PAK 1ST

OUT! Caught. Prenelan Subrayen to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Muthusamy. Pakistan have been bowled out for 378 runs. They looked impressive, particularly with the 163-run partnership between Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha. However, Senuran Muthusamy played a crucial role, taking six wickets to help secure the innings. Salman Ali Agha contributed a valuable 93 runs, just missing out on a century. Join us in a few minutes for South Africa's innings.

OUT! Bowled. Senuran Muthusamy to Shaheen Afridi. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed. Another wicket for Muthusamy.

OUT! Caught. Senuran Muthusamy to Sajid Khan. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, caught by Markram. Senuran Muthusamy is on a hat trick.

OUT! Bowled. Senuran Muthusamy to Noman Ali. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Gate crashed.

OUT! Caught. Senuran Muthusamy to Muhammad Rizwan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Verreynne. Edged and beautifully taken by Kyle Verreynne.

OUT! L.B.W. Simon Harmer to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Tremendous review from Simon Harmer and South Africa.

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Senuran Muthusamy to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, caught by Muthusamy. That's Tea on Day 1. Pakistan started strongly in this session, but unfortunately lost three wickets. Imam Ul-Haq narrowly missed a well-deserved century, falling just seven runs short. South Africa will be pleased with this session, having taken three key wickets and shifting the momentum in their favour. We'll see if South Africa can maintain this momentum after the tea break. Join us again in 20 minutes.

OUT! Caught. Senuran Muthusamy to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short leg, caught by de Zorzi. Imam-ul-Haq couldn't believe his luck.

OUT! L.B.W. Prenelan Subrayen to Shan Masood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. South Africa breaks the partnership, and it's the Pakistani skipper.

OUT! L.B.W. Kagiso Rabada to Abdullah Shafique. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Three reds in the review! Terrific start for South Africa.

SAF 1ST

OUT! Bowled. Sajid Khan to Kagiso Rabada. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, missed. South Africa have been bowled out for 269, with Tony de Zorzi standing out with a brilliant century, scoring 104 to help the visitors post a respectable total. However, Pakistan hold a healthy first innings lead of 109 runs and will now look to set a challenging target and push for victory. Noman Ali was the standout performer with the ball, claiming an impressive six-wicket haul to put Pakistan in a strong position.

OUT! Caught. Noman Ali to Prenelan Subrayen. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, caught by Agha. Sixth wicket for Noman Ali.

OUT! Caught. Noman Ali to Tony de Zorzi. Stock length ball, off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Afridi. Brilliant knock from Tony comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Sajid Khan to Senuran Muthusamy. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, caught by Agha. Excellent carry from Salman.

OUT! L.B.W. Noman Ali to Kyle Verreynne. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. That's plumb in front.

OUT! Caught. Sajid Khan to Dewald Brevis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short mid wicket, caught by Khan. Soft dismissal.

OUT! Caught. Noman Ali to Tristan Stubbs. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Rizwan. South Africa have lost their first review.

OUT! Caught. Salman Ali Agha to Ryan Rickelton. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, outside edge to first slip, caught by Azam. Babar takes a stunner.

OUT! Caught. Noman Ali to Wiaan Mulder. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Rizwan. The change of ends works for Noman Ali.

OUT! Caught. Noman Ali to Aiden Markram. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Rizwan. This time, he walks back! Noman Ali deserves this wicket.

PAK 2ND

OUT! Caught. Simon Harmer to Sajid Khan. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Brevis. Pakistan have been bowled out for 167 runs, holding a strong lead of 276 on a turning track. However, South African spinners sealed the session by quickly claiming wickets, with Senuran Muthusamy achieving a remarkable five-wicket haul and well supported by Simon Hamer with four wickets. Will the Pakistan bowlers regain the momentum and take control by the end of the day? Let's find out.

OUT! L.B.W. Senuran Muthusamy to Noman Ali. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad. Five-wicket haul for Muthusamy.

OUT! Bowled. Senuran Muthusamy to Salman Ali Agha. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, missed. Eight down for Pakistan.

OUT! Caught. Senuran Muthusamy to Shaheen Afridi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Mulder. Straight into the fielder's hand.

OUT! Bowled. Simon Harmer to Muhammad Rizwan. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, missed. Gate crashed!

