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Spinner Noman Ali<\/strong> grabbed four wickets to restrict South Africa to 216-6 at the close of play on day two of the first Test in Lahore on Monday, despite a fighting half century from Tony de Zorzi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Spinners dominated on a turning Gaddafi Stadium pitch as all the day's 11 wickets went to slow bowlers, with South African left-armer Senuran Muthusamy taking a career-best 6-117 to dismiss Pakistan for 378.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

De Zorzi was holding the fort at the close with 81 not out and Muthusamy on six as South Africa trail by 162 runs in the first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

De Zorzi batted with guts, knocking nine boundaries and a six, combating Noman who claimed 4-85.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

South Africa started off well with 45-0 on the board when Noman removed touring skipper Aiden Markram for 20 and Wiaan Mulder for 17 -- both caught behind by wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ryan Rickelton, who scored a punishing 71 with two sixes and nine boundaries, and De Zorzi added 94 for the third wicket, taking on the spinners with some aggressive shots.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

It was part-timer Salman Agha who broke the stand by forcing an edge from Rickelton with Babar Azam taking a smart low catch in the slips.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Noman returned for his third spell to get Tristan Stubbs caught behind for eight and Kyle Verreynne leg-before for two while Sajid Khan removed Dewald Brevis for a golden duck.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We need to get them out as early as possible and a 120-run lead would help us win this Test," said Noman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"This pitch will further help spinners in the coming days so it's good for us."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Earlier, it was Noman's like-for-like left-armer Muthusamy who destroyed Pakistan after they resumed on 313-5, losing their last five wickets for just 16 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Muthusamy, who bettered his previous Test best of 4-45 against Bangladesh in Chattogram last year, said: "It was really nice to add value to the team by getting wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It was not ideal to have lost wicket close to stumps, but we will fight back tomorrow."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Agha hit five fours and three sixes in his 93 and was last man out, caught in the deep off spinner Prenelan Subrayen, who took 2-78.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Agha added 49 with Rizwan to take their sixth-wicket stand to 163 before Muthusamy ripped out the middle order with three wickets in the 12th over of the day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Rizwan was the first to go, for 75, when he edged a sharply turning ball to wicketkeeper Verreynne after a knock containing two fours and two sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Two balls later Noman went without scoring, bowled when he played down the wrong line and then Sajid Khan followed first ball, caught in the slips.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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