South African cricket team in Pakistan in 1997–98
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The South African national cricket team visited Pakistan in October to November 1997 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistani national cricket team. South Africa won the Test series 1–0. South Africa were captained by Hansie Cronje and Pakistan by Saeed Anwar. In addition, the teams played in a Limited Overs International (LOI) tournament which South Africa won.[1]
Test series summary
1st Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ali Naqvi, Azhar Mahmood and Mohammad Ramzan (all PAK) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- There was no play on the first, fourth and fifth days.
- Ali Hussain Rizvi (PAK) and MV Boucher (SA) made their Test debuts.
3rd Test
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
References
- ^ "South Africa in Pakistan 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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