South Africa vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2021 Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion Date & Time: Apr 07, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Keshav Maharaj 3-45(10 ov)
41.6
Maharaj to Sarfaraz, no run, jumps away, Maharaj follows him, and a quiet adjusted tap to point. Okay, he's done for the day -- 10-1-45-3
41.5
Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, makes some room now, thrashing away through sweeper
41.4
Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, length, spinning away, poked away to cover
41.4
Maharaj to Babar Azam, wide, in-drift, and down leg past the attempted paddle-sweep
41.3
Maharaj to Sarfaraz, 1 run, flatter, outside off, and Ahmed backs away to slice it through sweeper
41.2
Maharaj to Sarfaraz, FOUR, backward square leg is kept empty, and Sarfaraz's swept this right there. Yea, experience, redemption, anger, everything. He continues just fetching them from well outside off to drill them behind square
41.1
Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, flat, angling into the pads, nudged, round the corner
39.6
Maharaj to Sarfaraz, FOUR .. and it's Sarfaraz's turn now. Surely the ex-skipper can do what the current one can -- slog-sweeping, with a very big stride in front to heave this once again through cow corner
39.5
Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, fuller, flicked away to deep mid-wicket
39.4
Maharaj to Sarfaraz, leg byes, 1 run, steps out, doesn't get to the pitch of it, and sticks his pad out to kick it into the covers
39.3
Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, short, wide, spinning away. Azam makes room, slaps, and mistimes through the covers
39.2
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
39.1
Maharaj to Sarfaraz, 1 run, uses the in-drift, sweeping this from an off-stump line, past short fine leg
37.6
Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, drifting in full on middle. Azam clears his front leg, driving through the line to long-off
37.5
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
37.4
Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, loopy, full, on middle, drawing Azam forward in defence
37.3
Maharaj to Sarfaraz, 1 run, nearly falls over as he looks to sweep, dragging it straight to short mid-wicket, who misfields
37.2
Maharaj to Sarfaraz, no run, flat, on middle, a room-making punch to cover. Typically busy Sarfaraz ..
37.1
Maharaj to Rizwan, out Stumped!! Stumping check -- So much so tht Klaasen is already celebrating. Rizwan's missed out with an ugly slog-sweep as he looks to drag this from well outside off, as the ball sneaks well past. And well, well, his back leg is indeed outside the crease. So just like that, Maharaj has his third, and just like that, Pakistan are wobbling. Rizwan st Klaasen b Maharaj 2(7)
35.6
Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, leading-edge, and just past slip. Rizwan plays for the turn now, only for the ball to straighten, take the edge, and quite luckily die down and go past
35.5
Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, beaten again .. now off a forward defence that Rizwan plays inside the line to with the ball whizzing away outside off
35.4
Maharaj to Rizwan, no run, ooo, turn, bounce, and squares up and beats a loosely defending Rizwan
35.3
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Klaasen!! Gets cute, and gets out. Fakhar, after surviving on review, has clearly premeditated this paddle-sweep, looking to scoop it over the keeper. Nope, just an inside-edge onto his shoulder, and lobbing tamely to the keeper. Nevertheless, take nothing away, it's been an absolute treat! Fakhar Zaman c Klaasen b Maharaj 101(104) [4s-9 6s-3]
35.2
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, given LBW. And reviewed immediately. So Fakhar's looked to slog-sweep this, and he's missed it completely to get struck on the back bent thigh in front of middle-stump. Yea, spinning down leg
35.1
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, flat, angling in, knocked out to mid-on off the back foot
33.6
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run .. 99, off another quiet punch, opening his bat face and steering away behind point
33.5
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, cramps him up for room with the ball spinning into his tummy, something Zaman awkwardly keeps out
33.4
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, flatter, angling in on the legs, and nudged straight to square leg
33.3
Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, slight width, slapped away to deep sweeper
33.2
Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, short, Azam backs away, punches, and finds point
33.1
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, a very delicate tickle in front of short mid-wicket, and a very streaky quick single pinched, taking on Bavuma of all people
25.6
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, looks to be cheeky and misses. The keeper preempted the paddle move from the batter but failed to stop it clean. There wasn't any bat on it
25.5
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, the dreaded, the feared, the slog sweep is out there to see! Sixer. That was blasted on to the green banks at the ground as Maharaj bowled it flatter
25.4
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, stabs it out into the deck
25.3
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, Fakhar Zaman went for the slog sweep and missed. The keeper whipped the bails off but the batter was always in
25.2
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, fumble by the man at square leg as Fakhar Zaman tucked it to him and Babar Azam wanted a single only to be sent back
25.1
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
23.6
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
23.5
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, spinning in, turned away into the on-side for a single. Fifty for Fakhar Zaman. This one coming off 62 balls. But we are all aware of what he can do once he stays there for more time
23.4
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, gets back and defends it out into the on-side
23.3
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, gets forward and blocks it out into the off-side
23.2
Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, back footed punch and he sends it past cover for a single
23.1
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, stabs it out into the off-side for a single
23.1
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, wide, spills that wide down leg. Wided
21.6
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
21.5
Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, arm ball, Babar Azam gets forward and blocks
21.4
Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, pushes the ball back to the bowler
21.3
Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, flatter, blocked out into the off-side
21.2
Maharaj to Imam, out Caught by Verreynne!! Imam has thrown it away. The pressure of dot balls from the previous over has gotten to Imam. Maharaj can share this wicket with Markram. Imam danced out, got a little too close and mistimed the shot to the safe hands of the fielder at long-on. Simplest of takes for the fielder. That was kept flatter outside off and Imam fell into the trap. The getaway shot just didn't come for either of them and the dot balls have done the trick. SA get a little opening. Imam c Verreynne b Maharaj 57(73) [4s-3]
21.1
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, short ball, kept a little low outside off and has been chopped out into the off-side for a single. That turned in a bit but was again bowled flatter
19.6
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, tossed up delivery outside off and has been defended into the off-side
19.5
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, byes, 2 runs, goes through the legs of the keeper as it was sloppy from the keeper. The ball didn't turn outside off and beat the outside edge to nutmeg the keeper. Two byes
19.4
Maharaj to Imam, 1 run, flatter, spinning in, tucked away with the spin to deep mid for a single
19.3
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, goes on the back foot, tucks the ball away off the pads for a single
19.2
Maharaj to Imam, 1 run, tossed up delivery, on-driven down to long-on for a single
19.1
Maharaj to Imam, 2 runs, hangs back, waits, opens the bat face and runs it down to third man for a couple
17.6
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, tucked down to long-on for a single as that spun in
17.5
Maharaj to Imam, 1 run, tossed up delivery and has been on-driven down to long-on for a single. Fifty for Imam. Has been another wonderful knock from the southpaw. Has batted pretty smoothly so far
17.4
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, flatter ball, turns in a smidgen and worked away off the pads into the on-side to square leg for a single
17.3
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, no run, fails to tuck the ball away past short fine as it spun in
17.2
Maharaj to Imam, 1 run, goes deep and tucks the ball in front of square for a single
17.1
Maharaj to Fakhar Zaman, leg byes, 1 run, spinning in, turned away off the pads to short fine for a single. In fact, no bat says the umpire
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