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

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

Noman Ali to Markram, 1 run, tossed up delivery, looks to punch it and gets it down to long-on for a single

Noman Ali to Markram, FOUR, fetches it from outside off, drags the ball away by playing against the spin and lofted it over mid-on. That was a good shot from Markram as he is used to the pace and spin now

Noman Ali to Markram, no ball, FOUR, tossed up delivery, outside off, the batter got the room and slapped it wide of cover. Shan dived but the ball evaded him. That was hit hard

Asif Afridi to Markram, 1 run, goes back and punches the ball down to deep cover for a single. Was an arm ball from Asif Afridi

Asif Afridi to Markram, no run, tossed up delivery, Markram defends it down into the deck

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, gets a stride out and defends it down into the off-side

Noman Ali to Markram, FOUR, and Markram breaks the shackles a little. Down the ground and lofts it over mid-on

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, very well lobbed up, Markram defends it down into the off-side

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, flatter one, Markram goes back and punches the ball down to cover

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, tossed up delivery, Markram defends it down into the off-side

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, was a tossed up delivery, just outside leg, Markram looked to sweep and missed the line of the delivery. Was hit on the pad but the landing meant that another review was lost. Rizwan has been poor with these calls

Asif Afridi to Markram, 1 run, well tossed up delivery, pushed down to long-off for a single

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, tossed up delivery, Markram combats it with a forward defence

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, tossed up delivery, turns away ever so slowly, left alone to the keeper

Asif Afridi to Markram, no run, and another dot to end the over. Goes wide of the crease, angles it in and gets it to turn away a little. Markram went bck and defended it into the deck

Asif Afridi to Markram, no run, flatter one, angled in, Markram goes back and defends it down into the off-side

Asif Afridi to Markram, no run, on the pads, tossed up, Markram clips the ball down to mid-on

Asif Afridi to Markram, no run, little bit of turn, goes off the outer-half into the off-side down to point

Asif Afridi to Markram, SIX, biffed over long-on! Was too full, angled in, Markram got under the ball and lofted it over long-on. Good strong hit from the skipper

Asif Afridi to Markram, no run, plays back to the bowler as that was tossed up

Noman Ali to Markram, 1 run, well tossed up, Markram drives the ball down to long-off for a single

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, going down leg I guess. Was a fuller length delivery, Markram looked to clip it and misses. The ball was going down and Rizwan made a strong appeal. Good for Pakistan that they didn't review this

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, on the sticks, Markram looks to clip it and gets it back to the bowler

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, on the sticks, Markram fences out the tossed up delivery

Asif Afridi to Markram, no run, on the sticks, Markram gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side

Asif Afridi to Markram, 1 run, very full, on the sticks, pushed down to long-off for a single

Asif Afridi to Markram, no run, on the sticks, Markram defends it back to the bowler

Noman Ali to Markram, 1 run, tossed up delivery, on the pads, clipped down to mid-on for a single

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, gets it off the edge and gets it down to short third man

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Markram defends it down into the off-side

Noman Ali to Markram, 1 run, punches the ball down to long-off for a single as that was tossed up

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, goes back again and punches the ball down to cover. That one went on straight after landing

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, flatter one, goes back to it does Markram and gets beaten. Poor shot from him

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

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, well doled up, Markram goes inside out and pushes it down to cover. The fielder dives to his left and stops it

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, on the sticks, Markram pushes the ball back to the bowler. Wanted to play it on the on-side but then changed his mind

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, bat and pad close together. Markram gets a stride out and defends it down. The ball hit the bat first

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, well doled up, Markram gets a stride out and punches the ball back to the bowler

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

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, tossed up delivery, turning away, Markram looks to defend and gets beaten outside off

Noman Ali to Markram, no ball, 1 run, push drives the ball down to long-off for a single as that was tossed up

Noman Ali to Markram, no run, starts with a tossed up delivery, Markram gets a stride out and defends it

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

Noman Ali to Markram, 1 run, on a length on middle, punched with the spin to long-off

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