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South Africa v Sri Lanka @ Kingsmead, Durban
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 2000 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: DL Orchard, Riazuddin
Third Umpire: IL Howell
Match Referee: R Subba Row
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Boeta Dippenaar | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Dilhara Fernando | 11 | 27 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Dilhara Fernando | 180 | 461 | 558 | 20 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Dilhara Fernando | 21 | 56 | 87 | 2 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 59 | 116 | 139 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. Neil McKenzie | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muttiah Muralitharan | 9 | 48 | 65 | 1 | - |
| +6. Mark Boucher | c Russel Arnold b Muttiah Muralitharan | 17 | 24 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 7. Lance Klusener | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 50 | 121 | 157 | 5 | - |
| 8. Nicky Boje | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 32 | 51 | 71 | 3 | - |
| *9. Shaun Pollock | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| 10. Makhaya Ntini | b Dilhara Fernando | 8 | 12 | 12 | 2 | - |
| 11. Mfuneko Ngam | not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Boeta Dippenaar), 2-86 (Jacques Kallis), 3-194 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-238 (Neil McKenzie), 5-269 (Mark Boucher), 6-358 (Lance Klusener), 7-401 (Gary Kirsten), 8-410 (Shaun Pollock), 9-420 (Makhaya Ntini), 420 (Nicky Boje). |
| Extras | 5b, 10lb, 1w, 15nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 152.3 ovs, 585 mins) 420 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 26 | 1 | 84 | 0 | (0w,5nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 20 | 3 | 62 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 34 | 4 | 98 | 5 | (0w,9nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 58.3 | 16 | 122 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 14 | 3 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | run out (Makhaya Ntini > > ) | 0 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| *2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Neil McKenzie b Mfuneko Ngam | 0 | 8 | 16 | - | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Gary Kirsten b Nicky Boje | 74 | 213 | 269 | 8 | 1 |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Mark Boucher b Lance Klusener | 98 | 195 | 270 | 13 | - |
| 5. Russel Arnold | b Nicky Boje | 3 | 9 | 17 | - | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Mfuneko Ngam | 6 | 45 | 57 | 1 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 16 | 27 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 2 | 19 | 24 | - | - |
| 9. Nuwan Zoysa | c Mfuneko Ngam b Shaun Pollock | 3 | 7 | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Dilhara Fernando | not out | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-2 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-170 (Kumar Sangakkara), 4-184 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-184 (Russel Arnold), 6-201 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-208 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 8-208 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-215 (Nuwan Zoysa), 216 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87.4 ovs, 361 mins) 216 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 20.4 | 7 | 40 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Mfuneko Ngam | 12 | 0 | 59 | 2 | (0w,6nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 16 | 5 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 9 | 3 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 19 | 4 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 11 | 5 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Boeta Dippenaar | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 22 | 36 | 49 | 3 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Russel Arnold b Muttiah Muralitharan | 34 | 71 | 115 | 2 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 15 | 41 | 47 | 1 | - |
| *4. Shaun Pollock | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muttiah Muralitharan | 11 | 17 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 5. Nicky Boje | c Kumar Sangakkara b Dilhara Fernando | 8 | 8 | 18 | 1 | - |
| +6. Mark Boucher | c Chaminda Vaas b Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - |
| 7. Neil McKenzie | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 13 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Lance Klusener | not out | 11 | 10 | 19 | 2 | - |
| 9. Daryll Cullinan | not out | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 10. Makhaya Ntini | ||||||
| 11. Mfuneko Ngam |
| FOW | 1-46 (Boeta Dippenaar), 2-75 (Jacques Kallis), 3-91 (Gary Kirsten), 4-92 (Shaun Pollock), 5-108 (Mark Boucher), 6-114 (Nicky Boje), 7-132 (Neil McKenzie). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 34 ovs, 155 mins) 140 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 | (0w,6nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 1 | 39 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | c Mark Boucher b Nicky Boje | 20 | 98 | 132 | 1 | - |
| *2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Daryll Cullinan b Mfuneko Ngam | 26 | 44 | 60 | 5 | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | st Mark Boucher b Nicky Boje | 17 | 37 | 54 | 1 | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 7 | 18 | 27 | - | - |
| 5. Russel Arnold | c Boeta Dippenaar b Shaun Pollock | 30 | 100 | 124 | 3 | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | not out | 28 | 119 | 150 | 3 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Nicky Boje b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 3 | 25 | 27 | - | - |
| 9. Nuwan Zoysa | ||||||
| 10. Dilhara Fernando | ||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-41 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-69 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-80 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-80 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-132 (Russel Arnold), 6-140 (Romesh Kaluwitharana). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 74 ovs, 297 mins) 149 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 16 | 5 | 35 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Mfuneko Ngam | 13 | 3 | 34 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 4 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 24 | 12 | 30 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Boeta Dippenaar, Gary Kirsten, Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock, Nicky Boje, Mark Boucher, Neil McKenzie, Lance Klusener, Daryll Cullinan, Makhaya Ntini, Mfuneko Ngam