Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2002–03

Pakistan in South Africa in 2002–03
  Pakistan South Africa
Dates 3 December 2002 – 6 January 2003
Captains Waqar Younis Shaun Pollock
Test series
Result South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Taufeeq Umar (280) Herschelle Gibbs (264)
Most wickets Saqlain Mushtaq (7) Makhaya Ntini (13)
Player of the series Makhaya Ntini (SA)
One Day International series
Results South Africa won the 5-match series 4–1
Most runs Saleem Elahi (198) Boeta Dippenaar (187)
Most wickets Waqar Younis (10) Jacques Kallis (10)
Makhaya Ntini (10)
Player of the series Shaun Pollock (SA)

The Pakistan national cricket team toured South Africa during the 2002–03 season, playing five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Test matches, as well as four tour matches, between 3 December 2002 and 6 January 2003. South Africa won the ODI series 4-1.[1] South Africa also won the Test series 2-0.

Squads

Tests ODIs
 Pakistan[2]  South Africa[3][4]  Pakistan[2]  South Africa[5]

Batsman Gary Kirsten was added to the South Africa squad for the final two ODIs, while Neil McKenzie and Nicky Boje were dropped.[6] After originally being named in the 15-man squad for the first Test, Monde Zondeki was released to play for Border in the Standard Bank Cup, South Africa's one-day cricket competition;[3] he was recalled for the second Test.[4]

ODI series

1st ODI

8 December 2002
Scorecard
South Africa 
272/7 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
140 (42.5 overs)
Jonty Rhodes 98 (92)
Wasim Akram 3/19 (10 overs)
Saleem Elahi 31 (69)
Shaun Pollock 3/12 (9.5 overs)
South Africa won by 132 runs
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: Ian Howell and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Waqar Younis (Pak) became the second player to take 400 ODI wickets.

2nd ODI

11 December 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
335/6 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
153 (29 overs)
Saleem Elahi 135 (129)
Allan Donald 2/60 (10 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 40 (30)
Mohammad Sami 3/26 (5 overs)
Pakistan won by 182 runs
St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Brian Jerling and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Saleem Elahi (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

13 December 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
182 (47.5 overs)
v
 Pakistan
120 (36.2 overs)
Boeta Dippenaar 47 (81)
Shoaib Akhtar 3/50 (10 overs)
Wasim Akram 43* (53)
Shaun Pollock 3/23 (8 overs)
South Africa won by 62 runs
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: Ian Howell and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

16 December 2002
Scorecard
Pakistan 
213 (48.4 overs)
v
 South Africa
214/1 (42 overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 61 (71)
Jacques Kallis 2/35 (9 overs)
Gary Kirsten 102* (118)
Abdul Razzaq 1/32 (7 overs)
South Africa won by 9 wickets
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Brian Jerling and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Gary Kirsten (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

5th ODI

18 December 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
265/8 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
231 (47.4 overs)
Boeta Dippenaar 93 (126)
Waqar Younis 4/41 (10 overs)
Younis Khan 72 (81)
Jacques Kallis 5/41 (8.4 overs)
South Africa won by 34 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Ian Howell and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test

26–30 December 2002
Scorecard
v
368 (107 overs)
Jacques Kallis 105 (236)
Saqlain Mushtaq 4/119 (37 overs)
161 (48.4 overs)
Taufeeq Umar 39 (69)
Nantie Hayward 5/56 (10.4 overs)
45/0 (9 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 25* (17)
250 (87.3 overs) (f/o)
Mohammad Yousuf 42 (48)
Shaun Pollock 2/29 (17.3 overs)
South Africa won by 10 wickets
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain delayed the start of play on Day 1 by 40 minutes.

2nd Test

2–6 January 2003
Scorecard
v
620/7d (135 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 228 (240)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/237 (50 overs)
252 (87.4 overs)
Taufeeq Umar 135 (254)
Shaun Pollock 4/45 (23 overs)
226 (59.1 overs)
Taufeeq Umar 67 (101)
Makhaya Ntini 4/33 (15.1 overs)
South Africa won by an innings and 142 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Tour matches

One-day: Nicky Oppenheimer XI v Pakistanis

3 December 2002
Scorecard
Pakistanis 
229/9d (55 overs)
v
Nicky Oppenheimer XI
187/9 (47.3 overs)
Abdul Razzaq 63* (104)
Garnett Kruger 3/49 (11 overs)
Zander de Bruyn
Mohammad Sami 4/52 (13.3 overs)
Match drawn
NF Oppenheimer Ground, Randjesfontein
Umpires: P Durrell and Zed Ndamane
  • Nicky Oppenheimer XI won the toss and elected to field.

50-over: South Africa A v Pakistanis

5 December 2002 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa A South Africa
206/6 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistanis
158/7 (28.4 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 95 (151)
Abdul Razzaq 3/52 (10 overs)
Faisal Iqbal 59 (75)
Steve Elworthy 2/19 (5.4 overs)
Pakistanis won by 3 wickets (D/L method)
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: KH Hurter and SB Lambson
Player of the match: Jacques Rudolph (South Africa A)
  • South Africa A won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain stopped play for 127 minutes after 1.1 overs of the Pakistanis' innings; when play resumed, the innings was reduced to 29 overs, and the Pakistanis were given a revised target of 157.

25-over: Border Invitation XI v Pakistanis

14 December 2002
Scorecard
Pakistanis 
135/9 (25 overs)
v
Border Invitation XI
136/5 (25 overs)
Younis Khan 38
Liam Graham 5/20 (5 overs)
Craig Sugden 55*
Mohammad Sami 3/26 (5 overs)
Border Invitation XI won by 5 wickets
University Fort Hare, Alice
Umpires: L King and HC Lindenberg
  • Border Invitation XI won the toss and elected to field.

Three-day: South Africa A v Pakistanis

21–23 December 2002
Scorecard
v
174 (57.4 overs)
Waqar Younis 36 (40)
Robin Peterson 6/72 (21.4 overs)
206 (65 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 92 (171)
Mohammad Zahid 5/43 (15 overs)
174/8 (66 overs)
Taufeeq Umar 89* (193)
Robin Peterson 4/61 (19 overs)
  • Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ Grundlingh, Albert (2018), "Diffusion and Depiction: How Afrikaners Came to Play Cricket in Twentieth-Century South Africa", Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 191–206, ISBN 978-3-319-93607-9, retrieved 29 January 2024
  2. ^ a b "Pakistan Test & One-Day Squad". CricInfo. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "South Africa squad for 1st Test against Pakistan announced". ESPNcricinfo. 24 December 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "South African squad for 2nd Pakistan Test". ESPNcricinfo. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Unchanged South African squad to face Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Eleventh-hour World Cup chance for Kirsten". ESPNcricinfo. 14 December 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2021.