Hasan Ali's 10-wicket haul hands Pakistan historic Test series win over South Africa

Hosts clinch Rawalpindi Test by 95 runs for 2-0 sweep

Pakistan's players after winning the Test series against South Africa during the fifth day of the second Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. AFP

Pakistan's Hasan Ali, centre, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of South Africa's Faf du Plessis in Rawalpindi on Monday. AP

Pakistan's Hasan Ali picked up 10 wickets in the second Test against South Africa. AFP

Pakistan's Hasan Ali was named man of the match for the 10-wicket gaul. AFP

South Africa's Rassie van der Dussen is bowled by Pakistan's Hasan Ali. AFP

South Africa's Kagiso Rabada is bowled by Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi. AFP

Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi picked up four wickets in the second innings. AFP

South Africa's Aiden Markram, right, celebrates with teammate Temba Bavuma after reaching his hundred. AFP

South Africa's Aiden Markram made a fighting century. AP

Fast bower Hasan Ali took his first ten-wicket haul to help Pakistan win their first series against South Africa since 2003 with a 95-run victory in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Monday.

Hasan finished with 5-60 to record his best match figures of 10-114 and help dismiss South Africa, who were chasing 370, for 274 before the tea break.

Hasan's new-ball partner Shaheen Afridi finished with 4-51, while spinner Yasir Shah took the last wicket.

But it was not all smooth sailing for the hosts. Opener Aiden Markram scored a fighting 108 and Temba Bavuma 61 to raise the visitors' hopes. They put on a 106-run stand for the fourth wicket but Pakistan kept their cool.

Markram took a single off the last ball before lunch as South Africa reached the break on 219-3, needing 151 for a win.

But Hasan ripped through the tourists' batting order, who lost seven wickets for just 33 runs with the second new ball.

“Hasan was outstanding because he has awareness and took advantage of the experience of playing here,” said Pakistan captain Babar Azam.

“At one time, we thought the game could’ve gone either way when Markram and Bavuma were playing well, but we knew one wicket can bring us back into the game again.”

Hasan struck with the second over of the new ball to end Markram's resistance by getting the opener caught in the slip and end his 335-minute fight.

Markram's fifth Test century included 13 boundaries and three sixes.

Next ball, Hasan had Quinton de Kock caught in the slip for nought, ending South African skipper's miserable series with just 46 runs.

Hasan dismissed George Linde for four to record his third five-wicket haul as he improved upon his previous best match figures of 7-83 against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in 2018.

In the morning, South Africa saw Dussen bowled off an inswinger by Hasan while Du Plessis was leg-before to the same bowler in the fifth over of the morning.

It capped a sub-par series for Du Plessis who managed just 55 in four innings.

“The first-innings deficit did play a big part,” de Kock said referring to South Africa’s first innings effort of 201 in response to Pakistan’s 272.

“We lost the big moments in the game … it’s painful at the moment, [but] when we get back home, we’ll have to look at our performances and improve on the way forward.”