South African cricket team in Bangladesh in 2003

South African cricket team in Bangladesh in 2003

	Bangladesh	South Africa
Dates	24 April – 5 May
Captains	Khaled Mahmud	Graeme Smith
Test series
Result	South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs	Habibul Bashar (182)	Jacques Rudolph (293)
Most wickets	Mohammad Rafique (6)	Paul Adams (12)

The South African national cricket team toured Bangladesh in April and May 2003 and played a two-match Test series against the Bangladeshi national cricket team. South Africa won the Test series 2–0. South Africa were captained by Graeme Smith and Bangladesh by Khaled Mashud.^[1]

Test series

1st Test

24–28 April 2003^{[n 1]}
Scorecard

Bangladesh	v	South Africa
173 (65.3 overs) Habibul Bashar 60 (87) Paul Adams 5/37 (12.3 overs)		470/2d (130.5 overs) Jacques Rudolph 222 (383) Tapash Baisya 1/70 (23 overs)
237 (82.4 overs) Habibul Bashar 75 (108) Paul Adams 5/69 (18.4 overs)

South Africa won by an innings and 60 runs
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Jacques Rudolph (RSA)

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Test

1–5 May 2003^{[n 2]}
Scorecard

South Africa	v	Bangladesh
330 (113.2 overs) Mark Boucher 71 (134) Mohammad Rafique 6/77 (37.2 overs)		102 (35.5 overs) Khaled Mahmud 20* (39) Makhaya Ntini 3/32 (11 overs)
		210 (83 overs)(f/o) Habibul Bashar 33 (90) Robin Peterson 3/46 (27 overs)

South Africa won by an innings and 18 runs
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Mohammad Rafique (Ban)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Notes

^ While five days of play was scheduled for each test, first Test reached a result in four days.
^ While five days of play was scheduled for each test, second Test reached a result in four days.

References

^ "South Africa in Bangladesh 2003". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

International cricket tours of Bangladesh

Test and LOI tours
Afghanistan	2016–17 2019–20 2021–22 2023
Australia	2005–06 2011 2017 ~~2020~~ 2021
England	2003–04 2009–10 2016–17 2022–23
India	2000–01 2004–05 2007 2009–10 2014 2015 2022–23
Ireland	2007–08 2022–23
Kenya	2005–06
New Zealand	2004–05 2008–09 2010–11 2013–14 ~~2020~~ 2021–22 2023–24
Pakistan	1998–99 2001–02 2011–12 2014–15 2021–22
Scotland	2006–07
South Africa	2003 2007–08 2015 2024–25
Sri Lanka	2005–06 2008–09 2013–14 2017–18 2021 2022 2023–24
West Indies	1999–2000 2002–03 2011–12 2012–13 2018–19 2020–21 2025
Zimbabwe	2001–02 2004–05 2006–07 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2014–15 2015–16 2018–19 2019–20 2024 2024–25

Tournaments hosted
World Cup	2011 2031
World Twenty20	2014
Asia Cup	1988 1998–99 2000 2012 2014 2016
Multiple teams	1983–84 1992 1994 1997 1998–99 1998–99 2003 2008 2009–10 2017–18 2019–20 2020

Other tours
Bahraini	2009–10
Danish	1989–90
English	1976–77 1978–79 1980–81 1994–95 1999–2000 1999–2000 2006–07 2011–12
Hong Kong	1983–84 1994–95
Indian	1985–86
Kenyan	1994–95
Multi-national	1999–2000
Pakistani	1979–80 1993–94
South African	2010
Sri Lankan	1977–78 1984–85 2005–06
United Arab Emirates	2005–06
West Indian	1998–99 2010 2023
Zimbabwean	1993–94 2003–04 2006–07 2014–15

v t e International cricket in 2003
Preceding season: International cricket in 2002–03
April 2003	Australia in West Indies New Zealand in Sri Lanka South Africa in Bangladesh TVS Cup
May 2003	Zimbabwe in England Bank Alfalah Cup
June 2003	South Africa in England Pakistan in England Sri Lanka in West Indies NatWest Series
July 2003	Bangladesh in Australia Youth Asia Cup
August 2003	Bangladesh in Pakistan South Africa women in England
September 2003	Intercontinental Trophy
Following season: International cricket in 2003–04