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Commentary (Pakistan innings)
24.4 K Rabada to Imam, Bouncer. Imam ducks. Quinton jumps to collect it. 87/1
24.3 K Rabada to Masood, Good length delivery outside off, Masood plays it towards point and runs the first run hard. That's all what he will get. 87/1
24.2 K Rabada to Imam, A touch short and outside off, straightening a bit, Imam plays at it away from his body and pushes it with an angled bat to deep point for a run. 86/1
24.1 K Rabada to Imam, Comes running in from 'round the wicket and slants in a length ball on off, Imam is on the front foot in defense. 85/1
23.6 K Maharaj to Masood, Leans forward to a full ball and blocks it to end the over. 85/1
23.5 K Maharaj to Masood, Slower through the air this time, full and on off, Shan is forward in defense. 85/1
23.4 K Maharaj to Masood, Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 85/1
23.3 K Maharaj to Masood, Masood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 85/1
23.2 K Maharaj to Masood, FOUR! Full and flighted outside off, it's driven down the ground to long off for a boundary. Always safe to play in the V. 85/1
23.1 K Maharaj to Masood, Flatter on off, punched from the back foot to extra cover. 81/1
22.6 K Rabada to Imam, This one keeps a fraction low. Outside off, Imam makes yet another leave and de Kock struggles while collecting the nut. 81/1
22.5 K Rabada to Imam, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 81/1
22.4 K Rabada to Imam, Keeps probing in the channel around off, trying to play on the patience of the batsman. Imam was a bit jittery earlier in his innings but is now a lot composed. Allows it through. 81/1
22.3 K Rabada to Imam, In the channel outside off, straightening a bit, another watchful leave made by Imam-ul-Haq. 81/1
22.2 K Rabada to Imam, Excellent delivery and a good leave too. Rabada serves it on a length outside off and there is some visible away movement as well. Imam takes a stride forward to cover the line and shoulders arms. 81/1
22.1 K Rabada to Imam, Good length ball on middle, Imam works it on the leg side but finds the fielder in front of square leg. 81/1
21.6 K Maharaj to Masood, Masood has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 81/1
21.5 K Maharaj to Imam, Half century! Imam jumps out of the crease and pushes it to mid off for a brisk run. Brings up his 3rd Test fifty and receives a good ovation from his team's balcony. He was given a life on 15 and is making full use of that. 81/1
21.4 K Maharaj to Masood, Strides forward to a full ball and drives it down to long on for a run. 80/1
21.3 K Maharaj to Masood, FOUR! Fine shot! Maharaj is on the shorter side with his length around off, Masood immediately gets back and whacks it through backward point for a cracking boundary. 79/1
21.2 K Maharaj to Masood, Loopy and around off, Masood gets forward and plays it with the spin to short leg. 75/1
21.1 K Maharaj to Imam, Flighted delivery, landing full around off, Imam walks forward and pushes it down to long on for a run. 75/1
Time for some spin. Keshav Maharaj to roll his arm. A slip and short leg in place.
20.6 K Rabada to Masood, Around off, it's been firmly defended by Shan towards mid on. 74/1
20.5 K Rabada to Masood, Targets the off stump with a good length ball, Masood plays it with soft hands in the direction of mid on. Comes out of the crease looking for a run but his partner is not interested. 74/1
20.4 K Rabada to Masood, On a length around off, angling in and staying a bit low as well, Masood presses forward and defends it back. 74/1
20.3 K Rabada to Masood, A touch short and around off, straightening off the seam again. Masood tries to flick but closes the face of the bat early. It comes off the leading edge and rolls wide of gully for a couple of runs. 74/1
20.2 K Rabada to Imam, Digs in a short ball on middle, Imam pulls it across the line although not in full control. It goes to the right of the fine leg fielder and they collect a single. 72/1
20.1 K Rabada to Imam, Speeds in from 'round the wicket and hurls across a good length delivery outside off. It moves in with the angle and then straightens as the batsman makes a leave. 71/1
Kagiso Rabada returns for another burst as South Africa are searching for wickets and control on this Test match. Lead - 29 runs.
