South Africa vs Pakistan, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2024 -25 Venue: Newlands, Cape Town Date & Time: Jan 03-Jan 06, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Kagiso Rabada 3-55(15 ov)
52.6
Rabada to Mir Hamza, FOUR, four more! 134kph, short of length outside off, Mir Hamza clears his front leg and cuts hard through backward point. Rockets away to the fence. 15 runs off the over
52.5
Rabada to Mir Hamza, SIX, puts bat on ball and it's six! 134kph, short of a good length delivery, Mir Hamza clears the front leg and dispatches it over deep midwicket with a good swing of the bat
52.4
Rabada to Mir Hamza, no run, clears his front leg and looks to heave across the line, connects with thin air against this short of length ball
52.3
Rabada to Khurram Shahzad, 1 run, 135kph, short and angling in, Shahzad looks to duck and the ball doesn't bounce as much as he expects. Takes his eyes off the ball as well. The ball hits the bat and goes over the short leg fielder which allows the batters to rotate strike
52.2
Rabada to Khurram Shahzad, no run, 140kph, dug in short, Shahzad sways away from it
52.1
Rabada to Khurram Shahzad, FOUR, edged and four! 136kph, back of a length, Shahzad stays leg-side to push and the outside edge eludes the gully fielder to his right. Awkward bounce for Jansen and he couldn't stop it
50.6
Rabada to Khurram Shahzad, no run, 136kph, bouncer and Shahzad ducks under it
50.6
Rabada to Khurram Shahzad, no ball, 137kph, in-angling length ball, defended towards mid-off
50.5
Rabada to Khurram Shahzad, no run, the line is wider and Shahzad pokes it to point by staying back and exposing a couple of stumps
50.4
Rabada to Khurram Shahzad, no run, 137kph, stays leg-side and pushes this length ball to backward point
50.3
Rabada to Mir Hamza, 1 run, 134kph, short of length, a hopping Hamza looks to turn it into the leg-side and gets a leading edge to the left of cover
50.2
Rabada to Mir Hamza, no run, 137kph, round the wicket, Rabada slips in a yorker and Mir Hamza somehow manages to dig it out. Brings his bat down just in time
50.1
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, out Caught by Bedingham!! Rabada has bounced out Aamer Jamal! 139kph, banged in short, generates good lift, just above the shoulder and Jamal goes for the pull shot. He's late into the stroke and the ball lobs up in the air off the glove. Verreynne moves to his right and decides to not to go for the catch as it goes straight to first slip. Bedingham holds onto the catch safely despite being slightly distracted by the keeper. Aamer Jamal c Bedingham b Rabada 15(36) [4s-2]
48.6
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, 1 run, 135kph, Jamal swivels to pull this short ball down to fine leg and keeps the strike
48.5
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, no run, 137kph, full again, blocked into off
48.4
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, no run, pitched up, driven crisply but straight to cover
48.3
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, no run, 139kph, in-slanter, defended towards mid-on
48.2
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, 2 runs, short of length, punched through point and Rickelton makes a diving stop to his right in the deep
48.1
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, no run, 135kph, Aamer Jamal shapes to pull against this ball banged in short. The ball trims the top-edge and a jumping Verreynne manages to get a glove on it. Would be very harsh to term that as a dropped catch. Interestingly, Jamal didn't take the single
46.6
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, no run, punched to cover
46.6
Rabada to Khurram Shahzad, no ball, 1 run, 135kph, with three slips and a gully, Rabada bowls a length ball just outside off, patted through the covers for a single
46.5
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, 1 run, 133kph, length ball, Jamal shuffles to defend and the ball rolls through backward point off the outer edge
46.4
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, no run, 134kph, fuller than a length, defended to mid-off
46.3
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, no run, 133kph, angling in on off, defended into the leg-side
46.2
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, no run, 132kph, excellent comeback from Rabada. On the money now. Wobble seam, angles in and nibbles away to go past the outside edge of Jamal who pushes at it. Mighty close
46.1
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, FOUR, 126kph, cracking sound off the bat! A loosener from Rabada. Harmless back of a length outside off and Aamer Jamal stands tall to punch it authoitatively through the covers
30.6
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 139kph, fuller ball, easy leave outside off
30.5
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, on a length and outside off, left alone
30.4
Rabada to Babar Azam, FOUR, 137kph, short of length outside off, Babar Azam nicely punches through cover-point off the back foot. Middles it and the ball races away to the fence. The boundary brings up Babar's fifty! A big round of applause from the crowd as Babar raises his bat
30.3
Rabada to Babar Azam, FOUR, 138kph, extra bounce outside off, Babar Azam flashes his bat hard and gets a thick edge that flies over the slip cordon. 100 up for Pakistan!
