# Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2002–03

The Pakistan national cricket team toured South Africa during the 2002–03 season, playing five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Test matches, as well as four tour matches, between 3 December 2002 and 6 January 2003. South Africa won the ODI series 4-1. South Africa also won the Test series 2-0.

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs |
| Pakistan | South Africa | Pakistan | South Africa |
| Waqar Younis (c) Inzamam-ul-Haq (vc) Abdul Razzaq Faisal Iqbal Hasan Raza Kamran Akmal (wk) Mohammad Sami Mohammad Zahid Saleem Elahi Saqlain Mushtaq Shahid Afridi Shoaib Akhtar Taufeeq Umar Wasim Akram Younis Khan Yousuf Youhana | Shaun Pollock (c) Mark Boucher (vc) Nicky Boje Boeta Dippenaar Steve Elworthy Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hall Nantie Hayward Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Neil McKenzie Makhaya Ntini Graeme Smith Monde Zondeki | Waqar Younis (c) Inzamam-ul-Haq (vc) Abdul Razzaq Faisal Iqbal Kamran Akmal Misbah-ul-Haq Mohammad Sami Mohammad Zahid Rashid Latif (wk) Saleem Elahi Saqlain Mushtaq Shahid Afridi Shoaib Akhtar Taufeeq Umar Wasim Akram Younis Khan Yousuf Youhana | Shaun Pollock (c) Mark Boucher (vc) Nicky Boje Boeta Dippenaar Allan Donald Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hall Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Lance Klusener Neil McKenzie Makhaya Ntini Robin Peterson Jonty Rhodes Graeme Smith Monde Zondeki |
Batsman Gary Kirsten was added to the South Africa squad for the final two ODIs, while Neil McKenzie and Nicky Boje were dropped. After originally being named in the 15-man squad for the first Test, Monde Zondeki was released to play for Border in the Standard Bank Cup, South Africa's one-day cricket competition; he was recalled for the second Test.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 8 December 2002 Scorecard
| South Africa 272/7 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 140 (42.5 overs) |
| Jonty Rhodes 98 (92) Wasim Akram 3/19 (10 overs) | | Saleem Elahi 31 (69) Shaun Pollock 3/12 (9.5 overs) |
* South Africa won by 132 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Ian Howell and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (SA)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Waqar Younis (Pak) became the second player to take 400 ODI wickets.

### 2nd ODI

* 11 December 2002 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 335/6 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 153 (29 overs) |
| Saleem Elahi 135 (129) Allan Donald 2/60 (10 overs) | | Herschelle Gibbs 40 (30) Mohammad Sami 3/26 (5 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 182 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Brian Jerling and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Saleem Elahi (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd ODI

* 13 December 2002 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 182 (47.5 overs) | v | Pakistan 120 (36.2 overs) |
| Boeta Dippenaar 47 (81) Shoaib Akhtar 3/50 (10 overs) | | Wasim Akram 43* (53) Shaun Pollock 3/23 (8 overs) |
* South Africa won by 62 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Ian Howell and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

### 4th ODI

* 16 December 2002 Scorecard
| Pakistan 213 (48.4 overs) | v | South Africa 214/1 (42 overs) |
| Mohammad Yousuf 61 (71) Jacques Kallis 2/35 (9 overs) | | Gary Kirsten 102* (118) Abdul Razzaq 1/32 (7 overs) |
* South Africa won by 9 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Brian Jerling and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Gary Kirsten (SA)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

### 5th ODI

* 18 December 2002 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 265/8 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 231 (47.4 overs) |
| Boeta Dippenaar 93 (126) Waqar Younis 4/41 (10 overs) | | Younis Khan 72 (81) Jacques Kallis 5/41 (8.4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 34 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Ian Howell and Neil Mallender (Eng) Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 26–30 December 2002 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 10 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain delayed the start of play on Day 1 by 40 minutes.

### 2nd Test

* 2–6 January 2003 Scorecard
* South Africa won by an innings and 142 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

## Tour matches
### One-day: Nicky Oppenheimer XI v Pakistanis

* 3 December 2002 Scorecard
| Pakistanis 229/9d (55 overs) | v | Nicky Oppenheimer XI 187/9 (47.3 overs) |
| Abdul Razzaq 63* (104) Garnett Kruger 3/49 (11 overs) | | Zander de Bruyn Mohammad Sami 4/52 (13.3 overs) |
* Match drawn NF Oppenheimer Ground, Randjesfontein Umpires: P Durrell and Zed Ndamane
* Nicky Oppenheimer XI won the toss and elected to field.

### 50-over: South Africa A v Pakistanis

* 5 December 2002 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa A 206/6 (50 overs) | v | Pakistanis 158/7 (28.4 overs) |
| Jacques Rudolph 95 (151) Abdul Razzaq 3/52 (10 overs) | | Faisal Iqbal 59 (75) Steve Elworthy 2/19 (5.4 overs) |
* Pakistanis won by 3 wickets (D/L method) Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: KH Hurter and SB Lambson Player of the match: Jacques Rudolph (South Africa A)
* South Africa A won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain stopped play for 127 minutes after 1.1 overs of the Pakistanis' innings; when play resumed, the innings was reduced to 29 overs, and the Pakistanis were given a revised target of 157.

### 25-over: Border Invitation XI v Pakistanis

* 14 December 2002 Scorecard
| Pakistanis 135/9 (25 overs) | v | Border Invitation XI 136/5 (25 overs) |
| Younis Khan 38 Liam Graham 5/20 (5 overs) | | Craig Sugden 55* Mohammad Sami 3/26 (5 overs) |
* Border Invitation XI won by 5 wickets University Fort Hare, Alice Umpires: L King and HC Lindenberg
* Border Invitation XI won the toss and elected to field.

### Three-day: South Africa A v Pakistanis

* 21–23 December 2002 Scorecard
* Match drawn City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Ian Howell and Brian Jerling
* Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.