South Africa vs Pakistan Cricket Live Score, 2nd ODI (South Africa National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard):
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the second ODI between South Africa and Pakistan being held at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Thursday. Temba Bavuma, the South African skipper has won the toss and chose to field first.
The hosts, South Africa will look to improve with the bat after a below-par performance in the ODI series-opener which saw them settle for a below-par score. Nonetheless, the bowlers put up a decent fight but Saim Ayub’s effort meant that Pakistan went with the win in the opening ODI.
Pakistan will look to get a more collective performance from their team to secure the series. Sunny skies are expected in Cape Town but the humid conditions could see some possibility of movement with the ball once the sun has set.
South Africa’s XI: Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Kwena Maphaka, Tabraiz Shamsi
Pakistan’s Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
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20.1 – Starts off from over the wicket and pitches the ball up on off. Babar Azam taps it back to the bowler.
19.6 – Quicker, full and on leg, Babar Azam clips it through square leg for one more.
Batsman_1 : Babar Azam 39(57)
Batsman_2 : Mohammad Rizwan 18(30)
Bowler : Tabraiz Shamsi 0/3(1)
Over : 20
Run : 3
Wicket : 0
Score : 89/2
19.5 – Shorter once more, on middle, Mohammad Rizwan punches it to long on for one.
19.4 – Goes short again and on leg, Babar Azam flicks it off the back foot through mid-wicket fo a single.
19.3 – Flighted, full and on off, turns in, Babar Azam looks to drive but gets an inside edge towards short mid-wicket.
Tabraiz Shamsi comes into the attack for the first time in the match replacing Andile Phehlukwayo.
19.2 – Flatter, short and on middle, Babar Azam stays back and blocks it out.
19.1 – Tossed up, full and on middle, Babar Azam prods forward and blocks it out.
18.6 – A bit short and on leg, Mohammad Rizwan stays back to work it away but gets a leading edge down the pitch.
Batsman_1 : Mohammad Rizwan 17(29)
Batsman_2 : Babar Azam 37(52)
Bowler : Bjorn Fortuin 0/24(6)
Over : 19
Run : 3
Wicket : 0
Score : 86/2
18.5 – Looped up, full and on off, Babar Azam drives it through covers for another run.
18.4 – Slower through the air, full and on middle again, Babar Azam prods forward to block it out.
18.3 – Flighted, full and on middle, Babar Azam defends it on the front foot.
18.2 – Floated, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.
18.1 – Tossed up, full and around off, Babar Azam strides out and pushes it through covers for a single.
17.6 – Pitches it up, on off, shaping in, Mohammad Rizwan looks to play at it but gets an inside edge to the leg side.
Batsman_1 : Mohammad Rizwan 16(27)
Batsman_2 : Babar Azam 35(48)
Bowler : Andile Phehlukwayo 0/16(4)
Over : 18
Run : 6
Wicket : 0
Score : 83/2
17.5 – Back of a length and on off, Babar Azam punches it through covers for one.
17.4 – Pitched up and on middle and leg, Mohammad Rizwan drills it towards mid on and scampers across for a single. Once again has to put a dive in.
17.3 – Hard length and on the sixth stump line, Mohammad Rizwan stays back and dabs it to point.
17.2 – Fuller one and angling into the pads, Mohammad Rizwan clips it to square leg.
17.1 – FOUR! Fine shot! Andile Phehlukwayo bangs this one short and on middle and off. Mohammad Rizwan skips down the track, gets on top of the bounce and swats it away wide of mid on for a boundary.
16.6 – Slows it up, full and on off, Babar Azam defends it on the front foot.
Batsman_1 : Babar Azam 34(47)
Batsman_2 : Mohammad Rizwan 11(22)
Bowler : Bjorn Fortuin 0/21(5)
Over : 17
Run : 2
Wicket : 0
Score : 77/2
16.5 – Flighted, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan drills it to long on for one.
16.3 – Quicker, short and outside off, Babar Azam moves back and cuts it but fails to beat point.
16.2 – Floated, full and around off, Babar Azam strides out and pushes it to short covers.
16.4 – Flighted, full and on leg, Babar Azam clips it towards short mid-wicket and sets off for the run. Aiden Markram slides to his right but fails to pick it up on the first attempt as Rizwan puts in a dive at the batter’s end. It would have been close if Markram picked it up right away.
15.5 – Goes fuller and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan knocks it down the pitch.
15.4 – Back of a length and on off, Babar Azam runs it down to third man for another run.
16.1 – Tossed up, full and on middle, Babar Azam prods forward and blocks it out.
15.6 – Overpitched and on middle, angling in, Mohammad Rizwan drills it to mid on.
Batsman_1 : Mohammad Rizwan 10(21)
Batsman_2 : Babar Azam 33(42)
Bowler : Andile Phehlukwayo 0/10(3)
Over : 16
Run : 3
Wicket : 0
Score : 75/2
15.3 – Short of a length and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan pulls it towards deep square leg for a run.