Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2003
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| Dates | 20 August – 21 September 2003 | ||||
| Captains | Khaled Mahmud | Rashid Latif (Test) Inzamam ul Haq (ODI) | |||
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| Result | Pakistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||||
| Most runs | Habibul Bashar (379) | Yasir Hameed (373) | |||
| Most wickets | Mohammad Rafique (17) | Shabbir Ahmed (17) | |||
| Player of the series | Yasir Hameed, Shoaib Akhtar and Inzamam-ul-Haq | ||||
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| Result | Pakistan won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||||
| Most runs | Rajin Saleh (211) | Mohammad Yousuf (366) | |||
| Most wickets | Tapash Baisya (6) Mohammad Rafique (6) |
Umar Gul (11) | |||
| Player of the series | Yasir Hameed, Mohammad Yousuf and Umar Gul | ||||
The Bangladesh national cricket team toured Pakistan for cricket matches during the 2003 season.
This was Bangladesh's second tour to Pakistan, with the first occurring in 2001–02, when the teams played one test.
Prior to this series, Bangladesh toured Australia in July and August 2003, where they lost the ODI series 3 - 0 and the Test match series 2 - 0.[1] Pakistan toured England in June 2003, losing the ODI series (Natwest Challenge) 2 - 1.[2]
This series was the first international Test cricket series to be held in Pakistan after a 15-month absence due to security concerns.[3] The Pakistan squad also included 7 players without any previous Test cricket experience, after many senior players (such as Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Saeed Anwar) retired.[4]
The series ended in whitewash, with Pakistan winning the test series 3 - 0 and the ODI series 5 - 0.[5] This was Pakistan's first home test series win since defeating the West Indies in 1997–98.[6] Bagladeshi player Alok Kapali became the first Bangladeshi cricketer and the 31st cricketer overall to take a test hat-trick.[7] Pakistan captain, Rashid Latif, was banned for 5 One Day Internationals after the test series for claiming a dropped catch.[8]
Squads
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ODI Series
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Test series
First Test: Pakistan v Bangladesh (20–24 August 2003)
Yasir Hameed became the second batsmen in Test cricket (after Lawrence Rowe) to score two centuries on debut, and the fourth Pakistani to score two centuries in one Test match.[11]
Second Test: Pakistan v Bangladesh (27–31 August 2003)
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On the third day of the match Alok Kapali became the first Bangladeshi cricketer and the 31st cricketer overall to take a test hat-trick in the first innings of the match.[7] He took the wickets of Shabbir Ahmed, Danish Kaneria, and Umar Gul. This was Bangladesh's first first-innings lead in 22 Test matches. Man of the match, Shoaib Akhtar, took his first 10 wicket hall in this match.[12]
Third Test: Pakistan v Bangladesh (3–7 September 2003)
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Pakistan required 4 runs of the last over on the fourth day of the match, when Inzamam ul Haq hit a boundary on the last ball to win the Test match for the home team.[13] This was the 10th one-wicket victory in Test match history.[14] Pakistan captain Rashid Latif was banned for five One Day Internationals after being found guilty of the International Cricket Council's Code of Conduct. Bangladesh lodged a protest with the match referee Mike Procter that he had knowingly claimed a dropped catch.[15] Inzamam ul Haq was appointed the captain for the one-day series, while Kamran Akmal was to take over wicket keep duties.[16]
ODI Matches
First ODI: Pakistan v Bangladesh (9 September 2003)
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Junaid Zia (Pakistan) and Rajin Saleh (Bangladesh) made their ODI debuts in this match.[17] Inzamam ul Haq captained the Pakistan team due to Rashid Latif's ban; Kamran Akmal kept wickets in his absence.[16]
Second ODI: Pakistan v Bangladesh (12 September 2003)
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Yousuf Youhana scored his 9th ODI century in this match, his second against Bangladesh.[18]
Third ODI: Pakistan v Bangladesh (15 September 2003)
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Pakistan clinched the ODI series after beating Bangladesh in the third match, leading the series 3 - 0. Bangladesh were given a reduced target of 244 from 44 overs after 6 overs were lost because of technical issues with the floodlights. Umar Gul took his best bowling figures of 5/17.[19]
Fourth ODI: Pakistan v Bangladesh (18 September 2003)
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In a tense finale, Pakistan required 7 runs of the last over to win. Yousuf Youhana scored 5 runs off the first three deliveries off Mashrafe Mortaza before Abdul Razzaq took a single to tie the scores. Youhana then hit a four to win the match with 1 ball remaining.[20]
Fifth ODI: Pakistan v Bangladesh (21 September 2003)
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Pakistan won the last match of the series comfortably by 58 runs, completing a double whitewash over Bangladesh. The won the ODI series 5 - 0 and the test series 3 - 0.[21] Yousuf Youhana entered the top 10 (at 7th place) of the PwC ODI batting ratings for the first time, while Alok Kapali became the first Bangladeshi to enter the top 50 of the ratings.[22]
Notes
- ↑ CricInfo Archive Bangladesh Tour of Australia 2003
- ↑ CricInfo Archive Natwest Challenge 2003
- ↑ Heavy security as Test cricket returns to Pakistan, Wisden Cricinfo staff, 18 August 2003
- ↑ New-look Pakistan all set to take on tired Bangladesh, Wisden CricInfo staff, 19 August 2003
- ↑ CricInfo Scorecards and Match reports
- ↑ Pakistan aim for first home series win in five years, Wisden CricInfo staff, 26 August 2003
- 1 2 Kapali joins an eclectic club, Andrew Miller, 29 August 2003
- ↑ Latif banned for five matches over disputed catch, Wisden CricInfo staff, 7 September 2003
- ↑ Cric Info Archive 13 August 2003 Bangladesh Squad
- ↑ Cric Info Archive 13 August 2003 Pakistan Squad
- ↑ Yasir's hundred takes Pakistan to seven-wicket win, Wisden Cricinfo staff, 24 August 2003
- ↑ Hafeez hundred seals nine-wicket win for Pakistan, Wisden Cricinfo staff, 30 August 2003
- ↑ Inzamam century edges Pakistan to one-wicket win, Wisden CricInfo bulletin by Samanth Subramanian, 6 September 2003
- ↑ Tests - Wins by 1 Wicket
- ↑ Latif banned for five matches over disputed catch, Wisden CricInfo staff, 7 September 2003
- 1 2 Inzamam handed captain's armband, Wisden Cricinfo staff, 8 September 2003
- ↑ Bangladesh in Pakistan, 2003, 1st One-Day International
- ↑ Youhana century steers Pakistan to 74-run win, The Wisden Bulletin by Chandrahas Choudhury, 12 September 2003
- ↑ Pakistan clinch series 3-0 with big win at Lahore, The Wisden Bulletin by Wisden CricInfo staff, 15 September 2003
- ↑ Pakistan edge Rawalpindi thriller, The Wisden Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran, 18 September 2003
- ↑ Pakistan ease to 58-run win to wrap series 5-0, Wisden Cricinfo staff, 21 September 2003
- ↑ Yousuf Youhana enters ODI top ten, Wisden CricInfo staff, 23 September 2003
References
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack
External links
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