At Tangier, August 15. Sri Lanka won by 93 runs. Sri Lanka 5 pts. Toss: Sri Lanka.
Winning with a bonus point, Sri Lanka went to the top of the table. They were inspired by a
characteristic innings from de Silva, working the field to keep the scoreboard ticking over and
hitting just four boundaries in his 73. Fernando and spinner Chandana made key contributions to
a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling performance, allowing Jayasuriya the luxury of not introducing
Muralitharan until the 24th over - by which time the South Africans were already five wickets
down and struggling.