South Africa’s Simon Harmer (centre) celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket in the course of the third day of the second Check cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on October 22, 2025. — Reuters
Simon Harmer struck thrice in fast succession in the course of the morning session on Day 4 of the second Check, serving to South Africa bowl out Pakistan for 138 and limit their result in 67 on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Resuming at 94-4, Pakistan suffered an early setback when Babar Azam (50) was trapped lbw by Harmer. The off-spinner continued his spectacular spell, eradicating Mohammad Rizwan (18) and Noman Ali (0) in fast succession, earlier than Shaheen Shah Afridi (0) was run out — leaving Pakistan reeling at 105-8 after a dramatic collapse.
Sajid Khan and Salman Agha tried to regular the innings with a quick 24-run stand, however Keshav Maharaj ended the resistance by dismissing Agha, who scored 28 off 42 balls.
Sajid (13) was the final batter to be dismissed.
Harmer completed with figures of 6-50 whereas Maharaj picked up two wickets for 38 runs. Kagiso Rabada additionally took a wicket.
On Day 3, Pakistan dropped too many probabilities and allowed the South African lower-order to take a 71-run useful lead, after which confronted difficulties of their second innings, having been troubled by Simon Harmer’s spectacular three-wicket spell.
On Day 3, Pakistan missed too many probabilities and allowed the South African lower-order to take a 71-run useful lead, after which confronted difficulties of their second innings, having been troubled by Simon Harmer’s spectacular three-wicket spell.
In response to Pakistan’s first-innings whole of 333, South Africa posted 404 runs, because of excellent contributions from Senuran Muthusamy and Kagiso Rabada.
Muthusamy made a career-best 89* whereas Rabada scored 71 off 61 balls. For Pakistan, Asif Afridi completed with figures of 6/79 in 34.3 overs, adopted by Noman Ali with two wickets, whereas Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sajid Khan picked up one wicket every.
After successful the toss and electing to bat first, Pakistan had been bundled out for 333 in 113.4 overs, with skipper Shan Masood top-scoring with 87 off 176 deliveries, together with two fours and three sixes.
Opener Abdullah Shafique additionally notched up 57 off 146 balls with 4 boundaries, whereas Saud Shakeel contributed 66 off 147, and Salman Ali Agha performed an important knock of 45 off 76 deliveries.
Keshav Maharaj completed with sensible figures of seven/102 in 42.4 overs, whereas Simon Harmer claimed two wickets and Kagiso Rabada picked up one.
