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Abu Dhabi: Pakistan survived top order batting jitters on Thursday to notch a rare seven-wicket victory over top-ranked South Africa with more than a day to spare in the first Test.
Pakistan required 40 runs for its win over the Proteas in six years but Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn reduced them to 7 for 3 before captain Misbah-ul-Haq (28 not out) secured the victory with a straight six off Robin Peterson.
This is South Africa' first deafet in almost two years after 15 Test. Their last loss was against Sri Lanka in Durban in 2011, it was the Boxing day Test match.
Pakistan just lost a Test to Zimbabwe and here they are beating the No.1 Test team. They got a lead of 193 runs. The bowlers responded again by bowling them out for 232 and just needed 40 runs in their second innings.
Khurram Manzoor is the Man of the Match for his century in the first innings
AB de Villiers hit a fighting 90 to help South Africa avoid an innings defeat but South Africa's innings folded at 232 on the stroke of tea on the fourth day.
AB added an invaluable 57 for the eighth wicket with Robin Petersen to help South Africa erase the 193-run first innings deficit.
Petersen added 42 for the ninth wicket with Vernon Philander (ten) much to the frustration of the Pakistani bowlers but Saeed Ajmal (4-74) wrapped up the innings by taking the last two wickets.
Peterson finished on 47 not out.
De Villiers hit seven boundaries and a six off 157-balls in a resistance filled innings before he miscued a drive off paceman Junaid Khan with just three to avoid an innings defeat. Junaid Khan finished with 3-57.
Pakistan's bowlers had grabbed two wickets in the morning session to boost their chances as the pitch offered good turn after South Africa resumed at 72 for 4, trailing by a big 121 runs.
De Villiers added 57 with Faf du Plessis (nine) before Ajmal removed du Plessis soon after lunch.
Left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar (2-51) dismissed nightwatchman Dale Steyn (seven) and then paceman Jinaid Khan removed Jean-Paul Duminy (nought) as South Africa struggled against a spirited bowling attack.
Steyn had frustrated Pakistan in the first hour, playing defensively till the 12th over of the day when Babar was introduced into the attack and with his first delivery bowled the nightwatchman.
Duminy, who hit 57 in South Africa's first innings of 249, could survive just five deliveries before he was trapped leg-before by Khan, leaving South Africa tottering at 109-6.
De Villiers brought up his 33rd Test half-century with a big six off Babar. He has so far hit four boundaries and six off 106 balls.
The second and final Test will be played in Dubai from October 23.
Brief scores
South Africa: 249 (Amla 118, Duminy 57, Irfan 3-44, Babar 3-89) & 232 (de Villiers 90, Ajmal 4-74)
Pakistan: 442 (Manzoor 146, Misbah 100, Masood 75, Shafiq 54, Philander 3-84, Steyn 3-88) & 45 for 3
Result: Pakistan won by 7 wickets
MOM: Khurram Manzoor (Pakistan)
