Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 1994–95

The Pakistani cricket team toured South Africa in the 1994–95 season. On the tour they played two first-class tour matches, three one-day matches and a single Test match. They also competed in a quadrangular tournament against New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka, entitled the Mandela Trophy. They lost the best-of-three final series 2–0 to South Africa, having topped the table in the group stage. They lost the only Test by 324 runs.

Pakistan cricket team in South Africa in 1994–95
Date30 November 1994 – 23 January 1995
LocationSouth Africa
ResultSouth Africa won the only Test
Player of the seriesPS de Villiers
Teams
 South Africa  Pakistan
Captains
WJ Cronje Saleem Malik
Most runs
BM McMillan (146)
G Kirsten (104)
Inzamam-ul-Haq (114)
Saleem Malik (100)
Most wickets
PS de Villiers (10)
BM McMillan (4)
AA Donald (4)
Aaqib Javed (5)
Wasim Akram (4)

Squads

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Tests
  South Africa[1]   Pakistan[2][3]

Wasim Akram missed the South African leg of the tour with sinus trouble and was replaced by Ata-ur-Rehman. Aamer Nazir joined the tour party when Waqar Younis returned home injured.

Tour matches

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Nicky Oppenheimer XI v Sri Lankans

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30 November 1994
Scorecard
Pakistanis  
349/7d (55 overs)
v
Nicky Oppenheimer XI
168/5 (32.5 overs)
Saleem Malik 135 retired out
SD Jack 2/70 (10 overs)
MJR Rindel 100*
Waqar Younis 2/41 (8 overs)
Match drawn
NF Oppenheimer Ground, Randjesfontein

This match did not have List A status.

50-over: Transvaal Invitation XI v Pakistanis

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7 December 1994
Scorecard
Pakistanis  
262/7 (50 overs)
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Transvaal Invitation XI
211 (49.4 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 112
BM White 2/38 (8 overs)
MW Rushmere 55
Akram Raza 3/33 (10 overs)
Pakistanis won by 51 runs
Lenasia Stadium, Johannesburg
Player of the match: Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistanis)

This match did not have List A status.

50-over: Eastern Cape Invitation XI v Pakistanis

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20 December 1994
Scorecard
Pakistanis  
260/7 (50 overs)
v
Eastern Cape Invitation XI
117 (32 overs)
Asif Mujtaba 101
W Wiblin 2/30 (6 overs)
S Abrahams 77*
Ata-ur-Rehman 5/18 (7 overs)
Pakistanis won by 143 runs
Place of Water, Ntselamanzi, Alice
Umpires: M Gajjar and G Pieterse

This match did not have List A status.

First-class: Western Province v Pakistanis

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26–29 December 1994
Scorecard
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436 (129.2 overs)
HD Ackerman 118 (175)
Manzoor Elahi 3/81 (20 overs)
308 (98 overs)
Asif Mujtaba 55 (199)
DG Payne 3/62 (21 overs)
270/8d (95.3 overs)
JH Kallis 74 (163)
Kabir Khan 4/45 (16.3 overs)
206 (53 overs)
Asif Mujtaba 65 (115)
DB Rundle 6/51 (13 overs)
Western Province won by 192 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: M Bagus and R Brooks
  • Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.

First-class: Natal v Pakistanis

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4–7 January 1995
Scorecard
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391 (97.4 overs)
DN Crookes 83 (89)
Kabir Khan 4/70 (18 overs)
247 (70.4 overs)
Waqar Younis 55 (60)
L Klusener 4/63 (15 overs)
347/7d (95.2 overs)
NC Johnson 114 (213)
Asif Mujtaba 4/74 (22.2 overs)
259 (68.1 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 77 (112)
DN Crookes 4/40 (13.1 overs)
Natal won by 232 runs
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: WA Diedricks and DL Orchard
  • Pakistanis won the toss and elected to field.

Mandela Trophy

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Pakistan played in a quadrangular tournament with New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Played in a round-robin format, all four teams played each other once, with the top two teams going through to a best-of-three final series to decide the winner.

Group stage

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Place Team Played Won Lost NR Points
1   Pakistan 6 5 1 0 10
2   South Africa 6 4 2 0 8
3   Sri Lanka 6 2 3 1 5
4   New Zealand 6 0 5 1 1

Final series

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South Africa won the best of three final series against Pakistan 2–0.

1st Final

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10 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  
215 (49.3 overs)
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  Pakistan
178 (42.5 overs)
DJ Cullinan 64 (90)
Waqar Younis 3/32 (9.3 overs)
Aamer Sohail 71 (74)
EO Simons 4/42 (8 overs)
South Africa won by 37 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: CJ Mitchley (SA) and DL Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: EO Simons (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Final

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12 January 1995 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  
266/5 (50 overs)
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  Pakistan
109 (32.3 overs)
MJR Rindel 106 (139)
Saleem Malik 1/24 (4 overs)
Wasim Akram 26 (42)
PS de Villiers 3/21 (7 overs)
South Africa won by 157 runs
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: KE Liebenberg (SA) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: MJR Rindel (SA)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

Test series

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Only Test

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19–23 January 1995
Scorecard
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460 (120.2 overs)
BM McMillan 113 (180)
Aaqib Javed 3/102 (29.4 overs)
230 (65.5 overs)
Saleem Malik 99 (154)
PS de Villiers 6/81 (20.5 overs)
259/7d (80 overs)
DJ Cullinan 69* (157)
Wasim Akram 2/53 (23 overs)
165 (69.3 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 95 (179)
PS de Villiers 4/27 (19.3 overs)
South Africa won by 324 runs
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: MJ Kitchen (ENG) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: PS de Villiers (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Records

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This match was the inaugural Test between Pakistan and South Africa. At the time, this was South Africa's second-largest Test victory by runs.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Pakistan in South Africa Nov 1994/Jan 1995 - South African Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Pakistan in South Africa Nov 1994/Jan 1995 - Pakistani Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ Ahmed, Qamar (1996). "The Pakistanis in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 1994-95". In Engel, Matthew (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1996. Guildford, Surrey: John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1080–1095. ISBN 0-947766-31-6.
  4. ^ "Team Records: Largest Margin of Victory (By Runs)". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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References

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