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
Tony de Zorzi 104(171)
78.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, out Caught by Shaheen Afridi!! 9th five-wicket haul for Noman Ali in Test cricket! de Zorzi has holed out! Brilliant catch from Afridi. de Zorzi uses his feet to the tossed up delivery around off but gets too close to the pitch of it. He hits it hard but doesn't get the necessary elevation on it. It's flying towards long-on. Afridi moves to his right and dives to take a really smart catch inches above the ground. That was traveling but he made it look simple. de Zorzi was trying to put the foot on the accelerator but it has worked against him. A fantastic knock from de Zorzi nonetheless. de Zorzi c Shaheen Afridi b Noman Ali 104(171) [4s-10 6s-2]
77.6
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, floated around off, de Zorzi lap sweeps it to long leg to retain strike
76.6
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, on a back of a length on off, de Zorzi camps back in defence
76.2
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, full delivery on off, reverse swept to deep backward point
76.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, on a back of a length on off, kept out from the crease
75.5
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, slightly short outside off, chopped to sweeper cover
75.4
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, beauty! Slower through the air, drifting in on off to draw de Zorzi forward into a defense but it turns away venemously to beat him on the outside edge
75.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on a length outside off, chopped towards point
75.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, de Zorzi eases this one to long-on
74.6
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, that's the century for de Zorzi, his second one in Tests! He takes his helmet off, has his hands aloft and has a beaming smile on his face. His teammates applaud warmly for him. It's been a fantastic knock from the southpaw on a crumbling surface. Was a tossed up full delivery around off, de Zorzi reverse swept it to deep backward point
74.3
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, de Zorzi goes deep in the crease to the slider and tucks it in front of square to move to 99
74.2
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, SIX, lovely shot! de Zorzi moves to 98! He skips down the track, gets close the pitch of the ball and thumps it over wide long-off for a maximum. Gave himself a bit of room and executed the shot to perfection
74.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, goes deep in the creaase to this one and pushes it towards mid-on
73.5
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, full delivery around off, de Zorzi lap sweeps it to fine leg
73.4
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, floated full ball on off, defended solidly off the front foot
73.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, leans ahead to this one to block it
73.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on a length, kept out
73.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, FOUR, shouts of catch it but it's in the gap! de Zorzi moves into the nineties! Tossed up delivery around off, de Zorzi gets enough on the slog sweep and gets it over wide mid-on for a boundary
71.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, full delivery outside off, driven through covers
70.4
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, loopy full delivery, reverse swept to third man for a single
70.3
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, floated outside off, nudged with the spin to mid-wicket
70.2
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, tossed up full ball outside off, de Zorzi goes for the reverse sweep and plays it towards slip
70.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, de Zorzi leans ahead to this one and keeps it out
69.6
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, very full delivery on off, driven to long-off
69.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, very full and wide outside off, carved to sweeper cover
68.3
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, in the air... but safe! Loopy full ball outside off, de Zorzi goes for the sweep but gets a top-edge but it lands well short of deep backward square leg
68.2
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, de Zorzi gets right forward to this tossed up delivery outside off and dead-bats it
68.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, turning in sharply from a length wide outside off, de Zorzi makes a watchful leave
67.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, floated full delivery around off, de Zorzi sweeps it to deep square leg
67.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on a back of a length on middle and leg, turning away, de Zorzi camps back and blocks it solidly
67.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, wide, oh, this one is short outside off, de Zorzi shapes to cut but it turns away substantially and he lets it go eventually. Wided
67.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, tossed up full ball on off, de Zorzi lunges in defence
66.6
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, 1 run, full ball drifting towards the leg-stump, nudged through mid-wicket. That's Stumps on Day 2
66.5
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, FOUR,shot! A dragdown from Salman Agha this time. de Zorzi rocks back and pulls it hard through mid-wicket to find the fence
66.4
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, on a length outside off, eased to covers
66.3
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, quicker and flatter outside off, turning away, left alone
66.2
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, straighter line this time, de Zorzi leans ahead and blocks it back to Salman Agha
66.1
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, tossed up outside off, pushed to covers
64.6
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, de Zorzi camps back to this one to block it watchfully
64.5
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, hangs back to this one to block it out
64.4
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, bit of drama there! Turning away sharply from a back of a length around leg-stump, de Zorzi gets squared up as he block it but there's some back spin on it but luckily for de Zorzi, it's wide of the stumps
