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

Series: South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Date & Time: Oct 12-Oct 15, 10:00 AM LOCAL

Kagiso Rabada 1-56(17 ov)

97.6
4
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
97.5
Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, hard length ball in the channel, Salman Agha covers the line and blocks it down the surface
97.4
Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, shortish delivery angling in from outside off, doesn't rise as much as Salman Agha expected it to. He tries to pull but is hit on the arm
97.3
Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, short delivery outside off, Salman Agha ducks under it
97.2
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, length ball outside off, punched through point
97.1
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, good length ball angling in, kept out
95.6
Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, hard length ball in the channel, straightening a touch, Salman Agha is a bit squared up but manages to dab it towards backward point
95.5
Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, another short delivery from Rabada but it's down leg, Salman Agha ducks under it
95.4
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, looked like the slower delivery on a fuller length around off, Rizwan leans ahead and taps it towards point to rotate strike
95.3
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, short of length outside off, holding its line. Rizwan plays it with an open bat-face towards backward point
95.2
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, fuller length ball as Rabada varies it up after the short delivery. Rizwan is a bit late on it but manages to keep it out
95.1
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, short of length ball angling in on off, tucked from the crease to mid-wicket
93.6
Rabada to Salman Agha, 2 runs, short of length outside off, punched to the right of sweeper cover. Salman Agha picks up a couple of runs for doing so
93.5
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
93.4
Rabada to Salman Agha, 2 runs, 138kh nipbacker this time trying to catch Salman Agha off-guard. He was almost done in by the movement but managed to get an inside edge through backward square leg
93.3
Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, edged but safe! In the channel outside off, swings away a bit, Salman Agha pokes at it and gets an outside edge but it lands well short of the slip fielder. Salman Agha played with soft hands and that helped his cause
93.2
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, 138.6kph back of a length ball seaming in from around off, a bit of extra bounce, Rizwan is cramped for space and is late as he tries to block it and gets it off the inner half through backward square leg
93.1
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, full ball swinging in on leg-stump, played with soft hands to the left of short mid-wicket
91.6
Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, hard length ball seaming in from around off, Salman Agha camps back to deal with it and it hits him hard on the bat. Was rushed a bit of pace there. A good start from Rabada
91.5
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, 134.8kph back of a length ball outside off, Rizwan rises with the bounce and taps it through point
91.4
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, that's a beauty! In the corridor of uncertainty, it was angling in initially but straightented just enough to square Rizwan up. He has no option but to play at it and is lucky not to nick it behind
91.3
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, hard length ball angling in on middle and leg, Rizwan stays in the crease and tucks it towards mid-wicket
91.2
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, beaten! On a length outside off, keeps low, Rizwan tries to block with minimal foot movement but is beaten on the under-edge
91.1
Rabada to Salman Agha, 1 run, short of length ball angling down, Salman Agha tucks it down to fine leg
82.6
Rabada to Rizwan, 1 run, pats it down into the off-side for a single
82.5
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, hops back and pats it down to point
82.4
Rabada to Salman Agha, 1 run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it out into the off-side for a single
82.3
Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, stays back to a short of length delivery, Salman Agha stabs it down into the off-side
82.2
Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, angled in, Salman Agha looks to nudge it and misses
82.1
Rabada to Salman Agha, no run, on a length, Salman Agha defends it
80.6
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, on a length, outside off, Rizwan sees the ball and lets it go
80.5
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, goes back and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands
80.4
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, on a length, fences the ball out
80.3
Rabada to Rizwan, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Rizwan stabs the ball back to the bowler
80.2
Rabada to Salman Agha, 1 run, nudges a back of a length delivery, gets a single into the on-side
80.1
F
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
35.6
Rabada to Masood, no run, fuller length ball close to off, Masood leans ahead and defends it down the track
35.5
4
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
35.4
Rabada to Masood, no run, fullish delivery around off, Masood leans ahead and eases it to mid-off
35.3
4
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
35.2
Rabada to Imam, 1 run, full delivery swinging in, Imam flicks it to long leg
35.1
Rabada to Masood, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Masood drives it through covers
33.6
Rabada to Masood, no run, fullish delivery around off, Masood drives with hard hands but gets it off the inner half towards mid-on
33.5
Rabada to Masood, no run, on a length, kept out
33.4
Rabada to Masood, no run, a chirpy appeal for lbw turned down! A back of a length ball seaming in from outside off, Masood is beaten by the sharp movement and is struck on the thigh pad. It was too high though
33.3
Rabada to Imam, 1 run, pitched up on middle and leg, flicked through square leg
33.2
