The opening day of the second and final Test between Pakistan and South Africa ended with Pakistan scoring 259 for 5 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and chose to bat first. Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq opened the innings for the hosts. Imam was bowled by Simon Harmer for 17, while Abdullah played a solid knock of 57 runs. Babar Azam contributed 16 before Keshav Maharaj dismissed him. Shan Masood scored 87 runs, and Mohammad Rizwan added 19 before getting out.
At stumps, Saud Shakeel was on 42 and Agha Salman remained not out on 10.
For South Africa, Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer picked up two wickets each, while Kagiso Rabada took one.
Earlier, Shan Masood confirmed at the toss that Pakistan made one change to their lineup. Asif Afridi came in for Hasan Ali and received his Test cap from Shaheen Afridi. Asif made his debut at the age of 38 years and 299 days.
South Africa captain Aiden Markram said his side would have also opted to bat first if they had won the toss. The visitors made two changes, bringing in Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen.
Pakistan lead the two-match Test series 1–0 after defeating South Africa by 93 runs in the Lahore Test.