RESULT
3rd Test, Gqeberha, March 06 - 10, 1998, Pakistan tour of South Africa
293 & 206/7d
(T:394) 106 & 134

South Africa won by 259 runs

Player Of The Match
52 & 8 catches
mark-boucher
Player Of The Series
327 runs • 4 wkts
azhar-mahmood
South Africa 1st Innings
Pakistan 1st Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
Pakistan 2nd Innings
Match Flow
Info
South Africa 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Adam Bacher lbw b Waqar Younis3780042.85
Gary Kirsten  b Waqar Younis38881195043.18
Jacques Kallis  b Waqar Younis1091420111.11
HD Ackerman  b Waqar Younis1113182084.61
Andrew Hudson c Moin Khan b Mushtaq Ahmed421211615034.71
Hansie Cronje (c)lbw b Waqar Younis851702557250.00
Shaun Pollock c Azhar Mahmood b Wasim Akram3863897060.31
Mark Boucher c †Rashid Latif b Wasim Akram521001378152.00
Fanie de Villiers c Azhar Mahmood b Waqar Younis11628006.25
Allan Donald lbw b Wasim Akram11217008.33
Paul Adams not out 23110066.66
Extras(lb 3, nb 7)10
TOTAL99 Ov (RR: 2.95)293
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Adam Bacher, 1.4 ov), 2-13 (Jacques Kallis, 5.2 ov), 3-36 (HD Ackerman, 9.2 ov), 4-81 (Gary Kirsten, 27.3 ov), 5-122 (Andrew Hudson, 46.2 ov), 6-200 (Shaun Pollock, 67.2 ov), 7-257 (Hansie Cronje, 87.3 ov), 8-263 (Fanie de Villiers, 93.2 ov), 9-269 (Allan Donald, 96.6 ov), 10-293 (Mark Boucher, 98.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Wasim Akram2687032.69---05
Waqar Younis2367863.39---00
Azhar Mahmood2174702.23---00
Shoaib Akhtar1353002.30---03
Mushtaq Ahmed1616514.06---00
Pakistan 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Saeed Anwar c †Boucher b Donald1820313090.00
Aamer Sohail c Hudson b Donald33642008.33
Ijaz Ahmed c †Boucher b Donald011000.00
Inzamam-ul-Haq c †Boucher b Donald67171085.71
Moin Khan c †Boucher b de Villiers1745613037.77
Azhar Mahmood c Adams b de Villiers1749683034.69
Wasim Akram not out 3047755063.82
Rashid Latif (c)†lbw b de Villiers011000.00
Waqar Younis c Kirsten b de Villiers726341026.92
Shoaib Akhtar c †Boucher b de Villiers011000.00
Mushtaq Ahmed c †Boucher b de Villiers512201041.66
Extras(lb 3)3
TOTAL40.5 Ov (RR: 2.59)106
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Saeed Anwar, 7.5 ov), 2-21 (Ijaz Ahmed, 7.6 ov), 3-26 (Aamer Sohail, 9.5 ov), 4-29 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 11.5 ov), 5-61 (Moin Khan, 24.2 ov), 6-62 (Azhar Mahmood, 28.1 ov), 7-62 (Rashid Latif, 28.2 ov), 8-84 (Waqar Younis, 36.2 ov), 9-84 (Shoaib Akhtar, 36.3 ov), 10-106 (Mushtaq Ahmed, 40.5 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Allan Donald1334743.61---00
Shaun Pollock1653302.06---00
Fanie de Villiers11.552361.94---00
South Africa 2nd Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Gary Kirsten c †Rashid Latif b Azhar Mahmood44931395147.31
Adam Bacher c †Rashid Latif b Waqar Younis1114212078.57
Jacques Kallis c †Rashid Latif b Azhar Mahmood691432407048.25
HD Ackerman c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Azhar Mahmood421101584038.18
Andrew Hudson  b Waqar Younis426310015.38
Hansie Cronje (c)not out 78221087.50
Shaun Pollock  b Waqar Younis75510140.00
Mark Boucher  b Waqar Younis410111040.00
Extras(b 1, lb 6, nb 10, w 1)18
TOTAL65.4 Ov (RR: 3.13)206/7d
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Adam Bacher, 5.1 ov), 2-92 (Gary Kirsten, 28.5 ov), 3-170 (Jacques Kallis, 54.1 ov), 4-185 (Andrew Hudson, 61.2 ov), 5-187 (HD Ackerman, 62.2 ov), 6-198 (Shaun Pollock, 63.2 ov), 7-206 (Mark Boucher, 65.4 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Wasim Akram1633702.31---05
Waqar Younis17.445543.11---13
Shoaib Akhtar1615803.62---06
Azhar Mahmood1514933.26---01
Aamer Sohail11000.00---00
Pakistan 2nd Innings (T: 394 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Saeed Anwar c Kallis b Donald551091378050.45
Ijaz Ahmed lbw b de Villiers1545560033.33
Inzamam-ul-Haq st †Boucher b Adams434571011.76
Moin Khan lbw b Donald11312007.69
Wasim Akram c †Boucher b Pollock512141041.66
Azhar Mahmood c Kirsten b Donald4174926055.40
Aamer Sohail lbw b Adams729311024.13
Rashid Latif (c)†c Kallis b Adams045000.00
Waqar Younis c †Boucher b Donald316350018.75
Shoaib Akhtar  b de Villiers214240014.28
Mushtaq Ahmed not out 11111009.09
Extras0
TOTAL60.5 Ov (RR: 2.20)134
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Ijaz Ahmed, 15.2 ov), 2-67 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 30.1 ov), 3-70 (Moin Khan, 32.6 ov), 4-75 (Saeed Anwar, 35.2 ov), 5-81 (Wasim Akram, 36.3 ov), 6-93 (Aamer Sohail, 44.5 ov), 7-98 (Rashid Latif, 46.3 ov), 8-120 (Waqar Younis, 55.2 ov), 9-133 (Azhar Mahmood, 57.3 ov), 10-134 (Shoaib Akhtar, 60.5 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Allan Donald1542741.80---00
Shaun Pollock1724612.70---00
Fanie de Villiers12.532521.94---00
Paul Adams1683632.25---00
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 06 Mar - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 262/7 (Mark Boucher 27*, Fanie de Villiers 1*, 90 ov)
Sat, 07 Mar - day 2 - no play
Sun, 08 Mar - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 94/2 (Jacques Kallis 32*, HD Ackerman 0*, 29.2 ov)
Mon, 09 Mar - day 4 - Pakistan 2nd innings 120/7 (Azhar Mahmood 30*, Waqar Younis 3*, 55 ov)
Tue, 10 Mar - day 5 - Pakistan 2nd innings 134 (60.5 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
  • Lunch : SA 170/3 (HD Ackerman 31* Andrew Hudson 0*), 54.1 overs
  • Tea : Pak 32/0 (Saeed Anwar 17* Ijaz Ahemd 15*), 14 overs
  • Inzamam-ul-Haq dropped on 0 by Hudson at 3rd slip
  • Saeed Anwar dropped on 31 by Hudson at mid wicket
  • Attendance 7,100
  • MV Boucher's 9 dismisals in the match equalled DJ Richardson's South African record
  • MV Boucher's 18 dismisals in the series set a new South African record for a 3-Test series
MATCH DETAILS
Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
TossPakistan, elected to field first
Series
Season1997/98
Player Of The Match
South Africa
Mark Boucher
Player Of The Series
Pakistan
Azhar Mahmood
Series result3-match series drawn 1-1
Match numberTest no. 1406
Match daysday (5-day match)
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