PAK vs SA Live Cricket Score

17.3 OUT! BOWLED! Abrar registers his first wicket, and from Pakistan's point of view, this is a massive one in order to restrict them as low as they can. Abrar fires one in on a length, in front of the stumps. It lands and skids low to beat Reeza's attempted pull shot. The ball sneaks under the edge and rattles the timber behind. A fine innings from Reeza Hendricks comes to an end as he departs for 60 off 40 balls. South Africa are 178/6. 178/6

3.5 OUT! TAKEN! Saim Ayub becomes the rescuer for Pakistan amidst fireworks and provides the first breakthrough. He bowls a flatter delivery from around the wicket, keeps the length full and around off, getting it to drift away off the deck. Quinton de Kock takes a step forward and tries to go over covers. But at the moment of the contact, the bat gets twisted, and he ends up getting it sliced off the toe end of the bat to backward point, where Faheem Ashraf gathers it around his chest. Quinton de Kock's breezy and entertaining 23 (13) comes to an end. South Africa are 44/1. 44/1

7.4 OUT! STUMPED! Clever bowling from Mohammad Nawaz as he breaks the 49-run partnership. Nawaz spots de Zorzi stepping out of the crease to smash it through the off side, and he cleverly bowls it flat and on a lower trajectory, well outside the tramline on the off side though. Tony de Zorzi is forced to reach for the ball to carve it out, but misses, and Usman Khan has ample time to collect the ball and whip the bails off. Tony tries to get back in, but the stumps are broken in a flash. Tony de Zorzi departs after a whirlwind 33 (16) on his T20I debut. South Africa are 93/2. Also, it is called a wide. 93/2

9.3 OUT! BOWLED! Excellent comeback from Nawaz, and he gets his second wicket. Nawaz offers a bit of flight on this one and lands it full, in front of the middle and off stump. Dewald Brevis goes through the slog sweep very early and misses to connect. The ball dips and beats the bat and passes below the inside edge to smash into the stumps behind. A left-armer's delight. Dewald Brevis departs on 9 (5) and South Africa are 109/3. 109/3

10.3 OUT! TAKEN! Saim Ayub returns and strikes big, once again! A short delivery, around middle, skidding off the deck. Matthew Breetzke presses back, swivels on his toes and looks to pull it over the deep backward square leg fence. But as the ball skidded, he failed to execute his shot. He ends up playing it straight to the fielder stationed there in the deep. Mohammad Nawaz doesn't have to move a muscle. He makes no mistake and pouches it safely. Matthew Breetzke departs on 1 (4). From 93/1, South Africa have slipped down to 112/4. 112/4

14 OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Mohammad Nawaz has tilted the game in favour of Pakistan as he strikes for the third time and finishes his spell. Bowls it relatively full and around off, getting it to drift in with that around-the-wicket angle. Donovan Ferreira presses back and plays this touch fuller delivery off his back foot. Fails to pull it and the ball skids through and smashes into the middle stump. The length wasn't that short to execute that shot. Donovan Ferreira departs on 10 (12) and South Africa are 139/5. 139/5

18.5 OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! You miss, I hit, says Naseem. After bowling a couple of cutters, Naseem goes pace on this time around. Lands it full and around the middle and the leg stump. George Linde clears the front foot and attempts to whip it over the leg side, but misses. The ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad and smashes into the stumps behind. George Linde departs after a crucial knock of 36 (22) and South Africa are 186/7. 186/7

19.4 OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Slower one into the pitch. Short and around the off stump. Corbin Bosch stands tall to flat-bat it over long on, but gets through his shot a bit early, probably missing to read the pace off the delivery. He ends up winding it straight down the throat of Faheem Ashraf, stationed at long on. A simple catch for him. 194/8

20 OUT! LIZAAD WILLIAMS IS RUN OUT! Another yorker executed on point by Shaheen, on off. Nandre Burger shovels it back to the bowler. Shaheen Afridi sticks out his right hand to stop it on the follow-through, but the ball deflects away near the strip on the off side. Nandre Burger is a bit hesitant at first to cross, but seeing the ball getting parried by the bowler, both rush to complete the single, but Lizaad, too, is a bit slow to respond. Skates to reach the batting end. Despite Shaheen's throw being a bit wayward at that end, Usman Khan does well to run forward and breaks the stumps by diving, with Lizaad out by a country mile. SOUTH AFRICA END WITH 194/9 ON THE BOARD! 194/9

4.5 OUT! BOWLED! Lizaad Williams provides the first breakthrough for South Africa. The pressure of the dot balls played by Saim clearly showed on Farhan as he tried to keep the tempo up. Lizaad bowls it on a fractionally fuller length, slanting the ball into the batter, with a bit of skid off the deck as well. Sahibzada Farhan exposes all the stumps by backing away and tries to smash it over cover-point, but misses to connect and the ball makes an absolute mess of the stumps behind. Sahibzada Farhan departs on 24 (19) and Pakistan are 31/1, needing 164 runs to win. 31/1

