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ISLAMABAD: South Africa went into the tea break on a high after left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy struck twice in two balls to jolt Pakistan, who had looked comfortably placed for most of the session.&nbsp;At the break, Pakistan were 199 for 4 in 57 overs, with Babar Azam unbeaten on 23 and the hosts hoping to rebuild after losing momentum late in the second session.&nbsp;After the early dismissal of Abdullah Shafique for 2, Imam-ul-Haq (93) and captain Shan Masood (76) steadied the innings with a solid 161-run stand on a slow, batter-friendly Gaddafi Stadium pitch offering little to the bowlers.&nbsp;However, just as Imam seemed set for a century, Muthusamy turned the tide &mdash; first removing Imam, caught smartly by Tony de Zorzi at short leg, and then dismissing Saud Shakeel for a first-ball duck, caught and bowled off a leading edge.&nbsp;Earlier, Shan Masood had fallen to Prenelan Subrayen, trapped lbw for 76 after a patient 147-ball knock featuring nine fours and a six.&nbsp;At tea, Pakistan trail off a promising start but still have plenty of batting to come, with Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha next in line. The match is being played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.&nbsp; <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1977312485939282419&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=cd60c0e5d56fd8d053bf0badaf00adc653b12aae&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 827px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;"></iframe></div></div>&nbsp;Summary:Pakistan 1st Innings: 199/4 in 57 overs (Imam 93, Shan 76, Babar 23*; Muthusamy 2-36, Subrayen 1-52, Rabada 1-25)

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Pakistan are 199-4 at tea. Imam-ul-Haq falls for 93.

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