The Sri Lankan cricket team toured South Africa during the 2000–01 season, playing three Tests and six one-day internationals.
| Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2000–01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
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. Shaun Pollock and Muttiah Muralitharan finished the series as top wicket-takers capturing 13 and 12 wickets respectively. Pollock was named "man of the series".
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
1st ODI
15 December 2000 (D/N) Scorecard |
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KC Sangakkara 84 (114) SM Pollock 4/36 (9.5 overs) | JN Rhodes 61* (80) DNT Zoysa 2/35 (9 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
17 December 2000 Scorecard |
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ND McKenzie 120* (135) DNT Zoysa 2/68 (10 overs) | DPMD Jayawardene 59 (84) SM Pollock 2/34 (10 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
9 January 2001 (D/N) Scorecard |
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RS Kaluwitharana 83 (117) N Boje 2/39 (10 overs) | JH Kallis 100* (139) K Weeraratne 1/30 (6 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- CRD Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI
11 January 2001 (D/N) Scorecard |
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JH Kallis 82 (79) WPUJC Vaas 3/44 (10 overs) | RS Kaluwitharana 74 (107) M Ntini 5/37 (8.2 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
14 January 2001 Scorecard |
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KC Sangakkara 33 (52) SM Pollock 3/44 (10 overs) | HH Gibbs 79 (112) GP Wickramasinghe 1/23 (3 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- JM Kemp (SA) made his ODI debut.
6th ODI
17 January 2001 Scorecard |
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RP Arnold 65* (56) R Telemachus 3/25 (8 overs) | ND McKenzie 47 (74) M Muralitharan 2/25 (9 overs) |
- 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
1st Test
26–30 December 2000 Scorecard |
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420 (152.3 overs) G Kirsten 180 (461) CRD Fernando 5/98 (34 overs) | 216 (87.4 overs) DPMD Jayawardene 98 (195) SM Pollock 3/40 (20.4 overs) | |
140/7d (34 overs) G Kirsten 34 (71) M Muralitharan 6/39 (10 overs) | 149/6 (74 overs) RP Arnold 30 (100) NJ Boje 2/30 (24 overs) |
Match drawn Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: DL Orchard (SA) and Riazuddin (PAK) Player of the match: G Kirsten (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- There was no play on the fourth day.
2nd Test
2–4 January 2001 Scorecard |
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95 (38.4 overs) KC Sangakkara 32 (76) SM Pollock 6/30 (13.4 overs) | 504/7d (158.2 overs) DJ Cullinan 112 (232) RP Arnold 3/76 (24.2 overs) | |
180 (45.2 overs) DPMD Jayawardene 45 (65) N Boje 4/28 (10 overs) |
South Africa won by an innings and 229 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: IL Howell (SA) and EA Nicholls (WI) Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
3rd Test
20–22 January 2001 Scorecard |
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378 (91.3 overs) SM Pollock 111 (106) DNT Zoysa 4/76 (22 overs) | 119 (36.5 overs) RS Kaluwitharana 32 (30) M Ntini 4/39 (11 overs) | |
252 (f/o) (81.3 overs) KC Sangakkara 98 (215) JM Kemp 3/33 (13 overs) |
South Africa won by an innings and 7 runs Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and P Willey (ENG) Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA) |
- 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.
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