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Pakistan closes in on victory over world test champion South Africa in series-opening match
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Pakistan's Noman Ali celebrates after the taking the wicket of South Africa's Dewald Brevis during the fourth day of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Left-arm spinner Noman Ali was leading Pakistan’s bid for victory against world test champion South Africa in the series-opening match Wednesday, taking key wickets and bowling unchanged in the morning session on Day 4. Noman followed his six-wicket haul in the first innings with 4-69 in the second as South Africa slipped to 137-6, still needing 140 runs for victory. Noman snared the vital wicket of Dewald Brevis, who had briefly challenged the 277-run target with run-a-ball 54.