The Pakistani team Halts the Proteas' 10-Test Victory Run.
The left-arm pacer claimed a quartet of wickets in the second innings following going wicketless in the initial innings.
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)
The visitors 269 (De Zorzi 104; Noman 6-112) & 183 (Brevis 54; Shaheen 4-33, Noman Ali 4-79)
Pakistan won by 93 runs
The national team halted world champions the Proteas' unbeaten run by sealing a 93-run margin victory in an entertaining and hard-fought opening Test in the city of Lahore.
South Africa, who had a 10-Test unbeaten run in Test cricket ended with victory over the Aussies in the WTC final in the month of June, were dismissed for 183 chasing 277.
Having resumed on 51-2, they saw the dismissal of century-maker De Zorzi lbw to left-arm quick Shaheen Afridi to the third ball of the day to shift the finely-poised chase in Pakistan's favour.
Slow left-armer Noman, who took 10-191 in the match, removed Stubbs for 2 and bowled Brevis, who offered some resistance with a run-a-ball 54.
Off-spinner Sajid Khan also took advantage of sharp turn to terminate opening batsman Ryan Rickelton's innings - he faced 145 deliveries for 45 runs - and Shaheen came back in the post-lunch session to knock over the tail with a impressive exhibition of reverse-swing bowling.
He had Verreynne lbw for nineteen and bowled Prenelan Subrayen and Kagiso Rabada to seal the win.
It was each team's opening game of the 2025-2027 Test championship cycle and propels Pakistan directly into the number two spot after leaders Australia.
The win was founded on key performances of ninety-three by opener Imam-ul-Haq and, importantly, all-rounder Salman Agha which lifted them to three hundred and seventy-eight.
After that spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan utilized favourable home conditions, as they had in their Test series win over England last year, to maintain their advantage.
The second and final Test starts on October 20.
