Pakistan vs South Africa, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Harmer to Babar Azam, out Lbw!! Babar Azam has been given out lbw but after a consultation with Rizwan, he challenges the decision. It's a big moment in the game! It looks plumb to be honest! Was a back of a length delivery on off, turned in sharply and also kept low, Babar Azam was caught in the crease as he tried to keep it out but played down the wrong line to get rapped in front. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Over to ball-tracking and it returns three reds. It would have crashed into the middle of middle. Fifty and out for Babar Azam. This is a massive wicket for South Africa. Pakistan sink deeper into trouble. Babar Azam lbw b Harmer 50(87) [4s-7]

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, loopy full ball on middle, Babar Azam leans ahead and blocks it to the right of short leg

Harmer to Babar Azam, 1 run, Fifty for Babar Azam! A fifty after 7 innings! He raises his bat and soaks in all the applause. He has batted beautifully so far and he will be eyeing to convert it into a big hundred. Was on a back of a length, Babar Azam camped back and tucked it towards mid-wicket for a quick single

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, on a length on off, Babar Azam covers the line and blocks it towards short leg

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, very full delivery drifting towards the pads, stroked towards long-on. Babar Azam moves on to 49

Harmer to Babar Azam, 1 run, loopy full ball outside off, Babar Azam taps it to point

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, turning in from a back of a length outside off, Babar Azam hangs back and blocks it to the off-side

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, quicker through the air and on a length outside off, kept out from the crease

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, full ball drifting towards the pads, blocked off the front foot

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, loopy full ball on off, driven to extra cover

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 2 runs, flighted delivery on off, Babar Azam drives it past the left side of the diving extra cover fielder. A couple results

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, almost a replica of the previous delivery, cut to sweeper cover

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, floated outside off, Babar Azam leans ahead and defends it with the spin to short leg

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, almost chopped on! Good thinking from Harmer and Babar Azam almost falls in the trap! Floated well outside off, lands on the rough and turns in sharply, Babar Azam goes for a booming drive but gets an inside edge towards short leg

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, on a back of a length on middle and off, keeps low, Babar Azam adjusts in his stance to block it towards short mid-wicket

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, the slider on a length on off, kept out tentatively

Harmer to Babar Azam, FOUR, poor delivery and duly punished! A dragdown on middle and leg, Babar Azam rocks back and pulls it with authority through backward square leg for a rocketing boundary

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, on a back of a length in line of the stumps, tucked to mid-wicket

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, on the shorter side on middle and off, Babar Azam short-arm-jabs it to the right of mid-on. Babar moves into the fourties

Muthusamy to Babar Azam, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, Babar Azam leans ahead and strokes it to sweeper cover

Muthusamy to Babar Azam, no run, very full delivery drifting in on middle, Babar Azam jams it to the right of Muthusamy

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, short of length delivery angling down, Babar Azam looks to tuck it across but misses

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, good length ball in the channel, kept out from the crease

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, FOUR, lovely stroke! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Babar Azam reaches out and drives it beautifully past the diving fielder at covers to get the desired result. All timing and grace on that occasion

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, hard length ball outside off, Babar Azam hangs back and punches it to cover-point

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Babar Azam chops it to gully

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, full delivery around off, Babar Azam leans ahead and eases it to covers

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, 133.1kph length delivery outside off, shoots off the deck, Babar Azam doesn't fiddle with it

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, fuller length ball well outside off, some extra bounce on it, Babar Azam lifts his bat skywards to allow it through

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, pitched up outside off, Babar Azam leans ahead and defends it to short mid-off

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, short of length delivery angling in from outside off, chopped towards gully

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, short of length delivery seaming in on off, Babar Azam is cramped for space as he defends it off the inner half down the track

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, fuller length ball shaping in from outside off, Babar Azam blocks it with his bat close to his pad

Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, short of length delivery shaping in from outside off, Babar Azam hangs back and defends it to covers

Muthusamy to Babar Azam, 1 run, short delivery outside off, Babar Azam flat-bats it to long-off

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, Harmer switches to over the wicket and drifts this one in nicely, Babar Azam tries to flick but is struck on the pads

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up full ball on middle and leg, Babar Azam leans ahead to keep it out

