long-off to move into the 30s. The lead is swelling for the Proteas

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, beaten! Lovely ball, spun away after forcing him into a forward defence, just missed the bat and the off stump

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

Sajid Khan to Rabada, 1 run, turning away, KG drives through cover. He points to someone in the SA camp as he took that run. He is having a great time out there

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, brilliant forward defence. Textbook stuff

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

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, another solid forward defence

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, plays a solid forward defence as Sajid Khan bowls a flighted delivery just outside off stump

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

Sajid Khan to Rabada, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, Rabada defends to point and gets Muthusamy back on strike

Sajid Khan to Rabada, SIX, oh smashed! Brilliant slog-sweep from KG to hit it flat, hard and deep over deep mid-wicket. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Rabada went down on one knee and muscled that ball

Sajid Khan to Rabada, no run, defended off the back foot

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

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

Sajid Khan to Muthusamy, no run, blocked

Sajid Khan to Maharaj, 1 run, flatter delivery, Maharaj cuts to cover-point

Sajid Khan to Maharaj, no run, under edge rolls to the off-side

Sajid Khan to Maharaj, no run, flatter delivery, Maharaj manages to keep it out

Sajid Khan to Maharaj, no run, blocked

Sajid Khan to Maharaj, FOUR, Maharaj has been playing some bold shots without bothering about the fielder. This was a full delivery outside off stump, they have long-off back but Maharaj backed himself again and lofted straight. Interestingly the fielder didn't move. Did he lose it in the sun? Could have been a catch. Oh yes, Shaheen does say he didn't stop the ball. Sajid Khan is not a happy man again

Sajid Khan to Maharaj, no run, defended

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 Maharaj, 1 run, turning back in, glanced to fine leg

Sajid Khan to Maharaj, no run, defended off the back foot

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

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

Sajid Khan to Marco Jansen, 1 run, Marco Jansen skips down the track and drives this one down to long-off

Sajid Khan to Marco Jansen, no run, closer to off this time, Marco Jansen leans ahead and blocks it to the left of short leg

Sajid Khan to Marco Jansen, no run, flighted delivery outside off, turning in, Marco Jansen reaches out to push and gets it off the inner half back to Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan to Marco Jansen, no run, floated full ball outside off, flicked with the spin to short mid-wicket

Sajid Khan to Marco Jansen, no run, tossed up full ball around off, Marco Jansen lunges in defence

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 Marco Jansen, 1 run, Marco Jansen uses his feet and drives it off the inner half past the right side of Sajid Khan to get off the mark

Sajid Khan to Marco Jansen, no run, turning in sharply from a length outside off, Marco Jansen has his off-stump covered and makes a watchful leave

Sajid Khan to Marco Jansen, no run, going down leg with the arm, Marco Jansen looks to flick but misses

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

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, loopy full ball outside off, Stubbs drives it down to long-off to retain strike

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, full ball drifting in on middle, pushed back to Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, Stubbs walks down the track and dead-bats it

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, almost chopped on! Loose from Stubbs. Tossed up wide outside off, Stubbs goes searching for it as he pushes at it tamely and gets an inside edge onto the pads

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

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, tossed up full ball outside off, Stubbs strokes it down to long-off. 200 up for South Africa

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, fullish on middle, de Zorzi opts to play back, defends it back

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, tossed up full and Stubbs comes down the track to drive and beats Sajid Khan's dive to his right

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, quicker and hurries from a good length on off, Stubbs goes on the back foot and keeps it out

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, tossed up full on off, Stubbs gets forward to push it back

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 3 runs, full down leg, de Zorzi sweeps fine and Shaheen with a long chase from deep backward square-leg, manages to cut it off, keeps them to three

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Stubbs comes down the track to drive to long-off

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, quicker off-break on off and middle, Stubbs goes on the back foot and turns it to mid-wicket

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, tossed up full outside off, Stubbs gets forward to push to cover

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, quicker and the off-break turns from outside off, Stubbs goes on the back foot and pushes it to cover

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, SIX, now 50 for Stubbs. He reaches there in style. Uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts so well, all the way over long-off, calculated blow as this was tossed up

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, flat good length outside off, Stubbs goes on the back foot and pushes it to short mid-wicket

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, 50 for de Zorzi. It's tossed up full outside off, de Zorzi gets forward to drive with an open face wide of backward point

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, full on off, another forward defence

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, tossed up full on leg-stump, a forward defence. Rizwan encourages his bowler

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 2 runs, flat good length outside off, hint of turn back in, de Zorzi goes on the back foot and punches it wide of cover, wide of sweeper cover and an easy two

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Stubbs comes down the track to drive to long-off

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 5 runs, sloppy from Pakistan. It's full and de Zorzi gets forward to take it on the full, drives it to mid-on, Shaheen fires a throw and misses, Babar tries to back up with a dive, but misses and the ball runs away for four more. So a 6 followed by a 5

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, SIX, de Zorzi with a massive slogsweep and it goes all the way over deep mid-wicket. It's tossed up full on middle, de Zorzi gets low and smashes it, off the middle of the bat

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, tossed up full on the stumps, de Zorzi gets forward to drive it back to Sajid Khan who fires it back to Rizwan

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on a length on leg-stump, turned to short-leg

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, down leg, de Zorzi flicks and misses, Rizwan fumbles as well, no damage done though

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Stubbs comes down the track and drives it down to long-off

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, tossed up full ball on off, Stubbs flicks it with the spin to mid-wicket

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, on a back of a length outside off, Stubbs hangs back and blocks it towards point

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, on the shorter side on off, Stubbs works it towards square leg

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, on a back of a length on off, Stubbs camps back and tucks it to short mid-wicket

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, Stubbs uses his feet and smothers this one outside off

