Thread for Pakistan Tour of South Africa, 2012/13

[Deep Dey]

Discuss here about PAKISTAN TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA, 2012/13

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FIXTURES
DATE	TIME	FORMAT	MATCH	VENUE
Friday 25-Jan-13 to Monday 28-Jan-13	10:30 local 08:30 GMT 14:00 IST	Tour Match	South African Invitation XI vs Pakistanis	Buffalo Park, East London
Match Result	Pakistanis Won The Toss & Chose To Bat Pakistanis 329 and 250/9d; South African Invitation XI 257 and 190/5 Match drawn
DATE	TIME	FORMAT	MATCH	VENUE
Friday 01-Feb-13 to Monday 04-Feb-13	10:30 local 08:30 GMT 14:00 IST	1st Test	South Africa vs Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Match Result	South Africa Won The Toss & Chose To Bat South Africa 253 and 275/3d; Pakistan 49 and 268 South Africa won by 211 runs
Sunday 10-Feb-13 to Monday 11-Feb-13	10:00 local 08:00 GMT 13:30 IST	Tour Match	Emerging Cape Cobras vs Pakistanis	Wally Wilson Oval, Newlands, Cape Town
Match Result	Emerging Cape Cobras Won The Toss & Chose To Bat Emerging Cape Cobras 156 and 78; Pakistanis 176/6d and 126/1 Pakistanis won by 10 wickets Target achieved at (0 wickets; 21 overs)
DATE	TIME	FORMAT	MATCH	VENUE
Thursday 14-Feb-13 to Sunday 17-Feb-13	10:30 local 08:30 GMT 14:00 IST	2nd Test	South Africa vs New Zeland	Newlands, Cape Town
Match Result	South Africa Won The Toss & Chose To Field Pakistan 338 and 169; South Africa 326 and 182/6 South Africa won by 4 wickets
DATE	TIME	FORMAT	MATCH	VENUE
Friday 22-Feb-13 to sunday 24-Feb-13	10:30 local 08:30 GMT 14:00 IST	3rd Test	South Africa vs Pakistan	SuperSport Park, Centurion
Match Result	South Africa Won The Toss & Chose To Bat South Africa 409; Pakistan 156 and 235 (f/o) South Africa won by an innings and 18 runs
DATE	TIME	FORMAT	MATCH	VENUE
Friday 01-Mar-13	18:00 local 16:00 GMT 21:30 IST	1st T20I	South Africa vs Pakistan	Kingsmead, Durban
Match Result	Match Abandonned Without A Ball Being Bowled
DATE	TIME	FORMAT	MATCH	VENUE
Sunday 03-Mar-13	14:30 local 12:30 GMT 18:00 IST	2nd T20I	South Africa vs Pakistan	SuperSport, Centurion
Match Result	Pakistan Won The Toss & Chose To Bat Pakistan 195/7 (20/20 ov); South Africa 100 (12.2/20 ov) Pakistan won by 95 runs
DATE	TIME	FORMAT	MATCH	VENUE
Wednesday 06-Mar-13	14:30 local 12:30 GMT 18:00 IST	Tour Match	South African Invitation XI vs Pakistanis	De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberly
Match Result	South African Invitation XI Won The Toss & Chose To Bat South African Invitation XI 266/8 (50 ov); Pakistanis 270/9 (49.4 ov) Pakistanis won by 1 wicket (with 2 balls remaining)
DATE	TIME	FORMAT	MATCH	VENUE
Sunday 10-Mar-13	10:00 local 08:00 GMT 13:30 IST	1st ODI	South Africa vs Pakistan	Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein
Match Result	Pakistan Won The Toss & Chose To Field South Africa 315/4 (50 ov); Pakistan 190 (36.2 ov) South Africa won by 125 runs
DATE	TIME	FORMAT	MATCH	VENUE
Friday 15-Mar-13	14:30 local 12:30 GMT 18:00 IST	2nd ODI	South Africa vs Pakistan	SuperSport Park, Centurion
Match Result	South Africa Won The Toss & Chose To Bat South Africa 191 (43.2/44 ov); Pakistan 192/4 (39.2/44 ov) Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) (D/L method)
Sunday 17-Mar-13	10:00 local 08:00 GMT 13:30 IST	3rd ODI	South Africa vs Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Match Result	Pakistan Won The Toss & Chose To Field South Africa 343/5 (50 ov); Pakistan 309 (48.1 ov) South Africa won by 34 runs
Thursday 21-Mar-13	10:00 local 08:00 GMT 13:30 IST	4th ODI	South Africa vs Pakistan	Kingsmead, Durban
Match Result	South Africa Won The Toss & Chose To Bat South Africa 234/9 (50 ov); Pakistan 236/7 (48.4 ov) Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Sunday 24-Mar-13	10:00 local 08:00 GMT 13:30 IST	5th ODI	South Africa vs Pakistan	Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Match Result	Pakistan Won The Toss & Chose To Bat Pakistan 205 (49.1 ov); South Africa 208/4 (44 ov) South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)

