South Africa v Sri Lanka 1st Test

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2000 (2000/01) · Kingsmead, Durban · 26 December 2000

Match drawn

Match drawn. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 180 for South Africa. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6/39.

South Africa ARCHIVE Sri Lanka ARCHIVE 2000 TESTS Kingsmead ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - 2000 (2000/01)
Ground: Kingsmead, Durban
Dates: 26 December 2000 to 30 December 2000
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Gary Kirsten
Captains: Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: DL Orchard and Riazuddin
Match referee: R Subba Row

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.

South Africa batted first and made 420 all out. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 180 off 461 balls, and Daryll Cullinan made 59. Dilhara Fernando took 5 for 98 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the third wicket between Daryll Cullinan and Gary Kirsten. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Kingsmead, 304 across 10 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 216 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 98 off 195 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 74. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 40 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 168-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, 78% of the total. From 184 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 208 for 8. South Africa led by 204 on first innings.

South Africa made 140 for 7 in their second innings. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 34 off 71 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6 for 39 for Sri Lanka.

Set 345 to win, Sri Lanka made 149 for 6. Russel Arnold top-scored with 30 off 100 balls.

Match drawn.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 420 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Boeta Dippenaar	c Romesh Kaluwitharana	11	27
Gary Kirsten	c Romesh Kaluwitharana	180	461
Jacques Kallis	c Muthiah Muralidaran	21	56
Daryll Cullinan	c Marvan Atapattu	59	116
Neil McKenzie	c Tillakaratne Dilshan	9	48
Mark Boucher	c Russel Arnold	17	24
Lance Klusener	c Kumar Sangakkara	50	121
Nicky Boje	bowled	32	51
Shaun Pollock	c Romesh Kaluwitharana	2	13
Makhaya Ntini	bowled	8	12
Mfuneko Ngam	not out	0	1

Extras 31 · Total 420 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	26	1	84	0
Nuwan Zoysa	20	3	62	0
Dilhara Fernando	34	4	98	5
Muthiah Muralidaran	58.3	16	122	5
Russel Arnold	14	3	39	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-31 (Boeta Dippenaar, 8.5 ov), 2-86 (Jacques Kallis, 29.1 ov), 3-194 (Daryll Cullinan, 66.1 ov), 4-238 (Neil McKenzie, 82.4 ov), 5-269 (Mark Boucher, 90.5 ov), 6-358 (Lance Klusener, 132.6 ov), 7-401 (Gary Kirsten, 145.5 ov), 8-410 (Shaun Pollock, 149.2 ov), 9-420 (Makhaya Ntini, 151.5 ov), 10-420 (Nicky Boje, 152.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Boeta Dippenaar	31	53
second	Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis	55	122
third	Daryll Cullinan and Gary Kirsten	108	222
fourth	Gary Kirsten and Neil McKenzie	44	99
fifth	Gary Kirsten and Mark Boucher	31	49
sixth	Gary Kirsten and Lance Klusener	89	253
seventh	Gary Kirsten and Nicky Boje	43	77
eighth	Shaun Pollock and Nicky Boje	9	21
ninth	Nicky Boje and Makhaya Ntini	10	15
tenth	Nicky Boje and Mfuneko Ngam	0	4

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 216 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marvan Atapattu	run out (Makhaya Ntini)	0	6
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Neil McKenzie	0	8
Kumar Sangakkara	c Gary Kirsten	74	213
Mahela Jayawardene	c Mark Boucher	98	195
Russel Arnold	bowled	3	9
Tillakaratne Dilshan	bowled	6	45
Romesh Kaluwitharana	c Mark Boucher	16	27
Chaminda Vaas	c Mark Boucher	2	19
Nuwan Zoysa	c Mfuneko Ngam	3	7
Dilhara Fernando	not out	5	3
Muthiah Muralidaran	c Mark Boucher	0	1

