Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2018–19
Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2018–19 | |||
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South Africa | Pakistan | ||
Dates | 19 December 2018 – 6 February 2019 | ||
Captains | Faf du Plessis[n 1] |
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Tests & ODIs)[n 2] Shoaib Malik (T20Is) | |
Test series | |||
Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Quinton de Kock (251) | Shan Masood (228) | |
Most wickets | Duanne Olivier (24) | Mohammad Amir (12) | |
Player of the series | Duanne Olivier (SA) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Rassie van der Dussen (241) | Imam-ul-Haq (271) | |
Most wickets | Andile Phehlukwayo (8) | Shaheen Afridi (6) | |
Player of the series | Imam-ul-Haq (Pak) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Reeza Hendricks (107) | Babar Azam (151) | |
Most wickets | Beuran Hendricks (8) |
Mohammad Amir (3) Imad Wasim (3) Faheem Ashraf (3) Usman Shinwari (3) | |
Player of the series | David Miller (SA) |
The Pakistan cricket team toured South Africa between December 2018 and February 2019 to play three Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3] The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4]
South Africa's
During the second ODI, Pakistan's captain
Faf du Plessis was rested for the last two T20Is of the series,[16] with David Miller named as the captain of South Africa in his place.[17] South Africa won the T20I series 2–1.[18]
Squads
Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |||
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South Africa[19] | Pakistan[20] | South Africa[21] | Pakistan[22] | South Africa[23] | Pakistan[24] |
Dane Paterson was added to South Africa's squad for the first Test, replacing Vernon Philander, who had a finger injury.[25] Pakistan's Haris Sohail suffered an injury before the start of the first Test and was later ruled out of the rest of the series.[26] Pieter Malan was named as cover for Aiden Markram in South Africa's squad ahead of the third Test.[27]
For the first two ODIs, South Africa rested Dale Steyn and Quinton de Kock, replacing them with Duanne Olivier and Aiden Markram.[28] For the last three ODIs, Beuran Hendricks was added to South Africa's squad.[29] Quinton de Kock and Dale Steyn were re-added to South Africa's squad for the last three matches after being rested, with Duanne Olivier, Dane Paterson and Heinrich Klaasen being dropped.[29] Wiaan Mulder was added to South Africa's squad for the fifth ODI.[30]
Mohammad Rizwan was added to Pakistan's squad for the T20I series, after Sarfaraz Ahmed was suspended.[12] Asif Ali was also added to Pakistan's T20I squad.[31] Quinton de Kock was ruled out of South Africa's T20I squad with a groin injury and was replaced by Janneman Malan.[32] Mohammad Amir was added to Pakistan's squad for the final T20I of the series.[33]
Tour match
Three-day match: Cricket South Africa Invitation XI vs Pakistan
Test series
1st Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dale Steyn became South Africa's leading wicket-taker in Tests, taking his 422nd wicket.[34]
- Duanne Olivier (SA) took his first five-wicket haul and ten-wicket haul in Tests.[35][36]
- Faf du Plessis (SA) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pak) failed to score any runs in the match. It was the first instance of both captains being dismissed for a pair in a completed Test.[37][38]
2nd Test
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Quinton de Kock (SA) scored his 2,000th run in Tests.[39]
3rd Test
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zubayr Hamza (SA) made his Test debut, and became South Africa's 100th Test player since readmission.[40]
- Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pak) set a new record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper captain in a Test match, with ten.[41]
ODI series
1st ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Duanne Olivier and Rassie van der Dussen (SA) both made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Hussain Talat (Pak) made his ODI debut.
- Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pak) played in his 100th ODI.[42]
3rd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during South Africa's innings prevented any further play.
- Beuran Hendricks (SA) made his ODI debut.
- Imam-ul-Haq (Pak) became the second fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to score 1,000 runs in ODIs (19).[43]
4th ODI
5th ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Andile Phehlukwayo (SA) took his 50th wicket in ODIs.[45]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
2nd T20I
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Janneman Malan and Lutho Sipamla (SA) both made their T20I debuts.
- David Miller captained South Africa for the first time in T20Is.[46]
- This was Pakistan's first bilateral series loss since January 2016.[47]
3rd T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
Notes
- ^ Dean Elgar captained South Africa for the third Test. David Miller captained South Africa for the second and third T20Is.
- ^ Shoaib Malik captained Pakistan for the fourth and fifth ODIs.
- ^ a b c While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in three days, and the second and third Tests reached a result in four days.
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