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South Africa vs Pakistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Pakistan in South Africa 2024/2025

Follow all the action from DP World Wanderers Stadium

Luke Baker
Saturday 21 December 2024 12:00 GMT
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Follow live coverage of South Africa vs Pakistan from the Pakistan in South Africa 2024/2025 today.

The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.

The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

The shortest form of the game sees teams compete in Twenty20. The newest format has been an instant global hit with a number of hugely-lucrative competitions massively popular all over the world. Australia are reigning world champions having taken victory in the 2021 tournament.

Follow all the latest live coverage of today's match in the live blog below:

South Africa vs Pakistan

21.3

Bjorn Fortuin to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

22 December 2024 15:04

South Africa vs Pakistan

21.2

Bjorn Fortuin to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bavuma.

22 December 2024 15:04

South Africa vs Pakistan

21.1

Bjorn Fortuin to Saim Ayub. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Miller.

22 December 2024 15:04

South Africa vs Pakistan

20.6

FOUR! Kwena Maphaka to Babar Azam. Seaming in back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs.

22 December 2024 15:03

South Africa vs Pakistan

20.5

Kwena Maphaka to Saim Ayub. Seaming in length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Bosch.

22 December 2024 15:02

South Africa vs Pakistan

20.4

Kwena Maphaka to Saim Ayub. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Miller.

22 December 2024 15:02

South Africa vs Pakistan

20.3

Kwena Maphaka to Saim Ayub. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Rabada.

22 December 2024 15:01

South Africa vs Pakistan

20.3

Wide Kwena Maphaka to Saim Ayub. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Klaasen.

22 December 2024 15:00

South Africa vs Pakistan

20.2

Kwena Maphaka to Babar Azam. Seaming away length ball, down leg side on the back foot Steer, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.

22 December 2024 15:00

South Africa vs Pakistan

20.1

FOUR! Kwena Maphaka to Babar Azam. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

22 December 2024 14:59

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