Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2000–01
Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2000–01 | |||
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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) |
The Sri Lankan cricket team toured South Africa during the 2000–01 season, playing three Tests and six one-day internationals.[1]
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)
1st ODI
15 December 2000 (D/N) Scorecard |
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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
17 December 2000 Scorecard |
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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
9 January 2001 (D/N) Scorecard |
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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
11 January 2001 (D/N) Scorecard |
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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
14 January 2001 Scorecard |
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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
17 January 2001 Scorecard |
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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
1st Test
26–30 December 2000 Scorecard |
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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
2–4 January 2001 Scorecard |
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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
20–22 January 2001 Scorecard |
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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.
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