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Test # 1400
Pakistan in South Africa, 1997/98, 1st Test
South Africa v Pakistan
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
14,15,16,17,18 February 1998 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Series: 3-Test series level 0-0

Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: CJ Mitchley and P Willey (Eng)
TV Umpire: DL Orchard
Match Referee: JR Reid (NZ)
Man of the Match: Azhar Mahmood and PL Symcox

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 296/8 (Boucher 50*, Symcox 77*, 84.2 overs)
  • Day 2: South Africa 364, Pakistan 106/4 (Ijaz Ahmed 33*, Moin Khan 5*, 28 overs)
  • Day 3: Pakistan 329
  • Day 4: No play
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    AM Bacher             lbw                b Waqar Younis        46 133  94  9 0
    *G Kirsten            c Azhar Mahmood    b Waqar Younis         3  32  13  0 0
    JH Kallis             c Mohammad Wasim   b Shoaib Akhtar       15  55  27  3 0
    DJ Cullinan                              b Waqar Younis        16  54  42  3 0
    AC Hudson                                b Mushtaq Ahmed       33 105  64  5 0
    HH Gibbs              lbw                b Mushtaq Ahmed        4  12   9  1 0
    SM Pollock            c Mushtaq Ahmed    b Azhar Mahmood       21  70  43  1 0
    +MV Boucher           c Mohammad Wasim   b Saqlain Mushtaq     78 265 161  9 1
    L Klusener                               b Mushtaq Ahmed        6  17  22  0 0
    PL Symcox             c Shoaib Akhtar    b Saqlain Mushtaq    108 226 157 17 0
    AA Donald             not out                                   0   5   3  0 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 21, w 4, nb 7)                  34
    Total                 (all out, 104.2 overs)                  364
    
    FoW: 1-14 (Kirsten, 6.3 ov), 2-56 (Kallis, 16.1 ov),
         3-86 (Bacher, 26.6 ov), 4-91 (Cullinan, 28.6 ov),
         5-96 (Gibbs, 31.6 ov), 6-149 (Pollock, 46.2 ov),
         7-157 (Hudson, 49.1 ov), 8-166 (Klusener, 53.4 ov),
         9-361 (Symcox, 102.6 ov), 10-364 (Boucher, 104.2 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Waqar Younis                23      4     80      3 (2nb)
    Shoaib Akhtar               21      2     84      1 (6nb)
    Azhar Mahmood               20      1     52      1 (1nb, 3w)
    Mushtaq Ahmed               27      5     66      3
    Saqlain Mushtaq             12.2    0     47      2
    Aamer Sohail                 1      0     12      0 (1w)
    
    Pakistan 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    Saeed Anwar           c Cullinan         b Donald               2  33  25  0 0
    *Aamer Sohail         c Boucher          b Pollock             12  31  25  2 0
    Ijaz Ahmed            c Pollock          b Donald              34 104  66  7 0
    Mohammad Wasim        c Boucher          b Klusener            44  65  44  8 0
    Inzamam-ul-Haq                           b Klusener             0   8   6  0 0
    +Moin Khan            c Gibbs            b Klusener            46 149  93  9 0
    Azhar Mahmood         c Donald           b Pollock            136 304 215 16 2
    Saqlain Mushtaq       c Boucher          b Kallis               2  52  39  0 0
    Mushtaq Ahmed         c Kirsten          b Kallis              10  35  34  2 0
    Waqar Younis          c Hudson           b Klusener            10  45  17  1 0
    Shoaib Akhtar         not out                                   4  36   9  0 0
    Extras                (b 11, lb 7, w 3, nb 8)                  29
    Total                 (all out, 94.1 overs)                   329
    
    FoW: 1-15 (Aamer Sohail, 7.6 ov), 2-15 (Saeed Anwar, 8.1 ov),
         3-87 (Mohammad Wasim, 22.2 ov), 4-91 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 24.2 ov),
         5-112 (Ijaz Ahmed, 29.6 ov), 6-219 (Moin Khan, 56.3 ov),
         7-230 (Saqlain Mushtaq, 70.1 ov), 8-255 (Mushtaq Ahmed, 78.6 ov),
         9-296 (Waqar Younis, 87.3 ov), 10-329 (Azhar Mahmood, 94.1 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Donald                      23      4     89      2 (2nb)
    Pollock                     24.1   10     55      2 (4nb)
    Klusener                    24      6     93      4 (3nb)
    Kallis                      18      7     58      2 (3w)
    Symcox                       5      0     16      0
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    *G Kirsten            not out                                  20  49  33  4 0
    AM Bacher             not out                                  20  49  29  4 0
    Extras                (lb 4)                                    4
    Total                 (0 wickets, 10.3 overs)                  44
    
    DNB: JH Kallis, DJ Cullinan, AC Hudson, HH Gibbs,
         SM Pollock, L Klusener, +MV Boucher, PL Symcox,
         AA Donald.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Waqar Younis                 5.3    1     18      0
    Shoaib Akhtar                5      0     22      0
    

      Day 1

    • Lunch: SA 75/2 (25 overs)
    • Tea: SA 160/7 (50 overs)
    • Hudson dropped on 8, Pollock dropped on 10, Boucher dropped on 23
    • Symcox and Boucher break the 9th wicket partnership for SA at The Wanderers

      Day 2

    • Lunch: Pak 1/0 (Aamer Sohail 0*, Saeed Anwar 0*, 3 overs)
    • Boucher/Symcox 195 partnership, South African 9th wicket record in all Tests (prev 137, EL Dalton & ABC Langton v England at The Oval, 1935), world record for 9th wicket (prev. 190, Asif Iqbal & Intikhab Alam, Pakistan v England at The Oval, 1967)
    • PS Symcox 108:
    • Highest Test score
    • The third batsman in Test history to score a century from number ten in the batting order. (Others: WW Read 117, England v Australia at The Oval, 1884; RA Duff, 104 on debut, Australia v England at Melbourne, 1901-02)

      Day 3

    • Lunch: Pak 171/5 (Moin Khan 31*, Azhar Mahmood 29*, 47 overs)
    • Tea: Pak 265/8 (Azhar Mahmood 87*, Waqar Younis 1*, 81 overs)
    • Azhar Mahmood's 136 is his highest Test score
    • 21 overs lost to bad light and rain during the day
    • Alan Donald becomes highest wicket taker for SA at The Wanderers

      Day 4

    • No play due to rain.

      Day 5

    • Play called off at 14:30




  • Electronic Telegraph match report | The Dawn match report | The Hindu match report | Trevor Chesterfield match report

    Tour Index

    Team Pages: South Africa, Pakistan.

    Ground Page: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

    South Africa Player Pages: AM Bacher, G Kirsten, JH Kallis, DJ Cullinan, AC Hudson, HH Gibbs, SM Pollock, MV Boucher, L Klusener, PL Symcox, AA Donald.

    Pakistan Player Pages: Saeed Anwar, Aamer Sohail, Ijaz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Moin Khan, Azhar Mahmood, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar.

    Match Officials' Pages: CJ Mitchley, P Willey, DL Orchard, JR Reid.

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