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South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test, Day 4 Live Score
The 18 years and 270 days old Maphaka broke Paul Adams’ South Africa record of youngest test player, who played his first test against England in 1995 at the age of 18 years and 340 days.
South Africa made three changes after sealing its place in June’s World Test Championship final with a dramatic two-wicket win in the first test at Centurion inside four days.
Australia, India and Sri Lanka all still in the race for the Lord’s WTC final against South Africa in June. Australia could advance to face South Africa if it wins the fifth test against India in Sydney.
“It’s hot and we expect the wicket to break up,” South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said at the coin toss. “We’ve had time to wrap around what we’ve achieved, the preparations for this test have been the priority … a chance to finish off with a good note.”
Fast bowler Mohammad Abbas brought Pakistan close to its first test win in South Africa in 18 years with 6-54 in the second innings at Centurion but tailenders Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen shared a half century ninth-wicket stand and quashed the visitors hopes.
The home team, which has six successive test wins, opted to go with the express pace of Maphaka in place of Dane Paterson, who was dropped after picking up his second successive five-wicket haul at Centurion.
Corbin Bosch was left out after making a stunning test debut in the first test where he took a wicket with his first ball and then made a scintillating unbeaten half century in the first innings which gave South Africa a match-winning lead of 90 runs.
Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj has recovered from a groin injury and replaced Bosch. Opening batter Tony de Zorzi had a thigh strain and was replaced by Wiaan Mulder as the all-rounder recovered from a finger injury and returned to the playing XI.
Pakistan, which has won just two of its last nine test matches in this WTC cycle, once again went without a specialist spinner. It rested fast bowler Naseem Shah and brought in left-arm fast bowler Mir Hamza.
“A bit less grass than usual, but we would have had a bowl,” Pakistan captain Shan Masood said.
Playing XI:
South Africa: Ryan Rickleton, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka.
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Aamer Jamal, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Khurram Shahzad.
Wiaan Mulder to Shan Masood, Good length, around off, from around the wicket, Shan Masood keeps it down off the front foot.
- Babar Azam 58 (86)
- Shan Masood 69 (107)
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, FOUR! ELEGANT! Very full, on middle, Babar Azam comes forward and drives it straight back. Keshav Maharaj tries to get across to his right with half a dive but cannot stop the ball. It goes through and bisects mid on and mid off!
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, Full, with a round-armish action from around the wicket, on middle, Babar defends solidly.
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, Tossed up, around middle and off, Babar Azam gets a big stride to defend.
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, A big shout for LBW, but there seems to be some bat involved! The replay confirms just that and Keshav Maharaj knew it straightaway. Pushed through quicker and fuller, on middle and off, slanting into the batter. Babar Azam lunges to block but gets an inside edge back onto his pads. Big inside edge!
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Full again, on off, driven to long on for one by Shan Masood!
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Full and on off, Shan Masood tucks it across.
- Shan Masood 68 (105)
- Babar Azam 54 (82)
Wiaan Mulder to Shan Masood, Down the leg side, Masood helps it to fine leg for a run.
Wiaan Mulder to Shan Masood, On middle and leg, Shan Masood clips it to mid-wicket this time.
Wiaan Mulder to Shan Masood, Fuller, around middle, driven towards mid on.
Wiaan Mulder to Babar Azam, Angling into the stumps, on a hard length, with a lack of bounce this time. Babar Azam clips it off his pads to deep backward square leg for one.
Wiaan Mulder to Babar Azam, Keeps it right where he bowled the last one and Babar offers an even better looking block off the front foot.
Wiaan Mulder to Babar Azam, Straight and full, at the stumps, blocked out by Babar.
Wiaan Mulder to Shan Masood, Lands it on a fuller length, outside off, easy picking for the batter. Shan leans ahead and pushes it to deep cover for a single. Another front foot NO BALL!
Babar and his love affair in South Africa. This is his 10th inning in Tests in this country and he has averaged more than 42. He has registered 5 50-plus scores. It is the most for any player from Pakistan, going past Asad Shafiq's 4. Just the second player after Taufeeq Umar, from Pakistan, to register 2 50-plus scores in the same Test in this country. Meanwhile, WIAAN MULDER is finally back on, after having bowled just 1 over early on.
- Babar Azam 53 (79)
- Shan Masood 66 (101)
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, Full and around off, Azam lunges to defend.
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Around middle and leg, flicked past short leg for a run.
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, A touch short, on middle, Babar goes back and nurdles this through square leg for a single.
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, Nicely bowled! Gives the ball enough air and hits the rough patch, just around off, Babar Azam prods to block.
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, Floated full, on middle, Babar Azam eases it out to mid on.
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Nagging length, outside off, Shan Masood rocks back and whips it to long on for a single.
Shaun Pollock on air informs us that Kagiso Rabada is not at his fittest. He has been struggling with his knee which continues to be dodgy and one guesses that Masood is aware of that. It has been a couple of times now that he has clipped the ball in the direction of Rabada and taken him on, probably guessing that Rabada will not attack the ball at full strength.
- Babar Azam 52 (75)
- Shan Masood 64 (99)
Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, Down the leg side, Babar Azam misses his flick.
Marco Jansen to Shan Masood, Full and straight, this time Masood pushes it with soft hands to the left of mid on and takes a quick single. It is Kagiso Rabada out there.
Marco Jansen to Shan Masood, Full and just outside off, Shan Masood blocks it out watchfully towards mid on.
Marco Jansen to Shan Masood, FOUR! Latched onto that one quickly! Short one and on off, Shan Masood swivels back and pulls it more like a short-arm jab in front of square on the leg side and beats mid on to his left.
Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, Back of a length, on off, Babar Azam cuts it to deep point for one.
Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, FIFTY FOR BABAR! Third in a row and his 29th in Test cricket! A huge round of applause across the stadium for this superb knock. Jansen goes full and on off, Babar Azam drives it neatly to deep cover for a couple of runs.
On 49 now, is Babar.
- Shan Masood 59 (96)
- Babar Azam 49 (72)
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Landed around off, the skipper tries to work it through the leg side and gets it past short leg, but cannot beat mid-wicket.
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Quicker, around off, Masood blocks it right in front of short leg.
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Landed outside off, Shan Masood works it towards short leg.
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Full, on off, Shan Masood drives it to mid off.
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, Slows it up and drags the length down, around off, Babar Azam quickly rocks back and punches it to mid off. The batters set off for a risky run and the fielder hits the stumps at the bowling end. Keshav Maharaj appeals for a run-out check, hoping Babar wouldn't have grounded his bat in time but the replays confirm otherwise. Comfortably in and grounded!
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, From around the wicket Maharaj spears it full, on off, Babar Azam defends.
- Shan Masood 59 (92)
- Babar Azam 48 (70)
Marco Jansen to Shan Masood, On a good length, outside off, nipping back in a long way, Shan pushes it towards mid on.
Marco Jansen to Shan Masood, FOUR! A bit of an outside edge but Masood was mostly in control. On a good length, outside off, the skipper looks to open the face of his bat and guide this behind the wickets. Is a bit early and hence, the ball runs off a bit of the outside edge. But it goes all along the ground, to the right of gully and beats deep backward point to his right.
Marco Jansen to Shan Masood, Short, outside off, Shan Masood punches this through the covers but Tristan Stubbs makes a good stop.
Marco Jansen to Shan Masood, Angled it into the stumps, fuller in length, clipped to square leg.
Marco Jansen to Shan Masood, A bit fuller, on off, Shan Masood drives it to mid off.
Marco Jansen to Shan Masood, Lovely ball! Perfect length, just outside off, and straightening off the deck. Shan Masood is caught in his crease and tries to poke at it but luckily doesn't nick it back like he did in the first inning. The ball zips past the outside edge.
Following a trend is Shan Masood, when he has come out to open in a Test inning. In the last 12 innings before this match, he had 5 single-digit scores, which includes 4 ducks. Prior to that, he had three centuries in 3 matches. So given that the first case is taken care off, will we see the second case happening?
- Babar Azam 48 (70)
- Shan Masood 55 (86)
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, Around off, Babar dead-bats this.
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Fuller, around middle, Masood pushes this down to long on for a run.
Keshav Maharaj to Babar Azam, Full, outside off, Babar Azam stays leg side of the ball and drives it to long off for a run. Moves to 48.
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Full, on middle, Shan Masood tucks it to square leg for a single.
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Oh Hello? Looks like Shan Masood is running out of patience against Maharaj. Sent upstairs for a stumping check. Fired in full, outside off, Masood looks for a slog sweep but misses out by a long way. The keeper, Kyle Verreynne is quick to collect the ball and knock the bails off. The replay shows Shan had his back foot grounded when the ball clipped the bails. A great reminder for the Pakistani skipper to grind in harder and make the most of this start.
Keshav Maharaj to Shan Masood, Floated full, outside off, Shan Masood is deceived in flight but manages to keep it out with an angled bat.
- Babar Azam 47 (68)
- Shan Masood 53 (82)
Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, Fuller, around off, pushed towards mid on.
Marco Jansen to Shan Masood, Off the Nelson immediately. On a good length, around off, Shan Masood gets across a touch and nudges it through mid on. Sees that Kagiso Rabada has to travel a fair distance and takes him on. Rabada is a touch slow to get to the ball, having bowled a steaming over just 5 minutes back but still, gets to the ball. Now, from the angle that he has picked up the ball, he can see only one stump to his right. Still, hits bull's eye with his throw, but Masood is safely in.
Match Statistics
Venue
Newlands, Cape Town