30.2
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 141kph, length ball that skids off the deck outside off, Babar lifts his bat and lets it go
30.1
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, full delivery, Babar Azam defends
28.6
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 138kph, shorter and just down leg, Babar walks across towards off and leaves it alone
28.5
Rabada to Babar Azam, FOUR, 138kph, shot of the day! Slightly overpitched around off and Babar Azam presses forward to play an eye-pleasing on-drive. Just a mere push and the timing is exquisite
28.4
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 138kph, full outside off, no shot offered
28.3
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 141kph, wobble seam on a fullish length, a shuffling Babar pushes away from his body to get beaten on the outside edge as the ball nibbles away
28.2
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 140kph, fuller and wider, another leave
28.1
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 135kph, left alone outside off
26.6
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 136kph, on a length and marginally outside off, a shuffling Rizwan blocks it back to the bowler
26.5
Rabada to Babar Azam, 1 run, 137kph, angled in from wide of the crease, keeps a shade low and a hopping Babar turns it to square leg
26.4
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 137kph, full outside off, pushed towards extra cover
26.3
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, 136kph, hip-high short ball, pulled to deep square leg
26.2
Rabada to Babar Azam, 1 run, 137kph, taps this length ball towards cover-point and Babar Azam straightaway calls for the single. He is going towards the danger end and makes his ground comfortably. Stubbs missed the stumps at the bowler's end after getting to the ball quickly from point
26.1
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 136kph, fuller than a length, Babar presses forward to solidly block
24.6
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 137kph, angling in on middle and leg, defended to square leg with a closed bat-face
24.5
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 135kph, beauty from Rabada! Gets this good length delivery to seam away. The line is well outside off and could/should have been left alone. Babar wants to have a feel for it and sticks his bat out as he gets squared up. Lucky not to nick off
24.4
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, angling in, middle-stump line, defended into the leg-side
24.4
Rabada to Babar Azam, no ball, 2 runs, 137kph, back of a length, Babar hops and plays late as he guides it between third slip and gully by opening the bat-face. Stubbs runs back from gully and slides to pull it back in. Replays show that the ball seamed away a bit too
24.3
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 137kph, length ball, poked to point from the crease
24.2
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, 140kph, full and on the pads, flicked away to fine leg
24.1
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 136kph, good length around off, Rizwan pushes it to backward point off the front foot
22.6
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 138kph, fuller than a length and attacking the sticks, Rizwan's bottom hand comes off the bat handle as he defends it into the off-side. Another maiden over
22.5
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, beaten! 138kph, from nowhere, Rabada gets one to seam away. Angles in, lands on a length around off and straightens off the deck to go past the defensive outside edge of Rizwan
22.4
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 137kph, short of a good length ball on off and middle, Rizwan nudges it into the leg-side
22.3
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 134kph, length ball around the fifth stump zone, Rizwan shuffles and blocks back at the bowler
22.2
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 133kph, full ball, defended back to Rabada off the front foot
22.1
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 131kph, over the wicket, full delivery, Rizwan pushes with hard hands, Rabada gets low to stop and ends up deflects it onto the stumps at the bowler's end. Babar is in
10.6
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 136kph, full and on the stumps on this occasion, Rizwan drives to mid-on. Maiden over!
10.5
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 136kph, full outside off, Rizwan lets it go through to the keeper
10.4
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 140kph, another full delivery outside off, Rizwan push-drives to the left of the bowler and Rabada may have got fingertips on it
10.3
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 136kph, Rabada persists with the full full length, defensively pushed to the left of the bowler
10.2
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 134kph, full again, wider line and Rizwan drives with hard hands to mid-off
10.1
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 135kph, fullish delivery, Rizwan leans and pushes back to the bowler with hard hands
8.6
Rabada to Rizwan, 2 runs, dug in short, Rizwan pulls through square leg to get off the mark. Maphaka sprints to his left from the deep and puts in the dive to stop the ball from reaching the fence. Big roar from the crowd as the debutant saves a couple of runs
8.5
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, 135kph, in-slanting short of length ball, defended into the leg-side
8.4
Rabada to Saud Shakeel, out Caught by Bedingham!! Edged and gone! Very similar to Masood's dismissal. 140kph, fuller than a length outside off, Shakeel goes for the drive with hard hands away from his body and nicks off. Second catch for Bedingham who gets low to his right at first slip to snaffle it with both hands. The top-scorer for Pakistan in the first Test departs for a duck. Saud Shakeel c Bedingham b Rabada 0(6)
8.3
Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, 139kph, hint of width and Saud Shakeel chops off the back foot. Goes to gully's right on the bounce who fails to catch it cleanly. The crowd thought that it was a chance...
