Phehlukwayo to Babar Azam, out Caught by Verreynne!! 10 yards short, and six runs short, but Babar's overseen a recovery he'd be really happy with. Phehlukwayo goes full, wide, pacy and Babar goes one-kneed in wanting to slice this on the up. Ends up getting a thickish outside edge, gets it going a lot squarer, and gets deep point slides under it. Babar Azam c Verreynne b Phehlukwayo 94(82) [4s-7 6s-3] 
      Phehlukwayo to Babar Azam, FOUR .. 94. Well, well, a recovery, and now a century within sight. It's a much better delivery though -- full, outside off and Azam throws his bat at it to get a thick outside edge flying over slip 
      Phehlukwayo to Babar Azam, SIX, another rank long hop. Just free runs these. In the slot, and bam! Just dismissive .. over long-off 
      Phehlukwayo to Babar Azam, 1 run, wide, length, making Azam reach out as he swipes it without a lot of timing to long-on 
      Phehlukwayo to Babar Azam, SIX, perfect back of a length drag down. And Babar rubs in the finishing touches. Stays on top-, flat-bats, and gets it way over cow corner 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, slog-sweep, but straight to the man at deep mid-wicket now 
      Markram to Babar Azam, 1 run, full toss drifting across, carved away to cover 
      Markram to Babar Azam, SIX, finally. Babar finds his middle, finds his timing, finds his slog-sweep and finds cow corner. Sitting, swinging, smoking 
      Markram to Babar Azam, 1 run, full toss, a one-kneed slog, miscued, deep mid-wicket. It's become a pattern 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, another quiet over snuck in, by another part-timer, in the 47th. Now, now. It's another half-tracker, that Azam loses shape in going too hard at, dragging down to long-on 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 2 runs, steps out, whips it into mid-wicket, and some quick running to get his strike back 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, short, flat, jabbed away to long-on 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, full, drifting into the legs, and once again, a quiet nurdle round the corner. Surely Babar's got to take it upon himself here .. 
      Markram to Babar Azam, 1 run, wider, and Azam goes one-kneed to slice down to deep extra cover. Still, just a single, and off the 46th over, and off a part-timer 
      Markram to Babar Azam, no run, high juicy full toss. And shockingly, Babar's missed out once again, going a tad too hard on this cut and getting it straight to cover-point 
      Markram to Babar Azam, no run, full, Azam slaps, but just cannot get under the length, squeezing it out to cover instead 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, no run, tries flicking, but is early into his shot, closing his bat face and leading-edging it bck down the pitch. Okay, Babar's livid at having missed out .. 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 2 runs, flat, Azam backs away, chops, gets it to deep point 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, flat, leg-lined, tucked out behind square leg 
      Markram to Babar Azam, 1 run, from round the wicket, angling across, and driven down to deep extra cover 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, full, around off, softly pushed away in front of cover for a quick one. Once again, it's Bavuma they take on 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, slaps along the ground now, dragging it off the inside-half to long-off 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, FOUR, delicious stuff .. just staying his ground, leaning forward, getting that back leg away and inside-outing this over extra cover. Just Babar things 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, no run, in-drift, nurdled away to short fine leg 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, makes some room now, thrashing away through sweeper 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, length, spinning away, poked away to cover 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, wide, in-drift, and down leg past the attempted paddle-sweep 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, flat, angling into the pads, nudged, round the corner 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, full, wide, and slapped down to long-off. Also, another fifty, and surely nobody's keeping count 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, flatter, length, on off, chopped through point 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, no run, leg-lined, wristed straight to short fine leg 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, fuller, flicked away to deep mid-wicket 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, short, wide, spinning away. Azam makes room, slaps, and mistimes through the covers 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, FOUR, slogs, connects, smokes. Reads the length really early, sits and gets under it to go over an empty cow corner 
      Dupavillon to Babar Azam, 1 run, 135kph, length, middle-lined, clipped wristily round the corner 
      Dupavillon to Babar Azam, no run, 134kph, back of a length, just outside off, takes the toe-end on Azam's punch, to cover 
      Dupavillon to Babar Azam, no run, 140kph, back of a length, leg-cutter like that sticks in the pitch, on the hips and taking timing off Azam's nudge, to pop up to mid-wicket tamely 
      Dupavillon to Babar Azam, no run, 137kph, nice juicy short sitter this, and Babar pulls it firmly too. But short mid-wicket actually does well to dive down in time and cut it off 
