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South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2003–04

South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2003–04
 
  South Africa Pakistan
Dates 3 – 28 October 2003
Captains Graeme Smith Mohammad Yousuf (Tests)
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ODIs)
Test series
Result Pakistan won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Gary Kirsten (271) Taufeeq Umar (313)
Most wickets Paul Adams (10) Danish Kaneria (11)
Player of the series Taufeeq Umar (Pak)
One Day International series
Results South Africa won the 5-match series 3–2
Most runs Boeta Dippenaar (256) Mohammad Yousuf (211)
Most wickets Makhaya Ntini (12) Shoaib Akhtar (8)
Player of the series Boeta Dippenaar (SA)

The South African cricket team toured Pakistan for the first time in October 2003. They played against the Pakistan national team in a five-match One Day International (ODI) series and a two-match Test series. South Africa won the ODI series 3–2.[1] Pakistan then won the first Test, before the second finished as a draw, giving Pakistan victory in the series.

ODI series

1st ODI

3 October 2003
Pakistan 
277/6 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
269/6(50 overs)
Shoaib Malik 82* (41)
Jacques Kallis 2/53 (10 overs)
Boeta Dippenaar 110* (131)
Shoaib Akhtar 3/49 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI

5 October 2003
Pakistan 
267/7 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
225/9 (50 overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 65 (72)
Makhaya Ntini 4/46 (10 overs)
Boeta Dippenaar 98 (76)
Mohammad Sami 3/20 (8 overs)
Pakistan won by 42 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammad Sami (Pak)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) retired hurt on 9* from 56/2 to 225/6.

3rd ODI

7 October 2003
Scorecard
Pakistan 
243/8 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
221/6 (45 overs)
Yasir Hameed 72 (105)
Makhaya Ntini 3/45 (9 overs)
Jacques Kallis 62 (80)
Shoaib Akhtar 3/31 (8 overs)
South Africa won by 13 runs (D/L method)
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

10 October 2003
Scorecard
Pakistan 
157 (47.4 overs)
v
 South Africa
158/4 (38.5 overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 60 (75)
André Nel 4/39 (10 overs)
Jacques Kallis 58* (87)
Shoaib Akhtar 1/23 (7 overs)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: André Nel (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

5th ODI

12 October 2003
Scorecard
Pakistan 
192 (49.3 overs)
v
 South Africa
193/3 (45.5 overs)
Abdul Razzaq 38 (51)
Shaun Pollock 3/33 (9.3 overs)
Boeta Dippenaar 74 (125)
Mohammad Sami 2/47 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: Boeta Dippenaar (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test

17–21 October 2003
Scorecard
v
320 (83 overs)
Mark Boucher 72 (96)
Shoaib Malik 4/42 (17 overs)
401 (148 overs)
Taufeeq Umar 111 (247)
Paul Adams 7/128 (45 overs)
241 (84.3 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 59 (123)
Danish Kaneria 5/46 (28.3 overs)
164/2 (40.1 overs)
Taufeeq Umar 63 (114)
Graeme Smith 1/13 (5.1 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Danish Kaneria (Pak) and Taufeeq Umar (Pak)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Asim Kamal (Pak) made his Test debut.

2nd Test

24–28 October 2003
Scorecard
v
278 (99.1 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 98 (219)
Shabbir Ahmed 4/74 (26 overs)
348 (116.2 overs)
Imran Farhat 128 (226)
Shaun Pollock 6/78 (29.2 overs)
371/8d (127.3 overs)
Gary Kirsten 118 (232)
Abdul Razzaq 3/70 (18 overs)
242/6 (98 overs)
Taufeeq Umar 71 (183)
Makhaya Ntini 2/45 (20 overs)
Match drawn
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Gary Kirsten (SA) and Taufeeq Umar (Pak)
  • South Africa 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 28 January 2024