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Sri Lanka Vs South Africa Final

Singer Triangular Series Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 2000 (2000) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 14 July 2000

Sri Lanka won by 30 runs

Sri Lanka won by 30 runs. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 76 for South Africa. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5/44.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Singer Triangular Series Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 2000 (2000)
Ground
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date
14 July 2000
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result
Sri Lanka won by 30 runs
Player of the match
Muthiah Muralidaran
Captains
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
Umpires
BC Cooray and PT Manuel
Match referee
JR Reid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 294 for 7. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 68 off 86 balls, and Russel Arnold made 51. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the first wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Avishka Gunawardene. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 241 across 59 ODIs.

Chasing 295, South Africa made 264 for 9. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 76 off 94 balls, and Jonty Rhodes made 43. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 44 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 91-run stand for the first wicket between Gary Kirsten and Andrew Hall.

Sri Lanka won by 30 runs.

SRI LANKA: 294 FOR 7
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyarun out (Jonty Rhodes)6886
Avishka Gunawardenebowled4947
Marvan Atapattuc Gary Kirsten1118
Mahela Jayawardenec Neil McKenzie2739
Kumar Sangakkarac Jonty Rhodes4349
Russel Arnoldc Lance Klusener5153
Chaminda Vaasnot out1713
Upul Chandanac Mark Boucher12

Did not bat: Kumar Dharmasena, Nuwan Zoysa, Muthiah Muralidaran

Extras 27 · Total 294 for 7

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Shaun Pollock90542
David Terbrugge40380
Paul Adams101291
Jacques Kallis101641
Nicky Boje100561
Lance Klusener70431

FALL OF WICKETS

1-84 (Avishka Gunawardene, 11.6 ov), 2-110 (Marvan Atapattu, 18.5 ov), 3-167 (Mahela Jayawardene, 30.2 ov), 4-174 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 31.3 ov), 5-254 (Kumar Sangakkara, 45.2 ov), 6-291 (Russel Arnold, 49.2 ov), 7-294 (Upul Chandana, 49.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstSanath Jayasuriya and Avishka Gunawardene8472
secondMarvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya2641
thirdSanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene5769
fourthSanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara77
fifthRussel Arnold and Kumar Sangakkara8083
sixthChaminda Vaas and Russel Arnold3724
seventhUpul Chandana and Chaminda Vaas34
SOUTH AFRICA: 264 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Gary Kirstenst Kumar Sangakkara7694
Andrew Hallbowled3552
Jacques Kallisrun out (Muthiah Muralidaran, Kumar Dharmasena)715
Neil McKenzielbw1019
Nicky Bojest Kumar Sangakkara118
Jonty Rhodeslbw4343
Mark Boucherlbw14
Lance Klusenerst Kumar Sangakkara3943
Shaun Pollockc Kumar Sangakkara2220
Paul Adamsnot out22
David Terbruggenot out03

Extras 18 · Total 264 for 9

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas70290
Nuwan Zoysa60400
Russel Arnold20110
Kumar Dharmasena101391
Muthiah Muralidaran100445
Sanath Jayasuriya60350
Upul Chandana90542

FALL OF WICKETS

1-91 (Andrew Hall, 17.3 ov), 2-102 (Jacques Kallis, 20.3 ov), 3-127 (Neil McKenzie, 26.6 ov), 4-142 (Nicky Boje, 29.3 ov), 5-170 (Gary Kirsten, 34.1 ov), 6-175 (Mark Boucher, 35.5 ov), 7-229 (Jonty Rhodes, 44.1 ov), 8-251 (Lance Klusener, 47.5 ov), 9-264 (Shaun Pollock, 49.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGary Kirsten and Andrew Hall91105
secondGary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis1118
thirdGary Kirsten and Neil McKenzie2539
fourthGary Kirsten and Nicky Boje1515
fifthJonty Rhodes and Gary Kirsten2828
sixthJonty Rhodes and Mark Boucher510
seventhJonty Rhodes and Lance Klusener5450
eighthShaun Pollock and Lance Klusener2222
ninthShaun Pollock and Paul Adams1310
tenthPaul Adams and David Terbrugge03
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