Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2018–19
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The Pakistan cricket team toured South Africa between December 2018 and February 2019 to play three Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3] The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4]
Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2018–19 | |||
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South Africa | Pakistan | ||
Dates | 19 December 2018 – 6 February 2019 | ||
Captains | Faf du Plessis[n 1] |
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Tests & ODIs)[n 2] Shoaib Malik (T20Is) | |
Test series | |||
Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Quinton de Kock (251) | Shan Masood (228) | |
Most wickets | Duanne Olivier (24) | Mohammad Amir (12) | |
Player of the series | Duanne Olivier (SA) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Rassie van der Dussen (241) | Imam-ul-Haq (271) | |
Most wickets | Andile Phehlukwayo (8) | Shaheen Afridi (6) | |
Player of the series | Imam-ul-Haq (Pak) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Reeza Hendricks (107) | Babar Azam (151) | |
Most wickets | Beuran Hendricks (8) |
Mohammad Amir (3) Imad Wasim (3) Faheem Ashraf (3) Usman Shinwari (3) | |
Player of the series | David Miller (SA) |
South Africa's Boxing Day Test was held at Centurion Park in Centurion for the first time.[5] In the first session of the match, Dale Steyn became South Africa's leading wicket-taker in Tests, taking his 422nd wicket, surpassing Shaun Pollock who had held the record for ten years.[6] South Africa's captain Faf du Plessis was penalised for a slow over-rate in the second Test and was suspended for the third and final Test of the series.[7] Dean Elgar was named as the stand-in captain for the third Test.[8] South Africa won the Test series 3–0.[9]
During the second ODI, Pakistan's captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was caught on the stump mics making a racist comment towards Andile Phehlukwayo.[10] Sarfraz played in the third ODI match, but was then suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the next four matches, missing the last two ODIs and the first two T20Is of the tour.[11] Shoaib Malik was named as the captain for the fourth and fifth ODIs and the T20I series.[12][13] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were disappointed with the ICC's decision to suspend Sarfraz, after Sarfraz apologised in person to Phehlukwayo before the start of the third ODI.[12][14] South Africa went on to win the ODI series 3–2.[15]
Faf du Plessis was rested for the last two T20Is of the series,[16] with David Miller named as the captain of South Africa in his place.[17] South Africa won the T20I series 2–1.[18]