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Pakistan vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Shan Masood Top-Scores As Pak Reach 259/5
Pakistan vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Pakistan punished poor catching from South Africa to accumulate 259-5 on the opening day.
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- Updated: October 20, 2025 06:31 pm IST
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Pakistan vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Pakistan punished poor catching from South Africa to accumulate 259-5 on the opening day of the second and final Test in Rawalpindi on Monday. Had the tourists not dropped five catches on a turning pitch they would have been in a better position after Pakistan won the toss and batted. Skipper Shan Masood, dropped on 71 off a luckless Keshav Maharaj, top-scored with 87 while Abdullah Shafique -- dropped four times -- made 57. Saud Shakeel and Salman Agha will resume on Tuesday unbeaten on 42 and 10 respectively, with the home team seeking a 2-0 series win against the world Test champions. (Scorecard)
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PAK vs SA 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights
We are back for South Africa's first innings! The umpires are back out in the middle and the Pakistan fielders have taken their places on the field as well. It will be the duo of Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton to open the innings for South Africa. Shaheen Afridi has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...
... SECOND INNINGS ...
Right then, South Africa have managed to bowl out Pakistan whilst the pitch is still conducive for batting but we did see Keshav Maharaj get some purchase off late and that will certainly give the Pakistani spinners a lot of confidence. The onus will be on the Proteas openers to make sur they remain unscathed headng into the Lunch interval. Let's see how this session pans out...
South Africa started Day 2 with some probing questions being asked by Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada but neither could get a breakthrough and this allowed Salman Agha to throw caution to the wind and pick up some quick runs. Saud Shakeel brought up a steady half century and the duo seemed to be taking the hosts to a score beyond 350 runs. However, Keshav Maharaj did get a breakthrough and from thereon, it was a procession as the left-arm spinner took 7 wickets and made short-work of the Pakistani tail.
A superb hour or so of play from South Africa and thanks to Keshav Maharaj's exploits, they have managed to bowl Pakistan out inside the first session on Day 2. 333 isn't a bad score by any means and Pakistan will certainly take it. However, they will feel this could have been a lot more given the way Saud Shakeel and Salman Agha were playing at one point. A good battle between bat and ball in this session and neither side will be too disappointed.
OUT! BOWLED'EM! Keshav Maharaj finishes off with a seven-wicket haul! He delivers it a bit loopy, slower through the air, pitching it outside off and turns it in. Asif Afridi goes for a wild heave across the line but the ball finds the gap between the bat and pad and thumps the stumps. Pakistan are bowled out for 333 on the board!
FOUR! That's the way to open the account! Pitches it up, on off and middle. Asif Afridi clears the front foot and lofts it over the head of the bowler and gets the boundary.
Short, outside off, drifitn in. Asif Afridi lunges and pads it away toward slip. Keshav Maharaj appeals for LBW but the impact is way to outside off.
Asif Afridi is the last batter in for Pakistan.
OUT! EDGE AND TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Maharaj is just on fire today! He delivers it fuller with some flight to offer, on off and drifts it away from the batter. Sajid Khan plants his front foot to drive it toward cover but gets a thick outside edge and the ball goes straight toward the first slip, where Aiden Markram holds the composure and takes the catch safely.
Pitches it up, around off. Noman Ali hangs back and dabs it toward the cover region.
Tossed up, on off. Noman Ali eases it away.
This is a ripper from Simon Harmer! Pitches it up, just outside off, angling in, but spins it away from the left hander. Noman strides out to block it to his front but the ball just misses the outside edge, brushes off the pad and gets to the keeper.
Much fuller, around off. Noman Ali blocks it away.
Flighted, much fuller, just behind the yorker length. Noman Ali digs it out.
Tossed up, on off. Noman Ali strides out and pushes it toward cover.
Pitches it up, on the pads. Sajid Khan lunges and eases it back to the bowler.
Full, on leg. Sajid Khan taps it toward the leg side.
FOUR! This is excellent batting from Sajid Khan! Maharaj pitches it up, on off. Sajid Khan uses his bottom hand to loft it over the wide mid off fielder and gets the boundary. Ryan Rickelton has a chase but fails to get the better.
Full, on off. Sajid Khan brings out the full face of his bat to his front foot.