# Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2006–07

The Pakistan national cricket team toured South Africa for three Tests, five ODIs and one T20 from 6 January to 14 February 2007.
South Africa won the Test series 2–1.
South Africa also won the T20.
South Africa won the 5-match ODI series 3–1 with one game ending with no result.

## Tour match

* 6–8 January 2007 Scorecard
* Match drawn De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
* Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
* This match was not first-class. 13 players on each side (11 bat, 11 bowl)

## Test series
### Squads

| Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain) Younis Khan (vice captain) Mohammad Hafeez Imran Farhat Yasir Hameed Faisal Iqbal Kamran Akmal (wicket keeper) Shahid Nazir Naved-ul-Hasan Danish Kaneria Mohammad Asif Asim Kamal Mohammad Sami Mohammad Yousuf Shoaib Akhtar Umar Gul Zulqarnain Haider (wicket keeper) | South Africa Graeme Smith (captain) Jacques Kallis (vice captain) AB de Villiers Hashim Amla Ashwell Prince Herschelle Gibbs Mark Boucher (wicket keeper) Shaun Pollock Paul Harris André Nel Makhaya Ntini Paul Adams Andrew Hall Morné Morkel Jacques Rudolph Dale Steyn |

### 1st Test

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Day 1: Pakistan 242/5.
Day 2: Pakistan 313, South Africa 254/4.
Day 3: Pakistan 313 & 103/2, South Africa 417. Day 4: Pakistan 313 & 302, South Africa 417 & 69/2.
* 11–15 January 2007 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 7 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Billy Doctrove (WI) Player of the match: Hashim Amla (SA)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd Test

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first. Day 1: South Africa 124, Pakistan 135/6. Day 2: South Africa 124 & 115/3, Pakistan 265. Makhaya Ntini becomes the 22nd bowler, and third South African, to reach 300 Test wickets. Day 3: South Africa 124 & 331, Pakistan 265 & 8/0.
* 19–22 January 2007 Scorecard
* Pakistan won by 5 wickets St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Peter Parker (Aus) Player of the match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

### 3rd Test

South Africa won the toss and chose to field first. Day 1: Pakistan 157, South Africa 131/5.
Day 2: Pakistan 157 & 186, South Africa 183 & 36/2.
* 26–28 January 2007 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 5 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Peter Parker (Aus) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

## T20I series
### Only T20I

* 2 February 2007 (N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 129/8 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 132/0 (11.3 overs) |
| Mohammad Hafeez 25 (21) Alfonso Thomas 3/25 (4 overs) | | Graeme Smith 71* (40) |
* South Africa won by 10 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Loots Bosman (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

## ODI series
### Squads

| Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain) Younis Khan (vice captain) Abdul Razzaq Abdur Rehman Imran Farhat Imran Nazir Kamran Akmal (wicket keeper) Mohammad Asif Mohammad Hafeez Mohammad Sami Mohammad Yousuf Naved-ul-Hasan Shabbir Ahmed Shahid Afridi Umar Gul Yasir Hameed Zulqarnain Haider (wicket keeper) | South Africa Graeme Smith (captain) Jacques Kallis (vice captain) Loots Bosman Mark Boucher (wicket keeper) Abraham de Villiers (wicket keeper) Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hall Justin Kemp Charl Langeveldt André Nel Makhaya Ntini Robin Peterson Shaun Pollock Ashwell Prince Roger Telemachus |

### 1st ODI

* 4 February 2007 Scorecard
| South Africa 392/6 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 228 (46.4 overs) |
| Jacques Kallis 88* (85) Shahid Afridi 2/42 (10.0) | | Shoaib Malik 52* (84) Jacques Kallis 3/34 (5.0) |
* South Africa won by 164 runs Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Peter Parker (Aus) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

### 2nd ODI

* 7 February 2007 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 351/4 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 210 (40 overs) |
| Mohammad Yousuf 101* (111) Graeme Smith 1/36 (7.0) | | AB de Villiers 43 (46) Shahid Afridi 3/25 (9.0) |
* Pakistan won by 141 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Brian Jerling (SA) Player of the match: Younis Khan (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd ODI

* 9 February 2007 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 245/8 (49.5 overs) | v | South Africa |
| Mohammad Yousuf 79 (98) Andrew Hall 4/35 (10.0) | | |
* No result St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

### 4th ODI

* 11 February 2007 Scorecard
| Pakistan 107 (45.4 overs) | v | South Africa 113/0 (14 overs) |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq 45* (97) Shaun Pollock 2/13 (10.0) | | Graeme Smith 56* (44) |
* South Africa won by 10 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Brian Jerling (SA) Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

### 5th ODI

* 14 February 2007 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 153 (40.5 overs) | v | South Africa 156/1 (28.2 overs) |
| Shoaib Malik 43* (70) Shaun Pollock 5/23 (10.0) | | AB de Villiers 71* (86) Jacques Kallis 71* (89) Mohammed Asif 1/24 (5.0) |
* South Africa won by 9 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.