Sri Lanka v South Africa 2nd Test

South Africa tour of Sri Lanka - 2000 (2000) · Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy · 30 July 2000

South Africa won by 7 runs

South Africa won by 7 runs. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 120 for Sri Lanka.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of Sri Lanka - 2000 (2000)
Ground: Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Dates: 30 July 2000 to 2 August 2000
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result: South Africa won by 7 runs
Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga
Captains: Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: DJ Harper and MG Silva
Match referee: BF Hastings

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.

South Africa batted first and made 253 all out. Lance Klusener top-scored with 118 not out off 219 balls, and Mark Boucher made 60. Kumar Dharmasena took 3 for 58 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the sixth wicket between Lance Klusener and Mark Boucher, 49% of the total.

Sri Lanka replied with 308 all out. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 120 off 292 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 54. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 83 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the fifth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu. From 286 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 22 runs, to 308 for 10. Sri Lanka led by 55 on first innings.

South Africa made 231 all out in their second innings. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 87 off 208 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 76 for Sri Lanka.

Set 177 to win, Sri Lanka made 169 all out. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 88 off 103 balls, and Russel Arnold made 40. Nicky Boje took 3 for 24 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the fifth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Russel Arnold, 64% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 21 for 4.

South Africa won by 7 runs.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 253 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gary Kirsten	lbw	0	5
Neil McKenzie	c Mahela Jayawardene	0	5
Jacques Kallis	lbw	16	42
Daryll Cullinan	bowled	2	32
Jonty Rhodes	bowled	12	22
Lance Klusener	not out	118	219
Mark Boucher	run out (Muthiah Muralidaran)	60	111
Shaun Pollock	c Mahela Jayawardene	5	19
Nicky Boje	lbw	0	1
Paul Adams	c Mahela Jayawardene	6	37
Nantie Hayward	bowled	13	22

Extras 21 · Total 253 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	8	5	11	1
Nuwan Zoysa	6	2	16	1
Kumar Dharmasena	20	3	58	3
Muthiah Muralidaran	30.5	3	95	2
Upul Chandana	20	2	58	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Gary Kirsten, 0.5 ov), 2-4 (Neil McKenzie, 1.5 ov), 3-16 (Daryll Cullinan, 11.5 ov), 4-34 (Jonty Rhodes, 17.1 ov), 5-34 (Jacques Kallis, 18.3 ov), 6-158 (Mark Boucher, 51.4 ov), 7-173 (Shaun Pollock, 56.5 ov), 8-173 (Nicky Boje, 56.6 ov), 9-210 (Paul Adams, 69.3 ov), 10-253 (Nantie Hayward, 84.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Neil McKenzie	0	5
second	Jacques Kallis and Neil McKenzie	4	6
third	Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis	12	60
fourth	Jonty Rhodes and Jacques Kallis	18	32
fifth	Jacques Kallis and Lance Klusener	0	8
sixth	Lance Klusener and Mark Boucher	124	199
seventh	Shaun Pollock and Lance Klusener	15	31
eighth	Nicky Boje and Lance Klusener	0	1
ninth	Paul Adams and Lance Klusener	37	75
tenth	Lance Klusener and Nantie Hayward	43	92

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 308 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marvan Atapattu	lbw	120	292
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Jacques Kallis	28	70
Russel Arnold	run out (Jacques Kallis)	28	67
Mahela Jayawardene	c Daryll Cullinan	18	25
Kumar Sangakkara	run out (Neil McKenzie)	24	38
Arjuna Ranatunga	lbw	54	77
Kumar Dharmasena	c Mark Boucher	3	14
Chaminda Vaas	c Jonty Rhodes	4	12
Upul Chandana	not out	1	3
Nuwan Zoysa	bowled	3	5
Muthiah Muralidaran	bowled	0	2

Extras 25 · Total 308 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	24	5	83	3
Nantie Hayward	22	6	67	2
Jacques Kallis	11.4	4	18	2
Nicky Boje	15	2	50	1
Lance Klusener	11	2	21	0
Paul Adams	14	1	44	0
Daryll Cullinan	2	0	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-53 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 18.3 ov), 2-109 (Russel Arnold, 44.6 ov), 3-142 (Mahela Jayawardene, 54.2 ov), 4-182 (Kumar Sangakkara, 65.3 ov), 5-286 (Marvan Atapattu, 92.3 ov), 6-296 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 95.2 ov), 7-300 (Kumar Dharmasena, 96.6 ov), 8-303 (Chaminda Vaas, 98.3 ov), 9-308 (Nuwan Zoysa, 99.2 ov), 10-308 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 99.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	53	111
second	Marvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold	56	159
third	Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene	33	56
fourth	Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara	40	67
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu	104	162
sixth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Kumar Dharmasena	10	17
seventh	Kumar Dharmasena and Chaminda Vaas	4	10
eighth	Upul Chandana and Chaminda Vaas	3	9
ninth	Upul Chandana and Nuwan Zoysa	5	5
tenth	Muthiah Muralidaran and Upul Chandana	0	2

