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Fri, 08 Nov - Sun, 10 Nov 2002 - 00:00 – 1st Test • New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
South Africa won by an innings and 64 runs
South Africa
444/10 (20.00)
Sri Lanka
552/7 (20.00) & 130/10 (41)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Gary Kirsten
1
Jacques Kallis
1
Graeme Smith
1
Best Average
Andrew Hall
4.000000
Shaun Pollock
15.500000
Makhaya Ntini
16.750000
Hasantha Fernando
21.000000
Jacques Kallis
25.000000
Most Wickets
Andrew Hall
5
Shaun Pollock
4
Makhaya Ntini
4
Steve Elworthy
3
Jacques Kallis
3
Muttiah Muralitharan
3
Chaminda Vaas
3
Most Runs Conceed
Dilhara Fernando
95
Muttiah Muralitharan
83
Steve Elworthy
81
Chaminda Vaas
79
Best Economy
Andrew Hall
1.538461
Shaun Pollock
2.384615
Muttiah Muralitharan
2.660256
Jacques Kallis
2.678571
Best Strike Rate
Muttiah Muralitharan
1.666666
Steve Elworthy
1.000000
Chaminda Vaas
0.942857
Graeme Smith
0.793478
Best Averages
Jacques Kallis
75.000000
Graeme Smith
73.000000
Gary Kirsten
55.000000
Marvan Atapattu
38.500000
Shaun Pollock
38.000000
Most Fours
Graeme Smith
14
Marvan Atapattu
13
Gary Kirsten
9
Jacques Kallis
8
Hashan Tillakaratne
8
Mahela Jayawardene
7
Kumar Sangakkara
5
Most Runs
Marvan Atapattu
77
Jacques Kallis
75
Graeme Smith
73
Gary Kirsten
55
Hashan Tillakaratne
51
Highest Score
Jacques Kallis
75
Graeme Smith
73
Gary Kirsten
55
Marvan Atapattu
43
Mahela Jayawardene
39
Most Runs Conceed
Jacques Kallis
75
Makhaya Ntini
67
Hasantha Fernando
63
Best Bowling Fig
Muttiah Muralitharan
3
Chaminda Vaas
3
Hasantha Fernando
3
Jacques Kallis
3
Makhaya Ntini
3
Andrew Hall
3
Steve Elworthy
2
Best Strike Rate
Makhaya Ntini
0.666666
Sanath Jayasuriya
0.653061
Andrew Hall
0.620000
Best Economy
Makhaya Ntini
2.791666
Hasantha Fernando
3.000000
Steve Elworthy
3.201581
Best Strike Rate
Andrew Hall
15.6
Makhaya Ntini
36
Shaun Pollock
39
Hasantha Fernando
42
Chaminda Vaas
44
Steve Elworthy
50.6
Jacques Kallis
56
Most Runs
Mahela Jayawardene
40
Shaun Pollock
38
Mark Boucher
38
Most Ducks
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Muttiah Muralitharan
2
Russel Arnold
2
Hasantha Fernando
2
Neil McKenzie
1
Best Average
Chaminda Vaas
26.333333
Steve Elworthy
27.000000
Most Dots
Shaun Pollock
1
Best Averages
Mark Boucher
38.000000
Andrew Hall
31.000000
Hashan Tillakaratne
25.500000
Worst Bowling Fig
Dilhara Fernando
95
Muttiah Muralitharan
83
Chaminda Vaas
79
Hasantha Fernando
63
Shaun Pollock
45
Makhaya Ntini
45
Most Fours
Andrew Hall
4
Most Balls Faced
Jacques Kallis
214
Marvan Atapattu
209
Gary Kirsten
139
Hashan Tillakaratne
132
Worst Bowling Fig
Steve Elworthy
42
Ruchira Perera
40
Jacques Kallis
40
Most Balls Faced
Mahela Jayawardene
113
Graeme Smith
92
Kumar Sangakkara
69
Most Not Outs
Ruchira Perera
2
Dilhara Fernando
2
Makhaya Ntini
1
Highest Score
Shaun Pollock
38
Mark Boucher
38
Sanath Jayasuriya
32
Chaminda Vaas
32
Most sixes
Muttiah Muralitharan
1