Pakistan team defeated South Africa by 93 runs in the first test held in Lahore. The second match of the series will now start from October 20 in Rawalpindi.
Today (15 October) the Lahore Test between South Africa and Pakistan was at an exciting turn. The African team needed 226 runs to win, while Pakistan 8 wickets had to fall. Overall, the African team needed 277 runs to win at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. But the wickets of the African team kept falling continuously.
🚨 MATCH RESULT 🚨
The first Test ends in a thrilling finish in Lahore, with Pakistan claiming victory by 93 runs to take a 1-0 series lead.
There are positives to take for #TheProteas Men, who will look to bounce back in the second Test and level the series. pic.twitter.com/gGxlNnY6Jp
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) October 15, 2025
If the African team had played a little harder and not allowed wickets to fall quickly, the outcome of the match could have been different. But with its game the African team once again showed its chokers tag. Chokers…means losing the match in a winning situation. The African team has a long history of this.
Well, in the first test match, Pakistan’s spinners showed their strength in the beginning. After this, Shaheen Shah Afridi ensured a 93-run victory by sending the tail-end batsmen to the pavilion, thereby breaking South Africa’s record consecutive series of 10 Test wins. The real hero of the Pakistani team was 39-year-old Noman Ali. Who took 6 wickets in the first innings and 4 wickets in the second innings. Noman was the ‘Player of the Match’.
In this match, Pakistan had scored 378 runs in the first innings, thanks to the 93-93 runs of Imam ul Haq and Salman Agha. In reply, the African team was all out for 269 runs in the first innings. Tony DeJorji had scored 104 runs. After this, the Pakistani team was reduced to just 167 runs in the second innings. In the second innings, the African team was reduced to just 183 runs.
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