Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2002–03

The Sri Lankan cricket team toured South Africa from 25 October 2002 to 18 March 2003.[1]

Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2002–03

	South Africa	Sri Lanka
Dates	25 October 2002 – 18 March 2003
Captains	Shaun Pollock	Sanath Jayasuriya (1st Test) Marvan Atapattu (2nd Test)
Test series
Result	South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs	Jacques Kallis (165)	Hashan Tillakaratne (161)
Most wickets	Makhaya Ntini (12)	Dilhara Fernando (7) Muttiah Muralitharan (7)
Player of the series	Jacques Kallis (SA)

The Test series was won by South Africa, 2-0. South Africa won both the Tests played at Johannesburg and Centurion. Jacques Kallis was awarded the man of the series for having scored 165 runs at an average of 55.00 and bagging 10 wickets at an average of 18.50.

Test Series

1st Test

8–12 November 2002
Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	South Africa
192 (75.3 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 39 (100) Jacques Kallis 3/35 (17 overs)		386 (104.4 overs) Jacques Kallis 75 (214) Hasantha Fernando 3/63 (21 overs)
130 (41 overs) Marvan Atapattu 43 (92) Andrew Hall 3/1 (2 overs)

South Africa won by an innings and 64 runs
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) and Russell Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
Test debut: Hasantha Fernando (SL)

2nd Test

15–19 November 2002
Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	South Africa
323 (108.5 overs) Hashan Tillakaratne 104* (231) Makhaya Ntini 4/86 (29 overs)		448 (166.3 overs) Shaun Pollock 99 (170) Chamila Gamage 2/71 (22 overs)
245 (77.2 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 89 (132) Jacques Kallis 4/39 (14.2 overs)		124 (35.3 overs) Neil McKenzie 39 (53) Dilhara Fernando (4/49) (12 overs)

South Africa won by 3 wickets
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) and Russell Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to field

References

"Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2002/03". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

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International cricket in 2002–03
Preceding season: International cricket in 2002
September 2002	ICC Champions Trophy Bangladesh in South Africa
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December 2002	Pakistan in South Africa Kenya in Zimbabwe India in New Zealand VB Series
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Following season: International cricket in 2003

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