64.3
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, full ball wide outside off, de Zorzi lets it go
64.2
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, floated delivery on off, blocked off the front foot
64.1
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, vicious away turn from a fuller length outside off, de Zorzi pushes at it and misses by a long margin
63.5
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, full delivery on middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket
62.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, tucked with the spin through mid-wicket
61.6
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, de Zorzi waits for this one and places it to sweeper cover to retain strike
61.4
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, floated outside off, driven through wide mid-off
61.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, Pakistan review for lbw. Sajid Khan was confident and he egged Masood to take the review to which he agreed! Is it going down leg though? This one drifted in from a fuller length on off and kept coming in with the angle, de Zorzi lunged to block but seemed to have got beaten on the inside edge to get pinged on the pads. Well. UltraEdge comes into play and there's a spike when the ball is next to the bat. Pakistan exhaust both their reviews
61.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, de Zorzi waits for this one to turn away and pushes it towards point
61.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on a length on off, coming in with the arm initially and then skids after landing, de Zorzi is squared up and gets it off the outer half towards short third
60.5
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, hangs back to the length delivery and nudges it through mid-wicket
60.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, reverse swept against the spin to third man. 200 up for South Africa
59.4
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, nudged through mid-wicket
58.6
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, quicker through the air and on a length around off, blocked from the crease
58.5
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, on a back of a length, kept out
58.2
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, on a length around leg-stump, de Zorzi tucks it round the corner
58.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, loopy full ball around off, de Zorzi goes for the reverse sweep but gets it off the toe-end and it lobs up in front of him but falls down safely
57.4
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, de Zorzi punches it past the right side of extra cover
57.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, quicker and flatter on leg-stump, kept out from the crease
57.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on the shorter side on off, punched towards mid-on
57.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on a length in the channel, kept out
56.4
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, tossed up full ball outside off, swept with the spin to deep mid-wicket
56.3
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, turning in from a back of a length outside off, de Zorzi hangs back in defence
56.2
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, flighted delivery around off, de Zorzi lunges in defence
56.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, floated delivery, kept out
55.5
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, floated full delivery around off, de Zorzi sinks down on one knee and lap sweeps it to fine leg
55.4
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, tossed up full ball on off, driven to mid-on
55.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, Pakistan review for a lbw! Masood has a conversation with Sajid Khan, Rizwan and Babar and then finally decides to challenge the decision. The impact might be in question but it does seem to be close. Was on the shorter side around off, it kept low and went straight on. de Zorzi was caught in the crease and got beaten on the under-edge to get struck low on the pads. UltraEdge rolls in and there's a gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking and impact is outside off. That puts the argument to bed. Pakistan burn a review
55.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, full delivery outside off, de Zorzi reaches out and dabs it towards cover-point
55.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, tossed up outside off, de Zorzi leans ahead to smother the turn
54.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, floated full delivery around off, de Zorzi sweeps it round the corner
53.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, on a back of a length down leg, tucked round the corner
53.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, tossed up full ball on off, de Zorzi lunges in defence
52.6
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, on a back of a length outside off, de Zorzi hangs back and punches it to covers
52.4
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, 1 run, floated around leg-stump, nudged to short fine
52.2
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, 1 run, floated delivery, driven to sweeper cover
51.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, de Zorzi leans forward and sweeps this flighted delivery to deep square leg
51.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, full and outside off stump, de Zorzi lets it go after covering the off stump
51.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, leg byes, FOUR, fired down leg, de Zorzi looks to glance, seemed like it went off the edge but given leg byes
50.6
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, 1 run, short delivery, de Zorzi goes back and wrists the pull to mid-on
50.5
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, turning away outside off stump, ignored
50.4
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, blocked
49.6
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, slow and finishing down leg, de Zorzi defends to the on-side
49.5
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, fullish delivery, de Zorzi defends towards cover
49.4
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, blocked
