• South Africa won the toss and opted to bat in their first Test in Pakistan since 2007.

  • Imran Butt took an excellent match to dismiss Aiden Markram on Day 1 of the Karachi Test.

PAK vs SA – WATCH: Imran Butt takes a brilliant catch in slips to dismiss Aiden Markram
Imran Butt, Aiden Markram (Pic Source: Twitter)

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Pakistan’s Imran Butt took an excellent catch to dismiss South African opener Aiden Markram early on Day 1 of the first Test making his debut ꩲgame a mem✨orable one.

Imran was standing in the slip cordon when he took a low-lying catch, helping Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi getting his first w⭕icket of the match on a pitch, which is believed to be a batting paradise.

“An unforgettable debut already for Imran But,” the International Cricket Council 🍌(ICC) captioned their video post on Twitter.

Earlier, South Africa captain Quinton de Kock won the toss and opted to bat first in the two-match series opener against 𝓡Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi.

Lineups:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Abid Ali, Imran Butt (debutant), Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam🍬, Faheem Ashraf, 💙Mohammad Rizwan, Nauman Ali (debutant), Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (captain), Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Faf du 🅠Plessꦦis, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi.

Umpires: Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza

TV umpire: Asif Yaqoob

Match referee: Mohammad Javed Malik

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