The Pakistan cricket team played against South Africa in UAE from 26 October to 24 November 2010. The tour was originally scheduled to consist of one Twenty20 (T20), five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Tests, but due to the 2010 Pakistan floods, South Africa proposed to play another T20 to raise funds for flood victims.[1][2]
| Pakistani cricket team vs South Africa in UAE 2010 | |||
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| Pakistan | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 26 October – 24 November | ||
| Captains |
Misbah-ul-Haq (Tests) Shahid Afridi (ODIs/T20s) |
Graeme Smith (Tests/ODIs) Johan Botha (T20s) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Azhar Ali (237) | Jacques Kallis (323) | |
| Most wickets | Abdur Rehman (9) | Paul Harris (7) | |
| Player of the series | Jacques Kallis (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Hafeez (203) | Hashim Amla (291) | |
| Most wickets | Shoaib Akhtar (7) | Morné Morkel (8) | |
| Player of the series | Hashim Amla (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Misbah-ul-Haq (60) | Colin Ingram (77) | |
| Most wickets | Shoaib Akhtar (3) | Lonwabo Tsotsobe (5) | |
| Player of the series | Johan Botha (SA) | ||
On 7 October, Pakistan announced their 15-men squad marking the return of Misbah-ul-Haq but no captain was announced (despite the fact that Shahid Afridi has been their limited-overs captain since June that year). A day later, Misbah-ul-Haq was named as the Test captain, while Shahid Afridi was retained as limited-overs captain.[3]
South African captain Graeme Smith announced that despite the controversies surrounding the Pakistan cricket team relating to the spot-fixing scandal, it was important to focus on the series so that the team can prepare for the World Cup.[4]
After much media speculations, it was announced that the Umpire Decision Review System would not be used for the Test series. The Pakistan Cricket Board stated that the media contracts it had signed earlier do not cover UDRS, therefore it would not be used in any of Pakistan's home matches until at least 2012.[5]
South Africa won the ODI series 3-2.[6]
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1st Test edit
12–16 November
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pakistan's second innings was the highest fourth innings score for Pakistan.
2nd Test edit
20–24 November
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Bad light stopped play towards the end on day 2.
Media coverage edit
Television edit
- Ten Sports : India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan
- Pakistan Television : Pakistan
- Eurosport : England
- Setanta Sports Australia : Australia
- ARY Digital : Europe, UAE and Pakistan
- SuperSport : South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe
- Zee Sports : USA
- CBN-ATN : Canada
References edit
- ^ "UAE to host historic Pakistan-South Africa Test series". BBC Sport. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Pakistan announce schedule for UAE series against South Africa". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Misbah-ul-Haq appointed Test captain". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "South Africa not distracted by fixing controversy - Smith". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ "No UDRS in Pakistan-South Africa Tests". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Misbah returns, no captain named". ESPNcricinfo staff. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Colin Ingram gets maiden limited-overs call-up". ESPNCricinfo. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
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