South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st Test Commentary, Live Updates
SA vs PAK, 2018 - Test Live Commentary
South Africa vs Pakistan Scorecard
South Africa beat Pakistan by 6 wickets
Player of the Match
Duanne Olivier
Match Info
- Venue SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Weather Sunny
- Toss Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
- Result South Africa beat Pakistan by 6 wickets
- Player of the Match Duanne Olivier
- Umpire S Ravi (IND), Bruce Oxenford (AUS) and Joel Wilson (WI)
- Referee David Boon (AUS)
Match Notes
- Stumps: South Africa 127/5 in 36.0 overs
- South Africa 103/4 in 30.1 overs
- 5th wkt Partnership: 52 off 85 balls between De Bruyn (23) and T Bavuma (26)
- Rain Stoppage: South Africa 70/4 in 23.0 overs
- Drinks: South Africa 70/4 in 23.0 overs
- South Africa 50/4 in 17.1 overs
- Drinks: South Africa 43/1 in 13.0 overs
- Tea: Pakistan 181/10 in 47.0 over
- Innings Break: Pakistan 181/10 in 47.0 overs
- Pakistan 181/10 : S Afridi c de Kock b Olivier 0(5)
- Referral 5 (46.6): S Afridi against B Azam (Caught) Unsuccessful (SA: 1, PAK: 0)
- H Ali dropped on 20 by De Kock in 46.4 overs
- 9th wkt Partnership: 52 off 52 balls between B Azam (39) and H Ali (13)
- Pakistan 155/8 in 44.0 overs
- Referral 4 (40.1): SA against B Azam (Caught) Unsuccessful (SA: 1, PAK: 1)
- B Azam10th Test fifty: 50 runs in 58 balls (10x4) (0x6)
- Drinks: Pakistan 121/8 in 38.0 overs
- Pakistan 111/8 : Y Shah lbw b K Rabada 4(10)
- Referral 3 (35.5): Y Shah against SA (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 2, PAK: 1) (Retained)
- Pakistan 100/7 in 33.2 overs
- D Olivier Maiden Test 5-wicket haul: 5/29 (32.5)
- Lunch: Pakistan 76/4 in 25.0 overs
- Pakistan 54/3 : A Shafiq lbw b D Olivier 7(12)
- Referral 1 (17.5) : A Shafiq against SA (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 2, PAK: 1) (Retained)
- Drinks: Pakistan 51/2 in 13.0 overs
- Pakistan 51/2 in 12.5 overs
- Pakistan 1/1: Ul-Haq lbw b K Rabada 0(9)
- Referral 1 (1.4): Ul-Haq against SA (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 2, PAK:1)
- Stumps: Pakistan 190/10 in 56.0 overs
- Innings Break: Pakistan 190/10 in 56.0 overs
- D Olivier 2nd Test 5-wicket haul: 5/59 (56.0)
- Referral 4 (38.5 ovs): SA against M Amir (Caught) Unsuccessful (SA: 1, PAK: 2)
- Pakistan 150/6 in 47.1 overs
- Drinks: Pakistan 142/5 in 45.0 overs
- Referral 3 (38.5 ovs): A Shafiq against SA(LBW) Successful (SA: 2, PAK: 2)
- Tea: Pakistan 100/1 in 28.0 overs
- Pakistan 100/1 in 27.3 overs
- 2nd wkt Partnership: 53 off 82 balls between Imam (25) and S Masood (21)
- Imam 3rd Test fifty: 50 runs in 71 balls (7x4) (1x6)
- Drinks: Pakistan 50/1 in 15.0 overs
- Pakistan 50/1 in 14.3 overs
- Ul Haq dropped on 15 by H Amla in 4.1 overs
- Lunch: South Africa 223/10 in 60.0 overs
- Innings Break: South Africa 223/10 in 60.0 overs
- Referral 2 (57.5 ovs): PAK against K Rabada (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 2, PAK: 1)
- South Africa 200/9 in 54.1 overs
- South Africa 189/9 : Maharaj lbw b Hasan Ali 4(15)
- Referral 1 (52.3 ovs): PAK against K Maharaj (LBW) Successful (SA: 2, PAK: 2)
- Drinks: South Africa 177/7 in 50.0 overs
- T Bavuma 12th Test fifty: 51 runs in 66 balls (9x4) (0x6)
- South Africa 150/6 in 40.2 overs
- D Elgar 13th Test fifty: 50 runs in 122 balls (10x4) (0x6)
- Drinks: South Africa 114/1 in 39.0 overs
- 2nd wkt Partnership: 103 off 199 balls between D Elgar (45) and H Amla (54)
- South Africa 103/1 in 34.3 overs
- H Amla 40th Test fifty: 52runs in 88 balls (10x4) (0x6)
- Referral 2 (26.2): PAK against D Elgar (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 2, PAK: 0)
- Lunch: South Africa 81/1 in 26.0 overs
- 2nd wkt Partnership: 51 off 102 balls between D Elgar (21) and H Amla (25)
- South Africa 50/1 in 18.2 overs
- Referral 1 (15.4): PAK against H Amla (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 2, PAK: 1)
- Drinks: South Africa 31/1 in 14.0 overs
- H Amla dropped on 8 by F Zaman in 7.4 overs