Pakistan on Friday defeated South Africa in the first Test by seven wickets taking a lead of 1-0 in the two-match Test series.
On the fourth day of the Test match played at the National Stadium, Karachi, the South African Team started their incomplete innings with 187 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Keshu Maharaj was bowled by Hassan Ali for 2 runs and captain De Kok’s innings was ended by Yasir Shah for 2 runs. Energy Norje was dismissed without scoring, with George Linde scoring 11 runs while Tamba Bauma’s resistance was crushed by 40 runs. The national team was dominated by spinners in the second innings, Test debutant Noman Ali took 5 wickets and Yasir Shah took 4 wickets, Hassan Ali took 1 wicket. Earlier in the second innings, Dan Elgar was dismissed for 29 by the visitors.
Van der Dawson and Aiden Markram put on a vital 127-run stand as both batsmen completed their half-centuries, but Yasir Shah sent Dawson back to the pavilion for 64 runs. At the end of the third day, 4 overs ago, Faf Duplessis fell victim to Yasir Shah for 10 runs. In the next over, Markram played an innings of 74 runs and fell victim to Noman Ali. For the national team, Yasir Shah took 4 wickets, Noman Ali and Hassan Ali took 1.1 wickets each. Earlier, Pakistan lost 4 wickets for 33 runs on the first day of the game, but thanks to a brilliant century by Fawad Alam, the national team managed to take the lead over South Africa in the first innings.
Azhar Ali lost the wicket for 51 runs, Faheem Ashraf was dismissed for 64 runs, Yasir Shah managed to score 38 runs. For South Africa, Kagiso Rabada and Keshu Maharaj took 3.3 wickets each, while Lanki Nagidi and Enrich Norje took 2.2 wickets each. On the first day of the Karachi Test, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first, and scored 220 runs. For Pakistan, Yasir Shah took 3 wickets while debutants Noman Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2 wickets each.
