| Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2020–21 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| South Africa | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 2 – 16 April 2021 | ||
| Captains | Temba Bavuma(ODIs) Heinrich Klaasen(T20Is) | Babar Azam | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Rassie van der Dussen (183) | Fakhar Zaman (302) | |
| Most wickets | Anrich Nortje (7) | Haris Rauf (7) | |
| Player of the series | Fakhar Zaman (Pak) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 4-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Aiden Markram (179) | Babar Azam (210) | |
| Most wickets | Lizaad Williams (7) | Hasan Ali (7) | |
| Player of the series | Babar Azam (Pak) | ||
ThePakistan cricket team toured South Africa in April 2021 to play threeOne Day International (ODI) and fourTwenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3][4]
Originally, the matches were scheduled to be played in October 2020.[5] However, in August 2020, the tour was postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[6] The following month, it was confirmed that both cricket boards were looking for a window in the international calendar to play the matches.[7] In October 2020,Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced that the tour had been rescheduled for April 2021.[8] In January 2021, thePakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the tour was still on their schedule for the 2021 calendar year.[9] In February 2021, the tour dates were confirmed,[10] including the addition of a fourth T20I fixture.[11] On 4 March 2021, CSA announced thatTemba Bavuma had been appointed as South Africa'slimited overs captain,[12] taking over the role fromQuinton de Kock.[13]
Pakistan won the first ODI by three wickets,[14] with South Africa winning the second match by seventeen runs to level the series.[15] Pakistan won the third ODI by 28 runs to win the series 2–1.[16] In the T20I series, Pakistan won the first match by four wickets,[17] with South Africa winning the second match by six wickets.[18] The third match saw Pakistan win by nine wickets, with their captainBabar Azam scoring his first century in the format.[19] Pakistan won the fourth T20I by three wickets to win the series 3–1.[20]
Ahead of the tour,Saud Shakeel was ruled out of Pakistan's ODI squad due to an injury, withAsif Ali named as his replacement.[25]Quinton de Kock,David Miller,Kagiso Rabada,Lungi Ngidi andAnrich Nortje were only available for the first two ODIs, before leaving South Africa's squad to play in the2021 Indian Premier League.[26] Pakistan'sShadab Khan injured his toe during the second ODI and was ruled out of the rest of the tour.[27]Fakhar Zaman was named as Shadab Khan's replacement for the T20I matches.[28]
Before the T20I series, South Africa's captainTemba Bavuma was ruled out of the squad after suffering a hamstring injury in the third ODI, withHeinrich Klaasen named as captain of the team in Bavuma's place.[29]Dwaine Pretorius was also ruled out due to rib injury, andReeza Hendricks opted out of the series for personal reasons.[30]Aiden Markram,Andile Phehlukwayo,Daryn Dupavillon andWiaan Mulder were added to South Africa's T20I squad.[31]
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Pakistan won by 3 wickets Centurion Park,Centurion Umpires:Marais Erasmus (SA) andAdrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match:Babar Azam (Pak) |
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South Africa won by 17 runs Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Marais Erasmus (SA) andAllahudien Paleker (SA) Player of the match:Fakhar Zaman (Pak) |
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Pakistan won by 28 runs Centurion Park,Centurion Umpires:Marais Erasmus (SA) andBongani Jele (SA) Player of the match:Babar Azam (Pak) |
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Pakistan won by 4 wickets Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Adrian Holdstock (SA) andAllahudien Paleker (SA) Player of the match:Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) |
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South Africa won by 6 wickets Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg Umpires:Adrian Holdstock (SA) andBongani Jele (SA) Player of the match:George Linde (SA) |
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Pakistan won by 9 wickets Centurion Park,Centurion Umpires:Bongani Jele (SA) andAllahudien Paleker (SA) Player of the match:Babar Azam (Pak) |
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Pakistan won by 3 wickets Centurion Park,Centurion Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andAdrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match:Faheem Ashraf (Pak) |
