दक्षिण अफ्रीका vs पाकिस्तान, दूसरा टेस्ट, न्यूलैन्ड्स, केपटाउन, 03 January 2025 - कमेंट्री

SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 10 WICKETS AND TAKE THE SERIES 2-0! Short and outside off, David Bedingham rocked back and punched it through the covers to get the winning run. 

'OH NO!' screams Markram in disgust. That was a buffet ball. Short and outside off, Aiden Markram rocked back to cut, aiming for the boundary, but only found backward point. Should have been a dot ball now but that was so fiercely struck that the fielder misfielded and the batters took a single. 6 more needed for the win.

Around middle, David Bedingham works it through mid-wicket for a run. 5 more required now.

Outside off, Markram punches it down to long off for one more. A boundary away now, are South Africa!

In the air, and a shout of catch, but it lands ahead of long on. Tossed up, around off, from around the wicket, David Bedingham chips it in the air and takes a single from the long on. 

On a nagging length, around off, Aiden Markram pushes it to long off from the back foot for a single.

Full again, around middle and leg, David Bedingham nudges it to deep square leg for a single. They just need 1 as the scores are on the level now. 

MISFIELD, FOUR! Pakistan themselves want this to end in a hurry. Landed outside off, David Bedingham hits it hard down the ground. There is long on in place and he gets to his left too as well, but only parries it behind.

SIX! HUMONGOUS! Bedingham has a flight to catch. The target is in single digits now! Short ball, around off, Bedingham jumps down the track and swings it miles over cow corner! 9 needed to win now.

50-RUN OPENING STAND! Short, outside off, David punches it through the covers for a single.

Much fuller, around middle, from over the wicket, Aiden Markram flicks it to long on for a single. 

Flatter, quicker, around off and middle, David Bedingham drives back to the bowler off the front foot.

Gives air to the ball this time, full around middle, angling in, David tucks it to square leg off the front foot for no run. South Africa need only 7 more runs now. 

A short ball to start. Around off, David Bedingham punches it towards cover.

Outside off, short again, Bedingham opens the face of his bat and guides it behind point for a single.

Short and really poor ball, wide outside off, Aiden Markram tries to hammer it away but it is so wide that he barely reaches it. Toe-ends it through the covers. Takes the single but the throw is also poor now as the bowler fumbles. Markram looks for the overthrow but Bedingham is not ready.

FOUR! THUMPED! Drops it short, around middle, from around the wicket, angling in, David Bedingham goes back in the crease and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. They need 20 now.

Short again, but outside off this time, David stays deep in the crease and punches it wide of cover for a single.

Full, around off, Aiden Markram comes forward and defends it to mid-wicket off the front foot.

Flatter in trajectory, short and on off, Bedingham punches it to deep cover for one.

Full, at the stumps, Markram drives it to long on for a single. South Africa need 27 more runs to win.

Pushed through quicker and fuller, at the stumps, David Bedingham knocks it right back at the bowler. 

Full outside off, David Bedingham comes forward and drives it back to the bowler. 

Drags the length now, just outside off, David Bedingham goes back in the crease and tucks it to mid-wicket. 

Full, outside off, David comes down the track this time and drives it to long on for a single to end the over. 

In the air, but falls in the no man's land. Abbas goes short and hits the deck hard, over middle. David Bedingham looks to pull but is hurried into the shot. Skews it high to the vacant square leg region. Mohammad Abbas himself charges for the catch but fails to reach there in time. A single is taken. 

Back of a length, on off, Aiden Markram cuts it hard to deep point for one. 

FOUR! Sheer power on that one! Fuller than a length, on off, David Bedingham covers the line and whips it across past mid-wicket for a boudnary.

A quick single! Back of a length, outside off, David Bedingham cuts it off the back foot wide of mid off and runs off for a quick single. Shan Masood picks it up and throws at the batter's end but misses it and Markram just reaches in time. 

FOUR! Driven straight down the ground! Full, on the fifth stump, from over the wicket, slow in pace, Aiden Markram comes forward and drives it straight, to the left to the bowler. The ball was briefly in the air as it went past Abbas's left hand for a boundary wide of long off. 

Back of a length, outside off, Aiden Markram cuts it off the back foot wide of deep point for a couple of runs. They need 29 now.

Starts from over the wicket and serves it well outside off, on a fuller length. Markram reach out for it but only manages to get an outside edge that falls at the vacant silly point region.

Nearly! Flights it nice and full, on middle and leg, Markram turns it to the right of short leg who sticks his hand out but fails to take the catch. The ball goes to short leg and the batters set off for a run. The fielder collects the ball and has a throw at the bowling end but misses. Two escapes for Markram in a single ball. 

Pushed through quicker and fuller, David Bedingham rocks back to block. Gets an outside edge that races to deep third for a couple of runs. 

SIX! THUMPED! He is looking in a hurry now. Tossed up, outside off, from over the wicket, David Bedingham comes down the track and whacks it over long off for a biggie. They need 43 now. 

Full just around off, David goes back in the crease and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, around middle and leg, Aiden Markram comes forward and defends it with the full face of the bat to short leg.

Starts from over the wicket and lands it on a good length, just outside off, David Bedingham gets closer to the line and blocks it to covers. 

Full and outside off, a hint of shape going away off the deck. David Bedingham leans on for a drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Similar line and length and Bedingham gets across the line and looks to whip it over in infield on the leg side but fails to do so. Gets hit on the pad missing the ball on the inside edge.

First runs of the chase! Back of a length, outside off, from over the wicket, David Bedingham punches it off the back foot to sweeper cover and takes a couple of runs to get off the mark. 

Good length, around off, David Bedingham tucks it to mid-wicket off the back foot.

FOUR! Nicely Played! Goes fuller this time, outside off, going away, from over the stumps, David Bedingham comes forward and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. First one of this chase and they just need 52 now.