Pakistan vs South Africa, 1st Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Subrayen to Salman Agha, out Caught by Muthusamy!! In the airrr and he's picked out the man at deep mid-wicket. Throws his bat in disappointment and catches it back. Salman Agha is out in the 90s for the first time in Test cricket. He was getting impatient to get his fourth hundred as he lost partners at the other end. Tried to get a boundary and get closer, instead holes out and has to do it all over again next time. Salman Agha c Muthusamy b Subrayen 93(145) [4s-5 6s-3]

Muthusamy to Shaheen Afridi, out Bowled!! There is the tailender's urge of slogging to get a boundary getting into Shaheen just as he was defending quite well. Just stepped out without even seeing the where the pitched. Left nothing in the tank as he tried to smash this out of city, ball sneaked under the bat to hit the off stump. Shaheen Afridi b Muthusamy 7(23) [4s-1]

Muthusamy to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR, nicely done! On the shorter side outside off, turning in, Shaheen Afridi rocks back and slaps it through covers to find the fence

Muthusamy to Sajid Khan, out Caught by Markram!! First five-wicket haul for Muthusamy in Test cricket! Beautiful bowling from Muthusamy and he is turning it on! Three wickets in the over! He has stuck to his lines and lengths, has kept it simple and it's working for him to perfection. 86.8kph tossed up delivery on middle, turns away nicely after landing, Sajid Khan comes half-forward to block but gets an outside edge. Markram at slip gets low to his right and takes a good catch. Triple-wicket maiden for Muthusamy. Sajid Khan c Markram b Muthusamy 0(1)

Muthusamy to Noman Ali, out Bowled!! Muthusamy picks two wickets in three balls and he is cock-a-hoop! He once again bowls it slow through the air and lands it on a length outside off this time. Noman Ali comes half-forward and is tentative in his approach. He expects it to turn sharply but it doesn't turn that much. He tried to block but plays down the wrong line. There's enough turn for the ball to crash into the off-stump. Noman Ali b Muthusamy 0(2)

Muthusamy to Rizwan, out Caught by Verreynne!! Good piece of bowling from Muthusamy to get rid of the well-set Rizwan! Muthusamy talked about bowling slow through the air and the ball reacting differently to that on this surface in an interview before the start of day's play and that plan has worked for him on this occasion. 84kph tossed up delivery drifting in on off initially, lands on the seam on a length, Rizwan is drawn forward into a push but the ball turns away venomously with extra bounce and an outside edge is induced. Verreynne shows sharp reflexes and takes a sharp catch to his right. A brilliant knock from Rizwan nonetheless. He bailed his side out of a tricky situation and has put them in a strong position with some proactive batting. Rizwan c Verreynne b Muthusamy 75(140) [4s-2 6s-2]

Muthusamy to Salman Agha, FOUR, easy pickings! Full ball drifting down, Salman Agha sinks down on one knee and sweeps it past the left side of leg slip to pick up another boundary

Harmer to Salman Agha, SIX, shot! Salman Agha dances down the track, gets close to the pitch of it this time and clubs it with the spin over deep mid-wicket for a maximium. Sometimes attack is the best form of defence and Pakistan have the license to follow that as they are already in a strong position

Harmer to Rizwan, 1 run, floated full ball outside off, Rizwan brings out the reverse sweep and plays it towards third man. 350 up for Pakistan

Rabada to Salman Agha, FOUR, Rabada tries to bluff Salman Agha with an attempted yorker after a couple of short deliveries but gets the line wrong. It's angling down leg and Salman Agha flicks it past the left side of Verreynne to find the fence

Harmer to Salman Agha, leg byes, FOUR, turning in sharply from a length outside off, Salman Agha moves inside the line to flick but the ball deflects off his thigh pad and beats the keeper on its way through to the fence behind

Harmer to Salman Agha, SIX, that's brave of Salman Agha on a turning surface! He plans early to use his feet. He comes down the track, gets close to the pitch of it and goes full-throttle on the expansive shot and gets it over long-off for a flat maximum

Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, Verreynne is signalling to Markram to take the review and he agrees to him! The pitch is already playing tricks! This one kept low. Was an attempted shortish delivery but it never reached up to the height that Salman Agha expected it to. He was taking evasive action as he tried to duck under it but got hit on his left bicep. Time for the replays. Over to ball-tracking and hitting is umpire's call. That would have clipped the top of middle and off but that won't be good enough. Oh, that was really close. South Africa don't lose the review

Harmer to Salman Agha, FOUR, was a bit uppish but Salman Agha was in control! A bit of extra bounce from a fuller length outside off, Salman Agha kneels down on one knee and sweeps it over square leg to get the desired result

Harmer to Salman Agha, 1 run, on the sticks, Salman Agha clips the ball down to long-on for a single. That's fifty for Salman. He has been superb nas he has been scoring at a handsome rate

Harmer to Salman Agha, no run, the man at short leg does well. That was a good sweep, strong shot, Salman Agha slams that down straight to the man at FSL who was moving to his left to stop that. The fielder getting some treatment

Muthusamy to Salman Agha, SIX, well doled up ball, the batter dances down, gets to the pitch of the ball and launches it over long-off. That was a massive sixer from Salman Agha. He moves to 46

Muthusamy to Rizwan, 1 run, dances down, Rizwan push drives the ball down to long-off for a single

Muthusamy to Salman Agha, 1 run, edged and the ball takes the left hand and goes to ground. That was a bit of a lazy effort from the fielder. That was a tossed up delivery, Salman Agha lunged out and looked to block. The ball took the edge and was not taken

Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, stabs a length delivery down into the off-side for a single. Fifty for Rizwan. He raises both his arms and celebrates it

Muthusamy to Rizwan, SIX, that's a clean strike! It's in the slot this time, Rizwan shuffles across a bit and slog sweeps it with aplomb over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. He executed the stroke really nicely there

Subrayen to Rizwan, 2 runs, slightly overpitched outside off, Rizwan drives it nicely through covers and picks up a couple of runs for doing so. The 50-run stand comes up between the duo

Subrayen to Rizwan, no run, Rizwan has been trapped in front but he has taken the review. It looks adjacent. The only thing that can save Rizwan is if it spins down leg. This one turned in sharply from a back of a length outside off, Rizwan was caught in the crease as he tried to work it across but missed to get hit on the knee roll. Time for the replays. UltraEdge shows a clear gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking but it is turning too much and it is missing leg. Good review from Rizwan

Muthusamy to Salman Agha, FOUR, on the shorter side outside off, keeps low, Salman Agha watches it closely as he hangs back and cuts it expertly through point to find the fence

Muthusamy to Rizwan, no run, has Rizwan been caught at slip? Markram is not sure. To the naked eye, it looked like it just bounced before carrying to him. The umpires get togther and take it upstairs to check for the catch. Was on a back of a length on off, turned away sharply as Salman Agha got opened up in his stance. Rizwan though did well to play it with soft hands although he got an outside edge. The replay confirms that it just bounced before going into the hands of Markram. He got low nicely but couldn't get to it on the full

Harmer to Salman Agha, no run, was a very full ball outside off, Agha tried to reverse sweep but got a bottom-edge and it flew towards the keeper. The replay shows that it deflected off his right boot and went up in the air. Verreynne was alert to it and moved forward to his left to take it and appealed. The replay though shows that it clearly bounced before hitting Verreynne on the toe. So, a clear bump ball

Harmer to Salman Agha, FOUR, nicely done! Tossed up on a length outside off, Salman Agha uses his reach to good effect and sweeps it nicely over backward square leg to find the fence

Harmer to Rizwan, FOUR, lovely stroke! Slightly overpitched well outside off, Rizwan reaches out and creams the drive through covers. The fielder in the deep hares to his right but has no chance to stop it

Harmer to Rizwan, FOUR, Rizwan is turning it on! Floated full delivery outside off, Rizwan lines it up. He crouches in his stance and slog sweeps it with authority over mid-wicket for a boundary

Muthusamy to Rizwan, SIX, Rizwan takes the aggressive route and is successful! He dances down the track but is not quite to the pitch of it. But he gets a good reach to it and smashes it over long-on for a maximum. Clean strike that

