Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2006–07

The Pakistan national cricket team toured South Africa for three Tests, five ODIs and one T20 from 6 January to 14 February 2007.

Pakistan in South Africa 2006-07
 
  South Africa Pakistan
Dates 6 January 2007 – 14 February 2007
Captains Graeme Smith Inzamam-ul-Haq
Test series
Result South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Jacques Kallis (272) Younis Khan (226)
Most wickets Makhaya Ntini (19) Mohammad Asif (19)
Player of the series Jacques Kallis
One Day International series
Results South Africa won the 5-match series 3–1
Most runs AB de Villiers (231) Mohammad Yousuf (245)
Most wickets Shaun Pollock (9) Shahid Afridi (5)
Player of the series Shaun Pollock
Twenty20 International series
Results South Africa won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Graeme Smith (71) Mohammad Hafeez (25)
Most wickets Alfonso Thomas (3)
Player of the series Loots Bosman

South Africa won the Test series 2–1.

South Africa also won the T20.

South Africa won the 5-match ODI series 3–1 with one game ending with no result.

Tour match edit

6–8 January 2007
Scorecard
v
Rest of South Africa
485/9dec (111.1 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 108 (119)
Albie Morkel 5/113 (26 overs)
383 (113.1 overs)
Arno Jacobs 143 (227)
Shahid Nazir 5/61 (21 overs)
96/2 (20 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 48* (56)
Yusuf Abdullah 2/21 (5 overs)
Match drawn
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
  • Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This match was not first-class. 13 players on each side (11 bat, 11 bowl)

Test series edit

Squads edit

  Pakistan edit

  1. Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain)
  2. Younis Khan (vice captain)
  3. Mohammad Hafeez
  4. Imran Farhat
  5. Yasir Hameed
  6. Faisal Iqbal
  7. Kamran Akmal (wicket keeper)
  8. Shahid Nazir
  9. Naved-ul-Hasan
  10. Danish Kaneria
  11. Mohammad Asif
  12. Asim Kamal
  13. Mohammad Sami
  14. Mohammad Yousuf
  15. Shoaib Akhtar
  16. Umar Gul
  17. Zulqarnain Haider (wicket keeper)

  South Africa edit

  1. Graeme Smith (captain)
  2. Jacques Kallis (vice captain)
  3. AB de Villiers
  4. Hashim Amla
  5. Ashwell Prince
  6. Herschelle Gibbs
  7. Mark Boucher (wicket keeper)
  8. Shaun Pollock
  9. Paul Harris
  10. André Nel
  11. Makhaya Ntini
  12. Paul Adams
  13. Andrew Hall
  14. Morné Morkel
  15. Jacques Rudolph
  16. Dale Steyn

1st Test edit

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
Day 1: Pakistan 242/5.
Day 2: Pakistan 313, South Africa 254/4.
Day 3: Pakistan 313 & 103/2, South Africa 417.
Day 4: Pakistan 313 & 302, South Africa 417 & 69/2.

11–15 January 2007
Scorecard
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313 (96.5 overs)
Younis Khan 68 (110)
Makhaya Ntini 5/83 (24 overs)
417 (117.5 overs)
Ashwell Prince 138 (214)
Mohammad Asif 5/89 (27.5 overs)
302 (96.2 overs)
Imran Farhat 68 (168)
Paul Harris 4/46 (20.2 overs)
199/3 (60.5 overs)
Hashim Amla 64* (166)
Mohammad Asif 2/56 (14 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Billy Doctrove (WI)
Player of the match: Hashim Amla (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Test edit

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first.
Day 1: South Africa 124, Pakistan 135/6.
Day 2: South Africa 124 & 115/3, Pakistan 265. Makhaya Ntini becomes the 22nd bowler, and third South African, to reach 300 Test wickets.
Day 3: South Africa 124 & 331, Pakistan 265 & 8/0.

