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Test # 1406
Pakistan in South Africa, 1997/98, 3rd Test
South Africa v Pakistan
Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
6,7,8,9,10 March 1998 (5-day match)

Result: South Africa won by 259 runs
Series: 3-Test series drawn 1-1

Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and RE Koertzen
TV Umpire: DL Orchard
Match Referee: JR Reid (NZ)
Man of the Match: MV Boucher
Man of the Series: Azhar Mahmood

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 262/7 (Boucher 27*, de Villiers 1*, 90 overs)
  • Day 2: No Play (Rain)
  • Day 3: South Africa 293, Pakistan 106, South Africa 94/2 (Kallis 32*, Ackerman 0*, 29.2 overs)
  • Day 4: South Africa 206/7d, Pakistan 120/7 (Azhar Mahmood 30*, Waqar Younis 3*, 55 overs)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    AM Bacher             lbw                b Waqar Younis         3   8   7  0 0
    G Kirsten                                b Waqar Younis        38 119  88  5 0
    JH Kallis                                b Waqar Younis        10  14   9  2 0
    HD Ackerman                              b Waqar Younis        11  18  13  2 0
    AC Hudson             c Moin Khan        b Mushtaq Ahmed       42 161 121  5 0
    *WJ Cronje            lbw                b Waqar Younis        85 255 170  7 2
    SM Pollock            c Azhar Mahmood    b Wasim Akram         38  89  63  7 0
    +MV Boucher           c Rashid Latif     b Wasim Akram         52 137 100  8 1
    PS de Villiers        c Azhar Mahmood    b Waqar Younis         1  28  16  0 0
    AA Donald             lbw                b Wasim Akram          1  17  12  0 0
    PR Adams              not out                                   2  11   3  0 0
    Extras                (lb 3, nb 7)                             10
    Total                 (all out, 99.0 overs)                   293
    
    FoW: 1-3 (Bacher, 1.4 ov), 2-13 (Kallis, 5.2 ov),
         3-36 (Ackerman, 9.2 ov), 4-81 (Kirsten, 27.3 ov),
         5-122 (Hudson, 46.2 ov), 6-200 (Pollock, 67.2 ov),
         7-257 (Cronje, 87.3 ov), 8-263 (de Villiers, 93.2 ov),
         9-269 (Donald, 96.6 ov), 10-293 (Boucher, 98.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Wasim Akram                 26      8     70      3 (5nb)
    Waqar Younis                23      6     78      6
    Azhar Mahmood               21      7     47      0
    Shoaib Akhtar               13      5     30      0 (3nb)
    Mushtaq Ahmed               16      1     65      1
    
    Pakistan 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    Saeed Anwar           c Boucher          b Donald              18  31  20  3 0
    Aamer Sohail          c Hudson           b Donald               3  42  36  0 0
    Ijaz Ahmed            c Boucher          b Donald               0   1   1  0 0
    Inzamam-ul-Haq        c Boucher          b Donald               6  17   7  1 0
    Moin Khan             c Boucher          b de Villiers         17  61  45  3 0
    Azhar Mahmood         c Adams            b de Villiers         17  68  49  3 0
    Wasim Akram           not out                                  30  75  47  5 0
    *+Rashid Latif        lbw                b de Villiers          0   1   1  0 0
    Waqar Younis          c Kirsten          b de Villiers          7  34  26  1 0
    Shoaib Akhtar         c Boucher          b de Villiers          0   1   1  0 0
    Mushtaq Ahmed         c Boucher          b de Villiers          5  20  12  1 0
    Extras                (lb 3)                                    3
    Total                 (all out, 40.5 overs)                   106
    
    FoW: 1-21 (Saeed Anwar, 7.5 ov), 2-21 (Ijaz Ahmed, 7.6 ov),
         3-26 (Aamer Sohail, 9.5 ov), 4-29 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 11.5 ov),
         5-61 (Moin Khan, 24.2 ov), 6-62 (Azhar Mahmood, 28.1 ov),
         7-62 (Rashid Latif, 28.2 ov), 8-84 (Waqar Younis, 36.2 ov),
         9-84 (Shoaib Akhtar, 36.3 ov), 10-106 (Mushtaq Ahmed, 40.5 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Donald                      13      3     47      4
    Pollock                     16      5     33      0
    de Villiers                 11.5    5     23      6
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    G Kirsten             c Rashid Latif     b Azhar Mahmood       44 139  93  5 1
    AM Bacher             c Rashid Latif     b Waqar Younis        11  21  14  2 0
    JH Kallis             c Rashid Latif     b Azhar Mahmood       69 240 143  7 0
    HD Ackerman           c Inzamam-ul-Haq   b Azhar Mahmood       42 158 110  4 0
    AC Hudson                                b Waqar Younis         4  31  26  0 0
    *WJ Cronje            not out                                   7  22   8  1 0
    SM Pollock                               b Waqar Younis         7   5   5  1 0
    +MV Boucher                              b Waqar Younis         4  11  10  1 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 6, w 1, nb 10)                  18
    Total                 (7 wickets declared, 65.4 overs)        206
    
    DNB: PS de Villiers, AA Donald, PR Adams.
    
