Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    15.2 Appeal for a caught behind, a prolonged appeal and finally the umpire raises the finger in agreement. That is a massive breakthrough, exactly what the doctor prescribed for Pakistan. Length and gets some lateral movement away from off, wobble seam, he throws his hands at it and gets a thick under-edge which is terrifically snaffled by Mohammad Rizwan. Man in imperious form goes back into the hut and this will surely lift Pakistan after a flat first hour or so 61/1
    131.4 launched again... but he's not got hold of it! There's a moment of silence as mid-on settles under the catch, before the Newlands crowd rise to their feet again to applaud Ryan Rickelton from the field. He departs with the joint-seventh highest Test score for his country, an epic knock from a man playing only his tenth Test 557/7
    20.5 Superb bowling! Thick edge and Mulder departs! Couldn't resist the temptation and went flirting at the tempter on a fifth stump line. Back of a length and shaping in at off, ball takes the outside edge and Rizwan dives to his right and takes a cool catch. This is beautiful bowling from Abbas; hits the tight lines and lengths with unerring accuracy and gets reward for his disciplined bowling. Now the lunch will taste better to Pakistan 70/2
    22.5 How often have we seen Salman do this in the recent past especially in the ODI series? Salman provides a bonus wicket. Tossed up outside off and he slinks back, trying to punch it to mid-off and gets a healthy edge that is pouched safely by Mohammad Rizwan - he seldom drops those, and it's been a brilliant comeback by Pakistan in the second hour - picked up three wickets and fought their way back after a lean start. It'll be lunch 72/3
    76.4 That will cheer up Pakistan and the millions of their fans! Temba Bavuma's resistance melts away but not after he has done inflicted substantial damage to the opposition; just a slight lapse of concentration and he edges one to Rizwan, who takes a sharp catch. A really fine knock by the captain and he receives warm applause from his coach and teammates. It was an innings of utter dominance and class. Now then Pakistan have a window and would love to pick a few quickly before Stumps 307/4
    83.4 Edged and gone! Pakistan find an early breakthrough early in the morning session with the new ball. Back of a length delivery with hardly any discernable movement in the channel, quite away from him, and he looks to go for a hack, ends up getting a faint edge to the keeper. Subdued celebration as Abbas gets reward for his disciplined bowling. Bedingham wanted to score quickly and perished in the process. Fifth catch for Rizwan in this innings 323/5
    120.3 One slip in place. Cries of catch it. Down on one knee and goes for a full-blooded slog sweep, Aamer Jamal lost it in the air and but somehow managed to pouch it down his throat at deep square despite sun getting in his eyes; Verreynne wanted to slug it out of the screws and accelerate as they should, but high risk sometimes brings a wicket but nevertheless a superb knock and useful contribution 471/6
    135.4 Miscues it. Tad short and slanted across off, he sees the width and wanted to pick the bones out of that, ended up slicing it straight to Babar at cover who takes a comfortable catch and Jansen departs not before joining the party and belting Pakistan bowlers; it was a entertaining innings 572/8
    140.6 Bouncer shoots up quickly on middle-stump line, ruffled by the short one and tries to hook it away but ends up getting a feather edge to Rizwan. Khurram, with a belated appeal, gets the desired decision from the umpire. A quickfire 40 has further damaged Pakistan and he played the situation. No celebration from Pakistan 614/9
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    141.3 Rattles the stumps with a scorcher! Probing line and length and the ball deviates just enough to breach his defence, he gets squared up and beaten by the late away movement, ball crashes onto the middle and off-stump and it was a lovely sight for Abbas who enjoyed the dismissal (his 100th scalp), ending with three wickets and that also brings end to South Africa's innings and a long-tiring five sessions for Pakistan in the field 615/10
    Extras
    15 (lb 10, nb 4, w 1)
    TOTAL
    615 all out (141.3 Overs, RR: 4.34)
    Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Aiden Markram, 15.2 ov), 2-70 (Wiaan Mulder, 20.5 ov), 3-72 (Tristan Stubbs, 22.5 ov), 4-307 (Temba Bavuma, 76.4 ov), 5-323 (David Bedingham, 83.4 ov), 6-471 (Kyle Verreynne, 120.3 ov), 7-557 (Ryan Rickelton, 131.4 ov), 8-572 (Marco Jansen, 135.4 ov), 9-614 (Keshav Maharaj, 140.6 ov), 10-615 (Kwena Maphaka, 141.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    Mohammad Abbas27.319433.4101
    Mir Hamza30312724.2301
    Khurram Shahzad25412324.9200
    Aamer Jamal20011005.511
    Agha Salman38414833.8900
    Kamran Ghulam1030301
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    0.6 Rabada produces an absolute pearler and Shan departs after just adding two runs. Around the wicket angle, length delivery and it nibbles away just enough to scratch his outside edge and it's taken by Bedlingham quite low; Pakistan captain departs and that doesn't send a good signal to the dressing room. Credit to Rabada were bowling an absolute ripper and tempted him to go feeling for it. Shan got a good one. Ideal start for South Africa 2/1
    34.5 down the leg side, a flick off the hips, and there's a snick to the keeper! Maphaka has his maiden Test wicket, at the age of 18! It wasn't the best ball he'll ever bowl, sliding past Babar's pads as he attempted the leg glance, but it matters not! Wild celebrations, and it's a 'look in the scorebook' moment. First Test scalp: Babar Azam! 118/4
    5.6 Stumps shattered, what a sight for Jansen! Through the gate from around the wicket and wrecks the off-stump. Created an awkward angle and Ghulam couldn't negotiate it; pegged back and trying to get his bat behind the line, the ball bounced enough, and Ghulam had no answers to it, ended up with a feeble inside edge. Excellent delivery and he is all pumped up. Pakistan in a spot of bother. That extra kick that Jansen got and in combination with Ghulam's short stature made things tougher 18/2
    8.4 but they can celebrate this one...! Pitched up, draws the drive with just enough movement away from the bat - and a thick edge is pouched low by Bedingham at first slip. Loose from Shakeel and Rabada has another. Very similar to Masood's dismissal, in fact. Pakistan are under a frog's backside at the bottom of a coal mine, as the Hungarians say 20/3
    39.2 goes for the gallop, under-edges into his stumps! Oh my, that's a horrible stroke, and it's blown this innings wide open! There was no need for such a rush of blood... Pakistan were doing the needful in this session, but with his fifty in sight, Rizwan wanted to get their with a statement... and failed. Lost his shape as he mowed for the hills, and was already contorted into a look at his stumps as the ball splintered them 144/5
    43.4 ripper, and Pakistan are six-down! Wonderful flight and drift from Maharaj, lured his man out of the crease, found late dip on a full length, beat Agha's push with just enough turn past the edge, and the keeper whipped off the bails with his back leg in mid-air! The umpire sent it upstairs, but Verreynne was already celebrating! 155/6
    50.1 139ks bumper ends Jamal's cameo. Don't think it was a bona-fide bouncer, it may have landed around the eight-metre length, but just shot up. Was going down leg, Jamal was swivelling, hoping to pull it with the angle. But he was hurried, and he gloved it a few feet up. First slip hovered behind to complete the catch. Rabada gestures as if to say 'see how easy that was' 172/7
    54.2 Stubbs moves swiftly to the right, gets low and takes it low while on the move. Was a wide fullish ball that Shahzad tried square driving but couldn't keep it down 194/10
    53.5 Right in the trap Hamza falls. Maharaj is helped by great fielding from Bedingham at short leg, he went down and scraped it low in the air. The fact that he didn't flinch made it impressive. Hamza went back in the crease to work a length ball. De Zorzi imitates shooting while facing his team-mates from the dugout, which seems to be part of a celebration routine 194/8
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    TOTAL
    194 all out (54.2 Overs, RR: 3.57)
    Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Shan Masood, 0.6 ov), 2-18 (Kamran Ghulam, 5.6 ov), 3-20 (Saud Shakeel, 8.4 ov), 4-118 (Babar Azam, 34.5 ov), 5-144 (Mohammad Rizwan, 39.2 ov), 6-155 (Salman Agha, 43.4 ov), 7-172 (Aamer Jamal, 50.1 ov), 8-194 (Mir Hamza, 53.5 ov), 9-194 (Khurram Shahzad, 54.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    K Rabada1535533.6604
