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- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000
Venue:
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Date & Time:
Sun, Aug 6, 5:30 AM LOCAL
Info
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Match drawn
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
279-10
(108.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Boucher
c Chandana b Vaas
4
9
1
0
44.44
Nicky Boje
c Sangakkara b Vaas
21
94
2
0
22.34
Jacques Kallis
c Sangakkara b Vaas
19
31
3
0
61.29
Shaun Pollock
b Muralitharan
33
64
4
0
51.56
Neil McKenzie
c Arnold b Perera
0
1
0
0
0.00
Jonty Rhodes
b Muralitharan
21
53
3
0
39.62
Daryll Cullinan
c Atapattu b Vaas
38
84
6
0
45.24
Gary Kirsten
c Ranatunga b Perera
11
63
0
0
17.46
Paul Adams
lbw b Muralitharan
15
81
1
0
18.52
Lance Klusener
not out
95
175
6
0
54.29
Nantie Hayward
c de Silva b Chandana
0
7
0
0
0.00
Extras
22
(b 2, lb 8, w 0, nb 12, p 0)
Total
279-10
(108.2 Overs, RR: 2.57)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Chaminda Vaas
36
9
85
4
1
0
2.36
Ruchira Perera
18
3
60
2
3
0
3.33
Aravinda de Silva
5
2
16
0
2
0
3.20
Muttiah Muralitharan
39
14
70
3
4
0
1.79
Upul Chandana
4.2
0
26
1
2
0
6.19
Sanath Jayasuriya
3
0
9
0
0
0
3.00
Russel Arnold
3
1
3
0
0
0
1.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N McKenzie
0-1
1.1
Kallis
23-2
10.2
G Kirsten
57-3
20.2
Jonty Rhodes
89-4
33.6
D Cullinan
103-5
38.6
M Boucher
117-6
42.1
S Pollock
186-7
59.2
N Boje
240-8
86.2
P Adams
278-9
105.3
N Hayward
279-10
108.2
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
258-10
(98.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marvan Atapattu
b Hayward
10
31
1
0
32.26
Mahela Jayawardene
c Kirsten b Boje
34
86
4
0
39.53
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Kirsten b Boje
85
113
14
0
75.22
Kumar Sangakkara
c Boucher b Hayward
25
77
2
0
32.47
Upul Chandana
c McKenzie b Pollock
32
62
3
0
51.61
Chaminda Vaas
lbw b Pollock
5
63
0
0
7.94
Muttiah Muralitharan
not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Russel Arnold
c Klusener b Boje
28
72
2
0
38.89
Ruchira Perera
c Boje b Pollock
10
33
1
0
30.30
Arjuna Ranatunga
b Boje
14
52
2
0
26.92
Aravinda de Silva
st Boucher b Boje
2
7
0
0
28.57
Extras
13
(b 3, lb 1, w 1, nb 8, p 0)
Total
258-10
(98.2 Overs, RR: 2.62)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Shaun Pollock
22.2
10
40
3
2
0
1.80
Nantie Hayward
20
2
68
2
2
1
3.40
Jacques Kallis
13
3
48
0
2
0
3.69
Lance Klusener
9
2
36
0
2
0
4.00
Nicky Boje
34
8
62
5
0
0
1.82
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Atapattu
19-1
7.5
R Arnold
122-2
30.3
A Silva
130-3
32.4
S Jayasuriya
135-4
38.3
C Vaas
170-5
59.3
Mahela
180-6
62.2
A Ranatunga
201-7
76.3
Sangakkara
223-8
85.6
R Perera
257-9
96.5
U Chandana
258-10
98.2
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
241-9
(113.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Boucher
b Muralitharan
25
59
2
0
42.37
Nicky Boje
not out
29
53
3
0
54.72
Jacques Kallis
b de Silva
0
4
0
0
0.00
Shaun Pollock
c Sangakkara b Jayasuriya
13
80
0
0
16.25
Neil McKenzie
run out (Jayasuriya)
17
69
0
0
24.64
Jonty Rhodes
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
54
151
5
0
35.76
Daryll Cullinan
c Arnold b Muralitharan
3
23
0
0
13.04
Gary Kirsten
lbw b Muralitharan
40
150
3
0
26.67
Paul Adams
c & b Jayasuriya
3
11
0
0
27.27
Lance Klusener
c Sangakkara b Muralitharan
35
87
4
0
40.23
Nantie Hayward
not out
3
7
0
0
42.86
Extras
19
(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 15, p 0)
Total
241-9
