- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras16 (nb 14, w 2)TOTAL257/8d (64.2 Overs, RR: 3.99)Did not bat: CRD FernandoFall of wickets: 1-15 (Marvan Atapattu, 2.6 ov), 2-27 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 4.5 ov), 3-27 (Kumar Sangakkara, 5.5 ov), 4-46 (Russel Arnold, 8.6 ov), 5-180 (Mahela Jayawardene, 41.4 ov), 6-210 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 48.6 ov), 7-228 (Upul Chandana, 54.3 ov), 8-230 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 57.1 ov)
21/12Result
Tour Match, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Pietermaritzburg, Dec 21-23 2000
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![Sri Lankans]( "Sri Lankans")
257/8d -
![KwaZulu-Natal]( "KwaZulu-Natal")
299/5 (84.3 ov)
21/12Result
Tour Match, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Pietermaritzburg, Dec 21-23 2000
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![Sri Lankans]( "Sri Lankans")
257/8d -
![KwaZulu-Natal]( "KwaZulu-Natal")
299/5 (84.3 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras16 (b 7, lb 2, nb 7)TOTAL299/5 (84.3 Overs, RR: 3.53)Fall of wickets: 1-168 (Mark Bruyns, 46.6 ov), 2-197 (Doug Watson, 57.4 ov), 3-203 (Jon Kent, 59.5 ov), 4-217 (Ahmed Amla, 66.1 ov), 5-218 (Ashraf Mall, 66.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DNT Zoysa 7.3 3 20 0 2.66 0 0 CRD Fernando 14 2 55 0 3.92 0 1 GP Wickramasinghe 11 4 33 1 3.00 0 1 TM Dilshan 3 1 13 0 4.33 0 0 UDU Chandana 28 4 109 2 3.89 0 4 RP Arnold 9 3 22 0 2.44 0 1 ST Jayasuriya 4 1 11 0 2.75 0 0 DPMD Jayawardene 8 1 27 2 3.37 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lankans , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
21,22,23 December 2000 (3-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Close of Play
- Thu, 21 Dec - day 1 - no play
- Fri, 22 Dec - day 2 - Sri Lankans 1st innings 257/8 (DNT Zoysa 24*, GP Wickramasinghe 4*, 64.2 ov)
- Sat, 23 Dec - day 3 - KwaZulu-Natal 1st innings 299/5 (84.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- KwaZulu-Natal 1st innings: 1x7 ball over (13th over called by umpire Orchard)
- KwaZulu-Natal 1st innings: 1x7 ball over (45th over called by umpire Orchard)
- Natal 50, 73 minutes, 15.4 overs
- Bruyns 50, 109 minutes, 84 balls
- Natal 100, 130 minutes, 31.1 overs
- Watson 50, 143 minutes, 95 balls
- Kaluwitharana takes over as keeper after lunch
- Natal 150, 161 minutes, 42.4 overs (259b)
- Natal 200, 224 minutes, 58.2 overs
- Natal 250, 271 minutes, 73.4 overs
- New ball taken after 82 overs
- Bad Light stops play at 15:55
- Start delayed - wet outfield
- Sri Lankans 1st innings:
- Sri Lankans 1st innings: 1x7 ball over (3rd over, called by umpire Orchard)
- Ataputta loses his wicket on the seventh ball of the 3rd over
- Sri Lanka 50, 59 minutes, 11.2 overs
- 50 partnership, (Jayawardena, Dilshan) 57 balls, 39 minutes
- Sri Lankan 100, 91 minutes, 18.5 overs
- Jayawardene 50, 102 minutes, 72 balls
- 100 partnership (Jayawardene, Dilshan) 155 balls, 104 minutes
- Sri Lanka 150, 162 minutes, 35.2 overs
- Dilshan 50, 95 balls
- Bad Light taken at 16:07
- No play water logged outfield
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