Overview
- The left-arm spinner finished with 5-61, sealing the landmark by trapping Simon Harmer lbw after earlier removing Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne.
- South Africa reached 285-8 at lunch on Day 3, still 48 runs behind Pakistan's 333, as Senuran Muthusamy and Keshav Maharaj added a fighting 50 for the ninth wicket with multiple reprieves.
- Pakistan’s first-innings 333 was built on top-order runs before Keshav Maharaj’s 7-102 triggered a collapse from 316-5 to all out.
- Pakistan lead the two-match series 1-0 and are pursuing a series-clinching result after Afridi shifted momentum from South Africa’s 167-2 position.
- Outlets confirm Afridi as the oldest to take a debut five-for, though benchmarks cited vary between Charles Marriott’s 1933 mark and other lists, and his age is reported as 38 years 299 or 301 days; several reports also note his prior PCB suspension for disciplinary breaches.