Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, 135kph, good stop by Stubbs now at cover. Short and wide, Masood middles the cut
25.3
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, 137kph, half-volley on leg, Masood misses out again as he flicks straight to square leg
25.2
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run, 138kph, too full and Masood
Century opening stand between Babar and Masood First 100-plus opening partnership for Pakistan in Tests since Abdullah Shafique & Imam-ul-Haq added 225 against England in Rawalpindi in 2022. Just the second for Pakistan in South Africa after Aamer Sohail & Saeed Anwar added 101 in Durban in 1998 - the first of their two wins in the country till date. First by a visiting opening pair in South Africa since 117 between KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal in Centurion in 2021. First by any opening pair at Newlands since 123 between David Warner and Chris Rogers in March 2014.
25.1
Marco Jansen to Masood, no run
24.6
Maharaj to Babar Azam, no run, 77kph, in-drifter on middle, stonewalled off the front foot
24.5
Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, to long-on
24.4
Maharaj to Babar Azam, 1 run, 75kph, loads of flight, full around off and Babar drives along the ground to long-off
24.3
Maharaj to Masood, 1 run, 78kph, trifle short and that allows Masood to go back and work it through midwicket
24.2
Maharaj to Masood, no run, 81kph, flighted outside off
24.1
Maharaj to Masood, no run, flighted outside off, spins with a bit of extra bounce, Masood presses forward to block and it hits him high on the bat
Stat: In his 13 innings as an opener preceding the ongoing one, Shan Masood had aggregated 134 runs at 10.3, including seven single-digit scores (four ducks). This run was preceded by three consecutive hundreds: 135 vs SL (Karachi, 2019), 100 vs BAN (Rawalpindi, 2020), 156 vs ENG (Old Trafford, 2020).
23.6
Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, 130kph, fuller than a length, pushed to mid-on
23.5
Marco Jansen to Masood, 1 run, to mid-on
A roar from the crowd whenever Stubbs fields the ball. He's been signing a lot of photographs as he's fielding in the deep
23.4
Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, 1 run, 134kph, fullish ball angling in from wide of the crease, clipped through square leg
23.3
Marco Jansen to Masood, 1 run, full outside off, driven through cover-point
23.2
Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, 1 run, 132kph, back of a length, Babar cuts to deep point
23.1
Marco Jansen to Babar Azam, no run, 128kph, length ball on off, defended towards mid-off
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