Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 2nd Test at Colombo, Aug 11 2004 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

2nd Test, Colombo (SSC), August 11 - 15, 2004, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

470 & 211/4d

South Africa

(T:493) 189 & 179

Sri Lanka won by 313 runs

Player Of The Match

Kumar Sangakkara

, SL

232 & 64

Player Of The Series

Chaminda Vaas

, SL

92 runs • 9 wkts

Chaminda Vaas and Marvan Atapattu are ecstatic as South Africa lose another wicket•Aug 15, 2004•SENA VIDANAGAMA/AFP

Groundsmen at work at a water-logged SSC Stadium, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, 4th day, Colombo, August 14, 2004

Groundsmen at work at a water-logged SSC Stadium•Aug 14, 2004•SENA VIDANAGAMA/AFP

Sanath Jayasuriya celebrates a wicket, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, 3rd day, Colombo, August 13, 2004

Sanath Jayasuriya celebrates a wicket•Aug 13, 2004•SENA VIDANAGAMA/AFP

Graeme Smith on his way to 65, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, 3rd day, Colombo, August 13, 2004

Graeme Smith on his way to 65•Aug 13, 2004•SENA VIDANAGAMA/AFP

Kumar Sangakkara drives on his way to a double-century, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 2, SSC, Colombo, August 12, 2004

Kumar Sangakkara drives on his way to a double-century•Aug 12, 2004•Sena Vidanagama/AFP

Chaminda Vaas celebrates a wicket, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, 4th day, Colombo, August 14, 2004

Chaminda Vaas celebrates a wicket•Aug 15, 2004•SENA VIDANAGAMA/AFP

Groundsmen mopping up the rain in Colombo, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, 4th day, Colombo, August 14, 2004

Groundsmen mopping up the rain in Colombo•Aug 14, 2004•SENA VIDANAGAMA/AFP

Sanath Jayasuriya, who claimed five, bowls a delivery, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, 3rd day, Colombo, August 13, 2004

Sanath Jayasuriya, who claimed five, bowls a delivery•Aug 13, 2004•SENA VIDANAGAMA/AFP

Shaun Pollock celebrates after the dismissal of Kumar Sangakkara•Aug 12, 2004•Sena Vidanagama/AFP

Kumar Sangakkara takes in the applause for his century, Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 1, SSC, Colombo, August 11, 2004

Kumar Sangakkara takes in the applause for his century•Aug 11, 2004•Sena Vidanagama/AFP

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Eric Simons, South Africa's coach, is seriously considering giving up his job

We let ourselves down, says Smith

After his side's collapse in Colombo, South Africa's captain Graeme Smith didn't mince words after defeat in the match and the series, but Marvan Atapattu was predictably rather more upbeat

Vaas stars in Sri Lankan triumph

Chaminda Vaas rocked South Africa with some exceptional swing and seam bowling, taking 6 for 29 as Sri Lanka romped to a 313-run win to take the two-Test series 1-0 - their first series victory against South Africa

Rain returns after Sri Lanka strike

Excellent work by the ground staff at the SSC Stadium meant that play was likely to start at 4pm local time (1000 GMT)

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South Africa Innings

Player Name		R	B
GC Smith	caught	17	38
HH Gibbs	caught	4	6
M van Jaarsveld	bowled	2	17
JH Kallis	caught	3	6
JA Rudolph	caught	1	9
HH Dippenaar	not out	59	166
MV Boucher	caught	51	132
SM Pollock	caught	3	5
N Boje	lbw	16	20
M Ntini	caught	0	2
M Hayward	caught	1	13
Extras	(b 6, lb 3, nb 12, w 1)
Total	179(10 wkts; 67 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	18	8	29	6	1.61
SL Malinga	13	1	54	3	4.15 (10 nb)
ST Jayasuriya	9	3	22	0	2.44
HMRKB Herath	8	5	13	0	1.62
UDU Chandana	7	1	26	0	3.71 (2 nb)
TM Dilshan	12	6	26	1	2.16

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	4	Herschelle Gibbs	Graeme Smith
2nd	14	Martin van Jaarsveld	Graeme Smith
3rd	6	Jacques Kallis	Graeme Smith
4th	12	Jacques Rudolph	Graeme Smith
5th	0	Boeta Dippenaar	Jacques Rudolph
6th	101	Mark Boucher	Boeta Dippenaar
7th	3	Shaun Pollock	Boeta Dippenaar
8th	23	Nicky Boje	Boeta Dippenaar
9th	0	Boeta Dippenaar	Makhaya Ntini
10th	16	Boeta Dippenaar	Nantie Hayward

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