Pakistan vs South Africa, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
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10:00 AM
4:30 AMGMT
10:00 AMLOCAL
Day 3: Stumps - South Africa need 226 runs
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South Africa were set a target of 277 and they got off to a shaky start. Markram tried a slog against Noman to an in-drifter and got knocked over. There was no need for such a shot considering the state of the game. Noman also got the better of Mulder as he got caught in two minds and edged one to slip as he fell for a duck. Rickelton has played well against the turning ball and has once again been assured in his footwork. He was dropped on 26 by Shafique at short leg though and that was a big miss for Pakistan. de Zorzi has also looked good. Both are in-form batters and this partnership will remain the key for the visitors if they are to challenge the hosts. South Africa still need 226 runs to win and it's a very stiff task on this crumbling surface. In all likelihood, tomorrow will be the final day of the game and it's heading towards an exciting finish. Join us nice and early. Goodbye for now...
17:08 Local Time, 12:08 GMT, 17:38 IST: The game has moved at a great pace on the moving day of this Test match. 16 wickets fell today which is a clear indication on how tough it was for batters to deal with the crumbling nature of the surface. Pakistan did very well this morning to take 4/53 to bowl South Africa out as they gained a substantial 109-run lead. Noman Ali stole the limelight with a brilliant 6-fer. Pakistan were sailing smoothly in their second innings with the bat at 119/3 when Babar and Shakeel were going strong but both of them fell in quick succession. Shakeel's expansive heave was a poor shot and that led to a collapse as Pakistan lost their last six wickets for just 17 runs. Muthusamy was brilliant once again as he took another 5-fer and Harmer also took 4 wickets.
22
L1 0 0 0 0 0 (1 runs)
RSA 51-2
Ryan Rickelton
29(76)
Tony de Zorzi
16(44)
Noman Ali
11-2-20-2
21.6
Noman Ali to Rickelton, no run, stifled appeal for lbw! Turning in from a fuller length outside off, Rickelton leans ahead to block but is struck on the pads. Pakistan think about the review but rightly don't take it. The impact was outside off. That's Stumps on Day 3
21.5
Noman Ali to Rickelton, no run, tossed up in line of the stumps, clipped past short leg
21.4
Noman Ali to Rickelton, no run, in line of the stumps, nudged to mid-wicket
21.3
Noman Ali to Rickelton, no run, on a length, Rickelton blocks it back to Noman Ali
21.2
Noman Ali to Rickelton, no run, on a length, kept out
21.1
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, leg byes, 1 run, de Zorzi tries to nudge but it deflects off his pads towards short fine for a leg bye
21
0 1 0 0 0 0 (1 runs)
RSA 50-2
Ryan Rickelton
29(71)
Tony de Zorzi
16(43)
Sajid Khan
5-0-21-0
20.6
Sajid Khan to Rickelton, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, Rickelton stays leg-side of it and eases it towards extra cover
20.5
Sajid Khan to Rickelton, no run, on the shorter side on off, Rickelton camps back and blocks it to the off-side
20.4
Sajid Khan to Rickelton, no run, another slider on a back of a length outside off, chopped towards point
20.3
Sajid Khan to Rickelton, no run, turning away sharply from a back of a length on off, Rickelton covers the line to block it down the track
20.2
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, 1 run, coming in with the arm this time, de Zorzi punches it through mid-on. 50 up for South Africa
20.1
Sajid Khan to de Zorzi, no run, the slider from Sajid Khan and it's on a length outside off, de Zorzi makes a good leave
Sajid Khan [4.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
20
0 1 1 0 0 1 (3 runs)
RSA 49-2
Tony de Zorzi
15(41)
Ryan Rickelton
29(67)
Noman Ali
10-1-20-2
19.6
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, de Zorzi waits for this one to turn into him and works it round the corner
19.5
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, once again it's a shorter delivery which keeps low outside off, de Zorzi hangs back to defend but is once again beaten on the outside edge
19.4
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, no run, a stifled appeal for lbw! On the shorter side outside off, keeps really low and almost grazes the surface again, de Zorzi tries to block from the crease but is struck on the pads. Rizwan suggested that the impact was outside off and that is the case
19.3
Noman Ali to Rickelton, 1 run, floated delivery around off, Rickelton pushes at it but gets it off the inner half towards short fine
19.2
Noman Ali to de Zorzi, 1 run, on the shorter side, once again some low bounce, de Zorzi tucks it through square leg