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, Stubbs covers the line to keep it out

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, tossed up delivery, Stubbs blocks it off the inner half towards mid-wicket

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, dropped! That was a very difficult chance though. Stubbs uses his feet and absolutely smashes this. Sajid Khan on his followthrough hardly has time to react. He tries to take it but it goes through his hands, hits him on the chest and falls down

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, gets right forward to this one and defends it to the left of Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, slower through the air outside off, Stubbs reaches out and blocks it off the outer half towards point

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, full delivery drifting in from outside off, Stubbs lunges to block but gets it off the inner half to short leg

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Stubbs tries to dead-bat it but gets a bottom-edge towards short fine

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, turning in from a fuller length outside off, Stubbs lunges to smother the turn

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, floated full ball outside off, Stubbs leans ahead and eases it to covers

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, a full-toss on off, de Zorzi sweeps it off the under-edge to fine leg

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, Stubbs chips down the track, gets too close to the pitch of the delivery and hits it off the inner half towards long-on

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, turning in sharply from a back of a length outside off, Stubbs was shaping to cut but has to adjust and blocks it down the track

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, loopy full ball outside off, driven to the left of Sajid Khan and he dives to stop it nicely

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, FOUR, poor delivery and duly punished! A juicy full-toss wide outside off, Stubbs lines it up and smashes it through point for a rocketing boundary

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, an appeal for a caught and bowled but that seemed to be a bump ball! The Pakistani players get together. The umpires have a discussion and refer it upstairs to check whether it's a catch or a bump ball. Stubbs used his feet and drove it on the full. His bat also hit the ground but the ball clearly bounced before carrying to Sajid Khan on his followthrough

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on the shorter side outside off, keeps low, de Zorzi cuts it to backward point. A maiden for Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, flighted full ball on middle and off, de Zorzi lunges in defence

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, played with soft hands towards mid-wicket

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on the shorter side outside off, keeps a bit low, de Zorzi cuts it to backward point where the fielder dives to stop it

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, full ball drifting in on middle, blocked to the left of Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, oh, Sajid Khan spears this one into the blockhole from round the wicket, de Zorzi does well to jam it out towards covers

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, Stubbs chips down the track and works this one with the spin to long-on to retain strike

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, full delivery outside off, Stubbs prods ahead and blocks it down the track

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, Stubbs dances down the track to the flighted delivery outside off and drives it to covers

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 2 runs, Stubbs works this one towards fine leg and comes back for the second run

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, Stubbs uses his feet but is not quite to the pitch of it. He has to crouch to jam it towards cover-point. Almost yorked himself there

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, turning in sharply from a back of a length outside off, Stubbs is caught in the crease as he looks to block but gets an inside edge onto the pads

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, flatter one, angled in, de Zorzi goes back and defends it back to the bowler

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, gets a long stride out and pushes it down into the off-side for a single

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, flatter one, outside off, looks to push it away and gets an inside edge on to the pads. Left a gap between bat and pad. That is where Sajid is looking to traverse through

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, FOUR, dances down, gets to the pitch of the ball and slaps it wide of cover for a four. Hit that hard and along the carpet. Good use of the feet allowed him to play the shot

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, drops his length does Sajid Khan and has been punched down to deep cover for a single

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, FOUR, SA needed this. de Zorzi needed this. Got down, on his knees, took care of the tossed up delivery with a sweep and that went wide of the man at long leg quite easily

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, goes back and punches the ball down to cover

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, gets a single off the inside edge. The batter looking to push at it but got an edge wide of FSL

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, tossed up delivery, Stubbs defends it down into the off-side

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, fuller length delivery, Stubbs dances down and drills it back to the bowler who palms the ball down to mid-off

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, angles it in, Stubbs camps back and nudges the ball down to mid-wicket

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, down leg, turning in, Stubbs misses the tuck

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, well doled up ball, driven down to long-off for a single

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, tossed up delivery, on the sticks, Stubbs defends it back to the bowler

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, Sajid looks very excited. But the batter has made it. That was clipped down to mid-on and de Zorzi set through for the run but there was a direct hit. The batter made it quite easily. The third umpire was called in but he saw one replay to give the decision

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, and on the pads, angled in, nudged down to FSL off the back foot

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, plays that with an open face of the bat as that one turned in from outside off

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, goes back and punches the ball down to deep cover for a single. That one angled in after landing

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, gets a stride out and defends it back to the bowler off a tossed up delivery

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, plays that down to mid-off for a single after dancing down the track. Shaheen dived to his left to stop it. Was well played but the fielder did well

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, outside off, Stubbs combats with a forward defensive

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Stubbs gets a stride out and defends it

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, shortish, de Zorzi goes back and slaps the ball down to deep cover for a single

Sajid Khan to Stubbs, 1 run, push driven down to mid-off and they get a single. The throw at the bowler's end was a poor one but he would have made it easily

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, gets a single down to long leg as that was on the pads

Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, and beats the bat! That one angled in, straightened, de Zorzi looked to defend and was beaten on the edge

Sajid Khan to Markram, out Caught by Saud Shakeel!! Wicket against the run of play. Poor execution. Was a tossed up delivery, turned in, Markram wanted to loft it but the bat face turned on impact and was a simple catch to the man at long-on. Sajid Khan was in his first over and Markram tried to put him under pressure but the execution was not good. Huge blow for the visitors as the skipper was batting well. Markram c Saud Shakeel b Sajid Khan 32(62) [4s-4 6s-1]

Sajid Khan to Markram, no run, gets a stride out and defends it. Decent start for Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan to Markram, no run, goes back and nudges the ball down to mid-wicket as the ball angled in

Sajid Khan to Markram, no run, flatter one, angled in, Markram stays back and defends it