    FoW: 1-17 (Bacher, 5.1 ov), 2-92 (Kirsten, 28.5 ov),
         3-170 (Kallis, 54.1 ov), 4-185 (Hudson, 61.2 ov),
         5-187 (Ackerman, 62.2 ov), 6-198 (Pollock, 63.2 ov),
         7-206 (Boucher, 65.4 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Wasim Akram                 16      3     37      0 (5nb)
    Waqar Younis                17.4    4     55      4 (3nb, 1w)
    Shoaib Akhtar               16      1     58      0 (6nb)
    Azhar Mahmood               15      1     49      3 (1nb)
    Aamer Sohail                 1      1      0      0
    
    Pakistan 2nd innings (target: 394 runs)                         R   M   B  4 6
    Saeed Anwar           c Kallis           b Donald              55 137 109  8 0
    Ijaz Ahmed            lbw                b de Villiers         15  56  45  0 0
    Inzamam-ul-Haq        st Boucher         b Adams                4  57  34  1 0
    Moin Khan             lbw                b Donald               1  12  13  0 0
    Wasim Akram           c Boucher          b Pollock              5  14  12  1 0
    Azhar Mahmood         c Kirsten          b Donald              41  92  74  6 0
    Aamer Sohail          lbw                b Adams                7  31  29  1 0
    *+Rashid Latif        c Kallis           b Adams                0   5   4  0 0
    Waqar Younis          c Boucher          b Donald               3  35  16  0 0
    Shoaib Akhtar                            b de Villiers          2  24  14  0 0
    Mushtaq Ahmed         not out                                   1  11  11  0 0
    Extras                                                          0
    Total                 (all out, 60.5 overs)                   134
    
    FoW: 1-36 (Ijaz Ahmed, 15.2 ov), 2-67 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 30.1 ov),
         3-70 (Moin Khan, 32.6 ov), 4-75 (Saeed Anwar, 35.2 ov),
         5-81 (Wasim Akram, 36.3 ov), 6-93 (Aamer Sohail, 44.5 ov),
         7-98 (Rashid Latif, 46.3 ov), 8-120 (Waqar Younis, 55.2 ov),
         9-133 (Azhar Mahmood, 57.3 ov), 10-134 (Shoaib Akhtar, 60.5 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Donald                      15      4     27      4
    Pollock                     17      2     46      1
    de Villiers                 12.5    3     25      2
    Adams                       16      8     36      3
    

      Day 1

    • Lunch : SA 81/4 (W Cronje 0*, A Hudson 17), 27.3 overs
    • Tea : SA 157/5 (W Cronje 36, S Pollock 11), 56 overs
    • A Hudson becomes the 13th South African to get 2000 Test runs
    • Hudson dropped on 41 by Moin Khan in the covers
    • Pollock dropped on 33 by Inzamam-ul-Haq in the slips
    • Cronje dropped on 46 by Wasim Akram in the slips
    • Attendance 9,500

      Day 2

    • Rain - no play.

      Day 3

    • Lunch : Pak 39/4
    • Tea : Pak 106/10
    • Wasim Akram scores his 2000th Test run
    • Waqar Younis dropped on 3 by Donald at mid on
    • Waqar Younis dropped on 3 by Pollock in his follow through
    • Fanie de Villiers gets his best test bowling analysis 6-23
    • Attendance 11,000

      Day 4

    • Lunch : SA 170/3 (HD Ackerman 31* Andrew Hudson 0*), 54.1 overs
    • Tea : Pak 32/0 (Saeed Anwar 17* Ijaz Ahemd 15*), 14 overs
    • Inzamam-ul-Haq dropped on 0 by Hudson at 3rd slip
    • Saeed Anwar dropped on 31 by Hudson at mid wicket
    • Attendance 7,100

    • MV Boucher's 9 dismisals in the match equalled DJ Richardson's South African record
    • MV Boucher's 18 dismisals in the series set a new South African record for a 3-Test series




  • reports from the Electronic Telegraph | reports from The Dawn | reports from Trevor Chesterfield

    Tour Index

    Team Pages: South Africa, Pakistan.

    Ground Page: Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

    South Africa Player Pages: AM Bacher, G Kirsten, JH Kallis, HD Ackerman, AC Hudson, WJ Cronje, SM Pollock, MV Boucher, PS de Villiers, AA Donald, PR Adams.

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

    Match Officials' Pages: RS Dunne, RE Koertzen, DL Orchard, JR Reid.

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