Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 3rd Test at Colombo, Aug 06 2000 - Match Result

RESULT

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

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279 & 241/9d

(T:263) 258 & 195/4

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

Muthiah Muralidaran

, SL

3/70 & 5/68

Player Of The Series

, SA

275 runs • 3 wkts

Mission (mostly) accomplished

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

10-Aug-2000•Peter Robinson

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Scorecard summary

South Africa • 279/10(108.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

95* (175)

4/85 (36)

Daryll Cullinan

38 (84)

Muthiah Muralidaran

3/70 (39)

Sri Lanka • 258/10(98.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

Sanath Jayasuriya

85 (113)

5/62 (34)

Mahela Jayawardene

34 (86)

3/40 (22.2)

South Africa • 241/9(113.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

54 (151)

Muthiah Muralidaran

5/68 (45.5)

40 (150)

Sanath Jayasuriya

2/56 (24)

Sri Lanka • 195/4(67.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Mahela Jayawardene

101* (183)

1/20 (12.1)

Aravinda de Silva

41 (94)

1/13 (6)

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Match details

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to field first
Series	South Africa tour of Sri Lanka
Season	2000
Player Of The Match	Muthiah Muralidaran
Player Of The Series	Lance Klusener
Series result	3-match series drawn 1-1
Match number	Test no. 1507
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	B.C. Cooray Eddie Nicholls
TV Umpire	Tyron Wijewardene
Match Referee	Brian Hastings

Match Coverage

Sri Lanka v South Africa 2000

Toss: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka v South Africa 2000

3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Statistical Highlights

It was the 1507th Test in cricket history

3rd Test, Sri Lanka v South Africa, Statistical Highlights

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

Mission (mostly) accomplished

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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)

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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