19.6 D Steyn to Imam, Good length ball around off, Imam moves inside the line and works it with angle to deep backward square leg. A single taken. 71/1
19.5 D Steyn to Masood, Short and sliding down the leg side, Imam stands back to hit it across the line but misses. It takes his pads and runs down to fine leg for a leg bye. 70/1
19.4 D Steyn to Imam, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. 69/1
19.3 D Steyn to Imam, Around off, it's been defended from the crease to the leg side. 68/1
19.2 D Steyn to Masood, A touch short and outside off, Masood opens the face of his bat and runs it past gully. Bavuma gives the chase and they take a run. 68/1
19.1 D Steyn to Masood, Angles in a length ball on off, Masood blocks it by getting forward. 67/1
18.6 D Olivier to Imam, Full and straight, pushed back to the bowler. Nice communication from Imam to Masood - loud and clear - 'WAIT MATE! NO RUN!' 67/1
18.5 D Olivier to Imam, A short ball around off, Imam looks to pull but the delivery comes on quicker than his anticipation. Mistimes his shot towards mid-wicket. 67/1
18.4 D Olivier to Imam, Around off, punched towards point. 67/1
18.3 D Olivier to Masood, Dropped a bit short, Shan swivels nicely and plays a Nataraja pull shot - the one played with one leg in the air in a dancing pose - towards fine leg for a single. 67/1
18.2 D Olivier to Masood, On middle and off, angling away, Masood gets across and works it straight to short mid-wicket. 66/1
18.1 D Olivier to Masood, Full and straight, blocked back to the bowler. 66/1
17.6 D Steyn to Imam, FOUR! Beautiful shot to end the over. Full and straight, the southpaw drives it through mid on. As mentioned earlier, Rabada is not at mid on. He is at widish mid on, almost near mid-wicket. Starts to chase but loses the race. 66/1
17.5 D Steyn to Imam, A bouncer to test the batsman's footwork, he ducks comfortably. 62/1
17.4 D Steyn to Imam, On middle and off, Imam gets across and pushes it towards mid on. 62/1
17.3 D Steyn to Masood, Outside off, steered behind point for a single. Temba Bavuma gave it a good chase from backward point and the batsmen did not even think about the second. 62/1
17.2 D Steyn to Masood, Fuller in length this time, pushed back to the bowler. 61/1
17.1 D Steyn to Masood, Outside off, left alone. 61/1
16.6 D Olivier to Imam, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. 61/1
16.5 D Olivier to Imam, Another short ball, this time it is pulled behind square without much timing. Long leg gets across. Two runs taken. 61/1
16.4 D Olivier to Imam, SIX! Where did that come from? A short ball, around middle, Imam swivels and pulls it over square leg! 59/1
16.3 D Olivier to Imam, Outside off, the southpaw looks to cut but gets a bottom edge to the off side. 53/1
16.2 D Olivier to Imam, Outside off, Imam punches this down the ground, Kagiso Rabada is too square at mid on and has to put in the hard yards. Keeps the batsmen to a couple. 53/1
16.1 D Olivier to Imam, Around off, on a length, watchfully tucked out. 51/1
15.6 D Steyn to Imam, Down the leg side, tucked towards fine leg for a single. 51/1
15.5 D Steyn to Imam, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. 50/1
15.4 D Steyn to Imam, Outside off, quietly left alone this time. 50/1
15.3 D Steyn to Imam, Outside off, Imam looks to defend this time but the ball hits a crack and deviates off the seam. Beats him totally. 50/1
15.2 D Steyn to Imam, EDGED, DROPS SHORT! On a length outside off, Imam looks to defend but the away movement squares him up. Takes the outside edge and it goes to Dean Elgar at third slip. He reacts late and is hit on the shin. 50/1
15.1 D Steyn to Imam, Outside off, left alone. 50/1
Drinks break. A much-better batting performance by Pakistan so far. Their openers saw off the new-ball spell but then a very ordinary shot selection resulted in the downfall of Fakhar Zaman. The South African bowlers took time to find their lines and lengths but are starting to look dangerous now. Imam has looked good after surviving a dropped catch when he was on 15 and would try to build on. Lead is 8 runs.
