Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 1994–95
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| Pakistan cricket team in South Africa in 1994–95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 30 November 1994 – 23 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | South Africa won the only Test | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | PS de Villiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Squads
| Tests | |
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 South Africa[1] |  Pakistan[2][3] |
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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
Nicky Oppenheimer XI v Sri Lankans
30 November 1994 Scorecard |
v | Nicky Oppenheimer XI 168/5 (32.5 overs) | |
Match drawn NF Oppenheimer Ground, Randjesfontein |
This match did not have List A status.
50-over: Transvaal Invitation XI v Pakistanis
7 December 1994 Scorecard |
v | Transvaal Invitation XI 211 (49.4 overs) | |
Ijaz Ahmed 112 BM White 2/38 (8 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
20 December 1994 Scorecard |
v | Eastern Cape Invitation XI 117 (32 overs) | |
This match did not have List A status.
First-class: Western Province v Pakistanis
26–29 December 1994 Scorecard |
Western Province | v | |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: Natal v Pakistanis
4–7 January 1995 Scorecard |
v | ||
- Pakistanis won the toss and elected to field.
Mandela Trophy
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
| 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
South Africa won the best of three final series against Pakistan 2–0.
1st Final
10 January 1995 (D/N) Scorecard |
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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
12 January 1995 (D/N) Scorecard |
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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
Only Test
19–23 January 1995 Scorecard |
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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
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
Notes
- ^ "Pakistan in South Africa Nov 1994/Jan 1995 - South African Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan in South Africa Nov 1994/Jan 1995 - Pakistani Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Team Records: Largest Margin of Victory (By Runs)". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
External links
- CricketArchive
- Cricinfo
- Cricinfo: Test match averages
References
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1996: The Pakistanis in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 1994-95
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Preceding season: International cricket in 1994
- Pakistan in South Africa
- West Indies in New Zealand
- Pakistan in Zimbabwe
Following season: International cricket in 1995
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