Pakistan vs South Africa, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2021 Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Date & Time: Feb 04-Feb 08, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Kagiso Rabada 2-34(14 ov)
100.6
Rabada to Shaheen Afridi, no run, back of a length, defended into the on-side
100.5
Rabada to Shaheen Afridi, no run, 131.9kph, yorker, Shaheen Afridi brings his bat down at the right moment to dig it out. Outside-edges it towards gully
100.4
Rabada to Shaheen Afridi, no run, 133.1kph, sharp bouncer, head-high, Shaheen Afridi pulls out from playing the pull shot. Manages to sway away from it
100.3
Rabada to Shaheen Afridi, no run, slower ball, on a length, leg-stump line and Shaheen Afridi taps it down the pitch. Rolls to mid-on
100.2
Rabada to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Rabada shortens his length, Afridi aims to heave across the line, no contact made
100.1
Rabada to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR, 130.3kph, overpitched outside off, Shaheen Afridi clears his front leg and pumps it over mid-off. Audacious stroke. One bounce and into the fence
98.6
Rabada to Shaheen Afridi, no run, short on the stumps, Shaheen Afridi ducks under it
98.5
Rabada to Nauman Ali, out Caught by Elgar!! No maiden fifty for Nauman Ali thanks to a brilliant catch from Elgar which should lift the mood in the South African camp. They looked down and out so far in this session and the lines weren't great either. Nauman Ali goes after the short ball and drags the pull off the upper half to the left of short mid-wicket where Elgar times his dive to clasp it inches above the turf. Nauman Ali c Elgar b Rabada 45(78) [4s-6 6s-2]
98.4
Rabada to Nauman Ali, no run, short ball angling away at I0$, Nauman Ali tries to pull and drops it wrists at the last moment
98.3
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, opens the bat face and punches to the left of cover
98.2
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, full and just outside off, pushed to cover
98.1
Rabada to Rizwan, FOUR, opens the bat face and uses Rabada's pace to dab it delicately fine of the fielder at third man. There's no real energy in the field from the Proteas,,,
96.6
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, blocked to mid-wicket
96.5
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, I0$ keeps low outside off, Rizwan gets beaten on the inside edge as he looks to push off the front foot
96.4
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, clipped off the pads to the right of square leg
96.3
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, blocked down the pitch with soft hands
96.2
Rabada to Rizwan, FOUR, smashed away through covers and the lead grows to 351, extends his arms on the drive and places the full ball to the left of cover
96.1
Rabada to Rizwan, FOUR, Rizwan looks to punch with hard hands and the ball catches the inside edge before flying past QDK to his left. Lead's inching closer to 350
94.6
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, just one away from the miletsone now! Pulls the short ball to fine leg and keeps strike
94.5
Rabada to Rizwan, FOUR, short and it's been pulled away in the gap between deep square and fine leg. Read the length early and controlled the shot with the roll of the wrists
94.4
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, full and just outside off, driven to short cover
94.3
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, full on off-stump, Rizwan bunts it back to the bowler
94.2
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, full and slipping down the leg-side, past Rizwan's attempted flick
94.1
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, tailing into the pads, Rizwan drops it with soft hands into the leg-side
61.6
Rabada to Yasir Shah, no run, yorker length, tailing in at I0$, Yasir gets across and squeezes it to mid-on
61.5
Rabada to Yasir Shah, no run, I0$ touch fuller outside off, Yasir leans across and defends to silly point
61.4
Rabada to Yasir Shah, no run, I0$ good length outside off, Yasir shuffles across and taps it into the surface
61.3
Rabada to Yasir Shah, no run, fuller outside off, driven to the right of mid-off
61.2
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, swivels and pulls the short ball to the right of fine leg
61.1
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, good length on off-stump, Rizwan drops it near his feet with soft hands
59.6
Rabada to Yasir Shah, no run, I0$ back of a length outside off, Yasir opens the bat face and taps into the off-side
59.5
Rabada to Yasir Shah, no run, I0$ angled in from a good length, Yasir gets an inside edge onto pad as he looks to flick
59.4
Rabada to Yasir Shah, no run, I0$ full and just outside off, Yasir strides across and defends to short cover
59.3
Rabada to Yasir Shah, no run, good length closing in on off-stump at I0$, solid forward block
59.2
Rabada to Yasir Shah, no run, I0$ back of a length outside off, Yasir jumps across and bunts it into the surface
59.1
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, I0$ full and straight, driven to the right of the bowler and it deflects off Rabada's boot to silly mid-off, thus enabling a quick single for the duo
57.6
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, I0$ fullish outside off, a check drive to cover
57.5
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, past the outside edge! This one curves in from a good length and shapes away late to beat the hanging blade of Rizwan
57.4
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, I0$ full on off-stump, Rizwan drives and gets it off the inside half back to the bowler
57.3
Rabada to Yasir Shah, 1 run, I0$ wide of off, chopped away wide of gully
57.2
Rabada to Yasir Shah, FOUR, educated edge! I0$ wobbling away outside off, Yasir opens the bat face at the last moment and guides a thick outside edge to the right of gully
57.1
