South African cricket team in Pakistan in 1997–98
International cricket tour
The South African national cricket team visited Pakistan in October to November 1997 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistani national cricket team. South Africa won the Test series 1–0. South Africa were captained by Hansie Cronje and Pakistan by Saeed Anwar. In addition, the teams played in a Limited Overs International (LOI) tournament which South Africa won.[1]
Test series summary
1st Test
6–10 October 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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456 (162.5 overs) Azhar Mahmood 128* (267) SM Pollock 3/74 (37 overs) | 403 (167.5 overs) G Kirsten 98 (344) Saqlain Mushtaq 5/129 (62 overs) | |
182/6 (57.4 overs) Inzamam-ul-Haq 56 (82) JH Kallis 2/21 (7.4 overs) |
Match drawn Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Javed Akhtar (PAK) and S Venkataraghavan (IND) Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (PAK) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ali Naqvi, Azhar Mahmood and Mohammad Ramzan (all PAK) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
17–21 October 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- There was no play on the first, fourth and fifth days.
- Ali Hussain Rizvi (PAK) and MV Boucher (SA) made their Test debuts.
3rd Test
24–27 October 1997 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 53 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and Mian Mohammad Aslam (PAK) Player of the match: PL Symcox (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
References
- ^ "South Africa in Pakistan 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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