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South Africa v Sri Lanka @ SuperSport Park, Centurion
15, 16, 17, 18, 19 November 2002 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: DJ Harper, RB Tiffin
Third Umpire: S Wadvalla
Match Referee: GR Viswanath
Match Result: South Africa won by 3 wickets
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Marvan Atapattu | c Gary Kirsten b Jacques Kallis | 17 | 53 | 67 | 3 | - |
| 2. Jehan Mubarak | c Graeme Smith b Shaun Pollock | 48 | 103 | 147 | 8 | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Shaun Pollock b Andrew Hall | 35 | 38 | 51 | 5 | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | b Shaun Pollock | 44 | 106 | 151 | 6 | - |
| 5. Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 104 | 231 | 331 | 17 | - |
| 6. Russel Arnold | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 2 | 11 | 28 | - | - |
| 7. Hasantha Fernando | c Jacques Kallis b Makhaya Ntini | 24 | 46 | 83 | 5 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 7 | 37 | 46 | - | - |
| 9. Chamila Gamage | c Gary Kirsten b Makhaya Ntini | 2 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Dilhara Fernando | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | b Jacques Kallis | 27 | 26 | 42 | 5 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-34 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-90 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-108 (Jehan Mubarak), 4-189 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-207 (Russel Arnold), 6-263 (Hasantha Fernando), 7-277 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-281 (Chamila Gamage), 9-281 (Dilhara Fernando), 323 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 10lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 108.5 ovs, 476 mins) 323 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 29 | 11 | 51 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 29 | 6 | 86 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Elworthy | 21 | 4 | 71 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 15.5 | 2 | 71 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 14 | 3 | 34 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Smith | lbw b Dilhara Fernando | 15 | 47 | 66 | 1 | - |
| 2. Herschelle Gibbs | run out (Muttiah Muralitharan > Kumar Sangakkara > ) | 92 | 216 | 314 | 11 | - |
| 3. Gary Kirsten | c Hasantha Fernando b Dilhara Fernando | 11 | 25 | 40 | 2 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | b Hasantha Fernando | 84 | 196 | 225 | 9 | - |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 20 | 73 | 105 | 2 | - |
| 6. Neil McKenzie | lbw b Chamila Gamage | 28 | 90 | 90 | 4 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c & b Chamila Gamage | 63 | 138 | 181 | 6 | - |
| *8. Shaun Pollock | not out | 99 | 170 | 252 | 9 | 2 |
| 9. Andrew Hall | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| 10. Steve Elworthy | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muttiah Muralitharan | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | c Russel Arnold b Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 22 | 47 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-45 (Graeme Smith), 2-71 (Gary Kirsten), 3-211 (Herschelle Gibbs), 4-219 (Jacques Kallis), 5-258 (Ashwell Prince), 6-264 (Neil McKenzie), 7-396 (Mark Boucher), 8-400 (Andrew Hall), 9-408 (Steve Elworthy), 448 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 4b, 10lb, 4w, 5nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 166.3 ovs, 677 mins) 448 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 33.3 | 7 | 81 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Chamila Gamage | 22 | 2 | 71 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 27 | 0 | 91 | 2 | (0w,5nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 57 | 10 | 133 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hasantha Fernando | 18 | 5 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jehan Mubarak | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Marvan Atapattu | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 22 | 53 | 83 | 4 | - |
| 2. Jehan Mubarak | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 15 | 27 | 38 | 3 | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 89 | 132 | 208 | 15 | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Makhaya Ntini | 40 | 99 | 169 | 6 | - |
| 5. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 6 | 57 | 80 | - | - |
| 6. Russel Arnold | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 7. Hasantha Fernando | c Andrew Hall b Makhaya Ntini | 14 | 26 | 51 | 3 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | lbw b Jacques Kallis | 17 | 38 | 64 | 4 | - |
| 9. Chamila Gamage | c Shaun Pollock b Jacques Kallis | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Dilhara Fernando | c Mark Boucher b Steve Elworthy | 14 | 26 | 42 | 3 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Jehan Mubarak), 2-60 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-179 (Kumar Sangakkara), 4-180 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-185 (Russel Arnold), 6-205 (Hasantha Fernando), 7-209 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 8-209 (Chamila Gamage), 9-245 (Dilhara Fernando), 245 (Chaminda Vaas). |
| Extras | 13b, 1lb, 7w, 3nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 77.2 ovs, 375 mins) 245 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 17 | 7 | 45 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 22 | 5 | 52 | 4 | (1w,1nb) |
| Steve Elworthy | 12 | 1 | 54 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 14.2 | 5 | 39 | 4 | (2w,0nb) |
| Graeme Smith | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Smith | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Herschelle Gibbs | c Kumar Sangakkara b Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 17 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 3. Gary Kirsten | c Jehan Mubarak b Dilhara Fernando | 11 | 25 | 42 | 2 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | b Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 16 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Kumar Sangakkara b Dilhara Fernando | 5 | 34 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 6. Andrew Hall | c Russel Arnold b Muttiah Muralitharan | 16 | 29 | 58 | 1 | - |
| 7. Neil McKenzie | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 39 | 53 | 78 | 4 | - |
| +8. Mark Boucher | not out | 22 | 34 | 58 | 2 | - |
| *9. Shaun Pollock | not out | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 10. Steve Elworthy | ||||||
| 11. Makhaya Ntini |
| FOW | 1-0 (Graeme Smith), 2-13 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-23 (Gary Kirsten), 4-31 (Jacques Kallis), 5-44 (Ashwell Prince), 6-73 (Andrew Hall), 7-112 (Neil McKenzie). |
| Extras | 5b, 1lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 35.3 ovs, 178 mins) 124 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 2 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 12 | 0 | 49 | 4 | (0w,6nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 13.3 | 1 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chamila Gamage | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Gary Kirsten, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, Andrew Hall, Neil McKenzie, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Steve Elworthy, Makhaya Ntini