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, short and wide, Rizwan steers it behind point for an easy single
45.6
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, pitched up outside off, Rizwan gets on his front foot and drives to the right of mid-off
45.5
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, full and gets close to off-stump at I0$, Rizwan dinks it to mid-off
45.4
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, I0$ angling in on the stumps, Rizwan shuffles across and presents a straight bat
45.3
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, I0$ back of a length outside off, tapped into the covers
45.2
Rabada to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, swivels and pulls the short ball to the right of deep backward square
45.1
Rabada to Faheem Ashraf, no run, I0$ length on off-stump, punched off the back foot to short mid-wicket
43.6
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, similar channels, Rizwan shuffles across and nudges to mid-wicket
43.5
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, full on the stumps, clipped to short mid-wicket
43.4
Rabada to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, goes short and down the leg-side, Faheem clips it off the splice to the right of short fine
43.3
Rabada to Faheem Ashraf, no run, chopped away to the right of cover
43.2
Rabada to Faheem Ashraf, no run, I0$ back of a length outside off, punched to cover
43.1
Rabada to Faheem Ashraf, no run, angles in from round the wicket and keeps low around off-stump, Faheem drops it off the toe-end into the leg-side
8.6
Rabada to Abid Ali, 1 run, surprises Abid Ali with a inswinging low full toss down leg, it runs off the thigh pads to fine leg. In fact, the umpire thinks Abid Ali got some wood on it
8.5
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, scrambled seam fuller ball staying low. Abid Ali accounts for it by getting his bat in the way
8.4
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, length, nagging on off. Rock-solid in defence is Abid Ali
8.3
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, flings the outswinger outside off, guided to point
8.2
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, plays it close to the body and dinks this short delivery to cover
8.1
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, Rabada bumps it short, not quite on target. Abid Ali sits underneath it
6.6
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, takes his front foot right across the pitch and presents a text-book defence
6.5
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, went for the yorker, swings in the air outside off. Abid Ali push-drives it to mid-off
6.4
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, back of a length, angled in around off. Dead-batted
6.3
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, good length in the corridor of uncertainty, Abid Ali sees it through to the keeper
6.2
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, cross-seamer, Abid Ali judges the bounce with elan and keeps it down
6.1
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, back of a length, Abid Ali hops back and blocks it to cover
4.6
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, short of length, jumping up. Wristed into the leg-side
4.5
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, bouncer again, testing the batsman. Abid Ali has no problems in hunkering down
4.4
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, swinging in quite accurately, Abid Ali sits back to block it
4.3
Rabada to Abid Ali, no run, menacing bumper, Abid Ali is ducking but it jars his helmet before carrying to the keeper
4.2
Rabada to Azhar Ali, 1 run, shortish, Azhar Ali jabs it away to mid-wicket. Breaks the string of dots and it's taken 26 balls for Pakistan to score the first run
4.1
Rabada to Imran Butt, out Lbw!! This is the plumbest LBW's you'll ever see. The umpire raising the finger was just a formality I presume. Length, inducker that slid through giving no chance for Butt to get under it. He's looked twitchy in both innings and Rabada draws first blood for South Africa. Look at him celebrate, screams out louder and his team-mates mob him. It also kept a touch low to make it really difficult for Butt. Ball-tracking says it was hitting the middle of middle. Imran doesn't even look at his partner and walks away. Imran Butt lbw b Rabada 0(13)
2.6
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, I0$ short and wide of off, left alone to the keeper. Three maidens in a row from South Africa
2.5
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, angling into the pads, negated towards mid-wicket
2.4
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, I0$ touch fuller on off-stump, played back to the bowler
2.3
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, bumper just outside off, ducks under it
2.2
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, opens the bat face and taps the length delivery in front of backward point
2.1
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, swinging in from a good length outside off, not close enough to make Imran Butt play
0.6
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, opens the bat face and dabs the length delivery towards gully
0.5
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, I0$ good length on off-stump, defended back down the pitch
0.4
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, skiddy short ball that reaps up outside off at I0$, Imran Butt's drawn into a poke and he somehow manages to drop the wrists at the last moment
0.3
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, I0$ full and wide of off, Imran Butt shoulders arms
0.2
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, shaping away from a good length, no shot offered
0.1
Rabada to Imran Butt, no run, good length swinging away outside off, left alone to the keeper
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