Recent Match
Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2024 -25, 2nd Test, Cape Town, Jan 3rd, 2025

South Africa

(141.3 ov) 615/10 (7.1 ov) 61/0

Pakistan

(54.2 ov) 194/10 (122.1 ov) 478/10

Complete South Africa won by 10 wkts

Player of Match: Ryan Rickelton

SA Test captains with 500-plus runs in a home season
600 - Faf du Plessis in 2017/18 (Avg: 42.85)
582 - Herbie Taylor in 1922/23 (Avg: 64.66)
536 - Dudley Nourse in 1948/49 (Avg: 76.57)
508 - Herbie Taylor in 1913/14 (Avg: 50.80)
504 - Temba Bavuma in 2024/25 (Avg: 72)
77.2
Abbas to Rickelton, no run, short of length ball shaping in from round the wicket, Rickelton hangs back and works it to mid-wicket
77.1
Abbas to Bedingham, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Bedingham punches it to sweeper cover
77.1
Abbas to Bedingham, no ball, fullish ball angling in on off at 120kph, flicked to mid-wicket. Abbas has overstepped
77.1
Abbas to Bedingham, no run, full ball shaping in on off at 120kph, flicked to mid-wicket
Mohammad Abbas [14.0-0-46-1] is back into the attack
Abbas is back for a burst before the close of day's play
76.6
Salman Agha to Rickelton, no run
76.5
Salman Agha to Bedingham, 1 run, tossed up delivery, Bedingham knocks
David Bedingham, right handed bat, comes to the crease
76.4
Salman Agha to Bavuma, out Caught by Rizwan!! Bavuma c Rizwan b Salman Agha 106(179) [4s-9 6s-2]
Salman Agha to Bavuma, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
76.3
Salman Agha to Rickelton, 1 run, fired in on a back of a length from round the wicket, punched towards wide long-on
76.2
Salman Agha to Bavuma, 1 run, square of the wicket
76.1
Salman Agha to Bavuma, no run, on a length on middle and leg, worked
The last instance of two batters scoring hundreds on Day 1 of a Test at Newlands was back in February 2013: Younis Khan (111) and Asad Shafiq (111*).
75.6
Aamer Jamal to Rickelton, no run
75.6
Aamer Jamal to Rickelton, no ball, FOUR, a shortish delivery that sits up nicely for Rickelton. He stands tall and pulls it with authority over mid-wicket
75.6
Aamer Jamal to Rickelton, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
75.5
Aamer Jamal to Rickelton, no run