(113.5 Overs, RR: 2.11)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Chaminda Vaas
10
2
22
0
0
0
2.20
Ruchira Perera
2
0
13
0
3
0
6.50
Russel Arnold
2.1
0
6
0
0
0
2.86
Aravinda de Silva
24.5
7
49
1
0
0
2.00
Muttiah Muralitharan
45.5
14
68
5
6
0
1.49
Sanath Jayasuriya
24
4
56
2
0
0
2.33
Upul Chandana
5
0
23
0
2
0
4.60
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N McKenzie
50-1
22.2
Kallis
50-2
23.4
D Cullinan
59-3
30.3
G Kirsten
107-4
52.4
Jonty Rhodes
152-5
72.5
L Klusener
169-6
82.3
M Boucher
197-7
96.2
S Pollock
220-8
106.2
P Adams
236-9
112.3
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
195-4
(67.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marvan Atapattu
c Kirsten b Pollock
0
17
0
0
0.00
Mahela Jayawardene
not out
101
183
14
1
55.19
Sanath Jayasuriya
b Adams
17
53
1
0
32.08
Kumar Sangakkara
c Rhodes b Hayward
6
16
1
0
37.50
Arjuna Ranatunga
not out
28
42
6
0
66.67
Aravinda de Silva
lbw b Klusener
41
94
6
0
43.62
Extras
2
(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
195-4
(67.1 Overs, RR: 2.9)
Did not Bat
Upul Chandana,
Chaminda Vaas,
Muttiah Muralitharan,
Russel Arnold,
Ruchira Perera
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Shaun Pollock
6
3
13
1
0
0
2.17
Nantie Hayward
9
1
21
1
2
0
2.33
Jacques Kallis
4
2
4
0
0
0
1.00
Lance Klusener
12.1
4
20
1
0
0
1.65
Paul Adams
16
3
72
1
0
0
4.50
Nicky Boje
20
4
65
0
0
0
3.25
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Atapattu
6-1
4.2
Sangakkara
20-2
9.4
S Jayasuriya
37-3
19.4
A Silva
119-4
50.5
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
279-10
(108.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Boucher
c Chandana b Vaas
4
9
1
0
44.44
Nicky Boje
c Sangakkara b Vaas
21
94
2
0
22.34
Jacques Kallis
c Sangakkara b Vaas
19
31
3
0
61.29
Shaun Pollock
b Muralitharan
33
64
4
0
51.56
Neil McKenzie
c Arnold b Perera
0
1
0
0
0.00
Jonty Rhodes
b Muralitharan
21
53
3
0
39.62
Daryll Cullinan
c Atapattu b Vaas
38
84
6
0
45.24
Gary Kirsten
c Ranatunga b Perera
11
63
0
0
17.46
Paul Adams
lbw b Muralitharan
15
81
1
0
18.52
Lance Klusener
not out
95
175
6
0
54.29
Nantie Hayward
c de Silva b Chandana
0
7
0
0
0.00
Extras
22
(b 2, lb 8, w 0, nb 12, p 0)
Total
279-10
(108.2 Overs, RR: 2.57)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Chaminda Vaas
36
9
85
4
1
0
2.36
Ruchira Perera
18
3
60
2
3
0
3.33
Aravinda de Silva
5
2
16
0
2
0
3.20
Muttiah Muralitharan
39
14
70
3
4
0
1.79
Upul Chandana
4.2
0
26
1
2
0
6.19
Sanath Jayasuriya
3
0
9
0
0
0
3.00
Russel Arnold
3
1
3
0
0
0
1.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N McKenzie
0-1
1.1
Kallis
23-2
10.2
G Kirsten
57-3
20.2
Jonty Rhodes
89-4
33.6
D Cullinan
103-5
38.6
M Boucher
117-6
42.1
S Pollock
186-7
59.2
N Boje
240-8
86.2
P Adams
278-9
105.3
N Hayward
279-10
108.2
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
258-10
(98.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marvan Atapattu
b Hayward
10
31
1
0
32.26
Mahela Jayawardene
c Kirsten b Boje
34
86
4
0
39.53
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Kirsten b Boje
85
113
14
0
75.22
Kumar Sangakkara
c Boucher b Hayward
25
77
2
0
32.47
Upul Chandana
c McKenzie b Pollock
32
62
3
0
51.61
Chaminda Vaas
lbw b Pollock
5
63
0
0
7.94
Muttiah Muralitharan
not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Russel Arnold
c Klusener b Boje
28
72
2
0
38.89
Ruchira Perera
c Boje b Pollock
10
33
1
0
30.30
Arjuna Ranatunga
b Boje
14
52
2
0
26.92
Aravinda de Silva
st Boucher b Boje
2
7
0
0
28.57
Extras
13
(b 3, lb 1, w 1, nb 8, p 0)
Total
258-10