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SQUADS
SOUTH AFRICA SQUAD

South African Invitation XI squad (for 4-Day Tour Match)	South Africa Test Squad	Emerging Cape Cobras Squad	South Africa T20I Squad
Justin Ontong (Capt) Kyle Abbott Cody Chetty Ayabulela Gqamane Simon Harmer Beuran Hendricks Davy Jacobs Wayne Parnell Andrew Puttick Vaughn van Jaarsveld Stiaan van Zyl Dane Vilas (WK)	Graeme Smith (Capt) Hashim Amla AB de Villiers (WK) Faf du Plessis Dean Elgar Jacques Kallis Rory Kleinveldt Kyle Abbott Alviro Petersen Robin Peterson Jacques Rudolf Vernon Philander Dale Steyn Imran Tahir	Ryan Canning (Capt & WK) Uwe Birkenstock Johannes Bothma Tiaan Cloete Sybrand Engelbrecht Sharn Gomes Petrus Jeftha Matthew Kleinveldt Zaheer Lorgat Keegan Petersen Siya Simetu Brendan Young	Faf du Plessis (Capt) Kyle Abbott Farhaan Behardien Henry Davids Quinton de Kock (WK) AB de Villiers Rory Kleinveldt Ryan McLaren David Miller Chris Morris Justin Ontong Robbie Peterson Aaron Phangiso Lonwabo Tsotsobe
	Withdrawn Players
	1.Morne Morkel (due to Hamstring Injury)

South Africa ODI Squad	South Africa Invitation XI Squad (for 50 over Tour Match)
AB de Villiers (capt) Hashim Amla Farhaan Behardien Quinton de Kock Colin Ingram Rory Kleinveldt Ryan McLaren David Miller Morne Morkel Robin Peterson Aaron Phangiso Graeme Smith Dale Steyn Lonwabo Tsotsobe Kyle Abbot	Stephen Cook (Capt) Craig Alexander Temba Bavuma Cody Chetty Quinton de Kock Imran Tahir Chris Morris Jean Symes Jonathan Vandiar Vaughn van Jaarsveld Hardus Viljoen Lizaad Williams
Withdrawn Players
1.Faf du Plessis (due to Back Trouble)

PAKISTAN SQUAD

Pakistan Test Squad	Pakistan T20I Squad	Pakistan ODI Squad
Misbah-ul-Haq (Capt) Mohammad Hafeez Nasir Jamshed Azhar Ali Umar Gul Asad Shafiq Younis Khan Junaid Khan Mohammad Irfan Ehsan Adil Saeed Ajmal Abdur Rehman Faisal Iqbal Taufeeq Umar Sarfraz Ahmed (WK) Tanvir Ahmed Rahat Ali	Mohammad Hafeez (Capt) Nasir Jamshed Shoaib Malik Kamran Akmal (WK) Umar Akmal Shahid Afridi Saeed Ajmal Mohammad Irfan Wahab Riaz Umar Gul Ahmed Shehzad Umar Amin Zulfiqar Babar Asad Ali Junaid Khan	Misbah-ul-Haq (Capt) Mohammad Hafeez Nasir Jamshed Asad Shafiq Younis Khan Shoaib Malik Kamran Akmal (WK) Umar Akmal Shahid Afridi Saeed Ajmal Mohammad Irfan Junaid Khan Wahab Riaz Umar Gul Imran Farhat Abdur Rehman Sohail Tanvir
Withdrawn Players
1.Taufeeq Umar (due to Leg Injury) 2.Harris Sohail (due to Twisted Ankle)

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[Deep Dey]

Justin Ontong has been named captain of the South African Invitation XI for the tour match against Pakistan at Buffalo Park, East London from January 25 to 28.