14.6 D Olivier to Masood, Digs in a bouncer, Masood ducks to end the over. 50/1
14.5 D Olivier to Masood, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. 50/1
14.4 D Olivier to S Masood, Mix-up! Nearly fatal. A length ball on middle, Masood stays back and taps it down to covers. He comes out of the crease in search of a run but his partner ain't interested. Bavuma attacks the ball and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Shan was in anyway as Markram collects the throw. 50/1
14.3 D Olivier to Masood, Straighter this time with his line, Shan turns it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 50 up for Pakistan! 50/1
14.2 D Olivier to Masood, FOUR! Up and over! Width on offer outside off, shorter in length, Masood stands back and slaps it over gully for a boundary. 48/1
14.1 D Olivier to Masood, Shout for an lbw! Olivier delivers it on a shortish length around off, shaping back in a shade, Masood stays back to defend but misses to get hit high on the pads. Going over the stumps. 44/1
13.6 D Steyn to Imam, Bowls it on a driving length outside off, Imam watches the line closely and allows it through to the keeper. 44/1
13.5 D Steyn to Imam, Sliding down the leg side, Imam helps it out off his pads but finds the square leg fielder this time. 44/1
13.4 D Steyn to Imam, Angling away from the batsman, on a length, Imam drives it off his front foot but finds the cover fielder. 44/1
13.3 D Steyn to Imam, Imam has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 44/1
13.2 D Steyn to Imam, The batsman defends it from within the crease. 44/1
13.1 D Steyn to Imam, Around off on a length, Imam defends it off his front foot. 44/1
Shan Masood is the new batsman.
12.6 D Olivier to Zaman, OUT! Zaman was itching to dominate the bowler but eventually gets dominated. First wicket for Olivier to add to his six in the first innings. He angles in a length ball down the leg side, Zaman picks it off his pads and tries to whip it over square leg. Doesn't bother to keep it down but has not timed it well enough. The placement though is quite accurate as far as South Africa are concerned. Kagiso Rabada only has to move across a bit to his right from fine leg to complete the catch. Pakistan are 2/1! 44/1
12.5 D Olivier to Zaman, Good length ball on off, defended off the back foot. 44/0
12.4 D Olivier to Zaman, Another bouncer, Fakhar ducks. 44/0
12.4 D Olivier to Zaman, Wide called for height! Olivier hurls in a bouncer which goes well over the head of the batsman. 44/0
12.3 D Olivier to Zaman, FOUR! Fine shot this time! On a length around off, not moving much, Zaman drives it straight down the ground and times it to perfection. No mid off in place and it's a free run for the ball. In the lead, Pakistan. 43/0
12.2 D Olivier to Zaman, Play and a miss! A very dismal attempt. Olivier slants across a length delivery outside off, Fakhar tries to play an expansive drive but is beaten. 39/0
12.1 D Olivier to Zaman, Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him. 39/0
11.6 K Rabada to Imam, A good length delivery on middle and off, Imam stays back-footed and pushes it with an angled bat to backward point. 39/0
11.5 K Rabada to Imam, Sharp bouncer, Imam immediately ducks underneath it with his bat hanging like a periscope. 39/0
11.4 K Rabada to Imam, A low full toss on off, dipping in, Imam pushes it back with a straight bat. 39/0
11.3 K Rabada to Imam, Rabada goes full with his length this time and lands it around off, Imam is on the front foot as he blocks it safely. So far so good from the Pakistan openers. 39/0
11.2 K Rabada to Imam, A rising delivery in the line of the stumps, Imam blocks it off his back foot. 39/0
11.1 K Rabada to Imam, FOUR! Rabada bangs in a short ball around off, not rising much, Imam is on top of the bounce as he nails his pull shot through mid-wicket for a boundary. 39/0
10.6 D Olivier to Zaman, Digs in a short delivery around leg, Fakhar tries to work it off his hips but it flies off his thigh pad to gully. The fielder there thought it has taken an edge so tries his best to catch the ball with a dive. Fails in his attempt though. 35/0
10.5 D Olivier to Zaman, Too full and on off, it's driven back to the bowler who jumps to collect the ball. 35/0
10.4 D Olivier to Zaman, Outside off, left alone again. 35/0
10.3 D Olivier to Zaman, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 35/0
10.2 D Olivier to Zaman, Angling away from the batsman, Zaman is forward in defense. 35/0
10.1 D Olivier to Zaman, Good length delivery on middle and off, staying low a touch, Fakhar takes his bottom hand off the handle as he looks to defend. It goes off the inside half to short leg where Markram reacts quickly to his left and also has a shy at the striker's end. Not on target. 35/0
9.6 K Rabada to Imam, Pitches it up and outside off, Imam drives it square of the wicket on the off side for a couple of runs. Bavuma chased it down. Deficit in single digit now. 35/0
9.5 K Rabada to Imam, That's a gem! Rabada is much-better from this 'round the wicket angle. Once again gets a back of a length delivery to straighten from around off, Imam pushes at it and is beaten by the away movement. 33/0
9.4 K Rabada to Imam, Imam has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 33/0
9.3 K Rabada to Zaman, Angling down the leg side, nudged to deep square leg for one. 33/0
9.2 K Rabada to Zaman, Dropped? Not really... Rabada hurls in a back of a length ball outside off, it straightens off the seam as Fakhar has a tame push inside the line. He nicks it behind but the ball drops just short of Elgar at second slip. Lucky escape. 32/0
9.1 K Rabada to Zaman, Steams in from 'round the wicket with the intention to bowl a heavy yorker. But he ends up dishing out a full toss on middle, Fakhar ain't expecting that either and only manages to flick it towards mid-wicket. 32/0
Change of ends for Kagiso Rabada.
