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

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, out Caught by Markram!! Harmer strikes again and gets a 3-fer! He has bowled wonderfully well and is in the thick of things once again. Tossed up nicely on a fuller length on off, turns away with extra bounce, Saud Shakeel pushes at it tentatively and only manages to get a thick outside edge. Markram at slip takes an easy catch to his right. Pakistan still trail by 11 runs and are in a lot of trouble. Saud Shakeel c Markram b Harmer 11(43) [4s-1]

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, Saud Shakeel puts in a big stride forward and drives this one to long-on to retain strike

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, loopy full ball outside off, Saud Shakeel lunges and flicks it towards mid-on

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, hangs back to the length delivery and works it with the spin to deep square leg

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, tossed up well outside off, Saud Shakeel reaches out and blocks it down the track

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, flighted delivery, Shakeel keeps it out

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, flighted delivery from round the wicket, Shakeel covers the line and defends well

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Shakeel defends

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, very full delivery, Shakeel wrists it to the on-side

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, forward defence to a full delivery

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, covers the off stump and leaves this slider alone

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, beaten. Flighted delivery spinning away, Shakeel plays the original line but this spins extra to beat the outside edge

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, outside edge found but it doesn't carry to slip. Clears him easily to the left and rolls to third man

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs, full and down leg, Shakeel glances it to fine leg

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, strong appeal from Verreynne but nothing from the rest and he calmly gets ready to move to the other end for the next over. Flighted delivery turning away, Shakeel looks to defend, ball spins big to beat the bat. Maybe bat hit ground to cause a noise. No ball on bat though

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Shakeel defends

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, slightly quicker, Shakeel covers the line and defends

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, flighted delivery, Shakeel defends with angled bat

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, full delivery, Shakeel defends towards cover

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, flighted delivery, Shakeel defends

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, floats this up again, Shakeel defends

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets a long stride forward and defends

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, hangs back and defends

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, blocked

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Shakeel moves across and defends

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, too full again, easy block

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, nicely comes forward to defend this full delivery

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, floats this full, Shakeel pushed to cover after backing away slightly

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Shakeel defends

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, moves across and manages to nudge behind square

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, now moves across to play, ball keeps low and beats the outside edge. Hit the rough and misbehaved

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets outside the line of off stump with a good lunge to defend this flighted delivery

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, Shakeel drives to long-on

Maharaj to Saud Shakeel, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Shakeel defends

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, very full delivery on the off stump, Shakeel drives to long-off

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, gets his bat in front of the pad to defend this offie

Harmer to Saud Shakeel, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Shakeel 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