South African Invitation XI:

Justin Ontong (Capt)
Kyle Abbott
Cody Chetty
Ayabulela Gqamane
Simon Harmer
Beuran Hendricks
Davy Jacobs
Wayne Parnell
Andrew Puttick
Vaughn van Jaarsveld
Stiaan van Zyl
Dane Vilas (WK)

[Deep Dey]

Fast bowlers Mohammad Irfan and Ehsan Adil are among five players who have been called up to the Pakistan Test squad for the tour of South Africa, which begins at the end of the month. Batsmen Nasir Jamshed and Haris Sohail, and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed were the other inclusions who were not on the Test tour of Sri Lanka in June and July 2012.

The players left out were wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal, fast bowlers Aizaz Cheema and Mohammad Sami, batsman Mohammad Ayub and Afaq Raheem.

Asad Shafiq, who had missed the limited-overs tour to India due to a finger injury, has recovered and is back in the national team. Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman, who was banned by the ECB during last year's county season for failing a dope Test, also returns to the squad.

Adnan, who has been Pakistan's specialist wicketkeeper and has played 16 Test matches between 2010 and 2012, was reportedly dropped for being unfit. However, Adnan is currently playing the ongoing first-class tournament and has scored 243 runs at 121.50. Interestingly, none of the Akmal brothers - Kamran, Umar and Adnan - feature in the squad.

Adil was part of Pakistan's Under-19 team at the 2012 World Cup Australia, where they made the quarterfinals. Sarfraz last played a Test for Pakistan in 2010, in Hobart. His last ODI was in Colombo in June 2012. He was out of action due to finger injury, but in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy he is the leading wicketkeeper with 13 dismissals.

Pakistan play three Tests in South Africa, in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Centurion. The first Test begins on February 1.

Pakistan Test Squad:

Misbah-ul-Haq (Capt)
Mohammad Hafeez
Nasir Jamshed
Azhar Ali
Umar Gul
Asad Shafiq
Younis Khan
Junaid Khan
Mohammad Irfan
Ehsan Adil
Saeed Ajmal
Abdur Rehman
Haris Sohail
Faisal Iqbal
Taufeeq Umar
Sarfraz Ahmed (WK)

[Mad max]

A Tour of perfect comedy action

wait wait

ohh yes

A TOUR OF PERFECT PRACTICE SESSION FOR RORY AND MORNE TO COME BACK INTO FORM

[Fahad]

Will.be easy for SA

[Deep Dey]

Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan's Test vice captain, has urged the PCB to schedule more Test matches for the national team because he believes it is the format that helps produce quality cricketers. In the last five years, Pakistan have played 35 Tests, more than only Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. England, in comparison, played 63.

"It's unfortunate that we get less Test matches," Hafeez said in Karachi. "We played three Tests in January [2012] and then three in June, and again after six months we will play in South Africa, which is hard on us. I would urge the board to take up this issue and try to schedule more Test matches for us because I believe players only develop by playing Test matches.

"Test cricket produces good quality cricketers, like we have found Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq. We need to promote Test cricket but if we play only six Tests in a year then it will be tough. I think PCB needs to fight for more Tests in the next fixture because you get quality cricketers from Test cricket."

According to the ICC's FTP, Pakistan are scheduled to play 88 Tests between 2012 and 2020. They will play ten Tests in 2013 and then face a five to six-month break before hosting Australia for three Tests in October 2014. Pakistan have had to play their home Tests at off-shore venues such as England and the UAE after the Sri Lankan team was attacked by terrorists in Lahore in March 2009.

[Deep Dey]

Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan's Test vice captain, has urged the PCB to schedule more Test matches for the national team because he believes it is the format that helps produce quality cricketers. In the last five years, Pakistan have played 35 Tests, more than only Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. England, in comparison, played 63.