OUT! Caught. Senuran Muthusamy to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Stubbs. With that breakthrough, players are heading for Tea on Day 3. It's a shared session for both teams. However, South Africa has gained a slight advantage just before the break. They still need to take five wickets to dismiss their opponents. Meanwhile, the home team holds a strong lead and will aim to extend it in the final session. Join us in 20 minutes for the last session of the day.

OUT! L.B.W. Kagiso Rabada to Babar Azam. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Well settled batter departs!

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Senuran Muthusamy to Abdullah Shafique. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, caught by Muthusamy. Great return catch from Muthusamy.

OUT! L.B.W. Simon Harmer to Shan Masood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, hit pad. No change in the on-filed call.

OUT! Stumped. Simon Harmer to Imam ul-Haq. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, missed, by Verreynne. Sharp work from the keeper rewards a wicket.

SAF 2ND

OUT! Bowled. Shaheen Afridi to Kagiso Rabada. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed. Pakistan have clinched victory by 93 runs, securing a lead in the Test series against South Africa. After setting a challenging target, the Pakistani bowlers delivered an impressive performance. Noman Ali was the standout, claiming four wickets, while Shaheen Afridi contributed with four wickets as well. South Africa fell short in the chase, with Dewald Brevis top-scoring with 54 runs. This comprehensive win showcases Pakistan's dominance in the match and puts them in a strong position in the series. Noman Ali is the Player of the Match.

OUT! Bowled. Shaheen Afridi to Prenelan Subrayen. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed. Nine down for South Africa.

OUT! L.B.W. Shaheen Afridi to Kyle Verreynne. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Stuck in front, and the umpire raises his finger.

OUT! L.B.W. Sajid Khan to Senuran Muthusamy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. On-field decision stays.

OUT! Caught. Sajid Khan to Ryan Rickelton. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Agha. Well-set batter departs!

OUT! Bowled. Noman Ali to Dewald Brevis. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, missed. Dewald Brevis walks off in frustration.

OUT! Caught. Noman Ali to Tristan Stubbs. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, top edge to first slip, caught by Agha. Noman AliÂ gets the first wicket for the first session.

OUT! L.B.W. Shaheen Afridi to Tony de Zorzi. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad.

OUT! Caught. Noman Ali to Wiaan Mulder. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot Leave, outside edge to first slip, caught by Agha. Edged and gone!

OUT! Bowled. Noman Ali to Aiden Markram. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Noman Ali draws the first blood.

Over 111. no runs. Bowler: Prenelan Subrayen. Pakistan: 378/10(rr 3.41)

Prenelan Subrayen to Salman Ali Agha. Quicker ball half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to short third man for no runs, mis-fielded by Verreynne, fielded by Markram.

Prenelan Subrayen to Salman Ali Agha. Off break back of a length, wide outside off stump down the track flick, inside edge in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by de Zorzi.

Prenelan Subrayen to Salman Ali Agha. Off break back of a length, wide outside off stump down the track pushing, inside edge back to bowler for no runs.

Over 110. 1 run. Bowler: Senuran Muthusamy. Pakistan: 378/9(rr 3.44)

Senuran Muthusamy to Hasan Ali. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Senuran Muthusamy to Hasan Ali. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

Senuran Muthusamy to Hasan Ali. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Brevis.

Senuran Muthusamy to Shaheen Afridi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs.

Senuran Muthusamy to Salman Ali Agha. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Brevis.

Over 109. no runs. Bowler: Prenelan Subrayen. Pakistan: 377/8(rr 3.46)

Prenelan Subrayen to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Prenelan Subrayen to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Mulder.

Prenelan Subrayen to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Muthusamy.

Prenelan Subrayen to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by de Zorzi.

Prenelan Subrayen to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Muthusamy.

Prenelan Subrayen to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Harmer.

Over 108. 4 runs. Bowler: Senuran Muthusamy. Pakistan: 377/8(rr 3.49)

Over 84. 1 run. Bowler: Sajid Khan. South Africa: 269/10(rr 3.20)

Sajid Khan to Kagiso Rabada. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

Sajid Khan to Kagiso Rabada. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shakeel.

Sajid Khan to Kagiso Rabada. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

Sajid Khan to Simon Harmer. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot defending, thick edge to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Ali.

Over 83. 1 run. Bowler: Noman Ali. South Africa: 268/9(rr 3.23)

Noman Ali to Kagiso Rabada. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khan.

Noman Ali to Kagiso Rabada. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Azam.

