1st Test-South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series 2000 Match Stats

RESULTTESTGalle International StadiumThu, 20 Jul - Sun, 23 Jul 2000 - 09:30
SL
Sri Lanka
522/10 (20.00)
VS
South Africa
222/7 (20.00) & 269/10 (92)
SA
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 15 runs
PREVIEWSUMMARYSCORECARDMATCH STATSPERFORMANCE

Category kings

Who led the match
167
Most runs
MJMahela Jayawardene
167 off 288
24
Most fours
SJSanath Jayasuriya
148 (156)
2
Most sixes
MJMahela Jayawardene
167 (288)
94.9
Fastest scoring
SJSanath Jayasuriya
148 off 156
288
Most balls faced
MJMahela Jayawardene
167 runs
7
Most wickets
MMMuthiah Muralidaran
7/84 in 35 ov
2.2
Best economy
NZNuwan Zoysa
0/11 in 5 ov
8
Most maidens
SPShaun Pollock
3/73 in 30.4 ov

Team battle

Sri Lanka ahead
Sri Lanka 6categories led1 South Africa
488▲Mahela Jayawardene 167Runs255Jonty Rhodes 63*
3.23▲Run rate2.74
68▲Sanath Jayasuriya 24Fours30Gary Kirsten 7
3▲Mahela Jayawardene 2Sixes0
59%▲Runs in boundaries47%
9Muthiah Muralidaran 7/84Wickets taken▲10Shaun Pollock 3/73
2.84▲Nuwan Zoysa 2.20Economy3.26Shaun Pollock 2.38
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Bowler vs batter

Career record
Sanath JayasuriyaBATVSPeter PollockBWL
BATTERBOWLER
295 balls · 176 runs · 12 outsEVEN
Marvan AtapattuBATVSPeter PollockBWL
BATTERBOWLER
560 balls · 195 runs · 11 outsBATTER
Chaminda VaasBATVSPeter PollockBWL
BATTERBOWLER
379 balls · 154 runs · 10 outsBATTER
Russel ArnoldBATVSPeter PollockBWL
BATTERBOWLER
329 balls · 169 runs · 8 outsBATTER
Mahela JayawardeneBATVSNicky BojeBWL
BATTERBOWLER
583 balls · 333 runs · 8 outsBATTER
Kumar SangakkaraBATVSNicky BojeBWL
BATTERBOWLER
506 balls · 263 runs · 8 outsBATTER