South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2000

International cricket tour

The Test series ended 1-1 with 1 match drawn. Shaun Pollock became 28th test captain following the sacking of Hansie Cronje.

Test series summary

1st Test

20–23 July 2000
Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	South Africa
522 (150.4 overs) DPMD Jayawardene 167 (288) SM Pollock 3/73 (30.4 overs)		238 (99 overs) DJ Cullinan 114* (231) M Muralitharan 6/87 (41 overs)
		269 (f/o) (92 overs) JN Rhodes 63* (107) M Muralitharan 7/84 (35 overs)

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 15 runs
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and PT Manuel (SL)
Player of the match: M Muralitharan (SL)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
KC Sangakkara (SL) and ND McKenzie (SA) made their Test debuts. This was Sri Lanka's first test win over South Africa.

2nd Test

30 July–2 August 2000
Scorecard

South Africa	v	Sri Lanka
253 (84.5 overs) L Klusener 118* (219) HDPK Dharmasena 3/58 (20 overs)		308 (99.4 overs) MS Atapattu 120 (292) SM Pollock 3/83 (24 overs)
231 (93.5 overs) JH Kallis 87 (208) M Muralitharan 3/76 (36 overs)		169 (50.1 overs) A Ranatunga 88 (103) N Boje 3/24 (10.1 overs)

South Africa won by 7 runs
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and MG Silva (SL)
Player of the match: A Ranatunga (SL) and L Klusener (SA)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

3rd Test

6–10 August 2000
Scorecard

South Africa	v	Sri Lanka
279 (108.2 overs) L Klusener 95* (175) WPUJC Vaas 4/85 (36 overs)		258 (98.2 overs) ST Jayasuriya 85 (113) N Boje 5/62 (34 overs)
241/9d (113.5 overs) JN Rhodes 54 (151) M Muralitharan 5/68 (45.5 overs)		195/4 (67.1 overs) DPMD Jayawardene 101* (183) SM Pollock 1/13 (6 overs)

Match drawn
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo
Umpires: BC Cooray (SL) and EA Nicholls (WI)
Player of the match: M Muralitharan (SL)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

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