# Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2000–01

The Sri Lankan cricket team toured South Africa during the 2000–01 season, playing three Tests and six one-day internationals.
Sri Lanka was led by Sanath Jayasuriya while South Africa was led by Shaun Pollock. The tour began with a Test series consisting of three matches. South Africa won two Test matches, winning the series 2–0, with one Test drawn. At the end of the series, Gary Kirsten of South Africa emerged as the top run-scorer with 266 runs, with an average of 88.66. Shaun Pollock and Muttiah Muralitharan finished the series as top wicket-takers capturing 13 and 12 wickets respectively. Pollock was named "man of the series".

## One Day Internationals (ODIs)
### 1st ODI

* 15 December 2000 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 221 (49.5 overs) | v | South Africa 223/6 (47.2 overs) |
| KC Sangakkara 84 (114) SM Pollock 4/36 (9.5 overs) | | JN Rhodes 61* (80) DNT Zoysa 2/35 (9 overs) |
* South Africa won by 4 wickets St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Umpires: WA Diedricks (SA) and RE Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: JN Rhodes (SA)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd ODI

* 17 December 2000 Scorecard
| South Africa 302/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 207/6 (50 overs) |
| ND McKenzie 120* (135) DNT Zoysa 2/68 (10 overs) | | DPMD Jayawardene 59 (84) SM Pollock 2/34 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 95 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: IL Howell (SA) and DL Orchard (SA) Player of the match: ND McKenzie (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd ODI

* 9 January 2001 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 247/4 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 250/2 (48.5 overs) |
| RS Kaluwitharana 83 (117) N Boje 2/39 (10 overs) | | JH Kallis 100* (139) K Weeraratne 1/30 (6 overs) |
* South Africa won by 8 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: WA Diedricks (SA) and DL Orchard (SA) Player of the match: JH Kallis (SA)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* CRD Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.

### 4th ODI

* 11 January 2001 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 290/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 191 (42.2 overs) |
| JH Kallis 82 (79) WPUJC Vaas 3/44 (10 overs) | | RS Kaluwitharana 74 (107) M Ntini 5/37 (8.2 overs) |
* South Africa won by 99 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and SB Lambson (SA) Player of the match: M Ntini (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

### 5th ODI

* 14 January 2001 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 206 (49.2 overs) | v | South Africa 207/5 (42 overs) |
| KC Sangakkara 33 (52) SM Pollock 3/44 (10 overs) | | HH Gibbs 79 (112) GP Wickramasinghe 1/23 (3 overs) |
* South Africa won by 5 wickets Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Umpires: BG Jerling (SA) and RE Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: HH Gibbs (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* JM Kemp (SA) made his ODI debut.

### 6th ODI

* 17 January 2001 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 214/6 (42 overs) | v | South Africa 204 (42 overs) |
| RP Arnold 65* (56) R Telemachus 3/25 (8 overs) | | ND McKenzie 47 (74) M Muralitharan 2/25 (9 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 4 runs (D/L method) New Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: DF Becker (SA) and DL Orchard (SA) Player of the match: RP Arnold (SL)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 42 overs per side, South Africa's target was 209 runs.

## Test series summary
### 1st Test

* 26–30 December 2000 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: DL Orchard (SA) and Riazuddin (PAK) Player of the match: G Kirsten (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* There was no play on the fourth day.

### 2nd Test

* 2–4 January 2001 Scorecard
* South Africa won by an innings and 229 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: IL Howell (SA) and EA Nicholls (WI) Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

### 3rd Test

* 20–22 January 2001 Scorecard
* South Africa won by an innings and 7 runs Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and P Willey (ENG) Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
* JM Kemp (SA) made his Test debut.