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Sri Lanka v South Africa @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 August 2000 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: BC Cooray, EA Nicholls
Third Umpire: TH Wijewardene
Match Referee: BF Hastings
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Ruchira Perera | 11 | 63 | 90 | - | - |
| 2. Neil McKenzie | c Russel Arnold b Ruchira Perera | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 19 | 31 | 39 | 3 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Marvan Atapattu b Chaminda Vaas | 38 | 84 | 112 | 6 | - |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 21 | 53 | 52 | 3 | - |
| 6. Lance Klusener | not out | 95 | 175 | 286 | 6 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Upul Chandana b Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | - |
| *8. Shaun Pollock | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 33 | 64 | 71 | 4 | - |
| 9. Nicky Boje | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 21 | 94 | 97 | 2 | - |
| 10. Paul Adams | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 15 | 81 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 11. Nantie Hayward | c Aravinda de Silva b Upul Chandana | 0 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Neil McKenzie), 2-23 (Jacques Kallis), 3-57 (Gary Kirsten), 4-89 (Jonty Rhodes), 5-103 (Daryll Cullinan), 6-117 (Mark Boucher), 7-186 (Shaun Pollock), 8-240 (Nicky Boje), 9-278 (Paul Adams), 279 (Nantie Hayward). |
| Extras | 2b, 8lb, 0w, 12nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 108.2 ovs, 416 mins) 279 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 36 | 9 | 85 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Ruchira Perera | 18 | 3 | 60 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 39 | 14 | 70 | 3 | (0w,4nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 4.2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | b Nantie Hayward | 10 | 31 | 35 | 1 | - |
| *2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Gary Kirsten b Nicky Boje | 85 | 113 | 173 | 14 | - |
| 3. Russel Arnold | c Lance Klusener b Nicky Boje | 28 | 72 | 104 | 2 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | st Mark Boucher b Nicky Boje | 2 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| 5. Mahela Jayawardene | c Gary Kirsten b Nicky Boje | 34 | 86 | 117 | 4 | - |
| 6. Chaminda Vaas | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 5 | 63 | 81 | - | - |
| 7. Arjuna Ranatunga | b Nicky Boje | 14 | 52 | 69 | 2 | - |
| +8. Kumar Sangakkara | c Mark Boucher b Nantie Hayward | 25 | 77 | 89 | 2 | - |
| 9. Upul Chandana | c Neil McKenzie b Shaun Pollock | 32 | 62 | 90 | 3 | - |
| 10. Ruchira Perera | c Nicky Boje b Shaun Pollock | 10 | 33 | 48 | 1 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-122 (Russel Arnold), 3-130 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-135 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 5-170 (Chaminda Vaas), 6-180 (Mahela Jayawardene), 7-201 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-223 (Kumar Sangakkara), 9-257 (Ruchira Perera), 258 (Upul Chandana). |
| Extras | 3b, 1lb, 1w, 8nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.2 ovs, 416 mins) 258 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 22.2 | 10 | 40 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Nantie Hayward | 20 | 2 | 68 | 2 | (1w,2nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 13 | 3 | 48 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 9 | 2 | 36 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 34 | 8 | 62 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 40 | 150 | 198 | 3 | - |
| 2. Neil McKenzie | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya > > ) | 17 | 69 | 91 | - | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | b Aravinda de Silva | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Russel Arnold b Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 23 | 22 | - | - |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 54 | 151 | 172 | 5 | - |
| 6. Lance Klusener | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 35 | 87 | 131 | 4 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 25 | 59 | 89 | 2 | - |
| *8. Shaun Pollock | c Kumar Sangakkara b Sanath Jayasuriya | 13 | 80 | 95 | - | - |
| 9. Nicky Boje | not out | 29 | 53 | 73 | 3 | - |
| 10. Paul Adams | c & b Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 11 | 23 | - | - |
| 11. Nantie Hayward | not out | 3 | 7 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-50 (Neil McKenzie), 2-50 (Jacques Kallis), 3-59 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-107 (Gary Kirsten), 5-152 (Jonty Rhodes), 6-169 (Lance Klusener), 7-197 (Mark Boucher), 8-220 (Shaun Pollock), 9-236 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 15nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 113.5 ovs, 458 mins) 241 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 2 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ruchira Perera | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 2.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 24.5 | 7 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 45.5 | 14 | 68 | 5 | (0w,6nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 24 | 4 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | c Gary Kirsten b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 17 | 15 | - | - |
| *2. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Paul Adams | 17 | 53 | 91 | 1 | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Jonty Rhodes b Nantie Hayward | 6 | 16 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 101 | 183 | 217 | 14 | 1 |
| 5. Aravinda de Silva | lbw b Lance Klusener | 41 | 94 | 105 | 6 | - |
| 6. Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 28 | 42 | 64 | 6 | - |
| 7. Russel Arnold | ||||||
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | ||||||
| 9. Upul Chandana | ||||||
| 10. Ruchira Perera | ||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-6 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-20 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-37 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 4-119 (Aravinda de Silva). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 67.1 ovs, 262 mins) 195 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 6 | 3 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nantie Hayward | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 12.1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 16 | 3 | 72 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 20 | 4 | 65 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Marvan Atapattu, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Russel Arnold, Chaminda Vaas, Upul Chandana, Ruchira Perera, Muttiah Muralitharan