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Pakistan v South Africa @ Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
24, 25, 26, 27 October 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: RS Dunne, Mian Mohammad Aslam
Third Umpire: Mohammad Nazir
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: South Africa won by 53 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | not out | 100 | 208 | 298 | 15 | - |
| 2. Adam Bacher | c sub b Wasim Akram | 1 | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| 3. Brian McMillan | c sub b Wasim Akram | 2 | 12 | 19 | - | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | lbw b Waqar Younis | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | lbw b Waqar Younis | 9 | 17 | 29 | 2 | - |
| 6. Shaun Pollock | c Aamer Sohail b Mushtaq Ahmed | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| +7. Dave Richardson | c Saqlain Mushtaq b Mushtaq Ahmed | 8 | 19 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 8. Lance Klusener | c Ijaz Ahmed b Mushtaq Ahmed | 18 | 28 | 30 | 4 | - |
| 9. Pat Symcox | b Wasim Akram | 81 | 94 | 124 | 10 | 2 |
| 10. Allan Donald | c Mushtaq Ahmed b Wasim Akram | 2 | 8 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | lbw b Azhar Mahmood | 1 | 11 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Adam Bacher), 2-11 (Brian McMillan), 3-12 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-30 (Hansie Cronje), 5-40 (Shaun Pollock), 6-64 (Dave Richardson), 7-98 (Lance Klusener), 8-222 (Pat Symcox), 9-230 (Allan Donald), 239 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 68.4 ovs) 239 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wasim Akram | 16 | 6 | 42 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Waqar Younis | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 22 | 3 | 81 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Azhar Mahmood | 10.4 | 2 | 36 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 2 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ali Naqvi | b Allan Donald | 11 | 25 | 28 | 1 | - |
| *2. Saeed Anwar | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 3 | 5 | 12 | - | - |
| 3. Ijaz Ahmed | lbw b Paul Adams | 16 | 33 | 51 | 3 | - |
| 4. Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Brian McMillan b Hansie Cronje | 96 | 169 | 225 | 15 | 1 |
| 5. Azhar Mahmood | b Lance Klusener | 19 | 40 | 46 | 2 | 1 |
| 6. Wasim Akram | c Dave Richardson b Lance Klusener | 2 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| +7. Moin Khan | b Hansie Cronje | 80 | 120 | 154 | 12 | 2 |
| 8. Aamer Sohail | c Allan Donald b Shaun Pollock | 38 | 76 | 99 | 5 | - |
| 9. Saqlain Mushtaq | c Adam Bacher b Paul Adams | 6 | 25 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 10. Waqar Younis | c Hansie Cronje b Allan Donald | 34 | 42 | 60 | 4 | 1 |
| 11. Mushtaq Ahmed | not out | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Saeed Anwar), 2-18 (Ali Naqvi), 3-42 (Ijaz Ahmed), 4-74 (Azhar Mahmood), 5-80 (Wasim Akram), 6-224 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 7-229 (Moin Khan), 8-246 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 9-304 (Aamer Sohail), 308 (Waqar Younis). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.4 ovs) 308 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 17.4 | 1 | 79 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 20 | 5 | 64 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Paul Adams | 23 | 5 | 69 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 9 | 2 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 8 | 1 | 30 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Adam Bacher | lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed | 14 | 29 | 37 | 2 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Mushtaq Ahmed b Wasim Akram | 4 | 13 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 3. Brian McMillan | c Moin Khan b Mushtaq Ahmed | 21 | 36 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 4. Pat Symcox | lbw b Saqlain Mushtaq | 55 | 120 | 171 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. Daryll Cullinan | lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed | 15 | 30 | 44 | 2 | - |
| *6. Hansie Cronje | c Azhar Mahmood b Waqar Younis | 21 | 60 | 79 | 2 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | not out | 21 | 71 | 114 | 1 | - |
| +8. Dave Richardson | lbw b Waqar Younis | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Lance Klusener | lbw b Saqlain Mushtaq | 38 | 35 | 46 | 3 | 2 |
| 10. Allan Donald | b Saqlain Mushtaq | 8 | 15 | 20 | 2 | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | c & b Mushtaq Ahmed | 0 | 6 | 21 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Gary Kirsten), 2-21 (Adam Bacher), 3-63 (Brian McMillan), 4-97 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-140 (Pat Symcox), 6-140 (Hansie Cronje), 7-140 (Dave Richardson), 8-187 (Lance Klusener), 9-201 (Allan Donald), 214 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 3b, 13lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69 ovs) 214 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wasim Akram | 11 | 0 | 46 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Waqar Younis | 14 | 2 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 22 | 6 | 57 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 15 | 6 | 36 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Azhar Mahmood | 7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ali Naqvi | c Daryll Cullinan b Shaun Pollock | 6 | 25 | 50 | 1 | - |
| 2. Aamer Sohail | c Adam Bacher b Allan Donald | 14 | 26 | 27 | 2 | - |
| *3. Saeed Anwar | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 10 | 12 | - | - |
| 4. Ijaz Ahmed | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Brian McMillan b Shaun Pollock | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 6. Azhar Mahmood | c Dave Richardson b Lance Klusener | 6 | 34 | 56 | - | - |
| +7. Moin Khan | c Allan Donald b Pat Symcox | 32 | 79 | 112 | 3 | - |
| 8. Wasim Akram | c Gary Kirsten b Pat Symcox | 9 | 34 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 9. Saqlain Mushtaq | c Adam Bacher b Pat Symcox | 0 | 9 | 10 | - | - |
| 10. Waqar Younis | b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Mushtaq Ahmed | not out | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Aamer Sohail), 2-24 (Saeed Anwar), 3-24 (Ijaz Ahmed), 4-29 (Ali Naqvi), 5-31 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 6-68 (Azhar Mahmood), 7-85 (Wasim Akram), 8-87 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 9-88 (Waqar Younis), 92 (Moin Khan). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 37.3 ovs) 92 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Paul Adams | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 9.3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 11 | 1 | 37 | 5 | (0w,6nb) |
| Allan Donald | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Pakistan:
Ali Naqvi, Aamer Sohail, Saeed Anwar, Ijaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Azhar Mahmood, Moin Khan, Wasim Akram, Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Mushtaq Ahmed