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

Rabada to Sajid Khan, no run, 141.2kph bouncer angling down leg, Sajid Khan lets it go awkwardly

Rabada to Salman Agha, 1 run, 140.6kph shortish delivery angling on leg-stump, Salman Agha is rushed for pace but manages to hook it awkwardly towards deep backward square leg

Rabada to Salman Agha, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off, Salman Agha taps it wide of gully. He runs hard and rushes back for the second run. Good running there. Rabada was frustrated, he feels that the fielder in the deep should have been quicker

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, 142.7kph shortish delivery angling down leg, Salman Agha shapes to hook but bails out of it eventually

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, a sharp bouncer on middle and leg, Salman Agha ducks under it

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, good length delivery shaping in on leg-stump, Salman Agha tucks it to deep mid-wicket. He doesn't take the single. He doesn't want to expose Sajid Khan to Rabada early in the over

Rabada to Sajid Khan, no run, very full delivery seaming in from around off, Sajid Khan manages to keep it out off the inner half

Rabada to Sajid Khan, no run, length delivery outside off, Sajid Khan lets it go

Rabada to Salman Agha, 1 run, fullish ball swinging in towards leg-stump, Salman Agha pushes at it and gets it off the inner half to fine leg. This time he takes the single

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, fullish delivery reversing in on middle and leg, kept out off the front foot

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, pitched up outside off, Salman Agha blocks it to covers

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, back of a length outside off, Salman Agha chops it to third man but doesn't take the single

Rabada to Sajid Khan, no run, skiddy short of length ball outside off, straightens after landing, Sajid Khan feels for it and gets beaten again

Rabada to Sajid Khan, no run, back of a length in the channel, Sajid Khan pokes at it and is lucky not to nick it behind

Rabada to Sajid Khan, no run, Sajid Khan keeps it out after coming forward

Rabada to Sajid Khan, no run, dropped! Jansen puts down a simple chance! 141.9kph length delivery in the channel, Sajid Khan pushes at it and gets a thick outside edge towards Jansen at gully. It comes at a comfortable height but he can't hold on

Rabada to Sajid Khan, FOUR, back of a length outside off, Sajid Khan hangs back and guides it nicely past gully to get off the mark

Rabada to Salman Agha, out Shaheen Afridi Run Out!! Another one bites the dust! Pakistan are falling apart! Salman Agha tapped this one besides the pitch on the leg-side and called his partner through. Rickelton was quick to run in, gather the ball and under-armed the throw to hit the bull's eye to catch Afridi short. Shaheen Afridi had a collision with Rickelton but that happened after the ball hit the stumps. Shaheen Afridi run out (Rickelton) 0(5)

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, oh, there's substantial reverse swing into Salman Agha again. He stays calm and keeps it out nicely

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, 135.2kph back of a length delivery outside off, Salman Agha camps back and taps it towards point

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, fullish delivery swinging in sharply towards leg-stump, Salman Agha flicks it towards wide mid-on

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, pacy full delivery outside off, pushed to covers

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, that almost sneaked through! This one tails back in nicely, Salman Agha is tentative as he looks to block and is lucky to get an inside edge onto the pads

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, full delivery shaping in from outside off, kept out

Rabada to Salman Agha, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Salman Agha steers it nicely past gully and once again picks up a couple. Smart batting

Rabada to Salman Agha, 2 runs, fullish delivery outside off, Salman Agha opens his bat-face and carves it to the left of sweeper cover. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, length delivery in the channel, pushed towards extra cover

Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, skiddy good length ball angling in on middle and leg, Rizwan hangs back and tucks it towards mid-wicket

Rabada to Salman Agha, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off, Salman Agha eases it to sweeper cover

Rabada to Salman Agha, 2 runs, on a length in the channel, straightens, Salman Agha pushes at it and gets an outside edge past slip. Markram hares after it and slides near the fence to make a brilliant save. He saves a couple of runs for his side

Rabada to Rizwan, no run, back of a length ball outside off, Rizwan lets it through

