SA vs PAK, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: South Africa v Pakistan Tests - Men
Venue: Centurion
Date & Time: Dec 26, 2024, 01:00 PM
MATCH DETAILS
  • Venue

    Centurion

  • Series

    South Africa v Pakistan Tests - Men

  • Toss

    South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl.

  • Umpire

    Alexander Wharf , Nitin Menon

  • Match Referee

    Richard Richardson

  • Tv Umpire

    Handunnettige Dharmasena

  • Man of the Match

    Aiden Markram

SA
301/10 (73.4)
&
150/8 (39.3)
PAK
211/10 (57.3)
&
237/10 (59.4)
CRR: Day 4
South Africa win by 2 wickets
Player of the Match Aiden Markram

Key Stats

Partnership 51 (50)
Last Wicket Corbin Bosch - 0 (1)
Extra 7
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Marco Jansen 16 24 3 0 66.67
Kagiso Rabada 31 26 5 0 119.23
Bowler O M R W Econ
Mohammad Abbas 19.3 6 54 6 2.77

39.1 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

1

Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to point for 1 run, fielded by Azam.

Over
39
4 4 1 0 0 0 2
11
SA
150 / 8
Marco Jansen
16(24)
Kagiso Rabada
31(26)
Khurram Shahzad
10-0-47-1

38.6 Aamir Jamal to Kagiso Rabada

4

FOUR! Aamir Jamal to Kagiso Rabada. Half volley, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.

38.5 Aamir Jamal to Kagiso Rabada

4

FOUR! Aamir Jamal to Kagiso Rabada. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

38.4 Aamir Jamal to Marco Jansen

1

Aamir Jamal to Marco Jansen. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Shakeel.

38.3 Aamir Jamal to Marco Jansen

0

Aamir Jamal to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

38.2 Aamir Jamal to Marco Jansen

0

Aamir Jamal to Marco Jansen. Seaming in back of a length, middle stump on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

38.1 Aamir Jamal to Marco Jansen

0

Aamir Jamal to Marco Jansen. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, Gloved to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Azam.

38.1 Aamir Jamal to Kagiso Rabada

2 nb

No ball Aamir Jamal to Kagiso Rabada. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to deep extra cover and it was a no ball, fielded by Khan.

Over
38
0 0 4 0 0 0
4
SA
150 / 8
Marco Jansen
16(24)
Kagiso Rabada
31(26)
Khurram Shahzad
10-0-47-1

37.6 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

0

Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.

37.5 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

0

Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

37.4 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

4

FOUR! Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

37.3 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

0

Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

37.2 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

0

Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.

37.1 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

0

Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Over
37
2 2 2 0 4 0 0
10
SA
150 / 8
Marco Jansen
16(24)
Kagiso Rabada
31(26)
Khurram Shahzad
10-0-47-1

36.6 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

2

Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep extra cover for 2 runs, run save by Khan.

36.5 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

2

Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 2 runs, shy attempt by Khan, fielded by Rizwan.

36.5 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

2

Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 2 runs, shy attempt by Khan, fielded by Rizwan.

36.4 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

0

Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Seaming away length ball, off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

36.3 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

4

FOUR! Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Seaming away short, off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

36.2 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

0

Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

36.1 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

0

Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to cover for no runs, run save by Azam.

Over
36
0 1 0 0 0 0
1
SA
150 / 8
Marco Jansen
16(24)
Kagiso Rabada
31(26)
Khurram Shahzad
10-0-47-1

35.6 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

0

Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

35.5 Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada

1

Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Azam.

35.4 Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada

0

Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

35.3 Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada

0

Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

35.2 Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada

0

Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Khan.

35.1 Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada

0

Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

Over
35
0 1 1 0 0 0 2
4
SA
150 / 8
Marco Jansen
16(24)
Kagiso Rabada
31(26)
Khurram Shahzad
10-0-47-1

34.6 Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen

0

Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Khan.

34.5 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

1

Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to mid on for 1 run, shy attempt by Shahzad, fielded by Abbas.

34.4 Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen

1

Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen. Reverse Swing-Out back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Shakeel.

34.3 Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen

0

Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

34.2 Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen

0

Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Shahzad.

34.1 Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen

0

Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

34.1 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

2 nb

No ball Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot Steer, to deep point and it was a no ball, fielded by Jamal.

