South African cricket team in Bangladesh in 2003

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)

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.

Test series

1st Test

24-27 April 2003 Scorecard

Bangladesh	v	South Africa
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

1-4 May 2003 Scorecard

South Africa	v	Bangladesh
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.