1999–2000 Sri Lankan cricket season

The 1999–2000 Sri Lankan cricket season featured a Test series between Sri Lanka and India. Sri Lanka then played a further series against Pakistan.

Honours

• Premier Trophy – Colts Cricket Club
• Premier Limited Overs Tournament – Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
• Most runs – DA Gunawardene 711 @ 41.82 (HS 140)
• Most wickets – D Hettiarachchi 55 @ 15.09 (BB 5-20)

Test series

The series with South Africa ended 1–1 with 1 match drawn:

• 1st Test @ Galle International Stadium – Sri Lanka won by innings and 15 runs
• 2nd Test @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy – South Africa won by 7 runs
• 3rd Test @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – match drawn

The Pakistan team in Sri Lanka in 2000 played 3 Tests and a LOI tri-series. Pakistan won the Test series against Sri Lanka by 2–0 with one match drawn:

• 1st Test (Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo) – Pakistan won by 5 wickets
• 2nd Test (Galle International Stadium) – Pakistan won by an innings and 163 runs
• 3rd Test (Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy) – match drawn

External sources

• CricInfo – brief history of Sri Lankan cricket
• CricketArchive – Tournaments in Sri Lanka

Further reading

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2001