49.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 2 runs, full and down leg, de Zorzi sweeps nicely behind square on the on-side, sends it to the man in the deep
49.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, quicker delivery on the stumps, de Zorzi goes back and defends
49.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, tossed up on the off stump, de Zorzi defends off the front foot
48.6
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, 1 run, short delivery outside off stump, de Zorzi cuts square of the wicket on the off-side
48.5
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, blocked from the crease
48.4
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, turning away, de Zorzi defends off the front foot
48.2
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, de Zorzi drives square of the wicket on the off-side
48.1
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, full and outside off stump, de Zorzi lets it go
47.5
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, cut off the back foot to deep point
47.4
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, oh extra bounce takes it past the edge as de Zorzi is surprised
47.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, defended
47.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, FOUR, the sweep, through square leg and racing away for four. Nicely middled the ball and didn't even bother to keep it down
47.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, shortish and outside off stump, de Zorzi mistimes the cut to cover
45.6
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, full delivery on the leg stump, de Zorzi clips it to the on-side
45.5
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, fullish and on the off stump, de Zorzi defends
45.4
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, turning away outside off stump, de Zorzi lets it go
45.3
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, full delivery on the off stump, de Zorzi defends
45.2
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, quicker delivery, de Zorzi is late on the cut but keeps it out
45.1
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, short and turning away, de Zorzi toe-ends the slap to the off-side
43.6
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, full and just outside off stump, de Zorzi leans forward and defends
43.5
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, fullish delivery, de Zorzi defends
43.4
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, beaten on the cut! Quicker delivery outside off stump, de Zorzi was late on the shot and it bounced extra as well
43.3
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, outside off stump, de Zorzi lets it go
43.2
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, FOUR, oh kept low but managed to still flick if fiercely enough through deep mid-wicket. Third fifty of his Test career and he gets a good round of applause from his teammates
43.1
Salman Agha to de Zorzi, no run, turning away outside off stump, de Zorzi knocks it to the off-side
41.6
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, FOUR, short and wide, the release ball and de Zorzi rocks back to cut it in front of square on the off-side
41.5
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, manages to keep it out
41.4
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, de Zorzi defends
41.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 2 runs, low full toss, de Zorzi leans forward and paddles it to fine leg after taking it on the full
41.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, short and quicker, de Zorzi defends off the back foot
41.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, short and outside off stump, de Zorzi rocks back and cuts to cover-point
40.5
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, full and outside off stump, de Zorzi goes for the reverse sweep and mistimes it past backward point
40.4
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, goes back and defends this flatter delivery to short leg
40.3
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, turning back in, de Zorzi knocks it to the on-side
40.2
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, de Zorzi tries the reverse sweep, toe-ends it to the off-side
40.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, flighted delivery, de Zorzi defends
39.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, shortish delivery on the stumps, de Zorzi defends to point
39.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, full delivery on the stumps, de Zorzi leans forward and defends
39.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, SIX, playing against the turn? No problem says de Zorzi as he slog-sweeps this handsomely over mid-wicket without an ounce of a doubt about a top-edge lobbing behind square. The length was too full and de Zorzi took toll
38.6
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, turning back in, de Zorzi clips it to mid-wicket
38.5
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, turning back in, de Zorzi looks to defend off the front foot, hit outside the line of off stump. By the way, Noman Ali is bowling over the wicket to de Zorzi, unlike Rickelton
38.3
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, full and outside off stump, de Zorzi goes for the reverse sweep and sends it to deep backward point
37.6
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, covers the line and nicely defends
37.5
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, flighted delivery, de Zorzi defends
37.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 3 runs, edged but doesn't carry to slip! Flighted delivery pitching on the off stump and turning away, de Zorzi looks to defend, ball takes the edge and bursts through the hands of the man at slip after it dropped just short of him
37.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, full delivery on the stumps, de Zorzi leans forward and defends
37.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, defended from the crease
35.6
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, extra bounce on this flighted delivery, ball rolls to backward point off the edge
35.5
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on the leg stump, de Zorzi knocks it to mid-wicket
35.4
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, follows up with a full delivery, de Zorzi defends