      Dupavillon to Babar Azam, no run, 137kph, width, back of a length, cut, point 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, drifting in full on middle. Azam clears his front leg, driving through the line to long-off 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, spinning sharply, something Azam plays off his back foot, sticking his bat away from his body and running it to point 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, loopy, full, on middle, drawing Azam forward in defence 
      Dupavillon to Babar Azam, 1 run, fuller, tapped softly in front of mid-on, and quick legs 
      Dupavillon to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of a length, nipping in around the fifth-stump, punched wide of point 
      Dupavillon to Babar Azam, FOUR, just sheer wrists .. using the slight in-angle on middle and leg to whip it away between mid-wicket and mid-on 
      Hendricks to Babar Azam, no run, pitched up on off, driven straight to mid-off 
      Hendricks to Babar Azam, 1 run, length, on middle, punched out to mid-on 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, slight width, slapped away to deep sweeper 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, short, Azam backs away, punches, and finds point 
      Hendricks to Babar Azam, 1 run, length delivery, angling across, driven into the covers for a single 
      Hendricks to Babar Azam, no run, fuller delivery, on-driven down to mid-on 
      Hendricks to Babar Azam, 1 run, mistimed hit on the up, the man at mid-off cuts it off. They get a single 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, played with spin and driven into the covers for a single 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, short, wide, slapped away to deep cover for a single 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, FOUR, rank long hop and has been put away! Was dismissed over mid-wicket for a four. One bounce and into the fence 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, short, wide, slapped to deep cover for a single 
      Sipamla to Babar Azam, 1 run, slower delivery outside off and has been dragged down to long-on for a single 
      Sipamla to Babar Azam, 1 run, tucked away to deep square leg for a single 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, driven down to long-off for a single as that was bowled flatter 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, 1 run, flatter delivery and has been punched away to point for a single. Fifty of the partnership comes up 
      Sipamla to Babar Azam, no run, angled in, Babar Azam nudges the ball out into the on-side without any qualms 
      Sipamla to Babar Azam, 1 run, tucks the ball away into the on-side for a single as that was played with a closed face of the bat 
      Smuts to Babar Azam, no run, hardly any pace, the ball devoid of much bounce as well and Babar Azam slaps the cut to cover 
      Markram to Babar Azam, 1 run, clips the ball past square leg for a single. Thought of a brace but changed the minds 
      Markram to Babar Azam, 2 runs, slog swept hard! The man just behind square half-stopped it despite getting the dive in. They scramble back for a brace 
      Markram to Babar Azam, no run, tucks the ball away to find mid-wicket as that angled in 
      Markram to Babar Azam, FOUR, precision of a surgeon and all class. That was short, Babar Azam trekked back and carefully cut it away behind square on the off-side for a four 
      Markram to Babar Azam, no run, fuller, flatter, driven back to the bowler 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, goes back and tucks the ball away to deep mid for a single. Can't let the spinners bowl too many dots 
      Markram to Babar Azam, 1 run, tossed up delivery and has been driven away to long-off for a single 
      Markram to Babar Azam, 2 runs, poor fielding from the deep and the couple has been taken. Was a poor short ball and was pulled away to deep mid. The fielder fumbled and allowed the second. A better throw may be and Fakhar Zaman could have been in trouble 
      Markram to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up delivery, pushed away to cover 
      Markram to Babar Azam, 1 run, tucks it with soft hands into the on-side and steals a single before the man at mid-wicket could cut it off 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, fuller, faster, clipped away to short fine. 9 overs between Maharaj and Markram have gone for 31 runs only. That is a wonderful deacceleration job 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, back footed punch and he sends it past cover for a single 
      Markram to Babar Azam, FOUR, short, not a lot of room outside off but has been cut away powerfully for a four. The class of Babar Azam just took over. Wasn't that bad a ball as that wasn't too wide. But Babar Azam picked the line too early to put it away past sweeper cover 
      Markram to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up delivery, driven away to find the man at cover 
      Markram to Babar Azam, no run, flatter delivery, at the sticks, blocked 
      Markram to Babar Azam, 1 run, tossed up delivery and has been off-driven down to long-off for a single. Babar Azam is off the mark 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, another superb over from SA's perspective. Only a single off it. That was arrowed in, Babar Azam went back and ended up inside edging the ball away into the on-side 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, arm ball, Babar Azam gets forward and blocks 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, pushes the ball back to the bowler 
      Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, flatter, blocked out into the off-side