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Sri Lanka v South Africa @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
11 July 2000
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: BC Cooray, EAR de Silva
Third Umpire: TH Wijewardene
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | b Nuwan Zoysa | 3 | 12 | 13 | - | - |
| 2. Lance Klusener | c Marvan Atapattu b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| 3. Andrew Hall | c Mahela Jayawardene b Kumar Dharmasena | 32 | 34 | 61 | 5 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | not out | 83 | 148 | 188 | 4 | 3 |
| 5. Daryll Cullinan | run out (Marvan Atapattu > Kumar Sangakkara) | 8 | 10 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | run out (Mahela Jayawardene > Kumar Sangakkara) | 5 | 10 | 14 | - | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Mahela Jayawardene b Upul Chandana | 8 | 23 | 21 | - | - |
| *8. Shaun Pollock | lbw b Upul Chandana | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. Nicky Boje | st Kumar Sangakkara b Kumar Dharmasena | 19 | 46 | 56 | 1 | - |
| 10. Nantie Hayward | run out (Mahela Jayawardene > Kumar Dharmasena) | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 10 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Lance Klusener), 2-4 (Gary Kirsten), 3-64 (Andrew Hall), 4-84 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-94 (Jonty Rhodes), 6-110 (Mark Boucher), 7-110 (Shaun Pollock), 8-148 (Nicky Boje), 9-158 (Nantie Hayward), 167 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 3w, 4nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.2 ovs) 167 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 2 | 23 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (1w,1nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 1 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6.2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Makhaya Ntini b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 2. Avishka Gunawardene | lbw b Nicky Boje | 87 | 75 | 96 | 16 | - |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | not out | 44 | 62 | 109 | 5 | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 14 | 20 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 5. Russel Arnold | ||||||
| +6. Kumar Sangakkara | ||||||
| 7. Kumar Dharmasena | ||||||
| 8. Upul Chandana | ||||||
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | ||||||
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | ||||||
| 11. Nuwan Zoysa |
| FOW | 1-11 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-140 (Avishka Gunawardene). |
| Extras | 4b, 9lb, 8w, 1nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 27.3 ovs) 168 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Nantie Hayward | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (3w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (2w,1nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 6.3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daryll Cullinan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Sanath Jayasuriya, Avishka Gunawardene, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Russel Arnold, Kumar Sangakkara, Kumar Dharmasena, Upul Chandana, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Zoysa