South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2024 -25 Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion Date & Time: Dec 26-Dec 29, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Marco Jansen 1-43(12.3 ov)
57.3
Marco Jansen to Khurram Shahzad, out Caught by Paterson!! It needed three balls after the extended tea break for South Africa to break this stubborn 10th wicket stand. Banged in short and at the stumps, Shahzad backed away and has a proper hack, a massive top-edge and Paterson circled around it at mid-wicket, kept his eyes on the ball and comes up with a catch over his shoulder. Pakistan have been bowled out for 211. Khurram Shahzad c Paterson b Marco Jansen 11(16) [4s-2]
57.2
Marco Jansen to Khurram Shahzad, no run, full and at the stumps, Shahzad leans forward and pushes it to mid-off
57.1
Marco Jansen to Khurram Shahzad, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off, Shahzad leans forward and then slices the drive over cover-point, comes back for the second run
55.6
Marco Jansen to Khurram Shahzad, no run, short of length on the stumps, Khurram Shahzad hangs back and manages to drop it into the leg-side
55.5
Marco Jansen to Abbas, 3 runs, full outside off, Abbas bunts it back down the ground past mid-off and they get back for three, real handy runs these
55.4
Marco Jansen to Abbas, no run, good length delivery outside off, rears off the deck and beats the outside edge as Abbas fends
55.3
Marco Jansen to Abbas, no run, full and sliding down leg with the angle
55.2
Marco Jansen to Abbas, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Abbas fends inside the line
55.1
Marco Jansen to Khurram Shahzad, 1 run, in the air and lands safe! Full and outside off, Khurram Shahzad plays a loose drive and it floats out towards cover, lands in between extra cover who was running across and sweeper cover who was running in, 200 up for Pakistan
35.6
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped down to long leg for a single
35.5
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, banged in short by Jansen, Ghulam makes a late call to let it go, looked clumsy as he ducked under
35.4
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, on a good length and just outside off, a half-stride forward as Ghulam defended
35.3
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, 1 run, back of a length and angling across the right-hander, steered square on the off-side for a single
35.2
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, on a good length and pushed across the right-hander, left alone
35.1
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, punched with a straight bat to mid-on
33.6
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, appeal for a catch at gully, but umpire Nitin Menon shakes his head and they don't review, nipped back into the right-hander and beat him on the flick, off the pad and lobbed towards gully where Stubbs dived forward on the catch
33.5
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, pushed into the gap wide of cover-point for a single
33.4
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, whipped through mid-wicket for a single
33.3
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, beaten, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Ghulam threw his hands on the drive and missed
33.2
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, punched with a straight bat to mid-off
33.1
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, leg byes, 1 run, on a good length and angling into the right-hander, Rizwan gets an inside edge on the tuck to backward square leg
31.6
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, punched through cover for a single
31.5
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, full and at the stumps, driven off the back-foot to mid-on
31.4
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, very full and well wide of off, Ghulam thinks about chasing it and then decides against it
31.3
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, 1 run, full and wide of off, pushed to the left of mid-off for a single
31.2
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, Jansen shortens the length around off, Rizwan prods across defensively
31.1
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven into the gap left of cover - Bavuma cuts the angles and keeps them down to a single
29.6
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, 1 run, a leading edge, but the ball rolls wide of point - Ghulam was looking to nudge one through the on-side and closed the face of the bat
29.5
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone
29.4
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone
29.3
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, FOUR, lovely, full and wide of off, Ghulam reaches out and then slices the drive over backward point, there's a man in the deep at sweeper, but he's well wide
29.2
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, tad fuller and shaping back into the right-hander, Ghulam looks to drive and is struck on the thigh-pad
29.1
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, on a good length and angling back into the right-hander, left alone
27.6
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, FOUR, beautifully played, back of a length and well wide of off - Ghulam gets on top of the bounce and then punches with a straight bat, through the gap wide of cover
27.5
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Ghulam gets behind the line in defence
27.4
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer and Ghulam thrashes the cut through cover, plenty of width and he doesn't miss out, starting to look good, the pocket dynamo
27.3