Extras 9 · Total 216 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	20.4	7	40	3
Mfuneko Ngam	12	0	59	2
Makhaya Ntini	16	5	36	1
Jacques Kallis	9	3	17	0
Nicky Boje	19	4	44	2
Lance Klusener	11	5	20	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Marvan Atapattu, 1.1 ov), 2-2 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 3.2 ov), 3-170 (Kumar Sangakkara, 67.4 ov), 4-184 (Mahela Jayawardene, 70.1 ov), 5-184 (Russel Arnold, 71.3 ov), 6-201 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 80.1 ov), 7-208 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 84.5 ov), 8-208 (Chaminda Vaas, 85.6 ov), 9-215 (Nuwan Zoysa, 87.2 ov), 10-216 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 87.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	0	7
second	Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara	2	13
third	Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara	168	386
fourth	Russel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene	14	15
fifth	Russel Arnold and Tillakaratne Dilshan	0	8
sixth	Romesh Kaluwitharana and Tillakaratne Dilshan	17	52
seventh	Chaminda Vaas and Tillakaratne Dilshan	7	28
eighth	Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa	0	7
ninth	Nuwan Zoysa and Dilhara Fernando	7	8
tenth	Muthiah Muralidaran and Dilhara Fernando	1	2

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 140 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R	B
Boeta Dippenaar	lbw	22	36
Gary Kirsten	c Russel Arnold	34	71
Jacques Kallis	bowled	15	41
Shaun Pollock	c Tillakaratne Dilshan	11	17
Nicky Boje	c Kumar Sangakkara	8	8
Mark Boucher	c Chaminda Vaas	10	7
Neil McKenzie	lbw	13	16
Lance Klusener	not out	11	10
Daryll Cullinan	not out	2	4

Did not bat: Makhaya Ntini, Mfuneko Ngam

Extras 14 · Total 140 for 7

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	9	1	25	0
Nuwan Zoysa	5	0	21	0
Dilhara Fernando	10	0	48	1
Muthiah Muralidaran	10	1	39	6

FALL OF WICKETS

1-46 (Boeta Dippenaar, 11.1 ov), 2-75 (Jacques Kallis, 22.2 ov), 3-91 (Gary Kirsten, 26.2 ov), 4-92 (Shaun Pollock, 26.6 ov), 5-108 (Mark Boucher, 28.5 ov), 6-114 (Nicky Boje, 29.5 ov), 7-132 (Neil McKenzie, 32.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Boeta Dippenaar	46	67
second	Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis	29	67
third	Gary Kirsten and Shaun Pollock	16	24
fourth	Shaun Pollock and Nicky Boje	1	4
fifth	Nicky Boje and Mark Boucher	16	11
sixth	Nicky Boje and Neil McKenzie	6	6
seventh	Lance Klusener and Neil McKenzie	18	18
eighth	Daryll Cullinan and Lance Klusener	8	7

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 149 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Marvan Atapattu	c Mark Boucher	20	98
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Daryll Cullinan	26	44
Kumar Sangakkara	st Mark Boucher	17	37
Mahela Jayawardene	c Mark Boucher	7	18
Russel Arnold	c Boeta Dippenaar	30	100
Tillakaratne Dilshan	not out	28	119
Romesh Kaluwitharana	c Nicky Boje	1	9
Chaminda Vaas	not out	3	25

Did not bat: Nuwan Zoysa, Dilhara Fernando, Muthiah Muralidaran

Extras 17 · Total 149 for 6

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	16	5	35	2
Mfuneko Ngam	13	3	34	1
Makhaya Ntini	10	4	18	1
Jacques Kallis	6	1	14	0
Nicky Boje	24	12	30	2
Lance Klusener	5	1	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-41 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 13.6 ov), 2-69 (Kumar Sangakkara, 26.3 ov), 3-80 (Marvan Atapattu, 30.3 ov), 4-80 (Mahela Jayawardene, 33.2 ov), 5-132 (Russel Arnold, 64.1 ov), 6-140 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 66.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	41	84
second	Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara	28	75
third	Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene	11	24
fourth	Russel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene	0	17
fifth	Russel Arnold and Tillakaratne Dilshan	52	185
sixth	Romesh Kaluwitharana and Tillakaratne Dilshan	8	16
seventh	Chaminda Vaas and Tillakaratne Dilshan	9	43

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