Sri Lanka Vs South Africa 5Th Match
Singer Triangular Series Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 2000 (2000) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 11 July 2000
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 135 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 135 balls remaining). Avishka Gunawardene top-scored with 87 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 11 July 2000
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 135 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Avishka Gunawardene
- Captains
- Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and BC Cooray
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
South Africa batted first and made 167 all out. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 83 not out off 148 balls, and Andrew Hall made 32.
Chasing 168, Sri Lanka made 168 for 2. Avishka Gunawardene top-scored with 87 off 75 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 44. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the second wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Avishka Gunawardene, 77% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 135 balls remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 167 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | bowled | 3 | 12 |
| Lance Klusener | c Marvan Atapattu | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall | c Mahela Jayawardene | 32 | 34 |
| Jacques Kallis | not out | 83 | 148 |
| Daryll Cullinan | run out (Marvan Atapattu, Kumar Sangakkara) | 8 | 10 |
| Jonty Rhodes | run out (Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara) | 5 | 10 |
| Mark Boucher | c Mahela Jayawardene | 8 | 23 |
| Shaun Pollock | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Nicky Boje | st Kumar Sangakkara | 19 | 46 |
| Nantie Hayward | run out (Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Dharmasena) | 0 | 3 |
| Makhaya Ntini | bowled | 1 | 10 |
Extras 8 · Total 167 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6.2 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Lance Klusener, 1.1 ov), 2-4 (Gary Kirsten, 2.4 ov), 3-64 (Andrew Hall, 13.1 ov), 4-84 (Daryll Cullinan, 16.6 ov), 5-94 (Jonty Rhodes, 20.4 ov), 6-110 (Mark Boucher, 27.1 ov), 7-110 (Shaun Pollock, 27.4 ov), 8-148 (Nicky Boje, 44.4 ov), 9-158 (Nantie Hayward, 46.2 ov), 10-167 (Makhaya Ntini, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten and Lance Klusener | 0 | 7 |
| second | Gary Kirsten and Andrew Hall | 4 | 9 |
| third | Jacques Kallis and Andrew Hall | 60 | 63 |
| fourth | Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis | 20 | 23 |
| fifth | Jonty Rhodes and Jacques Kallis | 10 | 22 |
| sixth | Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher | 16 | 39 |
| seventh | Shaun Pollock and Jacques Kallis | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Jacques Kallis and Nicky Boje | 38 | 102 |
| ninth | Jacques Kallis and Nantie Hayward | 10 | 10 |
| tenth | Jacques Kallis and Makhaya Ntini | 9 | 18 |
SRI LANKA: 168 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 9 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | lbw | 87 | 75 |
| Marvan Atapattu | not out | 44 | 62 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 14 | 20 |
Did not bat: Russel Arnold, Kumar Sangakkara, Kumar Dharmasena, Upul Chandana, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muthiah Muralidaran, Nuwan Zoysa
Extras 22 · Total 168 for 2
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Nantie Hayward | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Andrew Hall | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 6.3 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Lance Klusener | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Daryll Cullinan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.2 ov), 2-140 (Avishka Gunawardene, 21.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Avishka Gunawardene | 11 | 14 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Avishka Gunawardene | 129 | 115 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene | 28 | 36 |
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