Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2000–01
| Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2000–01 | |||
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| South Africa | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 7 December 2000 – 22 January 2001 | ||
| Captains | SM Pollock | ST Jayasuriya | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | G Kirsten (266) | KC Sangakkara (235) | |
| Most wickets | SM Pollock (13) | M Muralitharan (12) | |
| Player of the series | SM Pollock (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 6-match series 5–1 | ||
| Most runs | JN Rhodes (273) | RS Kaluwitharana (227) | |
| Most wickets | SM Pollock (10) | WPUJC Vaas (9) | |
| Player of the series | JH Kallis (SA) | ||
The Sri Lankan cricket team toured South Africa during the 2000–01 season, playing three Tests and six one-day internationals.[1]
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]
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
[edit]1st ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
[edit]3rd ODI
[edit]4th ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
[edit] 14 January 2001
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- JM Kemp (SA) made his ODI debut.
6th ODI
[edit] 17 January 2001
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- 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
[edit]1st Test
[edit]26–30 December 2000
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- There was no play on the fourth day.
2nd Test
[edit]2–4 January 2001
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- 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
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- 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.
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