8.2
Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, 136kph, further full and Shakeel is solid in his forward defence
8.1
Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, 137kph, full delivery and Shakeel gets forward to drive it to mid-off
6.6
Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, 138kph, length ball angled in, defended
6.5
Rabada to Saud Shakeel, no run, 137kph, round the wicket, pitched up, Shakeel drives towards mid-on who makes a sharp stop to his right
6.4
Rabada to Babar Azam, 1 run, full on middle and leg, clipped away to deep midwicket
6.4
Rabada to Babar Azam, no ball, 142kph, short of a good length, Babar Azam stays back and defends with soft hands. The outside edge rolls towards the cordon
6.3
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 136kph, attacking the stumps from a fuller length, Babar Azam defends from the crease
6.2
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 137kph, bouncer, Babar Azam hurriedly ducks under it
6.1
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 135kph, full outside off, Babar Azam pushes to backward point off the front foot
4.6
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, full ball swinging in from outside off at 141kph, tentative footwork from Babar Azam as he blocks it off the inner half in front of him. He wasn't sure where the ball went
4.5
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 138kph full ball outside off, Babar Azam opens his bat-face and plays it with soft hands to gully. He played that one nicely
4.4
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 139kph skiddy short of length ball on off, Babar Azam hangs back and pushes it towards covers
4.3
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, pitched up on off at 137kph, Babar Azam eases it towards Rabada who dives to his right on his followthrough to make an acrobatic stop
4.2
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, good length ball in the channel at 138kph, straightening a bit, Babar Azam hangs back and defends it towards covers
4.1
Rabada to Kamran Ghulam, 3 runs, 137kph fullish ball wide outside off, Kamran Ghulam reaches out and drives it on the up through covers. Bavuma from mid-off hares after it and slides near the fence to save a run for his side
2.6
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, beauty! 140kph delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, angling in initially and then straightens to open Babar Azam up in his stance. He has no option but to play at it and is beaten all ends up. Testing stuff from Rabada
2.5
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 140kph pitched up ball outside off, Babar Azam prods ahead and eases it towards mid-off
2.4
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 138kph good length ball on the sixth stump channel, shaping away this time, Babar Azam makes a watchful leave
2.3
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, oh, tight leave! This one seams in sharply from a good length outside off, Babar Azam lifts his bat to allow it through and the ball fizzes past the off-stump. That wasn't far away...
2.2
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 136kph good length ball seaming in on off, Babar Azam covers the line and blocks it solidly
2.1
Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, 135kph fullish delivery in the channel, Babar Azam leans ahead tentatively and manages to keep it out off the inner half of the bat
0.6
Rabada to Masood, out Caught by Bedingham!! Rabada strikes! The change of angle has done the trick! Fuller length ball shaping in from round the wicket and outside off. Masood leans ahead a bit as he goes for a flashy drive but only manages to edge it behind. Bedingham at first slip gets low to his right and takes it inches above the ground. Good reflexes from Bedingham there. Masood c Bedingham b Rabada 2(6)
0.5
Rabada to Masood, no run, 139kph short of length ball around off, Masood hops and tucks it towards mid-wicket
0.4
Rabada to Masood, no run, 135kph pitched up ball on off, Masood prods ahead and blocks it down the track
0.3
Rabada to Masood, no run, 138kph good length ball in the channel, some nibble in the air, Masood leans ahead and blocks it tentatively towards mid-wicket
0.2
Rabada to Masood, no run, 134kph back of a length ball slanting across Masood. He lifts his bat to let it through
0.1
Rabada to Masood, 2 runs, 140kph back of a length ball on the hips, Masood works it towards deep square leg to get off the mark with a couple
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