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Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2000–01

The Sri Lankan cricket team toured South Africa during the 2000–01 season, playing three Tests and six one-day internationals.[1]

Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2000–01
 
  South Africa Sri Lanka
Dates 7 December 2000 – 22 January 2001
Captains SM Pollock ST Jayasuriya
Test series
Result South Africa won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs G Kirsten (266) KC Sangakkara (235)
Most wickets SM Pollock (13) M Muralitharan (12)
Player of the series SM Pollock (SA)
One Day International series
Results South Africa won the 6-match series 5–1
Most runs JN Rhodes (273) RS Kaluwitharana (227)
Most wickets SM Pollock (10) WPUJC Vaas (9)
Player of the series JH Kallis (SA)

Sri Lanka was led by Sanath Jayasuriya while South Africa was led by Shaun Pollock. The tour began with a Test series consisting of three matches. South Africa won two Test matches, winning the series 2–0, with one Test drawn. At the end of the series, Gary Kirsten of South Africa emerged as the top run-scorer with 266 runs, with an average of 88.66.[2] Shaun Pollock and Muttiah Muralitharan finished the series as top wicket-takers capturing 13 and 12 wickets respectively.[2] Pollock was named "man of the series".[3]

One Day Internationals (ODIs) edit

1st ODI edit

15 December 2000 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
221 (49.5 overs)
v
  South Africa
223/6 (47.2 overs)
KC Sangakkara 84 (114)
SM Pollock 4/36 (9.5 overs)
JN Rhodes 61* (80)
DNT Zoysa 2/35 (9 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: WA Diedricks (SA) and RE Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: JN Rhodes (SA)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI edit

17 December 2000
Scorecard
South Africa  
302/7 (50 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
207/6 (50 overs)
ND McKenzie 120* (135)
DNT Zoysa 2/68 (10 overs)
DPMD Jayawardene 59 (84)
SM Pollock 2/34 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 95 runs
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: IL Howell (SA) and DL Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: ND McKenzie (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI edit

9 January 2001 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
247/4 (50 overs)
v
  South Africa
250/2 (48.5 overs)
RS Kaluwitharana 83 (117)
N Boje 2/39 (10 overs)
JH Kallis 100* (139)
K Weeraratne 1/30 (6 overs)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: WA Diedricks (SA) and DL Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: JH Kallis (SA)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • CRD Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.

4th ODI edit

11 January 2001 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  
290/7 (50 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
191 (42.2 overs)
JH Kallis 82 (79)
WPUJC Vaas 3/44 (10 overs)
RS Kaluwitharana 74 (107)
M Ntini 5/37 (8.2 overs)
South Africa won by 99 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and SB Lambson (SA)
Player of the match: M Ntini (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

5th ODI edit

14 January 2001
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
206 (49.2 overs)
v
  South Africa
207/5 (42 overs)
KC Sangakkara 33 (52)
SM Pollock 3/44 (10 overs)
HH Gibbs 79 (112)
GP Wickramasinghe 1/23 (3 overs)
South Africa won by 5 wickets
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein
Umpires: BG Jerling (SA) and RE Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: HH Gibbs (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • JM Kemp (SA) made his ODI debut.

6th ODI edit

17 January 2001
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
214/6 (42 overs)
v
  South Africa
204 (42 overs)
RP Arnold 65* (56)
R Telemachus 3/25 (8 overs)
ND McKenzie 47 (74)
M Muralitharan 2/25 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 runs (D/L method)
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: DF Becker (SA) and DL Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: RP Arnold (SL)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 42 overs per side, South Africa's target was 209 runs.

Test series summary edit

1st Test edit

26–30 December 2000
Scorecard
v
420 (152.3 overs)
G Kirsten 180 (461)
CRD Fernando 5/98 (34 overs)
216 (87.4 overs)
DPMD Jayawardene 98 (195)
SM Pollock 3/40 (20.4 overs)
140/7d (34 overs)
G Kirsten 34 (71)
M Muralitharan 6/39 (10 overs)
149/6 (74 overs)
RP Arnold 30 (100)
NJ Boje 2/30 (24 overs)
Match drawn
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: DL Orchard (SA) and Riazuddin (PAK)
Player of the match: G Kirsten (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • There was no play on the fourth day.

2nd Test edit

2–4 January 2001
Scorecard
v
95 (38.4 overs)
KC Sangakkara 32 (76)
SM Pollock 6/30 (13.4 overs)
504/7d (158.2 overs)
DJ Cullinan 112 (232)
RP Arnold 3/76 (24.2 overs)
180 (45.2 overs)
DPMD Jayawardene 45 (65)
N Boje 4/28 (10 overs)
South Africa won by an innings and 229 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: IL Howell (SA) and EA Nicholls (WI)
Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

3rd Test edit

20–22 January 2001
Scorecard
v
378 (91.3 overs)
SM Pollock 111 (106)
DNT Zoysa 4/76 (22 overs)
119 (36.5 overs)
RS Kaluwitharana 32 (30)
M Ntini 4/39 (11 overs)
252 (f/o) (81.3 overs)
KC Sangakkara 98 (215)
JM Kemp 3/33 (13 overs)
South Africa won by an innings and 7 runs
Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and P Willey (ENG)
Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
  • JM Kemp (SA) made his Test debut.

References edit

  1. ^ "Sri Lanka in South Africa, Dec 2000-Jan 2001 – Schedule". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sri Lanka in South Africa, 2000/01 Test Series Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka in South Africa 2000/01". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.


 

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