Pakistan has defeated South Africa by 93 runs in the first test. In the first Test match played in Lahore, South Africa had a target of 277 runs, in response to which it was reduced to only 183 runs. 39-year-old Pakistani bowler Nauman Ali once again shone, taking 4 wickets in the second innings and a total of 10 wickets in the match. Shaheen Afridi also dismissed 4 batsmen in the second innings. With this, Pakistan has taken a 1-0 lead in the 2 test match series. Now the second test will be played in Rawalpindi from 20th October.

Pakistan defeated world champion

South Africa is the current World Test champion, having defeated Australia by 5 wickets in the WTC final this year. Pakistan team had scored 378 runs in the first innings of Lahore Test. In response, despite Tony De Georgi’s century inning of 104 runs, the African team could score only 269 runs in the first innings. Pakistan got a huge lead of 109 runs in the first innings.

The second innings of Pakistan team, which came with a lead of 109 runs, was reduced to only 167 runs. Babar Azam had contributed 42 runs. Let us tell you that Babar Azam has not been able to score any century in the last 74 innings in Test. In this way South Africa got the target of 277 runs.

While chasing the big target, South Africa lost 4 wickets till the score of 55 runs. Ryan Rickelton and Dewald Brewis somehow took their team’s score beyond 100 by making a partnership of 73 runs. Rickelton scored 45 runs, while Brewis scored 54 runs. The African team lost the last 3 wickets in just 10 runs.

This is the first series of both Pakistan and South Africa in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. Current world champion South Africa would like to level the series 1-1 by defeating Pakistan in the next match to move towards maintaining its dominance.

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The first test between Pakistan and South Africa has come to an exciting turn. A total of 16 wickets fell on the third day in the Lahore Test and at stumps, South Africa had scored 51 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. The African team still has to score 226 more runs to register victory. Pakistan’s second innings was reduced to just 167 runs, after which South Africa got the target of 277 runs due to lagging in the first innings.

16 wickets fell on the third day

South Africa increased its score to 216/6 on the third day. Tony De Georgi completed his century, but he could not take his innings beyond 104 runs. At one time South Africa had scored 256 runs after losing 7 wickets, but within the next 13 runs they lost the remaining three wickets. In this way Pakistan achieved a huge lead of 109 runs in the first innings.

When Pakistan team came to bat in the second innings, it crossed the 100-run mark on the basis of small partnerships. Babar Azam contributed 42 runs. At one time Pakistan had scored 150 runs at the loss of 4 wickets and the team was moving towards a big score. From here, Senuran Muthuswamy wove such a web of spin that the Pakistan team lost the remaining 7 wickets in just 17 runs. Pakistan’s second innings was limited to 167 runs.

South Africa needs 226 runs

Chasing the target of 277 runs, the South African team has scored 51 runs by the end of the third day. Besides, his 2 wickets have also fallen. In this way, a total of 16 wickets fell on the third day. On the fourth day, South African team will have to score 226 more runs to win, while Pakistan would like to win the Lahore Test by taking 8 wickets.

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Former Pakistan captain and commentator Rameez Raja is once again in the news on social media. After giving a controversial statement about Babar Azam on Sunday, now he made such a comment on spinner Noman Ali, which has enraged the fans. Another commentary clip of Rameez is going viral during the Pakistan vs South Africa second test match being played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, in which he is seen making fun of Noman Ali’s attire.

Rameez’s taunt on Noman Ali

When Noman Ali came to bowl on the second day of the match, Rameez Raja said during the live commentary, “The fancy glasses that Noman Ali is wearing, they look exactly like welding glasses.”

Hearing this, the fellow commentators present in the commentary box also laughed, but this statement created an uproar on social media. Pakistan cricket fans accused Rameez of making fun of their own players and advised him to “behave seriously”.

Babar Azam was also taunted

This was the second consecutive day when Rameez Raja’s sarcastic comment went viral. Earlier, when Babar Azam was out LBW on the first day of the match and they decided to take DRS, Rameez Raja’s mic was on and he was heard saying, “It is out, drama will do.”

Although it was broadcast unintentionally, the clip spread on social media and fans called it “disrespectful.” Babar Azam is the star player of Pakistan team, and the fans considered such comments against him as a personal attack.

Great performance by Noman Ali

Despite the controversies, Noman Ali gave his answer with the ball on the field. He bowled brilliantly on the Lahore pitch and took 4 wickets. He shook South Africa’s top order and played an important role in restricting the team to 216 runs. On the other hand, South African batsman Tony de Jorji led his team by playing an unbeaten inning of 81 runs.

Pakistan has tightened its grip in the first test match. By the end of the second day’s play in the Lahore Test, South Africa had scored 216 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. The African team is still behind by 162 runs in the first innings. Tony De Georgi is playing on 82 runs till stumps on the second day. Pakistan’s 39-year-old bowler Nauman Ali wreaked havoc and dismissed 4 batsmen. Let us tell you that Pakistan had scored 378 runs in the first innings.

Pakistan increased its scoreboard to 313/5 on the second day. On the first day, Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha both returned unbeaten after scoring half-centuries. Neither of them could complete a century. Rizwan was out after scoring 75 runs and Salman Agha was out after scoring 93 runs.

5 wickets fell in 16 runs

When Mohammad Rizwan was out, Pakistan had lost the sixth wicket at the score of 362. After this there was such a fall of wickets that the last 5 wickets of the Pakistan team fell within just 16 runs. Salman Agha remained at the crease till the end, but missed the century by 7 runs. Due to the quick fall of the last 5 wickets, Pakistan team was reduced to 378 runs. At one time, the Pakistan team must have been dreaming of more than 450 after seeing the partnership of Rizwan and Salman.

Pakistan tightened its grip on Lahore test

In reply, the South African team, which came to bat, had a bad start as captain Aiden Markram was out after scoring only 20 runs. Viaan Mulder also walked out after scoring only 17 runs, but Ryan Rickelton stood firm from one end, he was out after scoring 71 runs.

At one time South Africa had scored 174 runs at the loss of 2 wickets, but as soon as Rickelton’s wicket fell, the South African batting started disintegrating. 4 wickets fell within just 26 runs and within no time the African team had lost 6 wickets for 200 runs. The South African team’s last hope rests on Tony de Georgi, who is currently playing on 81 runs.

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