Rabada to Khurram Shahzad, no ball, 1 run, to cover
46.5
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, 1 run, 133kph, length ball, Jamal shuffles to defend and the ball rolls through backward point off the outer edge
46.4
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, no run, 134kph, fuller than a length
46.3
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, no run, 133kph, angling in on off, defended into the leg-side
46.2
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, no run, 132kph,
46.1
Rabada to Aamer Jamal, FOUR, to sweeper cover
Kagiso Rabada [11.0-3-28-2] is back into the attack
Two slips and a gully in position
45.6
Maharaj to Khurram Shahzad, no run
45.5
Maharaj to Khurram Shahzad, no run, 75kph,
45.4
Maharaj to Khurram Shahzad, no run, 73kph, plenty of flight, defended into the leg-side
45.3
Maharaj to Khurram Shahzad, no run
Slip and silly point in place
45.2
Maharaj to Khurram Shahzad, no run
45.1
Maharaj to Khurram Shahzad, no run, 75kph, tossed up delivery, Khurram Shahzad drives to cover
Weclome back for the middle session. Lunch would have tasted good for the Proteas who have picked three wickets apiece in the two sessions they have bowled. Three more to wrap up the innings.
On Rizwan’s shot selection/dismissal: Batters going down the track vs pace in Tests in SA since 2018 Runs: 125 Balls: 160 Dismissals: 16 Avg: 7.81
Of the 12 countries that have hosted Test cricket since 2018, 16 in South Africa is the most dismissals for batters going down the track against quicks in a country, the average is only higher than 7 in the UAE (relatively less sample size: 21 off 37, three dismissals). On the contrary, this shot has had the highest success rate in Pakistan in terms of batting average in the same time-frame: 155 off 153, two dismissals, Avg: 77.50.
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