2000 Singer Triangular SeriesFinal · ODI
Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 30 runs in the final
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Sri Lanka made 294 for 7 in 50 overs, Sanath Jayasuriya 68 from 86 balls and Russel Arnold 51 from 53 balls. Shaun Pollock took 2 for 54.
South Africa made 264 for 9 in 50 overs, Gary Kirsten 76 from 94 balls and Jonty Rhodes 43 from 43 balls. Muttiah Muralitharan took 5 for 44.
Sri Lanka won by 30 runs.
Key performers
Sri Lanka innings
294/7(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya (c)run out (JN Rhodes) | run out (JN Rhodes) | 68 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 79.07 |
| Avishka Gunawardeneb PR Adams | b PR Adams | 49 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 104.26 |
| Marvan Atapattuc G Kirsten b JH Kallis | c G Kirsten b JH Kallis | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Mahela Jayawardenec ND McKenzie b N Boje | c ND McKenzie b N Boje | 27 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Kumar Sangakkara †c JN Rhodes b L Klusener | c JN Rhodes b L Klusener | 43 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 87.76 |
| Russel Arnoldc L Klusener b SM Pollock | c L Klusener b SM Pollock | 51 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 96.23 |
| WPUJC Vaasnot out | not out | 17* | 13 | 0 | 0 | 130.77 |
| Upul Chandanac †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | c †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras(lb 10, w 10, nb 7) | (lb 10, w 10, nb 7) | 27 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.88) | 50 Ov (RR 5.88) | 294/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 84-1 (DA Gunawardene, 12 ov), 110-2 (MS Atapattu, 18.5 ov), 167-3 (DPMD Jayawardene, 30.2 ov), 174-4 (ST Jayasuriya, 31.3 ov), 254-5 (KC Sangakkara, 45.2 ov), 291-6 (RP Arnold, 49.2 ov), 294-7 (UDU Chandana, 50 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 9 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| David Terbrugge | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Adams | 10 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2.90 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 6.40 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Nicky Boje | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 5.60 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 6.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
264/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirstenst †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | st †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 76 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 80.85 |
| Andrew Hallb M Muralitharan | b M Muralitharan | 35 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 67.31 |
| Jacques Kallisrun out (M Muralitharan/HDPK Dharmasena) | run out (M Muralitharan/HDPK Dharmasena) | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Neil McKenzielbw b UDU Chandana | lbw b UDU Chandana | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Nicky Bojest †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | st †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 137.50 |
| Jonty Rhodeslbw b HDPK Dharmasena | lbw b HDPK Dharmasena | 43 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Mark Boucher †lbw b UDU Chandana | lbw b UDU Chandana | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Lance Klusenerst †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | st †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 39 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 90.70 |
| Shaun Pollock (c)c †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | c †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 22 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 110.00 |
| Paul Adamsnot out | not out | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| David Terbruggenot out | not out | 0* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 8, w 3, nb 3) | (b 4, lb 8, w 3, nb 3) | 18 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.28) | 50 Ov (RR 5.28) · Target 295 | 264/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 91-1 (AJ Hall, 17.3 ov), 102-2 (JH Kallis, 20.3 ov), 127-3 (ND McKenzie, 27 ov), 142-4 (N Boje, 29.3 ov), 170-5 (G Kirsten, 34.1 ov), 175-6 (MV Boucher, 35.5 ov), 229-7 (JN Rhodes, 44.1 ov), 251-8 (L Klusener, 47.5 ov), 264-9 (SM Pollock, 49.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 6.67 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 4.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 9 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |