26/12Result
1st Test, Pakistan tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-28 2018
South Africa won by 6 wkts
Player of the Match
Duanne Olivier
Duanne OlivierSouth Africa
26/12Result
1st Test, Pakistan tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-28 2018
South Africa won by 6 wkts
Player of the Match
Duanne Olivier
Duanne OlivierSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
60 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 223/10

  • Duanne Olivier0 (3b)
  • Mohammad Amir20-6-62-4
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi18-1-64-4

Four wickets each for Amir and Afridi, which has restricted South Africa's lead to just 42. Great fightback from Pakistan after being 96 for 7. They've managed to keep this Test on even keel. Good from South Africa too, with Bavuma leading the way with a fine 53. De Kock did well to stretch the lead. They have also taken lunch so join us for Pakistan's second innings after the break

59.6
W
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, OUT, got him with a slower ball clever bowling. It's not something you expect perhaps in Tests, but Amir knew de Kock was looking to tap and run. Bowled it at 116kph, and de Kock was too early into his shot, only spooning a catch to cover

Q de Kock c Fakhar Zaman b Mohammad Amir 45 (98m 53b 5x4 0x6) SR: 84.90

59.5
0
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, no run, fuller outside off and tapped into the offside again, but not as softly. The bowler moves to his right quickly to intercept
59.4
0
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, no run, almost a mix-up. Taps this softly into the off side and sets off for a run, but both men then decide against it and scurry back to their creases.
59.3
0
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, no run, went for another big shot, trying to pull this back of length ball from off stump, but only inside edges it onto his body

Arslan Satti: "Now that you have only two reviews for whole inngs so they need to change caught behind reviews as well like if ball didn't touch anything, review lost but if touch something other than bat so no review lost, almost like umpires call for lbw. "

59.3
3nb
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, (no ball) 2 runs, too full and this is smart batting. Gently taps it into the leg side and with the field back, they are able to get two runs. What's more Amir has over-stepped again, so it's another no ball
59.2
0
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, no run, bowls this wider outside off and moving away, and Quinton moves across to try and deposit him over midwicket, but his big bat swing connects with air only
59.1
0
Mohammad Amir to de Kock, no run, very full and he goes for it with a full swing of the bat. Was targetting cow corner but manages to get it only to deep square leg. They don't take the single that time

Interesting to see how Quinton plays now. He might not be so comfortable taking singles early in the over now

END OF OVER:
59 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | SA: 220/9

  • Duanne Olivier0 (3b)
  • Quinton de Kock43 (46b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi18-1-64-4
  • Mohammad Amir19-6-59-3
58.6
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Olivier, no run, angled into him from round the wicket. Very full and defended back
58.5
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Olivier, no run, fuller ball and he's equal to it, coming forward and defending

Olivier might face more than a few bumpers. He dished them out liberally, and very effectively

58.4
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Olivier, no run, bouncer and he's late to react but it's pitched too short and flies over him anyway
58.3
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Rabada, OUT, finally the ball catches Rabada's outside edge Another one on a good length, inviting him to drive and straightening. Rabada went for the drive but got an outside edge that was snaffled by second slip. It's been a good hand by Rabada though, and he's given his team a useful lead

K Rabada c Asad Shafiq b Shaheen Shah Afridi 19 (29m 25b 4x4 0x6) SR: 76.00

58.2
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to de Kock, 1 run, pushed towards point
58.1
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to de Kock, no run, goes for the pull but the ball doesn't bounce as much, and hits his pad to roll towards the slips

Pradeep: "If Pak can provide a little bit fight with the bat, this series has all the makings of a remarkable series to be remembered down the lines. The bowling lineups of both the teams are fantastic and it would really need skillful batsmanship to hang around and score big. This is where proper orthodox batsman like Amla and Babar for the other side might come into play."

END OF OVER:
58 | 5 Runs | SA: 219/8

  • Kagiso Rabada19 (24b)
  • Quinton de Kock42 (44b)
  • Mohammad Amir19-6-59-3
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi17-1-63-3
57.6
0
Mohammad Amir to Rabada, no run, another bouncer but he saw it coming and had enough time to duck under it

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South Africa 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0D ElgarAK Markram
2nd119HM AmlaD Elgar
3rd17HM AmlaTB de Bruyn
4th1HM AmlaF du Plessis
5th14HM AmlaT Bavuma