The left-arm spinner removed Markram and Mulder
\nLahore
\nSpinner Noman Ali struck twice to keep Pakistan alive in the first Test as South Africa chase 277 in Lahore on Tuesday.
\nAt stumps, South Africa were 51-2 with Ryan Rickelton and Tony de Zorzi on the crease at 29 and 16, respectively.
\nChasing 277, Noman opened the bowling for the hosts alongside Hasan Ali. Noman got an immediate success when he bowled captain Aiden Markram (3).
\nAnd a couple of overs later, he got the batter of Wiaan Mulder, who went back to the hut without troubling the scorers. Both Rickelton and de Zorzi were dropped off Noman\u2019s bowling, as they survived the day without losing further wickets.
\nPakistan are eight wickets away from ending South Africa\u2019s 10-match winning streak in Test cricket after asking them to complete the highest successful chase in Lahore and second-highest in Pakistan.
\nMuthusamy rock Pakistan
\nIn a match that has played to script, Pakistan won the toss, batted first, took a 109-run innings lead and scored quickly in their second go to leave South Africa in a battle for survival. Spinners have been the key protagonists, led by Senuran Muthusamy who finished with career-best match figures of 11 for 174, including a second five-for. Muthusamy\u2019s haul is the fourth-best by a South African spinner but that is unlikely to be enough to help them win the game.
\nMuthusamy finished with 5-57 to add to his 6-117 in the first innings while fellow spinner Simon Harmer took 4-51 as Pakistan lost their last six wickets for 17 runs.
\nThe hosts were fairly well placed at 150-4 but Saud Shakeel holed out for 38 off Muthusamy to trigger a collapse in the last over before tea.
\nHarmer bowled Mohammad Rizwan for 14 before Muthusamy ran riot.
\nHe dismissed Salman Agha for four, Noman Ali for 11 and Shaheen Shah Afridi for nought to finish with match figures of 11-174, taking four wickets off 21 balls.
\nHarmer ended Pakistan\u2019s sloppy batting display by removing Sajid Khan for one.
\nEarlier, South Africa were dismissed for 269 an hour before lunch, conceding a lead of 109 after Pakistan\u2019s first-innings 378.
\nPakistan spinner Noman Ali took 6-112 for his ninth haul of five wickets or more in Tests.
\nWith the Gaddafi Stadium taking big turn, South Africa tossed Harmer the new ball in Pakistan\u2019s second innings.
\nThe 36-year-old had Imam-ul-Haq stumped by wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne for nought before trapping captain Shan Masood lbw for seven.
\nMuthusamy then had Abdullah Shafique for 41 and pacer Kagiso Rabada trapped Babar Azam leg-before for 42.
\nAzam has now failed to score a hundred in 28 Test innings dating back to December 2022.
\nEarlier, South Africa\u2019s Tony de Zorzi resumed on 81 at the start of the day and carried the fight to Pakistan, completing his second Test century with a six and two singles off Noman.
\nThe left-hander finally holed out for 104 to long-on off Noman, where Shaheen Shah Afridi took a low catch, ending a 208-minute innings containing 10 fours and two sixes.
\nNoman, who bowled a probing 35 overs, also removed Prenelan Subrayen for four during the session.
\nFellow spinner Sajid Khan took the first wicket of the day when he had Muthusamy caught by Salman Agha for 11.
\nHe then wrapped up the innings when he bowled Rabada for nought to finish with 3-98 off 33 overs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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