Pakistan defeated South Africa by 93 runs in the first Test played at the Gaddafi Stadium to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The fourth day of the match was started by South African batsmen Ryan Riccione and Tony de Zouzi, but de Zouzi fell victim to Shaheen Shah Afridi without adding to his previous day’s score.
After that, Noman Ali first dismissed Tristan Stubbs and David Brewis, while Sajid Khan had South African set-batsman Ryan Riccione caught out for 45 runs. Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Vereni and Sabrina, while Sajid Khan made Muthu Swamy his victim, while Shaheen Afridi also bowled the last player. In the second innings, Noman Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed 4 players each, while Sajid Ali got two wickets.
Nauman Ali got a total of 10 wickets in the match. South Africa were set a target of 277 to win on the third day of play. The South African team had scored 51 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in their second innings by the end of the third day of play. Captain Aiden Markram was out for 3 and Wayne Mulder was out for no runs.