Opening batsman Shehzad made 102 after Pakistan were sent in to bat in a match reduced to 45 overs a side because of rain.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn took a career-best six for 39, including two wickets in the last over of the innings, but the other South African bowlers struggled to contain their opponents, who lead the three-match series 1-0.
Shehzad, 22, hit eight fours and two sixes in a 112-ball innings which ended unhappily when he hit the ball to mid-on and set off for a run before being sent back by batting partner Umar Akmal. He could not beat Imran Tahir's throw to wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock and gestured angrily at Akmal.
Shehzad, who made his first-class debut aged 15, shared a third wicket stand of 124 off 134 balls with Sohaib Maqsood, who made 42 off 59 balls.
The pair came together after Steyn had snared two early wickets, bowling Nasir Jamshed and extending his ascendancy over Mohammad Hafeez, who he had caught behind.
It was the 15th time Steyn had dismissed Hafeez in international matches.
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