In second innings, with the hosts yet to claim a wicket and the score at 141, Mulder expressed his frustration by throwing the ball straight at Babar Azam.

Reacting to this, a visibly upset Babar glared at Mulder and pointed toward the stumps, indicating where the ball should have been aimed.

To defuse the situation, which was escalated, South African cricketer Aiden Markram intervened.

"Babar usually does not react; he is a very composed individual. But today, even he was visibly annoyed," Ramiz Raja noted.

At the close of the third day s play, Pakistan had scored 213 runs for the loss of one wicket, still trailing by 208 runs. South Africa requires eight more wickets to clinch victory in the Test.