Harmer to Salman Agha, 1 run, floated delivery outside off, turning in, Salman Agha flicks it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket to get off the mark

Harmer to Babar Azam, out Lbw!! South Africa review for a lbw! Markram has a chat with Harmer and takes the review just before the timer runs out. Floated full delivery outside off, turned in sharply, Babar Azam played down the wrong line and got beaten on the inside edge to get struck on the front pad. Time for the replays. UltraEdge shows a flat line which means no bat involved. The bat was close to the ball but it hit his front pad and not the ball. Over to ball-tracking and it shows three reds. It is crashing into the leg-stump. Terrific review from the visitors and they have got the key wicket of Babar Azam. The game has turned on its head. Babar Azam lbw b Harmer 23(48) [4s-4]

Muthusamy to Saud Shakeel, out Caught&Bowled!! And all of a sudden Pakistan are four down. That was a tossed up delivery, Saud Shakeel looked to work the ball down on to the on-side to get a leading edge. Easy catch for the bowler. Simple return catch. Fourth one down. Muthusamy is on a hat-trick. That was a nothing shot and pure laziness that has cost Shakeel his wicket. SA back in this. Saud Shakeel c and b Muthusamy 0(1)

Muthusamy to Imam, out Caught by de Zorzi!! Taken by the man at FSL. The batter danced down, looked to defend and the ball went off the inside edge and it lobbed to the man at FSL. The batter was stunned but has to walk off. That was a lovely delivery, turned in, Imam just could not manage the bounce on the delivery. The ball lobbed off the inside edge. Was a good low catch at FSL. Imam c de Zorzi b Muthusamy 93(153) [4s-7 6s-1]

Muthusamy to Imam, FOUR, chips down the track and slaps it wide of the mid-off fielder for a four

Subrayen to Babar Azam, FOUR, goes back and chops the ball down to deep cover for a four. That was hit hard and into the gap. Babar Azam has started off well here. He is on to the fast lanes

Muthusamy to Babar Azam, FOUR, walks back and tucked for a four. That was angled in, on the pads, played away easily by Babar Azam

Muthusamy to Babar Azam, FOUR, walks into a tossed up delivery and clips the ball wide of mid-on for a four. That should help the confidence of the batter

Muthusamy to Babar Azam, FOUR, and inside edge! The batter looked to push it away and got it off the inside edge. The ball kept low and went through the legs of the keeper

Muthusamy to Babar Azam, no run, was a lovely delivery from Muthusamy as he managed to get a stride out and then got the ball to turn away. The batter prodded forward to defend but was beaten. The umpire thought there was an edge and signalled it out. But the review was taken and the decision was overturned

Subrayen to Masood, out Lbw!! Masood has been trapped in front but he takes the review! That looked adjacent to the naked eye. Was on a length around off and it came in with the arm, Masood lunged to keep it out but got beaten on the inside edge to get struck in front. Time for the replays. UltraEdge shows a gap between bat and ball. The ball is close to the bat and pad but it missed the inside edge and struck him on the pads first. Over to ball-tracking and it reveals three reds. It would have gone on to crash into the leg-stump. A good knock from Masood nonetheless. Is this the opening South Africa needed? Masood lbw b Subrayen 76(147) [4s-9 6s-1]

Muthusamy to Masood, FOUR, this time he finds the gap! Floated delivery on middle, Masood sinks down on one knee and sweeps it nicely past the right of backward square leg to find the fence

Muthusamy to Imam, SIX, what a shot! Imam takes on Muthusamy straightaway in his second spell! He uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and smashes it over cow corner for a maximum. He hit that one with authority. 150-run stand comes up between the duo

Subrayen to Imam, 1 run, dropped! Mulder will be a bit disappointed with that! Imam uses his feet, gets too close to the pitch of it and hits it hard towards mid-off. Mulder initially misjudges it a bit as he moves to his left and then has to change direction as he goes to his right and dives and gets his both hands to it but it pops out. He is a very good fielder. How costly will this prove?

