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Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: Pak Reach 313/5 After Babar Azam Disappoints On Return vs SA
Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan impressed on their return to help Pakistan reach 313/5 at Stumps on Day 1 of their 1st Test against South Africa in Lahore.
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- Updated: October 12, 2025 06:07 pm IST
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Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan impressed on their return to help Pakistan reach 313/5 at Stumps on Day 1 of their 1st Test against South Africa in Lahore. Imam could've capped off a dominating day with the bat for the hosts with a century, falling short by seven runs after getting caught at short leg. Captain Shan Masood (76), Rizwan (62*), and Agha Salman (52*) all slammed half-centuries at the Gaddafi Stadium, while Babar Azam could only manage 23 on his return to the side. For South Africa, Senuran Muthusamy was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets. (Scorecard)
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Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Day 1
We are back for South Africa's reply. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram to open for the visitors. The Eagle, Shaheen Afridi, to bowl first. Lets go...
...SECOND INNINGS...
Salman Agha was stranded at the other end, watching it fall apart, but he too lost his patience as he departed 7 short of his century. Pakistan had a real chance of scoring around 450 but a small collapse, which happened twice in the innings, didn't help their cause. Apart from that, the hosts batted really well with the stand between Imam-ul-Haq and Shan Masood early on, and later, the partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha was the highlight of the innings. Now, South Africa have momentum on their side but they have to be cautious with how the pitch is behaving. It won't be easy for them as well. Can the Proteas handle the Asian conditions? Let's find out.
Senuran Muthusamy takes the catch and keeps it with himself. He will cherish it forever. A maiden sixth-wicket haul for the spinner and he has single-handedly dismantled the Pakistani side. From 313/5, Pakistan are bowled out for 378. The home team started the day well with Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha picking up right from where they left off on Day 1. The duo batted well before Mohammad Rizwan nicked one behind the stumps to Senuran Muthusamy. That wicket brought two more prized wickets as Noman Ali and Sajid Khan followed him in the same over to create havoc in the middle.
OUT! GONE! Salman Agha loses patience as he falls on 93. Tossed up no middle, Salman Agha dances down the track to heave across the line, hits it to deep mid-wicket where Senuran Muthusamy takes it. Pakistan are all out for 378.
A halt in play as the physio is out, checking on Kyle Verreynne's right thumb. The keeper is fine and ready to continue.
Pushes it wide outside off, it skids off the surface. Salman Agha leaves. The keeper struggles to pick and gets hit on the gloves as it rolls away. No run but Kyle Verreynne seems to have hurt his right thumb.
Slows up the pace by a bit and lnds it on middle, Salman Agha wrists it to short fine leg.
Salman Agha dances down the track and Prenelan Subrayen bowls a quicker one into the body, Salman Agha defends it back to the bowler.
Very full and angling on middle, blocked out. Ali survives the over.
LOVELY! Slows up the pace and lands it on middle, Ali leans to play this one but the ball spins away past his edge and bounces a bit as well.
Flat and outside off, Ali punches it to cover.
Hasan Ali is the last man in.
OUT! TIMBER! Senuran Muthusamy has his sixth wicket. Was Shaheen Afridi given the license to pull the trigger or was it his habit of taking the bowlers on? Senuran Muthusamy tosses it up, outside off, it lands and spins in. Bowls in the line but Shaheen Afridi dances down to heave but misses. It goes past his inside edge and hits the stumps. Would have been stumped even if it didn't hit he stumps. Anyways, Pakistan lose another wicket.
Flighted wide of off, turning in. Shaheen Afridi strides forward to defend.
Drops it short and outside off, Salman Agha cuts it to deep point and trusts his partner to play the over.
Very full and on middle and leg, Afridi keeps it out on the leg side.
Loops it up and serves it on middle, drilled to mid on.
Floats it very full and around off, Afridi steps forward to defend.
Prenelan Subrayen gets it to turn but the line is on the pads, Afridi nudges it to mid-wicket.