19–22 January 2007
Scorecard
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124 (40.0 overs)
Mark Boucher 35 (52)
Shoaib Akhtar 4/36 (11 overs)
265 (76.0 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 92* (142)
Makhaya Ntini 6/59 (21 overs)
331 (133.2 overs)
Jacques Kallis 91 (226)
Mohammad Asif 5/76 (38 overs)
191/5 (57.3 overs)
Younis Khan 67* (125)
Shaun Pollock 2/47 (13 overs)
Pakistan won by 5 wickets
St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Peter Parker (Aus)
Player of the match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

3rd Test edit

South Africa won the toss and chose to field first.
Day 1: Pakistan 157, South Africa 131/5.
Day 2: Pakistan 157 & 186, South Africa 183 & 36/2.

26–28 January 2007
Scorecard
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157 (43.1 overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 83 (90)
Jacques Kallis 4/42 (11 overs)
183 (53.0 overs)
Graeme Smith 64 (79)
Danish Kaneria 3/44 (20 overs)
186 (51.2 overs)
Yasir Hameed 35 (57)
Dale Steyn 3/47 (13 overs)
161/5 (64.0 overs)
Ashwell Prince 59 (141)
Mohammad Asif 2/43 (21 overs)
South Africa won by 5 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Peter Parker (Aus)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

T20I series edit

Only T20I edit

2 February 2007 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  
129/8 (20 overs)
v
  South Africa
132/0 (11.3 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 25 (21)
Alfonso Thomas 3/25 (4 overs)
Graeme Smith 71* (40)
South Africa won by 10 wickets
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Loots Bosman (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

ODI series edit

Squads edit

  Pakistan edit

  1. Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain)
  2. Younis Khan (vice captain)
  3. Abdul Razzaq
  4. Abdur Rehman
  5. Imran Farhat
  6. Imran Nazir
  7. Kamran Akmal (wicket keeper)
  8. Mohammad Asif
  9. Mohammad Hafeez
  10. Mohammad Sami
  11. Mohammad Yousuf
  12. Naved-ul-Hasan
  13. Shabbir Ahmed
  14. Shahid Afridi
  15. Umar Gul
  16. Yasir Hameed
  17. Zulqarnain Haider (wicket keeper)

  South Africa edit

  1. Graeme Smith (captain)
  2. Jacques Kallis (vice captain)
  3. Loots Bosman
  4. Mark Boucher (wicket keeper)
  5. Abraham de Villiers (wicket keeper)
  6. Herschelle Gibbs
  7. Andrew Hall
  8. Justin Kemp
  9. Charl Langeveldt
  10. André Nel
  11. Makhaya Ntini
  12. Robin Peterson
  13. Shaun Pollock
  14. Ashwell Prince
  15. Roger Telemachus

1st ODI edit

4 February 2007
Scorecard
South Africa  
392/6 (50 overs)
v
  Pakistan
228 (46.4 overs)
Jacques Kallis 88* (85)
Shahid Afridi 2/42 (10.0)
Shoaib Malik 52* (84)
Jacques Kallis 3/34 (5.0)
South Africa won by 164 runs
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Peter Parker (Aus)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

2nd ODI edit

7 February 2007 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  
351/4 (50 overs)
v
  South Africa
210 (40 overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 101* (111)
Graeme Smith 1/36 (7.0)
AB de Villiers 43 (46)
Shahid Afridi 3/25 (9.0)
Pakistan won by 141 runs
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Brian Jerling (SA)
Player of the match: Younis Khan (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI edit

9 February 2007 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  
245/8 (49.5 overs)
v
Mohammad Yousuf 79 (98)
Andrew Hall 4/35 (10.0)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI edit

11 February 2007
Scorecard
Pakistan  
107 (45.4 overs)
v
  South Africa
113/0 (14 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 45* (97)
Shaun Pollock 2/13 (10.0)
Graeme Smith 56* (44)
South Africa won by 10 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Brian Jerling (SA)
Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI edit

14 February 2007 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  
153 (40.5 overs)
v
  South Africa
156/1 (28.2 overs)
Shoaib Malik 43* (70)
Shaun Pollock 5/23 (10.0)
AB de Villiers 71* (86)
Jacques Kallis 71* (89)
Mohammed Asif 1/24 (5.0)
South Africa won by 9 wickets
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

References edit