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, Babar Azam is on the move as he drives this one back to Harmer

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, floated on off, flicked to mid-wicket

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, South Africa review for a lbw! Another late call from Markram to challenge the decision. Is there an inside edge again? Babar Azam leaned ahead to block this one around off and seemed to have got an inside edge onto the pads. The replay confirms that there's a clear inside edge. South Africa burn a couple of reviews

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery, driven to the right of Harmer

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, full delivery on off, Babar Azam strokes it down to long-off

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, tossed up on off, driven with the spin to sweeper cover

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery around off, Babar Azam blocks it with an open bat-face towards backward point

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, turning away, Babar Azam cuts it uppihsly but it's in the gap through covers

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, driven a bit uppishly through covers

Harmer to Babar Azam, 1 run, full ball on middle and off, dabbed off the outer half through backward point to retain strike

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up nicely around off, Babar Azam reaches out and dabs it towards point

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, on the shorter side, Babar Azam tucks it towards de Zorzi at short leg who tries to stop it but is hit on his left knee. That will hurt as it missed the shin pad

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, floated around off, Babar Azam leans ahead and taps it towards covers

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, South Africa take a review for lbw! Markram thinks about it and eventually takes it just before the timer runs out. Was on a length on middle and off, turned in, Babar Azam lunged to block and got a clear inside edge onto the pads. South Africa waste a review

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, floated full ball on off, Babar Azam leans ahead and taps it towards point

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, advances and drives this flighted delivery to long-off

Maharaj to Babar Azam, FOUR, again the open bat face giving Babar another boundary. Too full and spinning away, Babar waits and drives to the left of cover for four

Harmer to Babar Azam, 1 run, full delivery, Babar flicks to long-on

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, oh de Zorzi almost caught that off Babar's bat again. Flighted delivery, Babar defends off the front foot, thankfully for the batter it didn't hang in the air for a while

Maharaj to Babar Azam, FOUR, now he does drive in the gap past cover. Opened the bat face last moment to avoid the fielder at cover, hit it to the left of the man there for four more

Maharaj to Babar Azam, FOUR, goes down the ground and goes in the air. Babar manages to hit it wide of long-off to the right after stepping out to play this flighted delivery

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, now advances and looks to drive, finds the man at cover again

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, Babar is itching to score after all the dots. Man at cover cuts off another drive

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, very full delivery, Babar drives to cover

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, gets a good stride forward and defends

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, slowish and just outside off stump, Babar defends

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, overpitched, easy drive to extra-cover

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, slow and outside off stump, Babar looks to drive, mistimes and there are some oohs and aahs around the bat

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Babar defends

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, blocked

Harmer to Babar Azam, 1 run, driven down the ground and there's one run on offer

Harmer to Babar Azam, FOUR, nicely cut away! Flatter delivery outside off stunmp, Babar rocks back and cuts past point

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, much better now from Harmer. Not overpitching both the ball this over and he almost had Babar caught at short leg. Lunges to defend this offie, gets a thick edge that dies on its way to the right of the short leg fielder

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, turning back in, Babar defends

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, flighted delivery, Babar drives to long-off

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Babar defends

Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, full and outside off stump, Babar plays a nice drive, but cut off at cover

Harmer to Babar Azam, 1 run, for some reason Harmer hasn't been able to handle it right to Babar. It's either been too full or full toss, easy drill to long-on

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, very full delivery on the leg stump, Babar knocks it to the on-side

Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, advances and drives this flighted delivery to long-off

Rabada to Babar Azam, FOUR, oh punchy, crunchy! Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Babar rocks back and plays a brilliant back foot shot through cover and sweeper had no chance as the timing was so sweet

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery, Babar keeps it out

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, covers the line and keeps it out

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery, Babar defends

Rabada to Babar Azam, no ball, oh nips back in a long way, thankfully for Babar it was wide enough from the off stump as he left it. Rabada oversteps meanwhile

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Babar leans forward to defend

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Babar defends

Harmer to Babar Azam, 1 run, this time he manages to drive along the ground to long-on

Harmer to Babar Azam, no run, too full again, dug out to short mid-wicket

Harmer to Babar Azam, 1 run, very full delivery, Babar drives to mid-on