Pakistan Halts the Proteas' 10-match Unbeaten Run.
The left-arm pacer took four wickets in the second innings following going wicketless in the first innings.
First Test, the Gaddafi Stadium (day four)
The home side 378 (Imam 93, Salman Agha 93; Muthusamy 6-117) & 167 (Babar Azam 42; the spinner 5-57)
The visitors 269 (De Zorzi 104; Noman Ali 6-112) & 183 (Brevis 54; Shaheen 4-33, Noman 4-79)
Pakistan won by 93 runs
The national team halted the reigning champions the Proteas' winning streak by achieving a 93-run margin win in an thrilling and closely contested opening Test in Lahore.
South Africa, whose 10-match winning streak in the longest format ended with a win against the Aussies in the WTC final in June, were dismissed for 183 in pursuit of 277.
Starting the day on 51-2, they lost century-maker De Zorzi leg before wicket to left-arm quick Afridi to the third ball of the day to push the tightly balanced run chase in Pakistan's favor.
Left-arm spinner Noman, who took 10 wickets for 191 runs in the match, removed Tristan Stubbs for 2 and clean bowled Brevis, who put up a fight with a run-a-ball 54.
Off-spinner Sajid also capitalized on sharp turn to end opening batsman Rickelton's stay - he faced 145 balls for 45 runs - and Afridi came back in the afternoon session to knock over the lower order with a fine display of reverse-swing bowling.
He trapped Kyle 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 World Test Championship cycle and moves Pakistan straight into second place after table-toppers the Australian team.
Their victory was built around contributions of 93 by opener Imam-ul-Haq and, importantly, all-rounder Salman Agha which boosted them to 378.
After that slow bowlers Noman and Sajid utilized favourable home conditions, as they had in their Test series win over England the previous year, to sustain their lead.
The second and final Test starts on 20 October.
