The Pakistani team Halts the Proteas' 10-match Winning Streak.
The left-arm pacer took four wickets in the second innings following failing to take a wicket in the initial session.
Opening Test, the Gaddafi Stadium (the fourth day)
The home side 378 (Imam 93, Salman Agha 93; Senuran 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 Ali 4-79)
The hosts secured a 93-run victory
The national team brought an end to the reigning champions South Africa's winning streak by sealing a 93-run triumph in an thrilling and hard-fought opening Test in the city of Lahore.
The Proteas, whose 10-Test winning streak in the longest format ended with a win against Australia in the World Test Championship final in the month of June, were bowled out for 183 chasing 277.
Starting the day on 51 for two, they saw the dismissal of century-maker De Zorzi leg before wicket to pace bowler Afridi to the third ball of the day to shift the tightly balanced run chase in Pakistan's favor.
Left-arm spinner Noman, who claimed 10-191 in the game, removed Tristan Stubbs for two and clean bowled Dewald Brevis, who offered some resistance with a run-a-ball 54.
Right-arm spinner Sajid also capitalized on sharp turn to end opener Ryan Rickelton's stay - he faced 145 deliveries for 45 - and Afridi returned in the post-lunch session to dismiss the lower order with a impressive exhibition of reverse-swing bowling.
He had Kyle Verreynne lbw for 19 and dismissed Prenelan Subrayen and Kagiso Rabada to secure the win.
It was both sides' first match of the 2025-27 Test championship cycle and propels the hosts straight into the number two spot behind table-toppers the Australian team.
The win was founded on contributions of ninety-three by opener Imam-ul-Haq and, crucially, all-rounder Agha which lifted them to 378.
From there slow bowlers Noman Ali and Sajid Khan utilized favourable home conditions, as they did in their Test series win over the English team the previous year, to maintain their advantage.
The second and last match begins on October 20.
