South Africa vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI at Cape Town, SA vs PAK, Dec 19 2024 - Match Result

Bit short on middle, the pull shot has brought his demise, looks crestfallen. Not much to celebrate for South Africa but he deserved a hundred for sure. Match could have gone down to the wire had Klaasen got more support but once Miller got out, the bubble burst and Pakistan kept picking wickets from other end. It's a momentous occasion for Pakistan as they win second major ODI series in last two months. First they beat Australia on their home soil and now got the better of South Africa in their backyard. It's a big deal and what a time to clinch this series with Champions Trophy around the corner.

Three slips waiting for an edge. Fraction short and dancing away outside off, glided to the packed cordon and receives a warm applause from the crowd. Crowd has been brilliant today, fantastic energy

Pace-off shortish ball meandering outside off, inside-edge rolls over to fine leg up in the circle

Short of a length outside off, tries to ramp it away and can't connect

Fielding has been overall poor in this game. Saim Ayub shells a dolly and Klaasen wasn't even running, gave up, accepted the fate, played it in his mind and gets a reprieve. He clobbered that at deep midwicket and it just burst out of Saim's hands, juggled it in the air for a few times and then dropped it. Misses a run-out opportunity as well, sloppy work by Pakistan

Swirling in the air, sliced away past backward point and gets a single. he came around the wicket

Edged and taken! Hits the deck hard and gets it to kick and scream off the surface, cagey stuff, nagging line, pegged back and he can't do much about it, leaves the hanging willow and the ball scratches the outside edge. Got to feel for Klaasen. Just put him back on strike. South Africa lower-order could help the team by working on their battng as well. Top teams take that aspect seriously

Two slips in place. Over the wicket, length ball just a shade outside off, carves it away to deep third

Chipped in the air, miscued the skier, who's is going to pouch that? It's going to be Babar who takes the simplest of the catches at cover, reverse cups it, took some steps back and pouches it safely. Short of a length on leg and holds up in the surface, he makes room and tries a difficult stroke, wanted to hit it up and over extra cover, no timing on it. The loose end keep hurting South Africa. Klaasen is running out of partners

Back of a length on a nettlesome off-stump line, chipped back and fell short of Naseem as he went down to get his hands underneath

Back of the hand length ball attacks at middle, exposes his stumps and bashes it to cover, not in the gap

Shortish around middle and off, flicks it using his fluid wrists to deep square. It's Klaasen vs Pakistan as simple as that

Back of a length, errs on the pads and he helps it on its way, poor delivery and he doesn't get overboard, maintains calm demeaner and fetches an easy boundary

Good length spinning away outside off, tapped to sweeper cover for a single

Zips it quicker outside off and he tries to cut, misses it

Abrar and Rizwan speaking in Pushto. Looped up on middle, not much turn, in his swinging arc and goes out of the park, right under it and deposited into the stands over midwicket. Such a clean hitter of the ball This is turning out to be a big over for South Africa!

Floated up on a length, came back in at middle and leg, clipped leg-side, Rizwan is after it

Half-tracker wide of off, away from his hitting arc, belted down to long-off, following Rizwan's bowling plan

Over the wicket, drags it short on middle and pays the price; Klaasen pounces on it and sends it outside solar system - actually over deep midwicket - 93 meters humungous six into the top tier. He doesn't spare looseners

Intimidating bouncer rising steeply off the deck in the channel, leaves it alone; not flirting with danger