South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2004

The South Africa national cricket team toured Sri Lanka during the 2004 season, playing two Tests from 4 to 15 August 2004. South Africa was led by Graeme Smith while Sri Lanka was led by Marvan Atapattu. Sri Lanka won the Test series 1–0 with one match drawn.[1]

South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2004
 
  Sri Lanka South Africa
Dates 4 – 31 August 2004
Captains Marvan Atapattu Graeme Smith
Test series
Result Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Kumar Sangakkara (367) Graeme Smith (179)
Most wickets Chaminda Vaas (9) Shaun Pollock (10)
Nicky Boje (10)
Player of the series Chaminda Vaas (SL)
One Day International series
Results Sri Lanka won the 5-match series 5–0
Most runs Kumar Sangakkara (247) Jacques Kallis (237)
Most wickets Upul Chandana (8)
Tillakaratne Dilshan (8)
Shaun Pollock (5)
Player of the series Kumar Sangakkara (SL)

Squads

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Tests ODIs
  Sri Lanka   South Africa   Sri Lanka   South Africa

Test series summary

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1st Test

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4–8 August 2004
Scorecard
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486 (145.4 overs)
DPMD Jayawardene 237 (415)
SM Pollock 4/48 (23 overs)
376 (139.4 overs)
JA Rudolph 102 (297)
M Muralitharan 4/130 (46.4 overs)
214/9dec (67 overs)
ST Jayasuriya 74 (139)
N Boje 5/88 (22 overs)
203/3 (90 overs)
GC Smith 74 (209)
TM Dilshan 1/30 (16 overs)
Match drawn
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and DR Shepherd (ENG)
Player of the match: DPMD Jayawardene (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Test

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11–15 August 2004
Scorecard
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470 (142.3 overs)
KC Sangakkara 232 (357)
SM Pollock 4/81 (30 overs)
189 (69.1 overs)
GC Smith 65 (125)
ST Jayasuriya 5/34 (14.1 overs)
211/4dec (55 overs)
MS Atapattu 72 (151)
JH Kallis 2/6 (6 overs)
179 (67 overs)
HH Dippenaar 59* (166)
WPUJC Vaas 6/29 (18 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 313 runs
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and SA Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: KC Sangakkara (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

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1st ODI

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20 August 2004 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  
263/9 (50 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
265/7 (49 overs)
JH Kallis 74 (85)
WPUJC Vaas 4/33 (7 overs)
MS Atapattu 64 (82)
M Ntini 2/46 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and MG Silva (SL)
Player of the match: WPUJC Vaas (SL)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • JP Duminy (SA) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI

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22 August 2004
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
213/9 (50 overs)
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  South Africa
176 (48.5 overs)
KC Sangakkara 63 (83)
JH Kallis 3/20 (6 overs)
SM Pollock 54 (78)
DNT Zoysa 5/26 (8 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 37 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and MG Silva (SL)
Player of the match: DNT Zoysa (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

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25 August 2004 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  
191 (50 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
192/6 (47.4 overs)
JH Kallis 52 (108)
TM Dilshan 3/25 (7 overs)
MS Atapattu 97* (140)
L Klusener 2/36 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and TH Wijewardene (SL)
Player of the match: MS Atapattu (SL)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

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28 August 2004
Scorecard
South Africa  
235/7 (50 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
236/3 (46.1 overs)
SM Pollock 52* (69)
KS Lokuarachchi 2/39 (10 overs)
KC Sangakkara 74* (86)
RJ Peterson 1/22 (3 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and EAR de Silva (SL)
Player of the match: KC Sangakkara (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

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31 August 2004
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
308/8 (50 overs)
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  South Africa
259 (48.1 overs)
ST Jayasuriya 79 (85)
CK Langeveldt 3/31 (7 overs)
JH Kallis 101 (127)
UDU Chandana 5/61 (9.1 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 49 runs
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and TH Wijewardene (SL)
Player of the match: UDU Chandana (SL)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ "South Africa in Sri Lanka, Jul - Aug 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.