Maharaj to Khurram Shahzad, no run

Maharaj to Khurram Shahzad, no run, close shave! Floated full ball just outside off, Khurram Shahzad tries

Maharaj to Khurram Shahzad, no run

Maharaj to Khurram Shahzad, no run

Maharaj to Khurram Shahzad, no run, on a length and coming in with the arm, Khurram Shahzad hangs

A slip, a silly point and a short leg in place for Shahzad as Maharaj switches to round the wicket

Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, to long-on

The players and the umpires make their way out to the middle.

Pitch Report | Mike Haysman: It has been a really good track to bat on overall. The batters have had a good time while the bowlers have had to toil hard. This is an area around the 5m mark from both sides of the stumps where the cracks are opening up but it's not a lot. There are some footmarks especially on a length for the left-handers and Maharaj can exploit that if he bowls a little bit quicker through the air. I still think the track is still absolutely fine for batting. It's a new-ball pitch.

Here's Telford Vice, our correspondent from the stadium - Another day of booming sunshine. The pitch remains stubbornly good for batting, which should add to the intrigue.

10:00 Local Time, 08:00 GMT, 13:30 IST | Day four: Pakistan showed good fight and valour yesterday to reduce the deficit down to 208 runs. Looking at the match-scenario, Pakistan are still truly playing the chasing game but at least there’s movement in the right direction. Babar and Masood batted brilliantly to stitch an opening double century stand after the visitors were asked to follow-on, having been bundled for 194. The duo showed good character and spirit and also scored runs at a brisk pace (4.42 rpo). But, Babar departing just at the stroke of stumps has given the Proteas an opening. The hosts know that Pakistan are mercurial in nature and will be eyeing to effect a collapse. Their bowlers will also be better rested now compared to yesterday when a bit of fatigue showed amongst their quicks – as they conceded a good number of extras and were a bit wayward. For Pakistan, they need to bat long and deep. It will require an immense amount of concentration and grit even though it’s still a placid surface with only the odd-ball showing tricks. Expect another riveting day of Test cricket...

Stats by Roshan Gede

4.42 - The partnership run-rate for the 205 runs added in 46.2 overs between Babar and Masood. Of the 41 150-plus stands recorded in Tests while following on, only one was scored at a quicker rate: 185 between Tamim Iqbal & Imrul Kayes in 38.2 overs (RR:4.82) at Lord’s in 2010.

This was just the second century opening partnership for Pakistan while following on in a Test, after Hanif Mohammad and Imtiaz Ahmed added 152 against West Indies at Bridgetown in 1958.

Highest opening stands while following-on in Tests
205 - Shan Masood & Babar Azam (PAK) vs SA, Cape Town, 2025
204 - Graeme Smith & Neil McKenzie (SA) vs ENG, Lord’s, 2008
185 - Tamim Iqbal & Imrul Kayes (BAN) vs ENG, Lord’s, 2010
182 - Marcus Trescothick & Michael Vaughan (ENG) vs WI, St. John’s, 2004
176 - Graham Gooch & Michael Atherton (ENG) vs IND, The Oval, 1990

Highest opening stands while following-on in Tests
205 - Shan Masood & Babar Azam (PAK) vs SA, Cape Town, 2025
204 - Graeme Smith & Neil McKenzie (SA) vs ENG, Lord’s, 2008
185 - Tamim Iqbal & Imrul Kayes (BAN) vs ENG, Lord’s, 2010
182 - Marcus Trescothick & Michael Vaughan (ENG) vs WI, St. John’s, 2004
176 - Graham Gooch & Michael Atherton (ENG) vs IND, The Oval, 1990

200-plus stands while following-on in away Tests (any wicket)
210 - Geoff Howarth* & Jeff Crowe (NZ) vs WI, Kingston, 1985
209 - Alistair Campbell & Andy Flower (ZIM) vs IND, Nagpur, 2000
206 - Ken Barrington & Ted Dexter* (ENG) vs IND, Kanpur, 1961
205 - Shan Masood* & Babar Azam (PAK) vs SA, Cape Town, 2025
204 - Graeme Smith* & Neil McKenzie (SA) vs ENG, Lord’s, 2008
*Four of the above five stands featured a captain

Highest partnerships for PAK vs SA in Tests (any wicket)
219 - Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan (Cape Town, 2013)
205 - Shan Masood, Babar Azam (Cape Town, 2025)
197 - Asad Shafiq, Misbah-ul-Haq (Dubai, 2013)
186* - Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan (Dubai, 2010)
161 - Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan (Lahore, 2007)

- Shan Masood’s 102* is only the second 50-plus score by a Pakistan captain while following on in a Test, after Saleem Malik’s 237 against Australia in Rawalpindi in 1994.

Pakistan Test captains with hundreds as an opener
149 - Saeed Anwar vs NZ, Rawalpindi, 1996
133 - Aamer Sohail vs AUS, Karachi, 1998
102* - Shan Masood vs SA, Cape Town, 2025