The Pakistani team Stops the Proteas' 10-match Unbeaten Run.
Shaheen Afridi secured a quartet of wickets in the final innings following going wicketless in the initial innings.
First Test, the Gaddafi Stadium (day four)
Pakistan 378 (Imam-ul-Haq 93, Salman Agha 93; Senuran Muthusamy 6-117) & 167 (Babar Azam 42; the spinner 5-57)
South Africa 269 (Tony de Zorzi 104; Noman Ali 6-112) & 183 (Brevis 54; Shaheen Afridi 4-33, Noman Ali 4-79)
Pakistan won by 93 runs
Pakistan brought an end to the reigning champions South Africa's unbeaten run by completing a 93-run triumph in an exciting and closely contested first Test in the city of Lahore.
The Proteas, whose 10-Test winning streak in Test cricket culminated in victory over Australia in the WTC final in the month of June, were bowled out for 183 in pursuit of 277.
Starting the day on 51 for two, they saw the dismissal of first-innings centurion Tony de Zorzi lbw to left-arm quick Shaheen Afridi to the third ball of the day to push the tightly balanced chase in Pakistan's favor.
Left-arm spinner Noman Ali, who took 10 wickets for 191 runs in the game, removed Stubbs for two and bowled Dewald Brevis, who put up a fight with a rapid 54.
Off-spinner Sajid Khan also took advantage of significant spin to end opening batsman Rickelton's stay - he faced 145 balls for 45 runs - and Shaheen came back in the afternoon session to dismiss the tail with a fine display of reverse swing.
He trapped Kyle Verreynne leg before for 19 and dismissed Subrayen and Kagiso Rabada to seal the victory.
It was both sides' first match of the 2025-2027 Test championship cycle and moves the hosts straight into second place behind leaders Australia.
Their victory was built around contributions of ninety-three by opening batsman Imam and, importantly, number seven Agha which boosted them to three hundred and seventy-eight.
After that spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan took advantage of helpful home pitches, 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.
