The Pakistani team Stops South Africa's 10-match Winning Streak.
The left-arm pacer took a quartet of wickets in the second innings following failing to take a wicket in the first session.
Opening Test, Lahore (day four)
The home side 378 (Imam 93, Salman Agha 93; Muthusamy 6-117) & 167 (Babar 42; the spinner 5-57)
South Africa 269 (De Zorzi 104; Noman Ali 6-112) & 183 (Dewald Brevis 54; Shaheen 4-33, Noman 4-79)
Pakistan won by 93 runs
The national team halted the reigning champions South Africa's unbeaten run by sealing a 93-run margin triumph in an entertaining and hard-fought opening Test in Lahore.
South Africa, who had a 10-Test winning streak in the longest format culminated in a win against the Aussies in the WTC final in the month of June, were dismissed for 183 chasing 277.
Starting the day on 51-2, they saw the dismissal of century-maker Tony de Zorzi leg before wicket to pace bowler Shaheen Afridi to the third delivery of the day to shift the tightly balanced chase in Pakistan's favour.
Slow left-armer Noman, who secured 10 wickets for 191 runs in the match, dismissed Stubbs for two and bowled Brevis, who offered some resistance with a run-a-ball 54.
Right-arm spinner Sajid also capitalized on sharp turn to terminate opener Rickelton's innings - he lasted 145 balls for 45 - and Afridi returned in the post-lunch session to knock over the tail with a fine display of reverse-swing bowling.
He trapped Verreynne lbw for nineteen and bowled Prenelan Subrayen and Rabada to seal the win.
It was both sides' opening game of the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle and propels Pakistan directly into the number two spot after table-toppers the Australian team.
The win was built around key performances of 93 by opening batsman Imam and, crucially, all-rounder Agha which boosted them to 378.
After that slow bowlers Noman and Sajid Khan utilized helpful home pitches, as they had in their series victory over England the previous year, to sustain their advantage.
The next and last match starts on October 20.