    M Jansen124361303
    KT Maphaka8.214325.1600
    PWA Mulder110441406
    KA Maharaj821421.7500
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    83.3 skids through so low! This must be close! Verreynne thinks it's outside the line, but I'm not so sure about that! South Africa review... it was back of a length, Shan was squared up as the ball stayed at knee-height. And it's three reds on off stump! Shan troops off for a magnificent 145, but what a priceless breakthrough for the youngster! He earned his share of the new ball, and is making it talk! 329/5
    46.2 You live by the cover-driving sword... and you edge to gully close to stumps to miss out on a ton. But the 81 has given Pakistan a platform to build on. He went after this because of the fullness in length, maybe the angle in from around the wicket. 134ks - pace. Janse natually delivers from wide of the crease there. The full-blooded cover drive was attempted, so the carry wasn't an issue despite the pitch being slow and the bounce low. In fact, Bedingham squatted low and took it fingers pointing up as it was spearing in at him. 205/1
    58.1 there's the breakthrough! And you have to say it had been coming. Khurram pushes with an open face, feet planted outside leg stump as Jansen finds some lift and away movement from over the wicket. Maharaj at point snaffles the offering and South Africa are in the mixer 235/2
    66.6 last word for Rabada, pegs back off stump! He punches the air in furious jubilation. He's fine on the front line this time, and the bowling coach will be a touch happier, too. Ghulam had been chancy against pace throughout and once again fails to protect his timbers. Expansive drive, ball nipping back, that's a bingo 278/3
    82.6 there's the edge, there's the wicket! Rabada's relentless command of line and length does the trick, round the wicket, angling in at pace, straightening off the pitch, squaring Shakeel up, and Markram at second slip stays low to scoop it up! 329/4
    109.2 checked drive to short cover! Maharaj has the key wicket, his first of the innings, and a priceless one! Rizwan just went too hard at that one, Ollie Pope-esque in his eagerness to keep things ticking, and popped up the simple chance when a standard block would have sufficed. It's a decent hand all the same, but has it left too much for Salman to do? 417/6
    115.5 superb take at slip! Agha lived dangerously in that over... this was a hard push on the front foot, asking for trouble if the ball gripped at all, which it did, a fat flying edge to Markram's right, and he made it look easy with a strong grab in both hands 441/7
    121.3 miscued to backward point! A tame end after another fighting knock for the Pakistan cause. Jamal turned himself around early to reverse-sweep, looking to cudgel it with the spin through the off side - but in the end could only lob a catch to the edge of the square 478/8
    122.1 big hack, top-edged to point! Red rover for Pakistan. Hamza throws the bat one last time and only manages to balloon a catch. Maphaka, the boy wonder on debut, holds it securely and South Africa now know the final equation for victory 478/10
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    TOTAL
    478 all out (f/o) (122.1 Overs, RR: 3.91)
    Fall of wickets: 1-205 (Babar Azam, 46.2 ov), 2-235 (Khurram Shahzad, 58.1 ov), 3-278 (Kamran Ghulam, 66.6 ov), 4-329 (Saud Shakeel, 82.6 ov), 5-329 (Shan Masood, 83.3 ov), 6-417 (Mohammad Rizwan, 109.2 ov), 7-441 (Salman Agha, 115.5 ov), 8-478 (Aamer Jamal, 121.3 ov), 9-478 (Mir Hamza, 122.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    K Rabada25.1211534.56013
    M Jansen24010124.202
    PWA Mulder1213803.1603
    KT Maphaka1304713.6100
    KA Maharaj45513733.0400
    AK Markram301404.6600

Match Details

Toss

South Africa , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30

Match days

3,4,5,6,7 January 2025 (5-day match)

Test debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

South Africa 12, Pakistan 0

Close of Play

  • day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 316/4 (RD Rickelton 176*, DG Bedingham 4*, 80 ov)
  • day 2 - Pakistan 1st innings 64/3 (Babar Azam 31*, Mohammad Rizwan 9*, 21 ov)
  • day 3 - Pakistan 2nd innings 213/1 (Shan Masood 102*, Khurram Shahzad 8*, 49 ov)

Match Notes