"It's unfortunate that we get less Test matches," Hafeez said in Karachi. "We played three Tests in January [2012] and then three in June, and again after six months we will play in South Africa, which is hard on us. I would urge the board to take up this issue and try to schedule more Test matches for us because I believe players only develop by playing Test matches.

"Test cricket produces good quality cricketers, like we have found Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq. We need to promote Test cricket but if we play only six Tests in a year then it will be tough. I think PCB needs to fight for more Tests in the next fixture because you get quality cricketers from Test cricket."

According to the ICC's FTP, Pakistan are scheduled to play 88 Tests between 2012 and 2020. They will play ten Tests in 2013 and then face a five to six-month break before hosting Australia for three Tests in October 2014. Pakistan have had to play their home Tests at off-shore venues such as England and the UAE after the Sri Lankan team was attacked by terrorists in Lahore in March 2009.

[Deep Dey]

If Graeme Smith Plays the 1st test, he will become the 1st ever TEST Captain in 135 yrs test history to captain in 100 tests (99 for SA and 1 for ICC world XI)

[Fahad]

SA TRASH THEM

[Vighnesh]

SOuth Africa

[Deep Dey]

South Africa Squad for 1st test:

Graeme Smith (Capt)
Hashim Amla
AB de Villiers
Faf du Plessis (WK)
Dean Elgar
Jacques Kallis
Rory Kleinveldt
Morne Morkel
Alviro Petersen
Robin Peterson
Jacques Rudolf
Vernon Philander
Dale Steyn

[Johny S Raj]

Hope SA win

[DKN]

If Graeme Smith Plays the 1st test, he will become the 1st ever TEST Captain in 135 yrs test history to captain in 100 tests (99 for SA and 1 for ICC world XI)

only 8 tests without captaincy :shock:

[Ashu]

Awesome record

[Deep Dey]

If Graeme Smith Plays the 1st test, he will become the 1st ever TEST Captain in 135 yrs test history to captain in 100 tests (99 for SA and 1 for ICC world XI)

only 8 tests without captaincy :shock:

Yes Shaun Pollock left the captaincy after that match vs lankans at 2003 world cup

Gary Kirsten was closing in on retirement

They gambled with smith instead of making kallis or boucher captain

[Ashu]

Hope pakistan defeat south africa

[Nishchal]

hope SA wins :bitch:

[Ashu]

Pak team is looking better right now

[Nishchal]

nope bro...SA luks far better

[Ashu]

Pak is in great form with junaid ajmal gul hafeez their bowling is unplayable

[Deep Dey]

Pak is in great form with junaid ajmal gul hafeez their bowling is unplayable

PAK BATTING IS TERRIBLE ENOUGH TO SPOIL ALL EFFORTS OF THEIR BOWLERS

[Ashu]

Pak is in great form with junaid ajmal gul hafeez their bowling is unplayable

PAK BATTING IS TERRIBLE ENOUGH TO SPOIL ALL EFFORTS OF THEIR BOWLERS

yes thats the main problem they face every time

[Deep Dey]

The PCB has decided not to continue with Inzamam-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan batsman, as the team's batting consultant for the tour of South Africa for which the team departed on Sunday morning. Inzamam was supposed to travel for the tour but ESPNcricinfo understands that the PCB did not approach him.

Inzamam was appointed for the role just before the team's short limited-overs tour of India. He helped the team prepare for the tour but did not travel to India with them due to his commitments with a TV channel. However, he was committed to go to South Africa. Even though there was no written agreement between the PCB and Inzamam over covering the South Africa series, both had an understanding to carry out the deal.

"We have engaged the services of Inzamam ahead of the India tour," PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf had said last month on appointing Inzamam. "He won't travel to India with the team but will help the batsmen in the camp as batting consultant. He will be part of the touring unit that goes next year to South Africa."

[Rishabh]

Feb dhamaka wid a test match. :bitch:

[Vighnesh]

Pak is in great form with junaid ajmal gul hafeez their bowling is unplayable

PAK BATTING IS TERRIBLE ENOUGH TO SPOIL ALL EFFORTS OF THEIR BOWLERS

yes thats the main problem they face every time

Absolutely Correct

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