The Pakistani team Halts the Proteas' 10-Test Unbeaten Run.
Shaheen Afridi took a quartet of wickets in the final innings after failing to take a wicket in the first session.
Opening Test, Lahore (day four)
The home side 378 (Imam 93, Salman Agha 93; Senuran Muthusamy 6-117) & 167 (Babar Azam 42; Muthusamy 5-57)
The visitors 269 (De Zorzi 104; Noman 6-112) & 183 (Dewald Brevis 54; Shaheen Afridi 4-33, Noman 4-79)
The hosts secured a 93-run victory
The national team halted world champions the Proteas' winning streak by achieving a 93-run margin win in an exciting and hard-fought first Test in Lahore.
The Proteas, who had a 10-match unbeaten run in the longest format culminated in victory over Australia in the WTC final in the month of June, were dismissed for 183 in pursuit of 277.
Having resumed on 51-2, they lost 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 run chase in the home team's favor.
Left-arm spinner Noman, who took 10 wickets for 191 runs in the game, dismissed Tristan Stubbs for 2 and clean bowled Dewald Brevis, who put up a fight with a run-a-ball 54.
Off-spinner Sajid Khan also capitalized on sharp turn to end opener Rickelton's innings - he faced 145 balls for 45 - and Afridi came back in the post-lunch session to dismiss the lower order with a fine display of reverse swing.
He had Kyle Verreynne leg before for 19 and dismissed Prenelan Subrayen and Rabada to seal the victory.
It was both sides' opening game of the 2025-2027 Test championship cycle and moves Pakistan directly into second place after leaders the Australian team.
Their victory was built around key performances of 93 by opener Imam-ul-Haq and, crucially, number seven Agha which boosted them to three hundred and seventy-eight.
After that spinners Noman and Sajid took advantage of helpful home pitches, as they had in their Test series win over England last year, to sustain their lead.
The second and final Test starts on October 20.
