Pakistan vs South Africa, 1st ODI, South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Ferreira to Nawaz, SIX, that will ease the nerves! Error in length from Ferreira, fires it in and it's right in the slot for Nawaz who smashes it straight back. Brilliant shot under pressure

Ferreira to Nawaz, no run, beaten! Very quick on a good length outside off, Nawaz is rooted to the crease as he swings hard but there's a little bit of turn which is enough at that pace. Goes past the edge

Ferreira to Nawaz, no run, goes for the cut and chops it to backward point! Another dot! Fired in on a good length close to off, doesn't have the room he's looking for and mistimes it

Ferreira to Shaheen Afridi, 1 run, another dart from round the wicket, slides in from round the wicket, Shaheen gently knocks it down to long-on

Ferreira to Shaheen Afridi, no run, quick through the air, darted into the pads, Shaheen nudges it to short midwicket

Ferreira to Nawaz, 1 run, length ball fired in on middle and leg, round the wicket, Nawaz hangs back and turns it through midwicket

Ferreira to Hussain Talat, no run, fired in from round the wicket, slides in with the arm, Talat hangs back and defends from the crease

Ferreira to Salman Agha, 1 run, darted in on leg, tucked through midwicket

Ferreira to Hussain Talat, 1 run, driven to sweeper cover

Ferreira to Salman Agha, 1 run, length ball sliding across middle and off, steered through point

Ferreira to Salman Agha, SIX, lofted down the ground, hasn't gone too hard, just kept his shape and extended the arms. It's enough to clear the ropes. Fifty for Salman Agha!

Ferreira to Salman Agha, no run, advances down, gets too close to the pitch and drives back to Ferreira

Ferreira to Hussain Talat, 1 run, flat on a good length, bit of turn, Talat opens the face and guides it in front of short third

Ferreira to Salman Agha, 1 run, darted in on middle, back of a length, Salman tucks it behind square

Ferreira to Hussain Talat, 1 run, reverse-paddled to short third

Ferreira to Salman Agha, 1 run, fired in full on off, driven to long-off

Ferreira to Salman Agha, 2 runs, sliding away from off, back of a length, Salman uses the angle from round the wicket and dabs it fine
past the keeper

Ferreira to Hussain Talat, 1 run, pushed through flat on a good length, line is off stump and Talat steers it through point

Ferreira to Hussain Talat, no run, oh a stumping chance missed? Yes. Slower than the previous delivery, dips on Talat and makes him stretch for the drive. His back foot is dragged out of the crease while getting beaten on the edge. De Kock fails to gather

Ferreira to Hussain Talat, FOUR, 103kph, arm-ball fired in outside off, it's overpitched and Talat hammers it through extra cover. Good stride forward before smashing it away

Ferreira to Hussain Talat, no run, sharp turn off a length! Talat is opened up completely while looking to defend from the crease

Ferreira to Hussain Talat, no run, looks to cut and ends up chopping it in front of cover. It held up on him perhaps

Ferreira to Hussain Talat, no run, 92kph, good length around middle, defended down the pitch

Ferreira to Hussain Talat, 2 runs, full and wide, driven wide of long-off and they charge back for two

Ferreira to Babar Azam, no run, loopy full ball in line of the stumps, flicked to the left of short mid-wicket who intercepts it well. A wicket and only a run off the over

Ferreira to Rizwan, 1 run, floated delivery again, Rizwan strokes it down to long-on to get off the mark

Ferreira to Rizwan, no run, tossed up full ball on middle, Rizwan leans ahead to dead-bat it

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Fortuin!! Fakhar Zaman holes out! Big wicket for South Africa in the context of the game! It's Ferreira once again who is in the thick of things. Fakhar Zaman dances down the track but Ferreira spots him early and shortens his length a bit and also bowls it slow through the air. Fakhar is not quite to the pitch of it but still goes for an expansive shot downtown. Doesn't get the necessary elevation on it as it flies down the throat of long-on. Fortuin stationed there takes it safely. Both the openers are back in the hut now. Fakhar Zaman c Fortuin b Ferreira 45(57) [4s-4 6s-2]

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, no run, on a length outside off, chopped towards point

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, no run, very full around off, Fakhar Zaman jams it back to Ferreira

Ferreira to Babar Azam, 2 runs, round the wicket, sliding on with the arm and Babar gets a thick edge on the forward defence. Rolls past the keeper and he picks up a couple of runs

Ferreira to Babar Azam, no run, defended

Ferreira to Babar Azam, FOUR, this time he finds the gap and the crowd erupts! Overpitched outside off, Babar gets forward and drives crisply through extra cover

Ferreira to Babar Azam, no run, full toss outside off, Babar misses out as he drives straight to cover

Ferreira to Saim Ayub, out Lbw!! That looks dead! Saim has a chat with his partner after being given out LBW, and he has gone for the review! Sliding in with the arm, round the wicket, he's expecting it to turn as he goes back to cut and misses it by a long way. Looked ungainly as the choice of shot was way off the mark. And yes, ball-tracking says it's crashing into leg stump. Three reds. Saim Ayub lbw b Ferreira 39(42) [4s-4 6s-1]

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, sliding in from round the wicket, back of a length, Fakhar tucks it from the crease wide of midwicket

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, sliding in on leg, darted in from round the wicket, Fakhar hangs back and tucks it through midwicket

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, absolutely hammered! It's quick through the air but he still manages to skip down the track, gets right to the pitch and frees the arms. Smashes the cover off the ball

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, no run, sharp turn off a good length despite being fired in at 101kph, Fakhar is beaten on the sweep

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, no run, sliding down leg, Fakhar glances it to short fine

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, no run, hangs back in the crease and defends

Ferreira to Saim Ayub, 1 run, punched down to long-off

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, nowhere close to the pitch after stepping out but he goes through with the shot! Drags it off the inside half over midwicket. The fielder in the deep runs across but can't get to it. He has decided that he can't just allow the spinner to bowl on a pitch like this. Eventually he'll get one with his name on it

Ferreira to Saim Ayub, 1 run, turning away outside off, slightly short, Saim goes back to cut and mistimes it to long-off

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, sliding in on middle and leg, Fakhar tucks it through midwicket off the back foot

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, no run, slides on with the arm, Fakhar hangs back and defends

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, no run, he's seen enough, puts on his dancing shoes and tries going for a big shot. Ends up dragging it off the inside half to mid-on

Ferreira to Fakhar Zaman, no run, can't play that. His footwork wasn't great though. Fired in on a good length around off, Fakhar is rooted to the crease in defence and the ball rips past the outside edge. Prodigious amount of turn already, despite the ball being new

Ferreira to Saim Ayub, 1 run, drifting into the pads, flicked through midwicket

Ferreira to Saim Ayub, no run, more turn and Saim is beaten again! Nothing he can do other than play the original line and not go chasing. And he does so

Ferreira to Saim Ayub, no run, there's the turn. Fired in on a good length outside off, he gets forward to defend but the ball grips and turns sharply

Ferreira to Saim Ayub, no run, defended back to the bowler again

Ferreira to Saim Ayub, no run, punched back down the pithc

Ferreira to Saim Ayub, no run, good length on off, defended