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]

Test series summary

1st Test
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
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)

1st ODI
20 August 2004 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
263/9 (50 overs)
v
 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
22 August 2004
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
213/9 (50 overs)
v
 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
25 August 2004 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
191 (50 overs)
v
 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
28 August 2004
Scorecard
South Africa 
235/7 (50 overs)
v
 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
31 August 2004
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
308/8 (50 overs)
v
 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
  1. "South Africa in Sri Lanka, Jul - Aug 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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