Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 0-0
Match number
Season
Match days
26,27,28,29,30 December 2000 (5-day match)
26/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 26-30 2000
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
420 & 140/7d -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
216 & 149/6 (74 ov)
Player of the Match
26/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 26-30 2000
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
420 & 140/7d -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
216 & 149/6 (74 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
SOUTH AFRICA 420 (152.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Daryll Cullinan59 (116)
- Gary Kirsten180 (461)
- Dilhara Fernando5/98 (34)
- Muthiah Muralidaran5/122 (58.3)
SRI LANKA 216 (87.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Mahela Jayawardene98 (195)
- Kumar Sangakkara74 (213)
- Nicky Boje2/44 (19)
- Shaun Pollock3/40 (20.4)
SOUTH AFRICA 140/7d (34 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Boeta Dippenaar22 (36)
- Gary Kirsten34 (71)
- Dilhara Fernando1/48 (10)
- Muthiah Muralidaran6/39 (10)
SRI LANKA 149/6 (74 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Russel Arnold30 (100)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan*28 (119)
- Nicky Boje2/30 (24)
- Shaun Pollock2/35 (16)
Match Coverage
All Match News1st Test, South Africa v Sri Lanka, Statistical Highlights
It was the 1525th Test match in cricket history
Muralitharan takes 11 but South Africa have better of drawn first Test
In nine Test matches against South Africa Muttiah Muralitharan has taken five wickets in an innings or more eight time, including a double against South Africa in the drawn first Castle Lager/MTN Test match that ended at Kingsmead on Saturday
Pollock joins the 200 Club as Sri Lanka fold up
Shaun Pollock probably couldn't have hoped for a better Christmas present: his 200th Test wicket and a handsome first innings lead over Sri Lanka, both on the same day and both at his home ground of Kingsmead
Long haul ahead for Sri Lanka at Kingsmead
Just two days into the Castle Lager/MTN Test series and Sri Lanka's strengths and weaknesses in South African conditions have been sharply illuminated
Long haul ahead of Sri Lanka at Kingsmead
Just two days into the Castle Lager/MTN Test series and Sri Lanka's strengths and weaknesses in South African conditions have been sharply illuminated