The Pakistani team Stops the Proteas' 10-Test Unbeaten Run.

Cricket match action — Shaheen Afridi secured four wickets in the final innings after going wicketless in the first session.

Opening Test, the Gaddafi Stadium (the fourth day)

The home side 378 (Imam 93, Salman Agha 93; Senuran Muthusamy 6-117) & 167 (Babar Azam 42; Muthusamy 5-57)

South Africa 269 (De Zorzi 104; Noman 6-112) & 183 (Dewald Brevis 54; Shaheen Afridi 4-33, Noman Ali 4-79)

The hosts secured a 93-run victory

The national team brought an end to world champions South Africa's winning streak by sealing a 93-run triumph in an entertaining and closely contested opening Test in Lahore.

The Proteas, who had a 10-match winning streak in the longest format culminated in victory over Australia in the World Test Championship final in the month of June, were bowled out for 183 chasing 277.

Starting the day on 51-2, they lost first-innings centurion Tony de Zorzi lbw to pace bowler Afridi to the third ball of the day to shift the finely-poised chase in the home team's favor.

Slow left-armer Noman Ali, who took 10 wickets for 191 runs in the match, dismissed Stubbs for two and clean bowled Brevis, who put up a fight with a rapid 54.

Right-arm spinner Sajid Khan also took advantage of sharp turn to terminate opener Rickelton's innings - he lasted 145 balls for 45 - and Shaheen returned in the post-lunch session to knock over the lower order with a impressive exhibition of reverse-swing bowling.

He trapped Verreynne lbw for nineteen and dismissed Prenelan Subrayen and Rabada to seal the win.

It was each team's first match of the 2025-2027 World Test Championship cycle and propels Pakistan straight into second place after leaders Australia.

The win was founded on contributions of 93 by opening batsman Imam and, importantly, number seven Agha which lifted them to three hundred and seventy-eight.

From there slow bowlers Noman Ali and Sajid utilized favourable home conditions, as they did in their Test series win over England last year, to sustain their lead.

The next and last match begins on 20 October.

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