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 231 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gary Kirsten	bowled	13	53
Neil McKenzie	bowled	1	14
Jacques Kallis	bowled	87	208
Daryll Cullinan	bowled	6	17
Jonty Rhodes	c Kumar Sangakkara	33	66
Lance Klusener	c Kumar Sangakkara	4	17
Mark Boucher	c Marvan Atapattu	15	19
Shaun Pollock	c Kumar Sangakkara	20	46
Nicky Boje	c Tillakaratne Dilshan	27	73
Paul Adams	not out	14	49
Nantie Hayward	lbw	0	4

Extras 11 · Total 231 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	14	6	17	1
Nuwan Zoysa	5	0	17	1
Kumar Dharmasena	16	2	47	1
Muthiah Muralidaran	36	8	76	3
Upul Chandana	9.5	0	21	2
Sanath Jayasuriya	13	1	45	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Neil McKenzie, 5.3 ov), 2-37 (Gary Kirsten, 15.6 ov), 3-50 (Daryll Cullinan, 20.6 ov), 4-121 (Jonty Rhodes, 46.1 ov), 5-128 (Lance Klusener, 50.5 ov), 6-153 (Mark Boucher, 57.4 ov), 7-186 (Shaun Pollock, 72.4 ov), 8-186 (Jacques Kallis, 73.1 ov), 9-231 (Nicky Boje, 93.1 ov), 10-231 (Nantie Hayward, 93.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Neil McKenzie	10	33
second	Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis	27	63
third	Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis	13	30
fourth	Jonty Rhodes and Jacques Kallis	71	151
fifth	Jacques Kallis and Lance Klusener	7	28
sixth	Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher	25	41
seventh	Shaun Pollock and Jacques Kallis	33	90
eighth	Jacques Kallis and Nicky Boje	0	3
ninth	Paul Adams and Nicky Boje	45	120
tenth	Paul Adams and Nantie Hayward	0	4

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 169 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marvan Atapattu	lbw	0	1
Sanath Jayasuriya	lbw	0	1
Russel Arnold	lbw	40	98
Mahela Jayawardene	c Mark Boucher	1	3
Kumar Sangakkara	c Nantie Hayward	5	25
Arjuna Ranatunga	c Jonty Rhodes	88	103
Kumar Dharmasena	c Jonty Rhodes	1	13
Upul Chandana	bowled	16	26
Chaminda Vaas	run out (Jacques Kallis, Lance Klusener)	5	13
Nuwan Zoysa	not out	2	19
Muthiah Muralidaran	c Mark Boucher	0	1

Extras 11 · Total 169 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	11	4	38	1
Nantie Hayward	5	1	15	2
Jacques Kallis	8	1	25	1
Paul Adams	3	1	26	0
Lance Klusener	13	3	34	2
Nicky Boje	10.1	4	24	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Marvan Atapattu, 0.1 ov), 2-5 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 1.1 ov), 3-9 (Mahela Jayawardene, 1.5 ov), 4-21 (Kumar Sangakkara, 11.1 ov), 5-130 (Russel Arnold, 34.4 ov), 6-133 (Kumar Dharmasena, 37.2 ov), 7-161 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 44.3 ov), 8-161 (Upul Chandana, 45.1 ov), 9-169 (Chaminda Vaas, 49.6 ov), 10-169 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 50.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	0	1
second	Sanath Jayasuriya and Russel Arnold	5	6
third	Russel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene	4	4
fourth	Russel Arnold and Kumar Sangakkara	12	56
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Russel Arnold	109	141
sixth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Kumar Dharmasena	3	16
seventh	Arjuna Ranatunga and Upul Chandana	28	43
eighth	Upul Chandana and Chaminda Vaas	0	4
ninth	Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa	8	29
tenth	Muthiah Muralidaran and Nuwan Zoysa	0	1

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