Rabada to Rizwan, no run, back of a length outside off, Rizwan hops to keep it out

Rabada to Rizwan, no run, beaten again! 141kph back of a length ball outside off, seams away a touch, Rizwan pokes at it and is lucky not to nick it behind

Rabada to Rizwan, no run, lovely bowling! 138kph delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, lands and straightens enough to induce a false stroke from Rizwan. He has no option but to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. That wasn't far from the off-stump

Rabada to Rizwan, no run, good length ball seaming in on middle and leg, Rizwan hangs back and blocks it towards mid-on

Rabada to Rizwan, no run, length delivery outside off, keeps a bit low, Rizwan lets it go

Rabada to Babar Azam, FOUR, oh punchy, crunchy! Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Babar rocks back and plays a brilliant back foot shot through cover and sweeper had no chance as the timing was so sweet

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery, Babar keeps it out

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, covers the line and keeps it out

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery, Babar defends

Rabada to Babar Azam, no ball, oh nips back in a long way, thankfully for Babar it was wide enough from the off stump as he left it. Rabada oversteps meanwhile

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Babar leans forward to defend

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Babar defends

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, drags his bat inside the line last second to let this good length delivery go. Rabada got that to wobble away off the pitch

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, full and angling in, Shakeel drives to cover. Hit the bottom of the bat as it didn't rise much

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, FOUR, short and pulled away so well behind square. Rolled his wrists all along as he hit this through backward square leg

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, beaten! Plays inside the line of this length delivery and misses as it nips away off the pitch

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, length delivery, Shakeel defends

Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no ball, round the wicket and digs this into the wicket, thuds the glove and Shakeel flings his hand in pain as he tried to fend this ball. Physio has to tend to him. Looks like the bowler has overstepped

Rabada to Shafique, out Caught by Marco Jansen!! Edgeddd and straight to third slip or gully who is fairly close. Extra bounce from good length and Shafique, who was on the front foot for a calming defence was surprised by the bounce. Ball hit him high on the bat to fly off the edge into the bucket hands of Jansen. Pakistan, still 55 adrift, have lost 3 wickets already. Shafique c Marco Jansen b Rabada 6(19)

Rabada to Masood, no run, covers the line and keeps it out

Rabada to Shafique, 1 run, short of length delivery, Shafique knocks it to square leg

Rabada to Shafique, 2 runs, good length delivery on the off stump, Shafique looks to defend, ball rolls to deep backward square leg off the inside edge

Rabada to Shafique, no run, gets solid bat on ball this time

Rabada to Shafique, no run, hits the pad, maybe too high. Short of a length delivery nipping back in, Shafique looks to defend, misses

Rabada to Shafique, no run, fullish delivery, defended watchfully to mid-on

Rabada to Shafique, no run, short of length delivery, Shafique defends

Rabada to Shafique, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Shafique covers the line and defends

Rabada to Shafique, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Shafique lets it go

Rabada to Shafique, no run, solid now on the back foot defence

Rabada to Shafique, no run, past the bat! Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Shafique plays inside the line and misses

Rabada to Shafique, no run, short of length delivery, Shafique defends

Rabada to Imam, no run, short of length delivery, Imam covers the line and defends

Rabada to Imam, no run, outside off stump, Imam lets it go

Rabada to Imam, no run, oh play and miss! Angled in on good length and left him late to threaten the outside edge

Rabada to Imam, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Imam lets it go

Rabada to Imam, FOUR, fullish and angling in, Imam looks to defend, thick edge escapes past gully and teases the deep backward point all the way to the fence despite a full length dive

Rabada to Imam, FOUR, what are you doing, Pakistan? They almost had a runout first legal ball of this innings. Shafique was not even in the picture. What was he thinking attempting a run that was never there. Imam knocked it to mid-on. Brevis was sharp so Imam wasn't keen. The fielder had a full shy at the stumps but missed and Pakistan get four overthrows as there is no one backing up the throw

Rabada to Imam, no ball, oh starts with a spray down leg from round the wicket and he's overstepped as well