Subrayen to Masood, no run, dropped! Was a very difficult chance though! Coming in with the arm this time, Masood lunges to keep it out but gets an inside edge. It's flying to the left of de Zorzi at short leg. He dives and gets a hand to it but it doesn't stick

Harmer to Imam, FOUR, nicely played! On the shorter side outside off, Imam waits for it, gets on top of the bounce and cuts it late and gets it past the dive of Rabada to his right from backward point. He found the gap nicely there

Rabada to Masood, FOUR, gorgerous stroke! Fullish delivery outside off, Masood leans into it and essays a glorious cover drive to get the desired result. Very pleasing to the eye on that occasion

Rabada to Masood, FOUR, a low full-toss angling down leg, Masood flicks it past the right side of the keeper and the ball races to the fence

Harmer to Masood, FOUR, Masood raises his fifty in style, his 12th fifty in Tests! He raises his bat and soaks in all the applause. Slightly overpitched on off, Masood leans ahead and drives it beautifully through mid-on to find the fence

Harmer to Masood, FOUR, on the shorter side outside off, Masood waits for it and chops it past the left side of slip and the ball races to the third man fence

Rabada to Imam, no run, South Africa review for a lbw. The impact might be the factor in question and Markram was concerned about that but eventually challenged the decision. Was a back of a length delivery that seamed in from outside off, Masood hopped and tried to keep it out but the ball kept low and he got beaten on the under-edge to get struck on the pads. Time for the replays. Over to ball-tracking and impact is clearly outside off. A review out of desperation and South Africa lose it

Rabada to Masood, 1 run, back of a length outside off from round the wicket, Masood punches it to sweeper cover. The 100-run stand comes up between the duo

Harmer to Imam, 2 runs, on the shorter side outside off, Imam chops it to the right of sweeper cover for a couple

Harmer to Imam, 1 run, fifty for Imam! He raises his bat and gets a warm round of applause from the crowd! It has been a really well-paced innings from Imam so far. Was a tossed up delivery around off, Imam stepped down the track and stroked it to long-off

Muthusamy to Masood, FOUR, nicely done! Floated full delivery on off, Masood switches his stance and reverse sweeps it nicely through backward point to find the fence

Muthusamy to Imam, FOUR, short ball, outside off, angled across, Imam waited on it and chopped the ball wide of point for a four. That was hit so well as he used the depth of the crease to play it into the gap

Subrayen to Masood, FOUR, rocks back, gets on top of the bounce, punches it and the men at cover as well as long-off were beaten easily

Subrayen to Imam, FOUR, flatter outside off, Imam hangs back and chops the ball down wide of the man at short third for a four

Subrayen to Masood, 1 run, very full, pushed down to the man at long-off for a single

Rabada to Imam, FOUR, superb timing! That was a back of a length delivery, angled in, Imam hopped back and tucked it wide of the man at square leg for a four. Neat timing from the batter

Subrayen to Masood, SIX, wow! That was out of the blue. Masood chips down the track and launches it over long-off. Superb use of the feet and Masood clobbered it over the ropes. Massive hit. Masood has made his intentions clear with the spinner coming in

Rabada to Imam, FOUR, and driven down again. Not much bounce on this one. Pitched up, Imam leans forward and punches the ball down the ground for a four. Superb shot from the southpaw. No movement on that delivery and Imam was behind the line of that in a flash

Mulder to Imam, FOUR, back of a length delivery, outside off, Imam punches the ball down and gets it wide of the man at point for a four. The batter stood tall to put it away

Rabada to Masood, FOUR, angled in, on a length, Masood clips the ball wide of the man at square leg for a four. That was not a bad ball but the ball strayed on to the pads and was put away with elan

Rabada to Masood, FOUR, fuller length delivery, Masood leans into the drive and gets it wide of the man at mid-off for a four. Lovely way to get off the mark

Rabada to Shafique, out Lbw!! Excellent review. The batter missed the line of the delivery. And was hit on the back pad. The appeal was made but the finger had stayed down. But SA decided to review and they have got the rewards. Excellent start for the visitors. The big inswinger has again plotted the downfall for Shafique. Shafique lbw b Rabada 2(3)