- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras19 (lb 5, nb 7, w 7)TOTAL221 all out (49.5 Overs, RR: 4.43)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.6 ov), 2-21 (Marvan Atapattu, 5.5 ov), 3-63 (Mahela Jayawardene, 15.3 ov), 4-91 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 22.6 ov), 5-112 (Russel Arnold, 27.4 ov), 6-159 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 37.3 ov), 7-211 (Chaminda Vaas, 47.2 ov), 8-214 (Nuwan Zoysa, 48.2 ov), 9-219 (Kumar Sangakkara, 49.1 ov), 10-221 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 49.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SM Pollock 9.5 1 36 4 3.66 0 3 R Telemachus 10 1 46 1 4.60 3 4 JH Kallis 9 1 34 2 3.77 1 0 M Ntini 5 0 44 1 8.80 2 0 L Klusener 10 0 26 1 2.60 0 0 N Boje 6 0 30 0 5.00 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras13 (lb 8, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL223/6 (47.2 Overs, RR: 4.71)Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Andrew Hall, 9.1 ov), 2-56 (Nicky Boje, 10.6 ov), 3-57 (Jacques Kallis, 11.4 ov), 4-91 (Boeta Dippenaar, 18.2 ov), 5-126 (Gary Kirsten, 26.5 ov), 6-143 (Mark Boucher, 31.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WPUJC Vaas 9 1 50 1 5.55 1 1 DNT Zoysa 9 0 35 2 3.88 1 0 GP Wickramasinghe 7.2 0 44 0 6.00 1 0 M Muralidaran 10 1 39 1 3.90 0 0 ST Jayasuriya 7 0 31 0 4.42 0 0 RP Arnold 5 1 16 0 3.20 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa led the 6-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
15 December 2000 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Kaluwitharana 50 in 84 mins 58 balls 6x4
- Sri Lanka 100 in 105 mins (24.4 overs) 12 x 4
- Sri Lanka 150 in 150 mins (36.2 overs) 17 x 4
- Sri Lanka 200 in 183 mins (44.5 overs) 22x4
- 50 p'ship Sangakarra/Vaas in 37 mins from 60 balls
- South Africa 50 in 42 mins (9.6 overs) 7x4
- South Africa 100 in 91 mins (20.5 overs) 13 x 4
- Kirsten 50 in 102 mins from 58 balls (6x4)
- South Africa 150 in 144 mins (33.2 overs) 13x4
- Kirsten goes to 5 500 ODI runs
- Klusener goes to 2500 ODI runs
- Rhodes 50 in 102 mins from 69 balls (3x4)
- 50 p'ship Rhodes/Klusener in 50 mins from 72 balls
- South Africa 200 in 192 mins (44.4 overs) 17x4
Match Coverage
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