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Sri Lanka v South Africa @ Galle International Stadium
20, 21, 22, 23 July 2000 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: DJ Harper, PT Manuel
Third Umpire: LV Jayasundara
Match Referee: BF Hastings
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by an innings and 15 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | c Nicky Boje b Makhaya Ntini | 54 | 120 | 178 | 9 | - |
| *2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Neil McKenzie b Paul Adams | 148 | 156 | 192 | 24 | 1 |
| 3. Russel Arnold | c Mark Boucher b Paul Adams | 5 | 17 | 28 | - | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 167 | 288 | 331 | 22 | 2 |
| +5. Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Nicky Boje | 23 | 65 | 81 | 3 | - |
| 6. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Shaun Pollock b Paul Adams | 13 | 16 | 21 | - | - |
| 7. Kumar Dharmasena | c Lance Klusener b Shaun Pollock | 4 | 43 | 49 | - | - |
| 8. Upul Chandana | c Daryll Cullinan b Jacques Kallis | 8 | 23 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | b Shaun Pollock | 54 | 133 | 170 | 7 | - |
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | c & b Daryll Cullinan | 10 | 28 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 2 | 18 | 26 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-193 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-211 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-216 (Russel Arnold), 4-297 (Kumar Sangakkara), 5-318 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-341 (Kumar Dharmasena), 7-365 (Upul Chandana), 8-482 (Mahela Jayawardene), 9-500 (Nuwan Zoysa), 522 (Chaminda Vaas). |
| Extras | 15b, 16lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 34 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 150.4 ovs, 583 mins) 522 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 30.4 | 8 | 73 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 17 | 7 | 41 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 19 | 1 | 73 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 45 | 6 | 184 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 15 | 4 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 22 | 2 | 72 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daryll Cullinan | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 12 | 60 | 80 | 1 | - |
| 2. Neil McKenzie | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 11 | 57 | 71 | 2 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Russel Arnold b Muttiah Muralitharan | 29 | 79 | 86 | 2 | 1 |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | not out | 114 | 231 | 274 | 12 | 1 |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 12 | 26 | 34 | 1 | - |
| 6. Lance Klusener | c Upul Chandana b Kumar Dharmasena | 19 | 37 | 41 | 4 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| *8. Shaun Pollock | c Kumar Dharmasena b Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 37 | 37 | - | - |
| 9. Nicky Boje | c Marvan Atapattu b Sanath Jayasuriya | 12 | 31 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 10. Paul Adams | c Marvan Atapattu b Upul Chandana | 4 | 22 | 23 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Upul Chandana | 8 | 17 | 15 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Neil McKenzie), 2-30 (Gary Kirsten), 3-86 (Jacques Kallis), 4-119 (Jonty Rhodes), 5-162 (Lance Klusener), 6-168 (Mark Boucher), 7-198 (Shaun Pollock), 8-213 (Nicky Boje), 9-223 (Paul Adams), 238 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 2b, 1lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99 ovs, 348 mins) 238 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 12 | 6 | 16 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 25 | 5 | 70 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 41 | 8 | 87 | 6 | (0w,8nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 14 | 3 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | run out (Chaminda Vaas > Kumar Sangakkara > ) | 55 | 138 | 150 | 7 | - |
| 2. Neil McKenzie | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Upul Chandana | 25 | 68 | 86 | 4 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Upul Chandana | 40 | 90 | 91 | 6 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Russel Arnold b Muttiah Muralitharan | 12 | 30 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | not out | 63 | 107 | 144 | 6 | - |
| 6. Lance Klusener | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 11 | 14 | - | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 7 | 15 | 16 | - | - |
| *8. Shaun Pollock | c Russel Arnold b Muttiah Muralitharan | 12 | 28 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 9. Nicky Boje | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 35 | 63 | 65 | 5 | - |
| 10. Paul Adams | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-58 (Neil McKenzie), 2-112 (Gary Kirsten), 3-139 (Jacques Kallis), 4-141 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-153 (Lance Klusener), 6-163 (Mark Boucher), 7-193 (Shaun Pollock), 8-263 (Nicky Boje), 9-269 (Paul Adams), 269 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 3b, 5lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92 ovs, 323 mins) 269 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 35 | 5 | 84 | 7 | (0w,6nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 29 | 6 | 88 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Marvan Atapattu, Sanath Jayasuriya, Russel Arnold, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Arjuna Ranatunga, Kumar Dharmasena, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Muttiah Muralitharan