Pakistan Stops the Proteas' 10-match Winning Streak.
The left-arm pacer secured four wickets in the second innings after going wicketless in the first session.
First Test, the Gaddafi Stadium (day four)
Pakistan 378 (Imam-ul-Haq 93, Agha 93; Senuran Muthusamy 6-117) & 167 (Babar Azam 42; Muthusamy 5-57)
South Africa 269 (De Zorzi 104; Noman Ali 6-112) & 183 (Dewald Brevis 54; Shaheen Afridi 4-33, Noman 4-79)
Pakistan won by 93 runs
Pakistan halted world champions the Proteas' winning streak by achieving a 93-run win in an entertaining and closely contested first Test in Lahore.
The Proteas, whose 10-Test unbeaten run in Test cricket culminated in victory over the Aussies in the WTC final in the month of June, were bowled out for 183 in pursuit of 277.
Starting the day on 51-2, they saw the dismissal of first-innings centurion Tony de Zorzi leg before wicket to left-arm quick Shaheen Afridi to the third delivery of the day to shift the finely-poised run chase in the home team's favour.
Slow left-armer Noman, who took 10 wickets for 191 runs in the game, removed Stubbs for 2 and bowled Dewald Brevis, who offered some resistance with a rapid 54.
Right-arm spinner Sajid Khan also capitalized on sharp turn to end opener Ryan Rickelton's innings - he lasted 145 deliveries for 45 runs - and Afridi returned in the afternoon session to knock over the tail with a impressive exhibition of reverse-swing bowling.
He trapped Kyle Verreynne lbw for 19 and bowled Subrayen and Rabada to secure the win.
It was each team's opening game of the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle and propels Pakistan straight into second place behind table-toppers Australia.
The win was founded on contributions of 93 by opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq and, importantly, all-rounder Salman Agha which lifted them to 378.
After that spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan utilized favourable home conditions, as they had in their Test series win over England the previous year, to sustain their lead.
The next and final Test starts on October 20.