(98.2 Overs, RR: 2.62)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Shaun Pollock
22.2
10
40
3
2
0
1.80
Nantie Hayward
20
2
68
2
2
1
3.40
Jacques Kallis
13
3
48
0
2
0
3.69
Lance Klusener
9
2
36
0
2
0
4.00
Nicky Boje
34
8
62
5
0
0
1.82
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Atapattu
19-1
7.5
R Arnold
122-2
30.3
A Silva
130-3
32.4
S Jayasuriya
135-4
38.3
C Vaas
170-5
59.3
Mahela
180-6
62.2
A Ranatunga
201-7
76.3
Sangakkara
223-8
85.6
R Perera
257-9
96.5
U Chandana
258-10
98.2
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
241-9
(113.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Mark Boucher
b Muralitharan
25
59
2
0
42.37
Nicky Boje
not out
29
53
3
0
54.72
Jacques Kallis
b de Silva
0
4
0
0
0.00
Shaun Pollock
c Sangakkara b Jayasuriya
13
80
0
0
16.25
Neil McKenzie
run out (Jayasuriya)
17
69
0
0
24.64
Jonty Rhodes
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
54
151
5
0
35.76
Daryll Cullinan
c Arnold b Muralitharan
3
23
0
0
13.04
Gary Kirsten
lbw b Muralitharan
40
150
3
0
26.67
Paul Adams
c & b Jayasuriya
3
11
0
0
27.27
Lance Klusener
c Sangakkara b Muralitharan
35
87
4
0
40.23
Nantie Hayward
not out
3
7
0
0
42.86
Extras
19
(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 15, p 0)
Total
241-9
(113.5 Overs, RR: 2.11)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Chaminda Vaas
10
2
22
0
0
0
2.20
Ruchira Perera
2
0
13
0
3
0
6.50
Russel Arnold
2.1
0
6
0
0
0
2.86
Aravinda de Silva
24.5
7
49
1
0
0
2.00
Muttiah Muralitharan
45.5
14
68
5
6
0
1.49
Sanath Jayasuriya
24
4
56
2
0
0
2.33
Upul Chandana
5
0
23
0
2
0
4.60
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N McKenzie
50-1
22.2
Kallis
50-2
23.4
D Cullinan
59-3
30.3
G Kirsten
107-4
52.4
Jonty Rhodes
152-5
72.5
L Klusener
169-6
82.3
M Boucher
197-7
96.2
S Pollock
220-8
106.2
P Adams
236-9
112.3
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
195-4
(67.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marvan Atapattu
c Kirsten b Pollock
0
17
0
0
0.00
Mahela Jayawardene
not out
101
183
14
1
55.19
Sanath Jayasuriya
b Adams
17
53
1
0
32.08
Kumar Sangakkara
c Rhodes b Hayward
6
16
1
0
37.50
Arjuna Ranatunga
not out
28
42
6
0
66.67
Aravinda de Silva
lbw b Klusener
41
94
6
0
43.62
Extras
2
(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
195-4
(67.1 Overs, RR: 2.9)
Did not Bat
Upul Chandana,
Chaminda Vaas,
Muttiah Muralitharan,
Russel Arnold,
Ruchira Perera
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Shaun Pollock
6
3
13
1
0
0
2.17
Nantie Hayward
9
1
21
1
2
0
2.33
Jacques Kallis
4
2
4
0
0
0
1.00
Lance Klusener
12.1
4
20
1
0
0
1.65
Paul Adams
16
3
72
1
0
0
4.50
Nicky Boje
20
4
65
0
0
0
3.25
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Atapattu
6-1
4.2
Sangakkara
20-2
9.4
S Jayasuriya
37-3
19.4
A Silva
119-4
50.5
INFO
Match
SL vs RSA • 3rd Test • South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000
Series
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000
Date
Sun, Aug 6
Time
5:30 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Umpires
B.C. Cooray, Eddie Nicholls
3rd Umpire
Tyron Wijewardene
Referee
Brian Hastings
Sri Lanka squad
Players
Marvan Atapattu,
Sanath Jayasuriya (c),
Russel Arnold,
Aravinda de Silva,
Mahela Jayawardene,
Chaminda Vaas,
Arjuna Ranatunga,
Kumar Sangakkara (wk),
Upul Chandana,
Ruchira Perera,
Muttiah Muralitharan
South Africa squad
Players
Gary Kirsten,
Neil McKenzie,
Jacques Kallis,
Daryll Cullinan,
Jonty Rhodes,
Lance Klusener,
Mark Boucher (wk),
Shaun Pollock (c),
Nicky Boje,
Paul Adams,
Nantie Hayward
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