Over
34
0 0 0 0 1 4
5
SA
150 / 8
Marco Jansen
16(24)
Kagiso Rabada
31(26)
Khurram Shahzad
10-0-47-1

33.6 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

0

Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan. That will be Lunch on Day 4. Pakistan managed to pick up six wickets in this session. The game is evenly poised now, with just two more wickets to break for the visitors. At the same time, the Proteas will look to seal a win by scoring 32 runs and claim their position in the WTC finals. Let's see how the tide turns post-lunch in 40 minutes.

33.5 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

0

Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

33.4 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

0

Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.

33.3 Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen

0

Mohammad Abbas to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.

33.2 Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada

1

Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Shah.

33.1 Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada

4

FOUR! Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

Over
33
4 1 1 1 0 0
7
SA
150 / 8
Marco Jansen
16(24)
Kagiso Rabada
31(26)
Khurram Shahzad
10-0-47-1

32.6 Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen

4

FOUR! Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

32.5 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

1

Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shakeel.

32.4 Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen

1

Naseem Shah to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Shakeel.

32.3 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

1 lb

Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Short, to leg ducked Leave, hit helmet to third man for 1 run, fielded by Jamal.

32.2 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

0

Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Back of a length, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, shy attempt by Azam, fielded by Jamal.

32.1 Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada

0

Naseem Shah to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Over
32
1 4 0 0 0 0
5
SA
150 / 8
Marco Jansen
16(24)
Kagiso Rabada
31(26)
Khurram Shahzad
10-0-47-1

31.6 Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada

1 lb

Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jamal.

31.5 Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada

4

FOUR! Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.

31.4 Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada

0

Mohammad Abbas to Kagiso Rabada. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

31.3 Mohammad Abbas to Corbin Bosch

w

OUT! Caught. Mohammad Abbas to Corbin Bosch. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, outside edge, caught by Rizwan. Mohammad Abbas is on a hat-trick!

31.2 Mohammad Abbas to David Bedingham

w

OUT! Caught. Mohammad Abbas to David Bedingham. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Rizwan. It's a five-wicket haul for Abbas.

31.1 Mohammad Abbas to David Bedingham

0

Mohammad Abbas to David Bedingham. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, inside edge to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.

Over
31
0 0 0 1 0 1
2
SA
150 / 8
Marco Jansen
16(24)
Kagiso Rabada
31(26)
Khurram Shahzad
10-0-47-1

30.6 Naseem Shah to Kyle Verreynne

w

OUT! Bowled. Naseem Shah to Kyle Verreynne. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, inside edge.

30.5 Naseem Shah to Kyle Verreynne

0

Naseem Shah to Kyle Verreynne. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

30.4 Naseem Shah to Kyle Verreynne

0

Naseem Shah to Kyle Verreynne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Azam.

30.3 Naseem Shah to David Bedingham

1

Naseem Shah to David Bedingham. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to point for 1 run, fielded by Azam.

30.2 Naseem Shah to David Bedingham

0

Naseem Shah to David Bedingham. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.

30.1 Naseem Shah to Kyle Verreynne

1

Naseem Shah to Kyle Verreynne. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run.

SA Batting: 150/8 in 39.3 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Tony de Zorzi lbw: Mohammad Abbas 2 (13) 0 0 15.38
Aiden Markram b: Mohammad Abbas 37 (63) 6 0 58.73
Ryan Rickelton lbw: Khurram Shahzad 0 (5) 0 0 0.00
Tristan Stubbs lbw: Mohammad Abbas 1 (10) 0 0 10.00
Temba Bavuma c: Muhammad Rizwan b: Mohammad Abbas 40 (78) 4 1 51.28
David Bedingham c: Muhammad Rizwan b: Mohammad Abbas 14 (14) 2 0 100.00
Kyle Verreynne b: Naseem Shah 2 (6) 0 0 33.33
Marco Jansen not out 16 (24) 3 0 66.67
Kagiso Rabada not out 31 (26) 5 0 119.23
Dane Paterson Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Corbin Bosch c: Muhammad Rizwan b: Mohammad Abbas 0 (1) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Khurram Shahzad 10 0 47 1 0 0 4.70
Mohammad Abbas 19.3 6 54 6 1 0 2.77
Naseem Shah 9 0 34 1 1 0 3.78
Aamir Jamal 1 0 11 0 1 0 11.00

PAK Batting: 237/10 in 59.4 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Saim Ayub b: Kagiso Rabada 27 (36) 6 0 75.00
Shan Masood c: Tristan Stubbs b: Marco Jansen 28 (47) 4 0 59.57
Babar Azam c: Corbin Bosch b: Marco Jansen 50 (85) 9 0 58.82
Kamran Ghulam c: Ryan Rickelton b: Marco Jansen 4 (8) 1 0 50.00
Muhammad Rizwan c: Kyle Verreynne b: Marco Jansen 3 (7) 0 0 42.86
Saud Shakeel lbw: Marco Jansen 84 (113) 10 1 74.34
Salman Ali Agha c: Kyle Verreynne b: Marco Jansen 1 (3) 0 0 33.33
Aamir Jamal c: Ryan Rickelton b: Dane Paterson 18 (32) 2 0 56.25
Naseem Shah c: Tristan Stubbs b: Kagiso Rabada 0 (4) 0 0 0.00
Khurram Shahzad not out 9 (18) 1 0 50.00
Mohammad Abbas c: Aiden Markram b: Corbin Bosch 0 (10) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Kagiso Rabada 16 2 68 2 2 0 4.25
Corbin Bosch 11.4 1 54 1 0 0 4.63
Dane Paterson 18 3 55 1 2 0 3.06
Marco Jansen 14 3 52 6 1 0 3.71

SA Batting: 301/10 in 73.4 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Aiden Markram c: Muhammad Rizwan b: Khurram Shahzad 89 (144) 15 0 61.81
Tony de Zorzi b: Khurram Shahzad 2 (8) 0 0 25.00
Ryan Rickelton c: Muhammad Rizwan b: Khurram Shahzad 8 (10) 2 0 80.00
Tristan Stubbs lbw: Mohammad Abbas 9 (28) 2 0 32.14
Temba Bavuma c: Muhammad Rizwan b: Aamir Jamal 31 (74) 4 0 41.89
David Bedingham c: Kamran Ghulam b: Naseem Shah 30 (33) 5 0 90.91
Kyle Verreynne c: Salman Ali Agha b: Naseem Shah 2 (13) 0 0 15.38
Marco Jansen c: Muhammad Rizwan b: Naseem Shah 2 (13) 0 0 15.38
Kagiso Rabada c: Babar Azam b: Aamir Jamal 13 (15) 1 0 86.67
Dane Paterson c: Khurram Shahzad b: Saim Ayub 12 (16) 1 1 75.00
Corbin Bosch not out 81 (93) 15 0 87.10
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Khurram Shahzad 20 1 75 3 0 0 3.75
Mohammad Abbas 21 4 79 1 2 0 3.76
Naseem Shah 22 1 92 3 3 0 4.18
Aamir Jamal 8 1 36 2 0 1 4.50
Saim Ayub 2.4 0 3 1 0 0 1.12

PAK Batting: 211/10 in 57.3 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Shan Masood c: Marco Jansen b: Corbin Bosch 17 (58) 2 0 29.31
Saim Ayub c: Kyle Verreynne b: Dane Paterson 14 (35) 2 0 40.00
Babar Azam c: Aiden Markram b: Dane Paterson 4 (11) 1 0 36.36
Kamran Ghulam c: Kagiso Rabada b: Dane Paterson 54 (71) 8 1 76.06
Muhammad Rizwan c: Aiden Markram b: Dane Paterson 27 (62) 2 0 43.55
Saud Shakeel c: Kyle Verreynne b: Corbin Bosch 14 (6) 3 0 233.33
Salman Ali Agha c: Ryan Rickelton b: Dane Paterson 18 (34) 2 0 52.94
Aamir Jamal b: Corbin Bosch 28 (27) 4 1 103.70
Naseem Shah c: Kagiso Rabada b: Corbin Bosch 0 (2) 0 0 0.00
Khurram Shahzad c: Dane Paterson b: Marco Jansen 11 (16) 2 0 68.75
Mohammad Abbas not out 10 (28) 1 0 35.71
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Kagiso Rabada 14 2 35 0 0 0 2.50
Marco Jansen 12.3 1 43 1 0 0 3.44
Dane Paterson 16 4 61 5 5 0 3.81
Corbin Bosch 15 4 63 4 0 0 4.20
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