8.6 D Olivier to Imam, Overpitches this time, on middle, Imam drives it down the ground but finds mid on. 32/0
8.5 D Olivier to Imam, Bowls it shortish again, on middle, Imam is on his toes in defense. 32/0
8.4 D Olivier to Imam, Lands it on a length and serves it around middle and leg, Imam covers the line and blocks it back. 32/0
8.3 D Olivier to Imam, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 32/0
8.2 D Olivier to Imam, Back of a length ball on middle, defended from the crease. 32/0
8.1 D Olivier to Imam, Begins his spell with his favourite delivery. A bouncer. But it's down the leg side and Imam ducks. 32/0
Here comes Duanne Olivier.
7.6 K Rabada to Zaman, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. 32/0
7.5 K Rabada to Zaman, Switches to 'round the wicket and hurls across a shortish ball on middle and leg. Fakhar fails to work it around and is hit on the thigh pad. 32/0
7.4 K Rabada to Imam, Back of a length delivery on middle, Imam stands back and turns it through square leg for a run. 32/0
7.3 K Rabada to Imam, Good length ball on middle and off, Imam defends it off his back foot. 31/0
7.2 K Rabada to Imam, FOUR! Easy pickings! Rabada bowls a length ball on the pads, Imam deflects it off his pads to the fine leg fence. Pakistan have raced to 31 and the deficit is just 11 now. 31/0
7.1 K Rabada to Imam, Bumper. Around leg. Imam picks it early. Sits down and lets it over his head. 27/0
6.6 D Steyn to Zaman, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. 27/0
6.5 D Steyn to F Zaman, Extra bounce. Back of a length delivery on middle, Fakhar rises on his back foot and defends it down from the inner half of his bat. It drops down near the stumps. 27/0
6.4 D Steyn to Zaman, Play and a miss! Steyn goes very full and outside off, seeing that Zaman's eyes lit up as he attempts to drill it through the line. Swings his blade but is beaten for pace, probably. 27/0
6.3 D Steyn to F Zaman, Around off on a length, Zaman pushes it down from the outer half of his bat to point. 27/0
6.2 D Steyn to Zaman, Brilliant delivery. Steyn lands it on a length and closer to off stump. Fakhar stays back to defend the line but it nips away at the last moment to beat the outside edge. 27/0
Backward point drops back to third man.
6.1 D Steyn to Zaman, EDGED! FOUR! Fakhar smiles. Third man has been a busy and productive area for Pakistan in this innings. Steyn angles across a length ball outside off, Fakhar flirts inside the line and edges it past gully for a boundary at third man. 27/0
5.6 K Rabada to Imam, Good leave. Shortish delivery, on middle, Imam trusts the bounce and allows it through over his stumps. 23/0
5.5 K Rabada to Zaman, Sharp delivery. On a good length around off, angling across the left-hander, Fakhar brings his bat down to defend but is beaten for pace. The ball arrives late to take the inner half and speeds down to fine leg for one. 23/0
A forward short leg comes into place now after the last shot.
