Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 1994–95

Pakistan cricket team in South Africa in 1994–95
Date30 November 1994 – 23 January 1995
LocationSouth Africa
ResultSouth Africa won the only Test
Player of the seriesPS de Villiers
Teams
 South Africa  Pakistan
Captains
WJ Cronje Saleem Malik
Most runs
BM McMillan (146)
G Kirsten (104)		 Inzamam-ul-Haq (114)
Saleem Malik (100)
Most wickets
PS de Villiers (10)
BM McMillan (4)
AA Donald (4)		 Aaqib Javed (5)
Wasim Akram (4)
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The Pakistani cricket team toured South Africa in the 1994–95 season. On the tour they played two first-class tour matches, three one-day matches and a single Test match. They also competed in a quadrangular tournament against New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka, entitled the Mandela Trophy. They lost the best-of-three final series 2–0 to South Africa, having topped the table in the group stage. They lost the only Test by 324 runs.

Squads

Tests
 South Africa[1]  Pakistan[2][3]

Wasim Akram missed the South African leg of the tour with sinus trouble and was replaced by Ata-ur-Rehman. Aamer Nazir joined the tour party when Waqar Younis returned home injured.

Tour matches

Nicky Oppenheimer XI v Sri Lankans

30 November 1994
Scorecard
Pakistanis 
349/7d (55 overs)
v
Nicky Oppenheimer XI
168/5 (32.5 overs)
Saleem Malik 135 retired out
SD Jack 2/70 (10 overs)
MJR Rindel 100*
Waqar Younis 2/41 (8 overs)
Match drawn
NF Oppenheimer Ground, Randjesfontein

This match did not have List A status.

50-over: Transvaal Invitation XI v Pakistanis

7 December 1994
Scorecard
Pakistanis 
262/7 (50 overs)
v
Transvaal Invitation XI
211 (49.4 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 112
BM White 2/38 (8 overs)
MW Rushmere 55
Akram Raza 3/33 (10 overs)
Pakistanis won by 51 runs
Lenasia Stadium, Johannesburg
Player of the match: Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistanis)

This match did not have List A status.

50-over: Eastern Cape Invitation XI v Pakistanis

20 December 1994
Scorecard
Pakistanis 
260/7 (50 overs)
v
Eastern Cape Invitation XI
117 (32 overs)
Asif Mujtaba 101
W Wiblin 2/30 (6 overs)
S Abrahams 77*
Ata-ur-Rehman 5/18 (7 overs)
Pakistanis won by 143 runs
Place of Water, Ntselamanzi, Alice
Umpires: M Gajjar and G Pieterse

This match did not have List A status.

First-class: Western Province v Pakistanis

26–29 December 1994
Scorecard
v
436 (129.2 overs)
HD Ackerman 118 (175)
Manzoor Elahi 3/81 (20 overs)
308 (98 overs)
Asif Mujtaba 55 (199)
DG Payne 3/62 (21 overs)
270/8d (95.3 overs)
JH Kallis 74 (163)
Kabir Khan 4/45 (16.3 overs)
206 (53 overs)
Asif Mujtaba 65 (115)
DB Rundle 6/51 (13 overs)
Western Province won by 192 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: M Bagus and R Brooks
  • Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.

First-class: Natal v Pakistanis

4–7 January 1995
Scorecard
v
391 (97.4 overs)
DN Crookes 83 (89)
Kabir Khan 4/70 (18 overs)
247 (70.4 overs)
Waqar Younis 55 (60)
L Klusener 4/63 (15 overs)
347/7d (95.2 overs)
NC Johnson 114 (213)
Asif Mujtaba 4/74 (22.2 overs)
259 (68.1 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 77 (112)
DN Crookes 4/40 (13.1 overs)
Natal won by 232 runs
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: WA Diedricks and DL Orchard
  • Pakistanis won the toss and elected to field.

Mandela Trophy

Main article: Mandela Trophy

Pakistan played in a quadrangular tournament with New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Played in a round-robin format, all four teams played each other once, with the top two teams going through to a best-of-three final series to decide the winner.

Group stage

Place Team Played Won Lost NR Points
1  Pakistan 6 5 1 0 10
2  South Africa 6 4 2 0 8
3  Sri Lanka 6 2 3 1 5
4  New Zealand 6 0 5 1 1

Final series

South Africa won the best of three final series against Pakistan 2–0.

1st Final

10 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
215 (49.3 overs)
v
 Pakistan
178 (42.5 overs)
DJ Cullinan 64 (90)
Waqar Younis 3/32 (9.3 overs)
Aamer Sohail 71 (74)
EO Simons 4/42 (8 overs)
South Africa won by 37 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: CJ Mitchley (SA) and DL Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: EO Simons (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Final

12 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
266/5 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
109 (32.3 overs)
MJR Rindel 106 (139)
Saleem Malik 1/24 (4 overs)
Wasim Akram 26 (42)
PS de Villiers 3/21 (7 overs)
South Africa won by 157 runs
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: KE Liebenberg (SA) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: MJR Rindel (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

Test series

Only Test

19–23 January 1995
Scorecard
v
460 (120.2 overs)
BM McMillan 113 (180)
Aaqib Javed 3/102 (29.4 overs)
230 (65.5 overs)
Saleem Malik 99 (154)
PS de Villiers 6/81 (20.5 overs)
259/7d (80 overs)
DJ Cullinan 69* (157)
Wasim Akram 2/53 (23 overs)
165 (69.3 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 95 (179)
PS de Villiers 4/27 (19.3 overs)
South Africa won by 324 runs
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: MJ Kitchen (ENG) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: PS de Villiers (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Records

This match was the inaugural Test between Pakistan and South Africa. At the time, this was South Africa's second-largest Test victory by runs.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Pakistan in South Africa Nov 1994/Jan 1995 - South African Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Pakistan in South Africa Nov 1994/Jan 1995 - Pakistani Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ Ahmed, Qamar (1996). "The Pakistanis in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 1994-95". In Engel, Matthew (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1996. Guildford, Surrey: John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1080–1095. ISBN 0-947766-31-6.
  4. ^ "Team Records: Largest Margin of Victory (By Runs)". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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