35.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, FOUR, rocks back, goes deep in the crease and pulls him over mid-wicket for four
35.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, full delivery on the stumps, de Zorzi defends
35.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on the stumps, de Zorzi defends
33.6
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, de Zorzi pushes this one to the right of Sajid Khan. That's Tea on Day 2
33.5
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, a huge appeal from Sajid Khan and de Zorzi has been given out lbw! He thinks about it and eventually decides to take the review. Looked adjacent to the naked eye. But the impact is the only thing that might be in question. Was on a back of a length around off, went straight on after landing, de Zorzi played inside the line and got beaten to get struck on the pads. The replays roll in. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Over to ball-tracking and the impact is indeed outside off. Rickelton persuaded de Zorzi to go for the review and that saved him
33.4
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, on a back of a length around leg-stump, de Zorzi goes deep in the crease to block it
33.3
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 2 runs, on the shorter side again, de Zorzi rocks back and cuts it past extra cover. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so
32.6
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, turning in from a length around off, de Zorzi leans ahead and plays it with soft hands towards leg gully
32.3
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, in the air... but safe! Full ball drifting in on off, de Zorzi goes for the sweep but gets a top-edge but it lands well short of deep square leg
31.6
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, pitched up outside off, swinging in, de Zorzi makes a watchful leave
31.5
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, fullish ball swinging towards leg-stump, de Zorzi flicks it to mid-wicket
31.4
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, Shaheen Afridi attemps the yorker but doesn't get it exactly right, jammed down towards mid-on
31.3
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, a bouncer this time, doesn't rise up that much but de Zorzi manages to duck under it
31.2
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, FOUR, de Zorzi continues to be scratchy and is getting away with it! Fuller length ball shaping in towards off, de Zorzi pushes at it tentatively and gets an outside edge in between first and third slip to pick up another boundary
31.1
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, length delivery in the channel, de Zorzi covers the line to stonewall it
30.6
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, close! Good change of pace from Noman Ali as he slows it down outside off, de Zorzi looks to block but gets an inside edge just past short leg
30.5
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, flatter full delivery outside off, de Zorzi misjudges the length and plays it from the crease to get it off the inner half to mid-wicket
30.4
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, on a back of a length, turning in substantially, de Zorzi camps back and blocks it towards leg gully
30.3
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, loopy full ball outside off, turns in nicely, de Zorzi goes for the big sweep but is struck on the thigh pad. The ball rolls in between his legs but stops in front of the stumps
29.6
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, FOUR, Shaheen Afridi goes for the yorker but gets it completely wrong. It's a high full-toss angling towards leg-stump and de Zorzi flicks it past the right side of the keeper and finds the fine leg fence
29.5
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, full ball swinging in on off, de Zorzi drives it nicely to mid-off
29.4
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, length ball outside off, keeps a bit low, an easy leave for de Zorzi
29.1
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, 1 run, pitched up ball swinging in on off, eased off the front foot towards mid-on for a quick single
28.2
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, loopy full ball outside off, driven to wide mid-off
28.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, floated full ball outside off, de Zorzi pushes at it and it's in the air for a while but it's well wide of Noman Ali to his right
26.6
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, flighted full delivery on off, de Zorzi leans ahead and pushes it back to Noman Ali
26.5
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, turning in from a fuller length outside off, de Zorzi nudges it towards short fine leg
26.4
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, 74.7kph loopy full ball on off, de Zorzi leans ahead and blocks it off the inner half towards short leg
25.6
Hasan Ali to de Zorzi, FOUR, another edge but the result is the same! Fullish ball swinging in late, de Zorzi tries to flick but gets a leading edge in between slip and gully to pick up another boundary. Hasan Ali is not too pleased and has a little chat with de Zorzi
25.5
Hasan Ali to de Zorzi, FOUR, edged but safe! Length ball angling in from outside off, de Zorzi comes half-forward and pushes at it but gets an outside edge that flies between the keeper and slip for a boundary
25.4
Hasan Ali to de Zorzi, no run, well bowled! That was a close shave. Was a stifled appeal. A brilliant yorker length ball just outside off, shaping away late, de Zorzi tries to keep it out but gets beaten on the outside edge. The bat was close to the ball but there was no nick
25.3
Hasan Ali to de Zorzi, no run, back of a length in the channel, keeps low again, de Zorzi again plays inside the line only to get beaten
25.3
Hasan Ali to de Zorzi, no run, on a fullish length outside off, left alone
25.2
Hasan Ali to de Zorzi, no ball, nicely bowled! On a back of a length in the channel, de Zorzi keeps his bat inside the line and gets beaten. That kept low and went on the bounce to the keeper
25.1
Hasan Ali to de Zorzi, no run, pitched up outside off, de Zorzi leans ahead and strokes it to mid-off
24.6
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, de Zorzi eases it through cover-point to get off the mark
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