5.4 K Rabada to Zaman, Back of a length delivery landing outside leg, Fakhar fails to work it around and is hit high on the body. 22/0
5.3 K Rabada to Zaman, Rabada continues to be on the pads and this time Fakhar nudges it behind square leg and rushes back for the second run. 22/0
5.2 K Rabada to Zaman, Extra bounce from around leg, Zaman tries to glance but misses to wear it on his thigh pad. 20/0
5.1 K Rabada to Zaman, Good length ball on middle and off, Fakhar covers the line and blocks it down safely. 20/0
4.6 D Steyn to Imam, FOUR! This will make Imam feel a lot better now. Steyn overpitches in the line of the stumps, Imam is forward with a straight bat and crunches it down the ground through mid off. 20/0
4.5 D Steyn to Imam, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 16/0
4.4 D Steyn to Imam, Better from Imam. He sees the line to be outside off and allows it through to the keeper. 16/0
4.3 D Steyn to Imam, EDGED AGAIN! Safe. Imam is living dangerously here. Steyn has hit a good rhythm. Serves another one on a back of a length and the away moment opens up Imam in his defense. It takes the outside edge but falls just short of Elgar at third slip. 16/0
4.2 D Steyn to Imam, DROPPED BY AMLA! Steyn hurls across a back of a length ball around middle and off and it shapes away after landing. Imam is squared up in defense and the outside edge flies to Amla at first slip. He gets down low but fails to catch it. Early life for Imam. Can he make it count? 16/0
4.1 D Steyn to Imam, Speeds in and serves a length ball on middle. Imam defends it back. Good lines from Steyn. He is getting some movement and bounce going for himself. 16/0
3.6 K Rabada to Zaman, Slants away from the batsman, on a back of a length, Fakhar lets it through. 16/0
3.5 Rabada to Zaman, Appeal for an lbw, not given! Kagiso lets out a length ball around middle and gets it to move back in. Fakhar tries to defend but it takes an inside edge before hitting him on the pads. Umpire Ravi has spotted that. 16/0
3.4 K Rabada to Zaman, Sliding down the leg side, Rabada continues to struggle with his line. Fakhar flicks but finds the backward square leg fielder. 16/0
3.3 K Rabada to Imam, Overdoes his line. Goes too straight and Imam jumps to play it off his hips. Fails to connect and it goes off his thigh pad to square leg. A leg bye is stolen. 16/0
3.2 K Rabada to Imam, Once again the line is way wide outside off. Rabada is getting it to move off the seam but needs to get close to the stumps. So far, it's been easy for Imam. 15/0
3.1 K Rabada to Imam, Back of a length delivery outside off, swinging further away after landing, Imam shoulders arms. 15/0
2.6 D Steyn to Zaman, And again. Steyn is getting some inward movement going. He puts it around middle and off, Zaman is forward as he pushes it off the inner half of his bat to mid-wicket. 15/0
2.5 D Steyn to Zaman, A hint of inward shape there as it lands in a length around off. Fakhar defends it back from the inner half of the bat. 15/0
2.4 D Steyn to Zaman, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 15/0
2.3 D Steyn to Zaman, Once again Steyn slants it away from the batsman, Fakhar pushes at it and misses. 15/0
2.2 D Steyn to Zaman, Angling away from the batsman, outside off, Fakhar shoulders arms. 15/0
2.1 D Steyn to Zaman, Lands it on a length around middle and off, Zaman makes room and drives it firmly down to mid off. 15/0
1.6 K Rabada to Imam, Moving away from the batsman, Imam pushes at it tentatively and is beaten. 15/0
1.5 K Rabada to Imam, FOUR! Streaky this time! Rabada serves a good length ball on middle and off, nipping away a bit, Imam stays back to play inside the line but it takes the outside edge and goes wide of gully again. Risky. 15/0
1.4 K Rabada to Imam, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 11/0
1.3 K Rabada to Imam, FOUR! Nicely played in the end. Back of a length ball on middle and off, Imam goes on the back foot to play it down with soft hands. He controls it well and that's why even the outside edge safely rolls wide of gully for a boundary. 11/0
1.2 K Rabada to Imam, The line is too straight and Imam eases it off his pads through backward square leg for a brace. 7/0
1.1 K Rabada to Imam, Starts his spell with a length ball around middle and off, Imam defends it from the crease. 5/0
Kagiso Rabada steaming in from the other end.
0.6 D Steyn to Zaman, Good length delivery on middle, Zaman covers the line and blocks it safely. 5/0
0.5 D Steyn to Imam, Full and straight, it's been worked down to fine leg for one. 5/0
0.4 D Steyn to Imam, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. 4/0
0.3 D Steyn to Imam, EDGY FOUR! Steyn bowls it full and around off, shaping away, Imam tries driving it straight but it takes the outside edge and speeds through the gap at slips and gully for a boundary. 4/0
0.2 D Steyn to Imam, Another delivery in the region outside off, an easy leave for Imam. Steyn needs to get closer to the off pole. 0/0
0.1 D Steyn to Imam, Begins with a good length delivery in the channel outside off, Imam allows it through to the keeper. 0/0
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