Australian cricket team against Pakistan in Sri Lanka and the UAE in 2002–03

The Australian national cricket team played 3 Tests series against Pakistan in October 2002. The first test was played in Sri Lanka and other two were played in the UAE. Australians won the series 3-0.[1]

Australia's tour of Pakistan in 2002-03
 
  Pakistan Australia
Dates October 3, 2002 (2002-10-03) – October 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)
Captains Steve Waugh Waqar Younis
Test series
Result Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Faisal Iqbal (144) Ricky Ponting (341)
Most wickets Saqlain Mushtaq (14) Shane Warne (27)
Player of the series Shane Warne (Aus)

Test series

1st Test

3 October 2002 (2002-10-03)
Scorecard
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467 (116.5 overs)
Ricky Ponting 141 (163)
Saqlain Mushtaq 4/136 (40.5 overs)
279 (65.3 overs)
Faisal Iqbal 83 (85)
Shane Warne 7/94 (24.3 overs)
127 (39.5 overs)
Matthew Hayden 34 (70)
Shoaib Akhtar 5/21 (8 overs)
274 (94.2 overs)
Taufeeq Umar 88 (172)
Shane Warne 4/94 (30.3 overs)
Australia won by 41 runs
P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Steve Bucknor & Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Shane Warne (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss & elected to bat

2nd Test

11 October 2002 (2002-10-11)
Scorecard
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59 (31.5 overs)
Abdul Razzaq 21 (62)
Shane Warne 4/11 (11 overs)
310 (92.1 overs)
Matthew Hayden 119 (255)
Saqlain Mushtaq 4/83 (34 overs)
53 (24.5 overs)
Imran Nazir 16 (48)
Shane Warne 4/13 (6.5 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 198 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Umpires: Steve Bucknor & Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Matthew Hayden (Aus)
  • Pakistan won the toss & elected to bat
  • Pakistan's total of 53 surpassed their lowest total in Tests set in the first innings.
  • This Test match was the 17th occasion a match was completed in two days (first involving Pakistan & 11th involving Australia).

3rd Test

19 October 2002 (2002-10-19)
Scorecard
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444 (128.3 overs)
Ricky Ponting 150 (395)
Waqar Younis 4/55 (17.3 overs)
221 (71.1 overs)
Hasan Raza 68 (154)
Shane Warne 5/74 (30.1 overs)
203 (f/o) (67.2 overs)
Hasan Raza 54* (160)
Glenn McGrath 3/18 (7 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 20 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Umpires: Steve Bucknor & Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Shane Warne (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss & elected to bat

References

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