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 |
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Tests & ODIs) Shoaib Malik (T20Is) |
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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) |
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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. The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
South Africa's Boxing Day Test was held at Centurion Park in Centurion for the first time. In the first session of the match, Dale Steyn became South Africa's leading wicket-taker in Tests, taking his 422nd wicket, surpassing Shaun Pollock who had held the record for ten years. South Africa's captain Faf du Plessis was penalised for a slow over-rate in the second Test and was suspended for the third and final Test of the series. Dean Elgar was named as the stand-in captain for the third Test. South Africa won the Test series 3–0.
During the second ODI, Pakistan's captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was caught on the stump mics making a racist comment towards Andile Phehlukwayo. Sarfraz played in the third ODI match, but was then suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the next four matches, missing the last two ODIs and the first two T20Is of the tour. Shoaib Malik was named as the captain for the fourth and fifth ODIs and the T20I series. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were disappointed with the ICC's decision to suspend Sarfraz, after Sarfraz apologised in person to Phehlukwayo before the start of the third ODI. South Africa went on to win the ODI series 3–2.
Faf du Plessis was rested for the last two T20Is of the series, with David Miller named as the captain of South Africa in his place. South Africa won the T20I series 2–1.
Squads
Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |||
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South Africa | Pakistan | South Africa | Pakistan | South Africa | Pakistan |
Dane Paterson was added to South Africa's squad for the first Test, replacing Vernon Philander, who had a finger injury. 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. Pieter Malan was named as cover for Aiden Markram in South Africa's squad ahead of the third Test.
For the first two ODIs, South Africa rested Dale Steyn and Quinton de Kock, replacing them with Duanne Olivier and Aiden Markram. For the last three ODIs, Beuran Hendricks was added to South Africa's squad. 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. Wiaan Mulder was added to South Africa's squad for the fifth ODI.
Mohammad Rizwan was added to Pakistan's squad for the T20I series, after Sarfaraz Ahmed was suspended. Asif Ali was also added to Pakistan's T20I squad. Quinton de Kock was ruled out of South Africa's T20I squad with a groin injury and was replaced by Janneman Malan. Mohammad Amir was added to Pakistan's squad for the final T20I of the series.
Tour match
Three-day match: Cricket South Africa Invitation XI vs Pakistan
Test series
1st Test
26–30 December 2018
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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.
- Duanne Olivier (SA) took his first five-wicket haul and ten-wicket haul in Tests.
- 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.
2nd Test
3–7 January 2019
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Quinton de Kock (SA) scored his 2,000th run in Tests.
3rd Test
11–15 January 2019
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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.
- Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pak) set a new record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper captain in a Test match, with ten.
ODI series
1st ODI
South Africa
266/2 (50 overs) |
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Pakistan
267/5 (49.1 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Duanne Olivier and Rassie van der Dussen (SA) both made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
Pakistan
203 (45.5 overs) |
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South Africa
207/5 (42 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Hussain Talat (Pak) made his ODI debut.
- Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pak) played in his 100th ODI.
3rd ODI
Pakistan
317/6 (50 overs) |
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South Africa
187/2 (33 overs) |
- 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).
4th ODI
South Africa
164 (41 overs) |
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Pakistan
168/2 (31.3 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Quinton de Kock (SA) played in his 100th ODI.
5th ODI
Pakistan
240/8 (50 overs) |
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South Africa
241/3 (40 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Andile Phehlukwayo (SA) took his 50th wicket in ODIs.
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
South Africa
188/3 (20 overs) |
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Pakistan
181/7 (20 overs) |
- 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.
- This was Pakistan's first bilateral series loss since January 2016.
3rd T20I
Pakistan
168/9 (20 overs) |
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South Africa
141/9 (20 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.