South African cricket team in Bangladesh in 2003

The South African national cricket team toured Bangladesh in April and May 2003 and played a two-match Test series against the Bangladeshi national cricket team. South Africa won the Test series 2–0. South Africa were captained by Graeme Smith and Bangladesh by Khaled Mashud.[1]

South African cricket team in Bangladesh in 2003
 
  Bangladesh South Africa
Dates 24 April – 5 May
Captains Khaled Mahmud Graeme Smith
Test series
Result South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Habibul Bashar (182) Jacques Rudolph (293)
Most wickets Mohammad Rafique (6) Paul Adams (12)

Test series

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1st Test

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24–28 April 2003[n 1]
Scorecard
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173 (65.3 overs)
Habibul Bashar 60 (87)
Paul Adams 5/37 (12.3 overs)
470/2d (130.5 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 222 (383)
Tapash Baisya 1/70 (23 overs)
237 (82.4 overs)
Habibul Bashar 75 (108)
Paul Adams 5/69 (18.4 overs)
South Africa won by an innings and 60 runs
M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Jacques Rudolph (RSA)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Test

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1–5 May 2003[n 2]
Scorecard
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330 (113.2 overs)
Mark Boucher 71 (134)
Mohammad Rafique 6/77 (37.2 overs)
102 (35.5 overs)
Khaled Mahmud 20* (39)
Makhaya Ntini 3/32 (11 overs)
210 (83 overs)(f/o)
Habibul Bashar 33 (90)
Robin Peterson 3/46 (27 overs)
South Africa won by an innings and 18 runs
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Mohammad Rafique (Ban)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Notes

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  1. ^ While five days of play was scheduled for each test, first Test reached a result in four days.
  2. ^ While five days of play was scheduled for each test, second Test reached a result in four days.

References

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  1. ^ "South Africa in Bangladesh 2003". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2024.