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, 1 run, short and at the right-hander, a controlled pull past square leg for a single
27.2
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone
27.1
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off, Rizwan doesn't get hold of the drive, but he places it wide of cover - Bavuma sprints to his left and gets a hand onto it, saving the boundary
25.6
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, length ball outside off - Rizwan gets right behind the line in defence
25.5
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, this one went the other way, on a length and pushed across the right-hander, doesn't bounce a lot and beats Rizwan's feeblw prod
25.4
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, that's cut Rizwan in half, jagged back from a length and burst through a hopping Rizwan's defences, might've flicked the trousers on its way to the keeper
25.3
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Rizwan prods across and defends it back at the bowler
25.2
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, short of a good length and around the leg-stump line, Rizwan presses across defensively
25.1
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, back of a length and angling across the right-hander, Rizwan hops across and keeps it down
23.6
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, full and outside off, left alone. That will be lunch
23.5
Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, no run, full and outside off, left alone
23.4
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, 1 run, length delivery on middle-leg, tucked down to long leg
23.3
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, length delivery slanting across outside off, left alone
23.2
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, short of length and sliding down leg again
23.1
Marco Jansen to Rizwan, no run, short of length and just down leg, Rizwan attemps a glance and there's an appeal for caught behind as it goes through, nothing from the umpire
7.6
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, left alone
7.5
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone
7.4
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, on a good length and shaping across the left-hander, Masood plays inside the line and lets it go
7.3
Marco Jansen to Masood, FOUR, beautifully played, a wide half-volley from Jansen - Masood leans into the drive, gets on top of the bounce and then creams it wide of cover for a boundary
7.2
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, a big shout for caught behind, Verreynne threw the ball up in celebration, but Jansen shook his head and went back to his mark. On a length and sliding down leg, Masood was looking to flick and missed
7.1
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Masood presses forward and then defends
5.6
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, length ball at the pads, Masood was shaping for the flick and missed, off the pad and dropped to the on-side
5.5
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, on a length and angling across the left-hander, left alone
5.4
Marco Jansen to Saim Ayub, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Saim Ayub plays with soft hands and drops it wide of point for a single
5.3
Marco Jansen to Masood, 1 run, on a length and angling into the pads, clipped down to long leg for a single
5.2
Marco Jansen to Masood, FOUR, lovely shot, that'll make him feel better, banged in short and just outside off - Masood swivels across, rolled his wrists and then pulled it past square leg for a boundary
5.1
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, that's a nasty delivery and Masood has somehow fended it off, kept climbing onto the left-hander and Masood took hid eyes off as he fended, gets a top-edge onto the helmet and the ball drops in front of the cordon
3.6
Marco Jansen to Masood, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Masood plays with soft hands and nudges it wide of point for a single
3.5
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, Jansen shortens the length outside off, left alone and it barely carries through to Verreynne
3.4
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, Masood plays inside the line and lets it go
3.3
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, full and at the stumps, Masood shuffles across and clips it straight to de Zorzi at FSL
3.2
Marco Jansen to Saim Ayub, 1 run, length ball on the pads, flicked down to long leg for a single
3.1
Marco Jansen to Saim Ayub, no run, shout for LBW, but think it was going down leg, but they've reviewed, A very full ball and Saim Ayub played all around it, missed and the ball thudded into the front-pad, in front of middle and leg. No bat and UltraEdge confirms the same. Onto ball-tracking: It's umpire's call on hitting, shaving the leg-stump and umpire Nitin Menon's call stays - NOT OUT
1.6
Marco Jansen to Saim Ayub, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Ayub leans into the open-faced drive and can't beat cover-point
1.5
Marco Jansen to Saim Ayub, no run, on a good length and just outside off - a half-forward stride as Ayub defended
1.4
Marco Jansen to Saim Ayub, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, spongy bounce for Jansen and it's left alone
1.3
Marco Jansen to Masood, 1 run, inside edge, but Masood did get on top of the bounce as he nudged it behind square on the on-side for a single
1.2
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, too straight from Jansen, slides it well down leg and past Masood's flick
1.1
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, a loose start from Jansen, short and well down leg, left alone
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