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Match Details
PAK vs SA, 2nd TEST, SA vs PAK 2025 live
Day 2-Session 1
SA
9-03.0
Lunch Break
CRR : 3.00
SA trail by 324 runs
SA trail by 324 runs
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P'ship : 9(18)
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12:31 PM IST, 12:01 PM Local Time: It's time for Lunch on Day 2! An eventful morning session comes to an end, with South Africa dominating and claiming five wickets — all taken by Keshav Maharaj.
Kagiso Rabada bowled beautifully in the first half of the morning session, inducing a few edges, but unfortunately, they fell short of the fielders. Saud Shakeel and Salman Ali Agha lived dangerously early on but gradually found their rhythm as the day progressed, with their partnership crossing the 50-run mark.
Keshav Maharaj operated from one end, while Jansen replaced Rabada later from the other. The decision to persist with Maharaj paid off for Markram, as the left-arm spinner trapped Salman Ali for 45 just before the drinks break, breaking the 70-run sixth-wicket stand.
The breakthrough opened gates for the Proteas as Maharaj continued his impressive bowling and sent back Shakeel (66), Shaheen Afridi (0), Sajid Khan (5), and Asif Afridi (4) in a jiffy after the drinks break. He claimed his 12th five-wicket haul in Tests, finishing with seven wickets to skittle Pakistan for 333 runs.
Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton negated the three overs remaining in the session and added 9 runs in it. The opening pair will look to build a partnership and lay a solid foundation, but it will be interesting to see how they fare as the wicket looks tough to bat on, especially against spinners. On the other hand, the hosts will look to make early inroads and put the Proteas under pressue. Join us in 40 minutes for the second session of the day.
Kagiso Rabada bowled beautifully in the first half of the morning session, inducing a few edges, but unfortunately, they fell short of the fielders. Saud Shakeel and Salman Ali Agha lived dangerously early on but gradually found their rhythm as the day progressed, with their partnership crossing the 50-run mark.
Keshav Maharaj operated from one end, while Jansen replaced Rabada later from the other. The decision to persist with Maharaj paid off for Markram, as the left-arm spinner trapped Salman Ali for 45 just before the drinks break, breaking the 70-run sixth-wicket stand.
The breakthrough opened gates for the Proteas as Maharaj continued his impressive bowling and sent back Shakeel (66), Shaheen Afridi (0), Sajid Khan (5), and Asif Afridi (4) in a jiffy after the drinks break. He claimed his 12th five-wicket haul in Tests, finishing with seven wickets to skittle Pakistan for 333 runs.
Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton negated the three overs remaining in the session and added 9 runs in it. The opening pair will look to build a partnership and lay a solid foundation, but it will be interesting to see how they fare as the wicket looks tough to bat on, especially against spinners. On the other hand, the hosts will look to make early inroads and put the Proteas under pressue. Join us in 40 minutes for the second session of the day.
OVER 3
South Africa
9/0
Ryan Rickelton
3(5)
Aiden Markram
6(13)
Shaheen Afridi
0-5(2.0)
2.6 S Afridi to A Markram
1 Overpitched delivery around sixth stump. Markram presses forward and drives it powerfully to the fielder at extra cover, who fumbles and concedes a single. Lunch, Day 2.
2.5 S Afridi to A Markram
0 Beaten! Good length delivery around off, swinging across the batter. 131 kmph. It keeps a bit low too. Markram leans forward to defend, gets beaten on the inside edge to the keeper.
2.4 S Afridi to A Markram
0 Good length delivery around middle stump line. Markram defends off the front foot to the bowler.
2.3 S Afridi to A Markram
0 Good length delivery around off, 136 kmph. Markram looks to defend it straight, gets an inside edge to mid wicket.
Less than 2 minutes left and we still have 4 balls to go. This could be the final over of the morning session!
2.2 S Afridi to A Markram
0 Overpitched delivery around fourth stump. Driven off the front foot to mid off.
Umpire's call on stumps saves Markram here. Afridi can’t believe it; after seeing the replay on the big screen, he buries his head in his hands.
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