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Pakistan brought an end to the reigning champions South Africa's unbeaten run by sealing a 93-run margin victory in an exciting and competitive first Test in Lahore.

South Africa, whose 10-match winning streak in Test cricket culminated in a win against the Aussies in the World Test Championship 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 De Zorzi lbw to pace bowler Shaheen Afridi to the third ball of the day to shift the finely-poised run chase in the home team's favor.

Left-arm spinner Noman Ali, who claimed 10-191 in the game, dismissed Stubbs for 2 and bowled Brevis, who put up a fight with a run-a-ball 54.

Off-spinner Sajid Khan also took advantage of significant spin to end opening batsman Rickelton's innings - he faced 145 deliveries for 45 runs - and Shaheen returned in the post-lunch session to dismiss the tail with a impressive exhibition of reverse-swing bowling.

He trapped Verreynne lbw for nineteen and dismissed Prenelan Subrayen and Kagiso Rabada to seal the victory.

It was both sides' first match of the 2025-2027 World Test Championship cycle and moves the hosts straight into second place behind table-toppers Australia.

The win was founded on contributions of 93 by opener Imam and, crucially, all-rounder Salman Agha which lifted them to three hundred and seventy-eight.

From there slow bowlers Noman Ali and Sajid Khan utilized favourable home conditions, as they did in their series victory over the English team last year, to sustain their lead.

The second and final Test begins on October 20.