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]
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The Sri Lankan cricket team toured South Africa during the 2000 01 season playing three Tests and six one day internationals 1 Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2000 01 South AfricaSri LankaDates7 December 2000 22 January 2001CaptainsSM PollockST JayasuriyaTest seriesResultSouth Africa won the 3 match series 2 0Most runsG Kirsten 266 KC Sangakkara 235 Most wicketsSM Pollock 13 M Muralitharan 12 Player of the seriesSM Pollock SA One Day International seriesResultsSouth Africa won the 6 match series 5 1Most runsJN Rhodes 273 RS Kaluwitharana 227 Most wicketsSM Pollock 10 WPUJC Vaas 9 Player of the seriesJH Kallis SA 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 Contents 1 One Day Internationals ODIs 1 1 1st ODI 1 2 2nd ODI 1 3 3rd ODI 1 4 4th ODI 1 5 5th ODI 1 6 6th ODI 2 Test series summary 2 1 1st Test 2 2 2nd Test 2 3 3rd Test 3 ReferencesOne Day Internationals ODIs edit1st ODI edit 15 December 2000 D N ScorecardSri Lanka nbsp 221 49 5 overs v nbsp South Africa223 6 47 2 overs KC Sangakkara 84 114 SM Pollock 4 36 9 5 overs JN Rhodes 61 80 DNT Zoysa 2 35 9 overs South Africa won by 4 wicketsSt 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 edit 17 December 2000 ScorecardSouth Africa nbsp 302 7 50 overs v nbsp Sri Lanka207 6 50 overs ND McKenzie 120 135 DNT Zoysa 2 68 10 overs DPMD Jayawardene 59 84 SM Pollock 2 34 10 overs South Africa won by 95 runsBuffalo 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 edit 9 January 2001 D N ScorecardSri Lanka nbsp 247 4 50 overs v nbsp South Africa250 2 48 5 overs RS Kaluwitharana 83 117 N Boje 2 39 10 overs JH Kallis 100 139 K Weeraratne 1 30 6 overs South Africa won by 8 wicketsBoland 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 edit 11 January 2001 D N ScorecardSouth Africa nbsp 290 7 50 overs v nbsp Sri Lanka191 42 2 overs JH Kallis 82 79 WPUJC Vaas 3 44 10 overs RS Kaluwitharana 74 107 M Ntini 5 37 8 2 overs South Africa won by 99 runsNewlands 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 edit 14 January 2001 ScorecardSri Lanka nbsp 206 49 2 overs v nbsp South Africa207 5 42 overs KC Sangakkara 33 52 SM Pollock 3 44 10 overs HH Gibbs 79 112 GP Wickramasinghe 1 23 3 overs South Africa won by 5 wicketsGoodyear 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 edit 17 January 2001 ScorecardSri Lanka nbsp 214 6 42 overs v nbsp South Africa204 42 overs RP Arnold 65 56 R Telemachus 3 25 8 overs ND McKenzie 47 74 M Muralitharan 2 25 9 overs 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 edit1st Test edit 26 30 December 2000 ScorecardSouth Africa nbsp v nbsp Sri Lanka420 152 3 overs G Kirsten 180 461 CRD Fernando 5 98 34 overs 216 87 4 overs DPMD Jayawardene 98 195 SM Pollock 3 40 20 4 overs 140 7d 34 overs G Kirsten 34 71 M Muralitharan 6 39 10 overs 149 6 74 overs RP Arnold 30 100 NJ Boje 2 30 24 overs Match drawnKingsmead 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 edit 2 4 January 2001 ScorecardSri Lanka nbsp v nbsp South Africa95 38 4 overs KC Sangakkara 32 76 SM Pollock 6 30 13 4 overs 504 7d 158 2 overs DJ Cullinan 112 232 RP Arnold 3 76 24 2 overs 180 45 2 overs DPMD Jayawardene 45 65 N Boje 4 28 10 overs South Africa won by an innings and 229 runsNewlands 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 edit 20 22 January 2001 ScorecardSouth Africa nbsp v nbsp Sri Lanka378 91 3 overs SM Pollock 111 106 DNT Zoysa 4 76 22 overs 119 36 5 overs RS Kaluwitharana 32 30 M Ntini 4 39 11 overs 252 f o 81 3 overs KC Sangakkara 98 215 JM Kemp 3 33 13 overs South Africa won by an innings and 7 runsCenturion 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 References edit Sri Lanka in South Africa Dec 2000 Jan 2001 Schedule ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 26 March 2021 a b Sri Lanka in South Africa 2000 01 Test Series Averages ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 26 March 2021 Sri Lanka in South Africa 2000 01 CricketArchive Retrieved 26 March 2021 nbsp This article related to sport in Sri Lanka is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article on an international cricket tour is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2000 01 amp oldid 1130253537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