Noman Ali to Kagiso Rabada. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khan.

Noman Ali to Kagiso Rabada. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Khan.

Noman Ali to Simon Harmer. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Khan.

Over 82. 2 runs. Bowler: Sajid Khan. South Africa: 267/8(rr 3.26)

Sajid Khan to Simon Harmer. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Ali.

Sajid Khan to Simon Harmer. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Sajid Khan to Simon Harmer. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Khan.

Sajid Khan to Simon Harmer. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Khan.

Sajid Khan to Prenelan Subrayen. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Shakeel.

Over 47. no runs. Bowler: Simon Harmer. Pakistan: 167/10(rr 3.55)

Over 46. 1 run. Bowler: Senuran Muthusamy. Pakistan: 167/9(rr 3.63)

Senuran Muthusamy to Sajid Khan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Rickelton.

Senuran Muthusamy to Sajid Khan. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.

Senuran Muthusamy to Sajid Khan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Harmer.

APPEAL! Senuran Muthusamy to Sajid Khan. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, hit body to silly point for no runs, fielded by Verreynne, appeal made for L.B.W.  Sajid Khan survives.

Over 45. 3 runs. Bowler: Simon Harmer. Pakistan: 166/7(rr 3.69)

APPEAL! Simon Harmer to Noman Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne, appeal made for Caught.  There is a big gap between the bat and the ball.

Simon Harmer to Noman Ali. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by de Zorzi.

Simon Harmer to Salman Ali Agha. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Subrayen.

Simon Harmer to Noman Ali. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run.

Simon Harmer to Noman Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

Simon Harmer to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Muthusamy.

Over 44. 9 runs. Bowler: Senuran Muthusamy. Pakistan: 163/7(rr 3.70)

Senuran Muthusamy to Noman Ali. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Senuran Muthusamy to Noman Ali. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Stubbs.

Senuran Muthusamy to Noman Ali. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Harmer.

Over 61. no runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. South Africa: 183/10(rr 3.00)

APPEAL! Shaheen Afridi to Kagiso Rabada. Reverse Swing-In yorker, middle stump on the front foot working, inside edge to fourth slip for no runs, fielded by Azam, appeal made for L.B.W.  Bowler thinks he got a wicket, but the umpire disagreed.

Shaheen Afridi to Prenelan Subrayen. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, hit helmet for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

Shaheen Afridi to Prenelan Subrayen. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, mis-fielded by Rizwan.

Over 60. 2 runs. Bowler: Hasan Ali. South Africa: 183/8(rr 3.05)

Hasan Ali to Simon Harmer. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Shafique.

Hasan Ali to Simon Harmer. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Ali.

Hasan Ali to Simon Harmer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Hasan Ali to Simon Harmer. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.

Hasan Ali to Simon Harmer. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

Hasan Ali to Simon Harmer. Reverse Swing-Out back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, mis-fielded by Rizwan.

Over 59. 8 runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. South Africa: 181/8(rr 3.07)

Shaheen Afridi to Prenelan Subrayen. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Khan.

FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Prenelan Subrayen. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, thick edge past third man for 4 runs.

Shaheen Afridi to Prenelan Subrayen. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

Shaheen Afridi to Prenelan Subrayen. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Khan.

Shaheen Afridi to Prenelan Subrayen. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, mis-fielded by Afridi.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
A Shafiquelbw Rabada	2	3	0	0	66.67
I ul-Haqc de Zorzi b Muthusamy	93	153	7	1	60.78
S Khanlbw Subrayen	76	147	9	1	51.7
M Azamlbw Harmer	23	48	4	0	47.92
S Shakeelc & b Muthusamy	0	1	0	0	0.0
M Rizwanc Verreynne b Muthusamy	75	140	2	2	53.57
S Aghac Muthusamy b Subrayen	93	145	5	3	64.14
N Alib Muthusamy	0	2	0	0	0.0
S Khanc Markram b Muthusamy	0	1	0	0	0.0
S Afridib Muthusamy	7	23	1	0	30.43
H Alinot out	0	3	0	0	0.0

Bowling	O	M	R	W	NB	E/R
K Rabada	17	2	56	1	0	3.3
P Mulder	2	0	13	0	2	6.5
P Subrayen	25.4	1	78	2	0	3.04
S Harmer	33	5	101	1	0	3.07
S Muthusamy	32	6	117	6	0	3.66
A Markram	1	0	6	0	0	6

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