South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test at Centurion, Jan 20 2001 - Cricket Photos

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3rd Test, Centurion, January 20 - 22, 2001, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa

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South Africa

378

Sri Lanka

(fo) 119 & 252

South Africa won by an innings and 7 runs

Player Of The Match

Shaun Pollock

, SA

111 & 1/43

Player Of The Series

Shaun Pollock

, SA

124 runs • 13 wkts

Pollock proudly poses with the Man of the match and the series trophies•Jan 23, 2001•AFP

Sri Lankan batsman Sangakara is seen on his way to scoring 98 against the South Africans during the third and final day of the third and final five day international played at Centurion Park 22 January 2001. The South Africans won the match and also the series.

Sangakkara beaten while trying to flick the ball•Jan 23, 2001•AFP

South Africa v Sri Lanka , 3rd Test Match played at Super Sport Park Centurion , January 2001

South African captain Pollock with another run on his way to a maiden Test 100•Jan 22, 2001•Etienne Rothbart/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

South Africa's Nicky Boje hugs teammate Boeta Dippenaar on taking the catch to dismiss Mahela Jawardene of Sri Lanka off the bowling of Jaques Kallis, 21 January 2001 at Centurion Park in Pretoria, during the second day of the final test between South Africa and Sri Lanka.

Boje hugs Dippenaar after he took the catch to dismiss Jayawardene•Jan 22, 2001•AFP

South African bowler Makhaya Ntini celebrates the wicket of Mahela Jayawardene on the second day of the third and final Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Centurion Park 21 January 2001.

Makhaya Ntini is excited as he removes Mahela Jayawardene•Jan 22, 2001•AFP

South African bowler Boeta Dippenaar runs out Sri Lankan Marvan Atappattu (blue helmet) on the second day of the third and final Test betqen South Africa and Sri Lanka at Centurion Park 21 Jan 2001.

Atapattu looks on helplessly as Dippenaar runs him out•Jan 21, 2001•AFP

South African batsman Justin Kemp fails to make his ground as he is run out by Sri Lankan wickie Romesh Kaluwitharana in the final test at Centurion Park, Pretoria 20 January 2001

Kaluwitharana whips off the bails to run out Justin Kemp•Jan 21, 2001•AFP

South African Batsman Jaques Kallis gets a ball in the midriff off the bowling of Dilhara Fernando on the first day of the third and final Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Centurion Park 20 January 2001.

Kallis surprised by a Fernando delivery that gets him in the midriff•Jan 21, 2001•AFP

South African captain Shaun Pollock holds aloft the series trophy at the end of the third and final five day international played at Centurion Park, Pretoria 22 Januray 2001.

Pollock holds aloft the Castle Lager/MTN trophy•Jan 23, 2001•AFP

South African captain Pollock with a drive for 4 in his first Test Ton•Jan 22, 2001•Etienne Rothbart/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

South African debutant Kemp is run out by Sri Lankan keeper Kaluwitharana•Jan 22, 2001•Etienne Rothbart/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Wickremasinghe lofts Justin Kemp only to be caught by Gibbs. Sri Lanka in South Africa 2000/01, 3rd Test, South Africa v Sri Lanka SuperSport Park, Centurion, 20-24 Jan 2001 (Day 2)

Wickremasinghe lofts Justin Kemp only to be caught by Gibbs•Jan 22, 2001•AFP

Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya lets a delivery from South African captain Shaun Pollock go through on the second day of the third and final Test betqen South Africa and Sri Lanka at Centurion Park 21 January 2001.

Jayasuriya shoulders arms to a rising delivery from Pollock•Jan 21, 2001•AFP

South African batsman Neil McKenzie salutes the South African dressing room on reaching his 50 in the final test at Centurion Park, Pretoria, 20 January 2001.

McKenzie acknowledges the cheers after reaching his fifty•Jan 21, 2001•AFP

Sri Lanka's Rucheira Perera (2ndL) is congratulated by his team mates after getting the wicket of South African opening bat Boeta Dippernaar on the first day of the third and final Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Centurion Park 20 January 2001.

Perera congratulated by team mates after sending back Dippenaar•Jan 21, 2001•AFP

Sri Lanka Bowler Nuwan Zoysa celebrates the wicket of Herschelle Gibbs caught behind by wicketkeeper Romesh Kaluwitharana on the first day of the third and final Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Centurion Park 20 January 2001 .

Zoysa celebrates the wicket of Herschelle Gibbs•Jan 21, 2001•AFP

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
MS Atapattu	caught	0	16
KC Sangakkara	lbw	98	215
DPMD Jayawardene	caught	23	35
RP Arnold	caught	71	82
PA de Silva	caught	22	36
ST Jayasuriya	bowled	16	36
RS Kaluwitharana	caught	10	41
DNT Zoysa	caught	2	16
GP Wickramasinghe	caught	1	5
CRD Fernando	caught	1	10
PDRL Perera	not out	0	1
Extras	(lb 2, nb 4, w 2)
Total	252(10 wkts; 81.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
SM Pollock	17	5	43	1	2.52 (2 nb)
JH Kallis	14	1	39	2	2.78
AA Donald	7	0	39	1	5.57 (1 nb)
JM Kemp	13	2	33	3	2.53
M Ntini	19.3	5	51	2	2.61 (1 nb)
N Boje	11	2	45	1	4.09

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	9	Marvan Atapattu	Kumar Sangakkara
2nd	34	Mahela Jayawardene	Kumar Sangakkara
3rd	113	Russel Arnold	Kumar Sangakkara
4th	31	Aravinda de Silva	Kumar Sangakkara
5th	25	Sanath Jayasuriya	Kumar Sangakkara
6th	22	Romesh Kaluwitharana	Kumar Sangakkara
7th	8	Nuwan Zoysa	Kumar Sangakkara
8th	1	Pramodya Wickramasinghe	Kumar Sangakkara
9th	5	Kumar Sangakkara	Dilhara Fernando
10th	4	Ruchira Perera	Kumar Sangakkara

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