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South Africa v Sri Lanka @ Newlands, Cape Town
2, 3, 4 January 2001 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: IL Howell, EA Nicholls
Third Umpire: WA Diedricks
Match Referee: R Subba Row
Match Result: South Africa won by an innings and 229 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | c Jacques Kallis b Shaun Pollock | 5 | 19 | 18 | - | - |
| *2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 8 | 12 | 28 | 1 | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Daryll Cullinan b Mfuneko Ngam | 32 | 76 | 102 | 5 | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Jacques Kallis b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 5. Russel Arnold | c Gary Kirsten b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Shaun Pollock b Jacques Kallis | 5 | 24 | 37 | - | - |
| 7. Avishka Gunawardene | c Jacques Kallis b Mfuneko Ngam | 24 | 54 | 69 | 4 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Shaun Pollock b Mfuneko Ngam | 7 | 29 | 46 | 1 | - |
| 9. Nuwan Zoysa | c & b Shaun Pollock | 10 | 11 | 22 | - | 1 |
| 10. Dilhara Fernando | not out | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Makhaya Ntini b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-13 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-13 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-13 (Russel Arnold), 5-33 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 6-66 (Kumar Sangakkara), 7-84 (Avishka Gunawardene), 8-95 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-95 (Nuwan Zoysa), 95 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 38.4 ovs, 178 mins) 95 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 13.4 | 6 | 30 | 6 | (0w,1nb) |
| Mfuneko Ngam | 13 | 3 | 26 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 6 | 2 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 6 | 2 | 20 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muttiah Muralitharan | 52 | 114 | 157 | 7 | - |
| 2. Herschelle Gibbs | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Mahela Jayawardene b Dilhara Fernando | 49 | 150 | 207 | 6 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | run out (Chaminda Vaas > > ) | 112 | 232 | 252 | 12 | 3 |
| 5. Neil McKenzie | c & b Russel Arnold | 47 | 109 | 132 | 5 | 1 |
| +6. Mark Boucher | c Mahela Jayawardene b Russel Arnold | 92 | 143 | 200 | 10 | - |
| 7. Lance Klusener | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Russel Arnold | 97 | 143 | 211 | 13 | 1 |
| 8. Nicky Boje | not out | 31 | 75 | 109 | 3 | - |
| *9. Shaun Pollock | ||||||
| 10. Makhaya Ntini | ||||||
| 11. Mfuneko Ngam |
| FOW | 1-1 (Herschelle Gibbs), 2-97 (Gary Kirsten), 3-130 (Jacques Kallis), 4-231 (Neil McKenzie), 5-317 (Daryll Cullinan), 6-411 (Mark Boucher), 7-504 (Lance Klusener). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 1w, 18nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 158.2 ovs, 637 mins) 504 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 32 | 6 | 109 | 1 | (0w,8nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 26 | 6 | 80 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 25 | 2 | 105 | 1 | (0w,10nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 43 | 11 | 99 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 1 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 24.2 | 4 | 76 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 13 | 39 | 59 | 3 | - |
| *2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Shaun Pollock b Mfuneko Ngam | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Mark Boucher b Mfuneko Ngam | 11 | 18 | 23 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Nicky Boje | 45 | 65 | 89 | 8 | - |
| 5. Russel Arnold | c Herschelle Gibbs b Nicky Boje | 26 | 42 | 74 | 3 | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Mark Boucher b Nicky Boje | 17 | 32 | 31 | 3 | - |
| 7. Avishka Gunawardene | b Makhaya Ntini | 13 | 17 | 22 | 2 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c & b Nicky Boje | 38 | 26 | 34 | 6 | 2 |
| 9. Nuwan Zoysa | c Lance Klusener b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Dilhara Fernando | c Mark Boucher b Mfuneko Ngam | 5 | 23 | 30 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 1 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-18 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-53 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-99 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-112 (Russel Arnold), 6-119 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 7-131 (Avishka Gunawardene), 8-135 (Nuwan Zoysa), 9-172 (Chaminda Vaas), 180 (Dilhara Fernando). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 45.2 ovs, 193 mins) 180 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 9 | 3 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mfuneko Ngam | 8.2 | 1 | 36 | 3 | (1w,3nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 11 | 2 | 52 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 10 | 3 | 28 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Gary Kirsten, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Daryll Cullinan, Neil McKenzie, Mark Boucher, Lance Klusener, Nicky Boje, Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Ntini, Mfuneko Ngam