Australia national cricket team against Pakistan in the 2002/03 season
The tour of the Australian national cricket team against Pakistan in the 2002/03 season took place from 3 to 19 October 2002 in Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates . The international cricket tour was part of the 2002/03 international cricket season and included three test matches . Australia won the series 3-0.
prehistory
For both teams it was the first tour after the ICC Champions Trophy 2002 , in which Pakistan was eliminated in the preliminary round and Australia in the semifinals. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2002 season in Australia . The tour was originally supposed to take place in Pakistan, but Australia withdrew for security reasons. After negotiations, the tour was held immediately after the Champions Trophy.
Stages
 
| |
Location of the tour in Sri Lanka |
Venue of the tour in the Emirates |
The following stages were designated as venues for the tour and announced on August 25, 2002.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (PSS) | Colombo | 15,000 | 1st test |
| Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium | Sharjah | 27,000 | 2. test; 3rd test |
Squad
Australia named its roster on August 24, 2002. Pakistan named its roster on September 21, 2002.
| test | |
|---|---|
 Pakistan
|
 Australia
|
Test matches
First test in Colombo
| 3rd-7th October scorecard |
Colombo |
Australia 467 (116.5) & 127 (39.5) |
- |
Pakistan 279 (65.3) & 274 (94.2) |
| Australia wins with 41 runs | ||||
Second test in Sharjah
| 11-12 October scorecard |
Sharjah |
Pakistan 59 (31.5) & 53 (24.5) |
- |
Australia 310 (92.1) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 198 runs | ||||
Third test in Sharjah
| 19. – 22. October scorecard |
Sharjah |
Australia 444 (128.3) |
- |
Pakistan 221 (71.1) & 203 (67.2) (f / o) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 20 runs | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Ricky Ponting |
Australia
|
3 | 4th | 342 | 85.50 | 150 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Hayden |
Australia
|
3 | 4th | 246 | 61.50 | 119 | 1 | 1 |
| Faisal Iqbal |
Pakistan
|
3 | 6th | 144 | 24.00 | 83 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Langer |
Australia
|
3 | 4th | 138 | 34.50 | 72 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh |
Australia
|
3 | 4th | 134 | 44.66 | 103 * | 1 | 0 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Shane Warne |
Australia
|
3 | 124 | 27 | 12.66 | 7/94 | 2 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrath |
Australia
|
3 | 75.2 | 14th | 10.85 | 4/41 | 0 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq |
Pakistan
|
3 | 135.4 | 14th | 30.28 | 4/46 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar |
Pakistan
|
2 | 43 | 9 | 12.66 | 5/21 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel |
Australia
|
2 | 33.2 | 8th | 13.25 | 3/43 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Shane Warne
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Shane Warne
|
| 2nd test |
Matthew Hayden
|
| 3rd test |
Shane Warne
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ACB withdraws from Pakistan Test tour, confirms participation in Kenyan one-day international series ( English ) Cricinfo. August 9, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ↑ Australia's Pakistan tour to be played in Colombo and Sharjah ( English ) Cricinfo. August 17, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ↑ PCB announces reschedule of Australia Test series ( English ) Cricinfo. August 25, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ↑ ACB announces Test squad for Travelex tour against Pakistan ( English ) Cricinfo. August 24, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ↑ PCB announces Test squad for Australia series ( English ) Cricinfo. September 21, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Australia v Pakistan Test Series, 2002/03 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Australia v Pakistan Test Series, 2002/03 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved October 29, 2016.