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52nd Match • IPL • T20 • Bengaluru

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RESULT • 51st Match • IPL • T20 • Ahmedabad

224/6

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(20 ov, T:225) 186/6

GT won by 38 runs

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Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 3rd Test at Colombo, Aug 06 2000 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

3rd Test, Colombo (SSC), August 06 - 10, 2000, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

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South Africa

279 & 241/9d

Sri Lanka

(T:263) 258 & 195/4

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

Muthiah Muralidaran

, SL

3/70 & 5/68

Player Of The Series

Lance Klusener

, SA

275 runs • 3 wkts

Arjuna Ranatunga - Larger than life•Aug 12, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Sanath Jayasuriya plays a lofted square cut. South Africa in Sri Lanka 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo,06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Sanath Jayasuriya plays a lofted square cut•Aug 12, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Nicky Boje lofts the ball over the infield. South Africa in Sri Lanka 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo,06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Nicky Boje lofts the ball over the infield•Aug 12, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Nicky Boje smashes the ball straight back at the bowler. South Africa in Sri Lanka 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Nicky Boje smashes the ball straight back at the bowler•Aug 12, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Old friends Arjuna Ranatunga and Arvinda De Silva share a joke or two•Aug 11, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Jayawardene pulls the ball over mid-wicket to collect yet another boundary, South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Jayawardene pulls the ball over mid-wicket to collect yet another boundary•Aug 11, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Ranatunga at the presentation ceremony, South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Ranatunga at the presentation ceremony•Aug 11, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

South African Jonty Rhodes (L) drives the ball as Sri Lankan wicket keeper Kumar Sangakkara looks on during the fourth day of the final cricket test between Sri Lanka and South Africa 09 August 2000 in Colombo. South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 4).

Jonty Rhodes plays a sweep shot on his way to a half century•Aug 10, 2000•AFP

Rhodes looking to steal a single as Jayawardene tries to follow the ball, South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 4).

Rhodes looking to steal a single as Jayawardene tries to follow the ball•Aug 10, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Rhodes looks back to follow the course of the ball after missing a shot, South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 4).

Rhodes looks back to follow the course of the ball after missing a shot•Aug 10, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Aravinda de Silva sweeps the ball as Boucher and Cullinan look on. South Africa in Sri Lanka 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo,06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Aravinda de Silva sweeps the ball as Boucher and Cullinan look on•Aug 12, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya plays a powerful offdrive. South Africa in Sri Lanka 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo,06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya plays a powerful offdrive•Aug 12, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Shaun Pollock takes a quick single as Muralitharan urges the fielder to run the batsman out. South Africa in Sri Lanka 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo,06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Shaun Pollock takes a quick single•Aug 12, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Arjuna Ranatunga pulls the ball as wicket keeper Mark Boucher looks on during the final cricket test between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo. South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Arjuna Ranatunga pulls the ball•Aug 11, 2000•Sena Vidanagama/AFP

Ranatunga acknowledging the crowd as he trudges back after playing his last innings, South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Ranatunga acknowledging the crowd as he trudges back after playing his last innings•Aug 11, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Ranatunga with his successor Jayasuriya during the presentation ceremony, South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Ranatunga with his successor Jayasuriya during the presentation ceremony•Aug 11, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Arjuna Ranatunga acknowledges his fans after playing his last Test innings, South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 5).

Arjuna Ranatunga acknowledges his fans after playing his last Test innings•Aug 11, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

South African Mark Boucher drives the ball as Sri Lankan wicket keeper Kumar Sangakkara looks on during the fourth day of the final cricket test between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo. South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 4).

Mark Boucher executes a sweep shot as Sangakkara looks on•Aug 10, 2000•AFP

Rhodes executes the sweep to good effect, South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 4).

Rhodes executes the sweep to good effect•Aug 10, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Rhodes takes a welcome breather as the team physio attends on him, South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2000/01, 3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, 06-10 August 2000 (Day 4).

Rhodes takes a welcome breather as the team physio attends on him•Aug 10, 2000•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

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It was the 1507th Test in cricket history

Mission (mostly) accomplished

All things considered, South Africa could not have asked a great deal more of Shaun Pollock and his overhauled team than has been forthcoming in Sri Lanka over the past five to six weeks

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
MS Atapattu	caught	0	17
ST Jayasuriya	bowled	17	53
KC Sangakkara	caught	6	16
DPMD Jayawardene	not out	101	183
PA de Silva	lbw	41	94
A Ranatunga	not out	28	42
Extras	(nb 2)
Total	195(4 wkts; 67.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
SM Pollock	6	3	13	1	2.16
M Hayward	9	1	21	1	2.33 (2 nb)
JH Kallis	4	2	4	0	1
L Klusener	12.1	4	20	1	1.64
PR Adams	16	3	72	1	4.5
N Boje	20	4	65	0	3.25

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	6	Marvan Atapattu	Sanath Jayasuriya
2nd	14	Sanath Jayasuriya	Kumar Sangakkara
3rd	17	Sanath Jayasuriya	Mahela Jayawardene
4th	82	Aravinda de Silva	Mahela Jayawardene
5th	76	Arjuna Ranatunga	Mahela Jayawardene

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