10.5 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Linde strikes and strikes back strongly. Brave bowling, actually. He keeps bowling on the wider line, outside off, on a fuller length, forcing the batter to reach at it. Saim does exactly that by seeing some flight on offer. He tries to loft it inside out over cover, but finds no timing whatsoever, and ends up slicing it off the toe end. A simple catch for Donovan Ferreira stationed at extra cover. Smiles all around the Proteas camp as Ayub was just looking to find his timing right. Saim Ayub departs on 37 (28) and Pakistan are 82/4, needing 113 runs to win off 55 balls. 82/4

5.3 OUT! TAKEN! Babar Azam's comeback doesn't last long. It was a nothing shot, actually, and he pays the price. On a back of a length and over the top of the off stump with some extra bounce. Babar opens up as he backs away and tries to loft it over covers. But due to extra bounce, he gets into an awkward position and mistimes his shot towards extra cover. Reeza Hendricks makes no mistake there, who pouches it comfortably. Babar Azam departs without troubling the scorers on a two-ball duck. Pakistan are 33/2 down now. 33/2

7.2 OUT! LBW! Corbin Bosch strikes again, and the Pakistani skipper walks back for just 2 (7). Bosch bowls a length delivery from wide of the crease, around off, getting it to angle in from there. Salman Agha shuffles across and tries to pick it up, but gets cramped and misses his shot. Gets beaten on the inside edge and gets rapped on his front pad. There goes a big appeal for LBW from Bosch and the keeper before the umpire raises his finger. However, Agha takes a review, citing that it could have gone over the stumps. There is nothing on the UltraEdge and the Ball Tracking presents three reds with the ball projected to hit the top of the middle stump. The on-field call is upheld. Pakistan burn the review, but more worryingly, slip down to 43/3. 43/3

12.1 OUT! STUMPED! The Proteas are bossing it up and how! Linde spots Usman stepping down the track and drags the length back, around off. Gets a good bit of grip as the ball spins away, and that totally outfoxes Usman, who tries to work it away. The ball beats the outside edge and is collected by Quinton de Kock, who breaks the stumps in a flash, with Khan not even trying to get back into the crease. Usman Khan departs for a run-a-ball 12, and the slide for Pakistan continues as they are 87/6, needing 108 to win off 47 balls. 87/6

11.3 OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! It is going from bad to worse for Pakistan now. Ngidi hits the deck hard, keeping the line of attack on the off stump. The ball lands and skids off the track, hurrying Nawaz into the pull shot. He goes across the line for a big-booming shot over mid-wicket, but only manages to connect with a handful of air. The ball stays a bit low, sneaks past the inside edge and smashes into the stumps behind. Hasan Nawaz departs on 3 (4) and Pakistan are 85/5, still needing 110 runs to win off 51 balls. 85/5

18.1 OUT! TAKEN! DONE AND DUSTED! South Africa have taken a lead of 1-0 in the 3-match series. Full and angling in, around leg. Mohammad Nawaz backs away and tries to loft it. But as the ball follows him, Nawaz doesn't get the desired timing and holes out towards long on. Corbin Bosch moves to his left there and pouches it around his shoulders. It has been a comprehensive win for the Proteas. SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 55 RUNS! 139/10

12.5 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Wicket number 3 for Linde, and he has massively derailed Pakistan's progress, after being expensive in his first couple of overs. George lands it full and in front of the stumps. Faheem Ashraf tries to be a bit adventurous and switches his stance, attempting to reverse sweep, but gets a thick top edge. The ball flies straight towards backward point, where Lizaad Williams takes a comfortable catch after backtracking. Faheem Ashraf departs on 1 (3) and Pakistan are 89/7. 89/7

14.4 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Corbin Bosch, too, gets to his 3-fer. Bosch bangs it into the pitch. Short and on top of the stumps. It lands and climbs on the batter as Shaheen prepares to pull it away. But he ends up massively mishitting it. The ball pops off the sticker of the bat and Corbin Bosch takes a few steps forward to swallow an easy return catch. Absolutely undone for extra pace and bounce. Shaheen Afridi departs for 4 (5) and Pakistan are 109/8, needing 86 runs to win off 32 balls. 109/8

17 OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT BEHIND! Corbin Bosch picks up his fourth, and Pakistan lose their ninth. On a hard length, angling in, around the fourth stump line. Naseem Shah backs away and tries to cut it, but the ball follows him. He ends up getting a thin outside edge off the bat, which goes behind the wickets and dips low in front of the keeper. Quinton de Kock moves to his right a bit and gathers it safely at knee height. 124/9