Pakistan’s Babar Azam watches as South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder bowls during the second day of the second test match between South Africa and Pakistan in Cape Town.
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Welcome to the live coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between South Africa and Pakistan being played at Newlands in Cape Town. The second day belonged to the hosts as Ryan Rickelton scored 259, while Ky;e Verreynne made 100 as South Africa were bowled out for 615. The hosts also picked up three wickets to put Pakistan in trouble, with the tourists still trailing by 551. Catch the live score and updates of Day 3 of the second and final RSA vs PAK Test match, right here.
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South Africa Vs Pakistan LIVE Score 2nd Test Day 3: PAK Need Big Partnership
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan need to pile up big runs like what Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Zazai did for Afghanistan in the first Test against Zimbabwe. Both batters need to fill Saim Ayub’s void in the team as well. Only Salman Agha and Aamer Jamal are the tow batters who can bat properly from the next batters to come to bat.
South Africa Vs Pakistan LIVE Score 2nd Test Day 3: Marco Jansen Opens Attack
Marco Jansen came to open the bowling of South Africa on Day 3 of the second Test match with Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam at the crease, Pakistan are still trailing by 551 runs as Jansen started with a maiden over.
South Africa Vs Pakistan LIVE Score 2nd Test Day 3: Pitch Report
It’s a beautiful day with plenty of blue skies. The pitch has changed slightly since yesterday. During the first Test, the Pakistan batters tended to nick off wide deliveries, particularly in the sixth to seventh stump channel. This trend continued yesterday, especially with the left-handers. The South African team is examining a specific area, as there are several cracks around the middle and off stump. While some of these cracks have grown larger, they don’t seem to pose a significant issue. Additionally, there is a bit of rough for Keshav Maharaj to exploit.
South Africa Vs Pakistan LIVE Score 2nd Test Day 3: Head-to-head record
Total matches played – 29
South Africa Vs Pakistan LIVE Score 2nd Test Day 3: Playing XIs
South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma(c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka
Pakistan (Playing XI): Shan Masood(c), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Salman Agha, Aamer Jamal, Mir Hamza, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas
