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Test # 1380
Pakistan v South Africa, 1997/98, 1st Test
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
6,7,8,9,10 October 1997 (5-day match)

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

Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: Javed Akhtar and S Venkataraghavan (Ind)
TV Umpire: Said Ahmed Shah
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Test Debuts: Ali Naqvi, Azhar Mahmood, Mohammad Ramzan (Pak).
Man of the match: Azhar Mahmood

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Pakistan 216/6 (Moin Khan 8*, Azhar Mahmood 4*), 86.2 ov
  • Day 2: Pakistan 345/9 (Azhar Mahmood 72*, Mushtaq Ahmed 6*), 136.1 ov
  • Day 3: Pakistan 456, South Africa 139/1 (Kirsten 62*, Kallis 20*), 64 ov
  • Day 4: South Africa 359/6 (Pollock 35*, Richardson 30*), 150 ov
    Pakistan 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    *Saeed Anwar          c Richardson       b Donald              16  38  26  2 0
    Ali Naqvi             c Kirsten          b Donald             115 352 270 14 0
    Mohammad Ramzan       lbw                b Pollock             29 114  92  4 0
    Ijaz Ahmed                               b Symcox              11  51  34  1 0
    Inzamam-ul-Haq        c Richardson       b Schultz              8  28  22  1 0
    Mohammad Wasim        c Bacher           b Symcox              11  75  56  2 0
    +Moin Khan            lbw                b Donald              12  60  34  0 0
    Azhar Mahmood         not out                                 128 350 267 11 1
    Saqlain Mushtaq       lbw                b Pollock              0  13   5  0 0
    Waqar Younis          lbw                b Pollock             45 106  81  5 2
    Mushtaq Ahmed                            b Cronje              59 183 106  4 4
    Extras                (b 2, lb 7, nb 13)                       22
    Total                 (all out, 162.5 overs)                  456
    
    FoW: 1-45 (Saeed Anwar), 2-114 (Mohammad Ramzan), 3-135 (Ijaz Ahmed),
         4-152 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 5-196 (Mohammad Wasim), 6-206 (Ali Naqvi),
         7-230 (Moin Khan), 8-231 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 9-305 (Waqar Younis),
         10-456 (Mushtaq Ahmed).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Donald                      33      3    108      3 (1nb)
    Schultz                     15      4     58      1 (7nb)
    Pollock                     37     13     74      3 (3nb)
    McMillan                    17      5     36      0 (4nb)
    Symcox                      46     11    130      2
    Kallis                       7      3     15      0
    Cronje                       7.5    0     26      1
    
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    G Kirsten             c Ijaz Ahmed       b Saqlain Mushtaq     98 425 344  7 0
    AM Bacher             c Mohammad Ramzan  b Saqlain Mushtaq     50 199 142  3 0
    JH Kallis             lbw                b Saqlain Mushtaq     61 213 157  6 0
    DJ Cullinan           lbw                b Saqlain Mushtaq     16  59  45  3 0
    *WJ Cronje            c Ijaz Ahmed       b Azhar Mahmood       24  91  59  3 0
    BM McMillan           c Ijaz Ahmed       b Saqlain Mushtaq      7  49  27  1 0
    SM Pollock            c +Mohammad Wasim  b Azhar Mahmood       48 136  99  4 1
    +DJ Richardson        not out                                  45 168 124  5 0
    PL Symcox             st +Mohammad Wasim b Mushtaq Ahmed        5   5   6  1 0
    AA Donald             c Saeed Anwar      b Mushtaq Ahmed        0  21  17  0 0
    BN Schultz            lbw                b Mushtaq Ahmed        1   9   7  0 0
    Extras                (b 20, lb 9, w 4, nb 15)                 48
    Total                 (all out, 167.5 overs)                  403
    
    FoW: 1-107 (Bacher), 2-221 (Kallis), 3-228 (Kirsten),
         4-249 (Cullinan), 5-278 (Cronje), 6-282 (McMillan),
         7-388 (Pollock), 8-393 (Symcox), 9-399 (Donald),
         10-403 (Schultz).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Waqar Younis                20      8     45      0
    Azhar Mahmood               27      1     74      2 (9nb, 1w)
    Mushtaq Ahmed               58.5   17    126      3
    Saqlain Mushtaq             62     13    129      5 (11nb)
    
    Pakistan 2nd innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    *Saeed Anwar          c sub (JN Rhodes)  b Donald               4  12  12  1 0
    Ali Naqvi             c Richardson       b Kallis              19  57  27  3 0
    Mohammad Ramzan       c Cronje           b Kallis               7  71  49  0 0
    Ijaz Ahmed                               b Symcox              16  50  38  2 0
    Inzamam-ul-Haq        c Symcox           b Cronje              56 131  82 10 0
    Mohammad Wasim        c Pollock          b Symcox              10  26  20  1 0
    Azhar Mahmood         not out                                  50 137  96  8 1
    +Moin Khan            not out                                   6  56  33  0 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 2, nb 10)                       14
    Total                 (6 wickets, 57.4 overs)                 182
    
    DNB: Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Mushtaq Ahmed.
    
    FoW: 1-5 (Saeed Anwar), 2-33 (Ali Naqvi), 3-42 (Mohammad Ramzan),
         4-66 (Ijaz Ahmed), 5-80 (Mohammad Wasim), 6-148 (Inzamam-ul-Haq).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Donald                      11      4     25      1
    Pollock                      8      1     22      0 (8nb)
    McMillan                     8      1     24      0 (3nb)
    Kallis                       7.4    1     21      2
    Symcox                      16      2     56      2
    Cronje                       6      1     28      1
    Cullinan                     1      0      2      0
    

      Day 1

    • Pakistan 1st innings: 3x7-ball overs (by umpire Javed Akhtar - overs 21, 83 and 105)
    • Pakistan 1st innings: 1x5-ball over (by umpire Javed Akhtar - over 35)
    • Ali Naqvi is the 5th Pakistani batsman to score a century on debut.
    • New ball taken after 82 overs.
    • At the end of 82nd over, Schultz left the field. Rhodes came on as the substitute.
    • Moin Khan had an all run 4.
    • The light was offered to the batsmen after 86.2 overs, ending play on the first day.

      Day 2

    • 3 hours of play lost due to overnight rain and wet outfield.
    • Brett Schultz has injured his shoulder and may not bowl further in the match.

      Day 3

    • The 10th wicket partnership of 151 between Azhar Mahmood and Mushtaq Ahmed equalled the Test record for this wicket (Hastings and Collinge for New Zealand v Pakistan, Auckland, 1972-73), and beat the previous Pakistan record of 133 (Wasim Raja and Wasim Bari, v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1976-77)
    • Azhar Mahmood is the 6th Pakistani batsman to score a century on debut.
    • First occasion of two players making century on debut (Ali Naqvi and Azhar Mahmood) in the same Test innings.
    • Highest Test scores for Waqar Younis and Mushtaq Ahmed.




  • Match Report

    Tour Index

    Team Pages: Pakistan, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

    Pakistan Player Pages: Saeed Anwar, Ali Naqvi, Mohammad Ramzan, Ijaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Wasim, Moin Khan, Azhar Mahmood, Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Mushtaq Ahmed.

    South Africa Player Pages: G Kirsten, AM Bacher, JH Kallis, DJ Cullinan, WJ Cronje, BM McMillan, SM Pollock, DJ Richardson, PL Symcox, AA Donald, BN Schultz.

    Match Officials' Pages: Javed Akhtar, S Venkataraghavan, Said Ahmed Shah, RS Madugalle.

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