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South Africa v Pakistan @ Kingsmead, Durban
26, 27, 28 February, 1, 2 March 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: MJ Kitchen, DL Orchard
Third Umpire: RE Koertzen
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Pakistan won by 29 runs
1st Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Saeed Anwar | lbw b Allan Donald | 43 | 84 | 136 | 7 | - |
| *2. Aamer Sohail | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 17 | 39 | 45 | 2 | - |
| 3. Ijaz Ahmed | c Fanie de Villiers b Shaun Pollock | 2 | 10 | 18 | - | - |
| 4. Mohammad Wasim | c Jacques Kallis b Allan Donald | 12 | 28 | 34 | - | - |
| 5. Mohammad Yousuf | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 5 | 15 | 24 | - | - |
| +6. Moin Khan | c Allan Donald b Fanie de Villiers | 25 | 36 | 47 | 4 | - |
| 7. Azhar Mahmood | b Allan Donald | 132 | 163 | 198 | 24 | - |
| 8. Mushtaq Ahmed | c Jacques Kallis b Lance Klusener | 2 | 18 | 24 | - | - |
| 9. Waqar Younis | c Andrew Hudson b Allan Donald | 6 | 21 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 10. Shoaib Akhtar | c Mark Boucher b Lance Klusener | 6 | 21 | 82 | 1 | - |
| 11. Fazl-e-Akbar | not out | 0 | 10 | 22 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-35 (Aamer Sohail), 2-37 (Ijaz Ahmed), 3-70 (Mohammad Wasim), 4-82 (Mohammad Yousuf), 5-89 (Saeed Anwar), 6-127 (Moin Khan), 7-142 (Mushtaq Ahmed), 8-153 (Waqar Younis), 9-233 (Shoaib Akhtar), 259 (Azhar Mahmood). |
| Extras | 2b, 1lb, 2w, 4nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73.2 ovs) 259 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 19.2 | 4 | 79 | 5 | (1w,0nb) |
| Fanie de Villiers | 18 | 5 | 55 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 18 | 3 | 55 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 18 | 3 | 67 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Adam Bacher | c Moin Khan b Fazl-e-Akbar | 17 | 39 | 63 | 1 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Azhar Mahmood b Fazl-e-Akbar | 0 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | b Shoaib Akhtar | 43 | 138 | 219 | 6 | - |
| 4. HD Ackerman | c Mohammad Wasim b Mushtaq Ahmed | 57 | 155 | 228 | 6 | - |
| 5. Andrew Hudson | lbw b Shoaib Akhtar | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| *6. Hansie Cronje | lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed | 3 | 22 | 24 | - | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | not out | 70 | 106 | 163 | 5 | 2 |
| +8. Mark Boucher | b Shoaib Akhtar | 2 | 20 | 26 | - | - |
| 9. Lance Klusener | b Shoaib Akhtar | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 10. Fanie de Villiers | b Shoaib Akhtar | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 11. Allan Donald | lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed | 11 | 46 | 67 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Gary Kirsten), 2-32 (Adam Bacher), 3-115 (Jacques Kallis), 4-115 (Andrew Hudson), 5-120 (Hansie Cronje), 6-139 (HD Ackerman), 7-154 (Mark Boucher), 8-166 (Lance Klusener), 9-178 (Fanie de Villiers), 231 (Allan Donald). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 3w, 6nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90 ovs) 231 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Waqar Younis | 19 | 3 | 63 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Fazl-e-Akbar | 8 | 2 | 16 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 12 | 1 | 43 | 5 | (1w,0nb) |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 32 | 9 | 71 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Azhar Mahmood | 17 | 6 | 28 | 0 | (1w,2nb) |
| Aamer Sohail | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Saeed Anwar | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 118 | 209 | 312 | 18 | - |
| *2. Aamer Sohail | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 36 | 113 | 144 | 4 | - |
| 3. Ijaz Ahmed | b Fanie de Villiers | 24 | 65 | 85 | 3 | - |
| 4. Mohammad Wasim | run out (Hansie Cronje > > ) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 5. Mohammad Yousuf | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 25 | 40 | - | - |
| +6. Moin Khan | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 5 | 14 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 7. Azhar Mahmood | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 13 | 18 | - | - |
| 8. Mushtaq Ahmed | run out ( > > ) | 20 | 27 | 39 | 3 | - |
| 9. Waqar Younis | c Lance Klusener b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 12 | 18 | - | - |
| 10. Shoaib Akhtar | not out | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Fazl-e-Akbar | c Lance Klusener b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-101 (Aamer Sohail), 2-159 (Ijaz Ahmed), 3-164 (Mohammad Wasim), 4-182 (Mohammad Yousuf), 5-198 (Moin Khan), 6-203 (Saeed Anwar), 7-212 (Azhar Mahmood), 8-220 (Waqar Younis), 9-226 (Mushtaq Ahmed), 226 (Fazl-e-Akbar). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 2w, 6nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79.3 ovs) 226 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fanie de Villiers | 16 | 1 | 51 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 3 | 20 | 1 | (2w,2nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 22.3 | 6 | 50 | 6 | (0w,1nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 9 | 1 | 32 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 17 | 1 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c sub b Mushtaq Ahmed | 25 | 77 | 104 | 4 | - |
| 2. Adam Bacher | lbw b Fazl-e-Akbar | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Moin Khan b Mushtaq Ahmed | 22 | 89 | 113 | 2 | - |
| 4. HD Ackerman | lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed | 11 | 58 | 73 | 1 | - |
| 5. Andrew Hudson | c Fazl-e-Akbar b Mushtaq Ahmed | 8 | 43 | 67 | 1 | - |
| *6. Hansie Cronje | c Moin Khan b Waqar Younis | 11 | 36 | 56 | 1 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | st Moin Khan b Mushtaq Ahmed | 30 | 38 | 50 | 5 | - |
| +8. Mark Boucher | b Waqar Younis | 52 | 100 | 128 | 7 | - |
| 9. Lance Klusener | lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed | 2 | 20 | 77 | - | - |
| 10. Fanie de Villiers | not out | 46 | 67 | 103 | 6 | - |
| 11. Allan Donald | lbw b Waqar Younis | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Adam Bacher), 2-42 (Gary Kirsten), 3-49 (Jacques Kallis), 4-76 (HD Ackerman), 5-79 (Andrew Hudson), 6-110 (Hansie Cronje), 7-120 (Shaun Pollock), 8-133 (Lance Klusener), 9-219 (Mark Boucher), 225 (Allan Donald). |
| Extras | 0b, 15lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 88.2 ovs) 225 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Waqar Younis | 17.2 | 1 | 60 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Fazl-e-Akbar | 5 | 2 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 37 | 13 | 78 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Azhar Mahmood | 11 | 4 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aamer Sohail | 7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Gary Kirsten, Adam Bacher, Jacques Kallis, HD Ackerman, Andrew Hudson, Hansie Cronje, Shaun Pollock, Mark Boucher, Lance Klusener, Fanie de Villiers, Allan Donald