Border Invitation XI beat Pakistanis by 5 wickets

Pakistan in South Africa, 2002-03
Border Invitation XI v Pakistanis
Fort Hare University, Alice
14 December 2002 (25-over match)

Result: Border Invitation XI won by 5 wickets

Toss: Border Invitation XI
Umpires: L King and HC Lindenberg

Pakistanis innings (25 overs maximum)
Saleem Elahi c Matika b Pringle 2
Faisal Iqbal c de Wett b Zondeki 1
Misbah-ul-Haq st Sodumo b Strydom 22
+Kamran Akmal b Graham 11
Younis Khan c Pope b Graham 38
Shahid Afridi c Pope b Graham 29
*Rashid Latif c de Wett b Graham 3
Abdur Razzaq b Graham 5
Mohammad Sami lbw b Pringle 5
Mohammad Zahid not out 2
Sikander Bakht not out 7
Extras (lb 1, w 3, nb 6) 10
Total (9 wickets, 25 overs) 135

FoW: 1-4, 2-5, 3-25, 4-64, 5-98, 6-106, 7-120, 8-121, 9-127.

Bowling O M R W
Zondeki 5 0 23 1 (1nb, 2w)
Pringle 5 1 13 2 (2nb)
Pope 5 0 38 0
Graham 5 0 20 5 (1w)
Strydom 3 0 30 1
Kreusch 2 0 10 0 (2w)

Border Invitation XI innings (target: 136 runs from 25 overs)
BC de Wett c Kamran Akmal b Sikander Bakht 7
ML Bruyns c Misbah-ul-Haq b Mohammad Sami 7
SC Pope c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami 22
*PC Strydom c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami 0
CB Sugden not out 55
JP Kreusch b Mohammad Zahid 7
MM Matika not out 26
Extras (b 2, lb 4, w 2, nb 4) 12
Total (5 wickets, 25 overs) 136

DNB: M Zondeki, L Graham, AAW Pringle, +A Sodumo.

FoW: 1-8, 2-39, 3-39, 4-48, 5-73.

Bowling O M R W
Sikander Bakht 3 0 14 1
Shahid Afridi 5 1 22 0
Abdur Razzaq 5 0 25 0 (1nb)
Mohammad Sami 5 0 26 3 (1nb, 2w)
Mohammad Zahid 5 0 29 1 (2w)
Rashid Latif 2 0 14 0


We have to do something about our batting. I doubt Saleem Elahi will be able to do any better on fast and bouncy pitches.

We lost of board XI...this is sad!

Pakistanis never try hard on practice matches, that is a known fact.
A do or die situation for Pakistan tommorrow.