Rabada to Imam, no run, back of a length ball in the channel, Imam covers the line and blocks it towards mid-on
33.1
Rabada to Imam, no run, hard length ball seaming in from outside off, Imam camps back and punches it to covers
31.6
Rabada to Masood, no run, ouch that will hurt! This one seams in sharply from a back of a length around off and there's good bounce as well, Masood is cramped for space as he tries to block it but it deflects off his gloves and hits him on the box. He is down on his haunches and is taking a breather
31.5
Rabada to Masood, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Masood leans ahead and eases it to mid-off
31.4
Rabada to Imam, 1 run, short of length ball outside off, Imam rises with the bounce and slaps it to the right of sweeper cover
31.3
Rabada to Imam, no run, back of a length ball in the channel, keeps a bit low again, Imam adjusts in his stance and defends it towards covers
31.2
Rabada to Imam, no run, hard length ball outside off, keeps a bit low, Imam tries to cut it behind square on the off-side but gets beaten by the lack of bounce
31.1
Rabada to Imam, no run, back of a length delivery angling in from around off, Imam hops and tucks it towards mid-wicket
29.6
Rabada to Masood, no run, on a length in the channel, tapped towards mid-off
29.5
Rabada to Masood, no run, fuller length ball outside off, Masood drives it well but can't get it past extra cover
29.4
Rabada to Masood, no run, on a length outside off, Masood comes a bit forward and punches it towards mid-off
29.3
Rabada to Masood, no run, fuller length delivery around off, Masood leans ahead and eases it to covers
29.2
Rabada to Masood, no run, hard length delivery seaming in from outside off, Masood hangs back to block but got beaten on the inside edge
29.1
Rabada to Masood, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Masood hangs back and punches it towards cover-point
27.6
Rabada to Masood, no run, back of a length ball in the channel, Masood covers the line and blocks it towards cover-point. That will be Lunch on Day 1
27.5
Rabada to Masood, no run, hard length ball angling in from outside off, Masood is caught in the crease as he looks to keep it out but gets an inside edge onto the pads
27.4
Rabada to Masood, no run, short of length ball close to off, Masood hangs back and blocks it towards extra cover
27.3
Rabada to Imam, 1 run, back of a length on off, Imam hangs back and tucks it through mid-wicket
27.2
Rabada to Imam, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Imam covers his off-stump and allows it through
27.1
Rabada to Masood, 1 run, short of length around off, Masood punches it through point
25.6
Rabada to Imam, no run, good length delivery closer to off, Imam hangs back and blocks it towards covers
25.5
Rabada to Imam, no run, length delivery in the channel, Imam covers the line and taps it towards covers
25.4
Rabada to Imam, no run, pitched up on off, Imam leans ahead and drives it towards mid-off
25.3
Rabada to Imam, no run, on a back of a length, kept out from the crease
25.2
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
25.1
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
8.6
Rabada to Imam, no run, angled in, on a length, outside off, patted down into the off-side with soft hands
8.5
Rabada to Masood, 1 run, short ball, angled in, pulled down to fine leg for a single
8.4
Rabada to Masood, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it back to the bowler
8.3
Rabada to Masood, no run, short, trifle wide, Masood looked to thrash that outside off and got a massive inside edge. The ball almost rolled back on to the sticks
8.2
Rabada to Imam, 1 run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Imam hangs back and pats it down wide of cover for a single
8.1
Rabada to Imam, 2 runs, angled in from round the wicket for the southpaw and Imam clipped it wide of deep square. The fielder dived to his left to stop it
6.6
Rabada to Masood, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side as the ball angled in from round the wicket
6.5
Rabada to Masood, no run, fuller length delivery again, too wide, Masood jams the ball down into the off-side
6.4
Rabada to Imam, 1 run, fuller length delivery, outside off, the batter looks to drive it and gets an inside edge down to fine leg for a single
6.3
4
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
6.2
Rabada to Imam, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Imam backs away and chops the ball down into the off-side
6.1
Rabada to Imam, no run, hangs back and defends it down on to the on-side as the ball angled in
4.6
Rabada to Masood, no run, on a length, outside off, angled across, Masood stabs it down into the off-side
4.5
Rabada to Masood, no run, on a length, Masood defends it back to the bowler
4.4
Rabada to Masood, no run, on a length, Masood looks to push it away, gets it off the inner-edge down to square leg
4.3
Rabada to Masood, no run, on a length, Masood hangs back and stabs it down to gully. Waited on that length delivery to dab it down
4.2
Rabada to Masood, no run, on a length, Masood nudges the ball down to mid-wicket
4.1
Rabada to Masood, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Masood pats it down to short cover
2.6
Rabada to Imam, no run, on the sticks, fuller length, nudged down to mid-wicket
2.5
4
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
2.4
Rabada to Imam, no run, gets a stride out and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands
2.3
Rabada to Imam, no run, angled across, Imam sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
2.2
Rabada to Imam, no run, lands, takes off, the batter looks to defend and gets beaten! Superb delivery as the ball left the batter late
2.1
Rabada to Masood, 1 run, on the pads, clipped down to the man at long leg for a single
0.6
4
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
0.5
4
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
0.4
Rabada to Masood, no run, angled in, nudged down to the on-side
0.3
W
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)
0.2
Rabada to Shafique, 2 runs, on the pads, angled in, Shafique walks across his sticks and knocks the ball wide of mid-on for a couple of runs
0.1
Rabada to Shafique, no run, lands on a length, nips away a little, Shafique looks to defend and gets beaten. Excellent first ball
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