20/01Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 20-22 2001
South Africa won by an inns & 7 runs
Player of the Match
Shaun PollockSouth Africa
20/01Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 20-22 2001
South Africa won by an inns & 7 runs
Player of the Match
Shaun PollockSouth Africa

  • South Africa 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    HH Dippenaar
    c †Kaluwitharana b Perera
    20
    25
    29
    4
    0
    80.00
    HH Gibbs
    c †Kaluwitharana b Zoysa
    1
    11
    19
    0
    0
    9.09
    JH Kallis
    c Arnold b Fernando
    7
    35
    53
    1
    0
    20.00
    DJ Cullinan
    c †Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe
    48
    64
    106
    7
    1
    75.00
    ND McKenzie
    c Wickramasinghe b Zoysa
    103
    191
    267
    11
    1
    53.92
    MV Boucher †
    c †Kaluwitharana b Zoysa
    38
    45
    64
    6
    1
    84.44
    N Boje
    c Jayasuriya b Arnold
    6
    15
    16
    1
    0
    40.00
    JM Kemp
    run out (Sangakkara)
    2
    14
    19
    0
    0
    14.28
    SM Pollock (c)
    c Sangakkara b Zoysa
    111
    106
    123
    16
    3
    104.71
    AA Donald
    not out
    10
    34
    50
    0
    0
    29.41
    M Ntini
    c †Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe
    10
    24
    30
    1
    0
    41.66
    Extras
    22 (b 4, lb 2, nb 15, w 1)
    TOTAL
    378 all out (91.3 Overs, RR: 4.13, 392 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Herschelle Gibbs, 4.4 ov), 2-31 (Boeta Dippenaar, 5.6 ov), 3-54 (Jacques Kallis, 14.4 ov), 4-115 (Daryll Cullinan, 27.4 ov), 5-168 (Mark Boucher, 42.6 ov), 6-185 (Nicky Boje, 47.3 ov), 7-204 (Justin Kemp, 52.4 ov), 8-354 (Neil McKenzie, 80.5 ov), 9-359 (Shaun Pollock, 84.3 ov), 10-378 (Makhaya Ntini, 91.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    DNT Zoysa2287643.4503
    PDRL Perera1937313.8404
    CRD Fernando16110716.6805
    GP Wickramasinghe12.335124.0813
    RP Arnold1425013.5700
    ST Jayasuriya631001.6600
    PA de Silva21502.5000

  • Sri Lanka 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    MS Atapattu
    c Cullinan b Pollock
    0
    16
    17
    0
    0
    0.00
    KC Sangakkara
    lbw b Ntini
    98
    215
    334
    14
    0
    45.58
    DPMD Jayawardene
    c Dippenaar b Kallis
    23
    35
    37
    5
    0
    65.71
    RP Arnold
    c Pollock b Boje
    71
    82
    102
    13
    0
    86.58
    PA de Silva
    c Pollock b Kallis
    22
    36
    33
    5
    0
    61.11
    ST Jayasuriya (c)
    b Donald
    16
    36
    45
    1
    0
    44.44
    RS Kaluwitharana †
    c †Boucher b Kemp
    10
    41
    56
    1
    0
    24.39
    DNT Zoysa
    c & b Kemp
    2
    16
    15
    0
    0
    12.50
    GP Wickramasinghe
    c †Boucher b Ntini
    1
    5
    1
    0
    0
    20.00
    CRD Fernando
    c Kallis b Kemp
    1
    10
    14
    0
    0
    10.00
    PDRL Perera
    not out
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    Extras
    8 (lb 2, nb 4, w 2)
    TOTAL
    252 all out (f/o) (81.3 Overs, RR: 3.09, 334 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Marvan Atapattu, 4.4 ov), 2-43 (Mahela Jayawardene, 13.4 ov), 3-156 (Russel Arnold, 39.2 ov), 4-187 (Aravinda de Silva, 48.5 ov), 5-212 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 59.6 ov), 6-234 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 72.4 ov), 7-242 (Nuwan Zoysa, 76.2 ov), 8-243 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 77.4 ov), 9-248 (Dilhara Fernando, 80.5 ov), 10-252 (Kumar Sangakkara, 81.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    SM Pollock1754312.5202
    JH Kallis1413922.7810
    AA Donald703915.5711
    JM Kemp1323332.5300
    M Ntini19.355122.6101
    N Boje1124514.0900

Close of Play

  • Sat, 20 Jan - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 375/9 (AA Donald 10*, M Ntini 8*, 90 ov)
  • Sun, 21 Jan - day 2 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 184/3 (KC Sangakkara 64*, PA de Silva 21*, 47 ov)
  • Mon, 22 Jan - day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 252 (81.3 ov) - end of match

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