South Africa vs Pakistan Test 1st Test Result: Pakistan has made a great start in the 2-match series by winning the first test match. South Africa was defeated by a huge margin of 93 runs in the match played at Gaddafi Cricket Stadium, Lahore. Batting first, Pakistan scored 378 runs in the first innings. After which South Africa was all out at 269 in the first innings. In the second innings, Pakistan was reduced to 167, but due to the huge lead, South Africa was set a target of 260. In reply, Africa collapsed for 183. These 5 players have played a big role in Pakistan's victory.
Pakistan team scored 378 runs in the first innings, in which their opener batsman Imam Ul Haq batted brilliantly and played an inning of 93 runs. Facing 153 balls, he hit 7 fours and 1 six. Due to this tremendous innings of Imam, the Pakistan team got a good start in the first innings of this test, due to which the team was successful in scoring a big score against South Africa.
In the first test match against South Africa, Salman Ali's bat also performed well and he also played an inning of 93 runs. Even though the right-handed batsman was just 7 runs away from his century, this innings gave Pakistan a good score in the first innings. Salman hit five fours and three sixes during his innings. Along with Mohammad Rizwan, Aag also made a wonderful partnership of 163 runs.
Pakistan's experienced batsman Mohammad Rizwan also made a good start in the first innings. Rizwan played a brilliant inning of 75 runs, in which he hit two fours and two sixes. Apart from this, the way he made a partnership of 163 runs with Salman Ali Aga, at this time Pakistan had strengthened its hold in this test.
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South Africa's first innings was bundled out for 269 runs by Pakistan's bowlers, in which Nauman Ali played the biggest role. The left-arm orthodox spin bowler did not give any chance to the South African batsmen on the field. Its bowler bowled full 35 overs and took 6 wickets for 112 runs. This bowler also made centurion Tony DeGeorge his victim, who was playing on 104 runs. Ali played a big role in giving Pakistan the lead in the first innings. After that, Pakistan won by taking 4 wickets in the second innings also. Nauman took a total of 10 wickets in this test.
Pakistan's premium fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi performed amazingly in the second innings against South Africa. He gave only 33 runs in 8.5 overs and made four batsmen his victims. Afridi trapped Georgi, who scored a century in the first innings, and made the target very difficult for South Africa. This bowler played a big role in helping Pakistan win the first test.
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