The South African national cricket team toured Australia in August 2000, well outside the normal Australian cricket season. They played 3 One Day Internationals. The series was tied 1–1 with all matches played at the covered Docklands Stadium, Melbourne. The series was the first time ODI's were played under a closed roof.[1]
After the ODI's were played, Australian batsman, Steve Waugh ended up scoring the most runs in the series with 161 runs from three innings which included a century. He finished ahead of fellow Australian batsman, Michael Bevan and Adam Gilchrist with South African players Lance Klusener and Jonty Rhodes rounding out the top five.[2]
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Not Out | Runs | HS | Average | 100s | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Waugh | 3 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 80.50 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Michael Bevan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 142 | 106 | 47.33 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Adam Gilchrist | 3 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 63 | 33.66 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Lance Klusener | 3 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 49 | 43.00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jonty Rhodes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 54 | 35.00 | 0 | 1 |
Ian Harvey ended the series as the leading wicket taker with five wickets from three matches at an average of 16.80 runs per wicket. He was followed by Glenn McGrath, Nicky Boje and Roger Telemachus with four wickets while another five bowlers took three.[2]
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Average | BBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Harvey | 2 | 20 | 84 | 5 | 16.80 | 3/41 | ||
| Nicky Boje | 2 | 20 | 62 | 4 | 15.50 | 2/29 | ||
| Glenn McGrath | 3 | 30 | 101 | 4 | 25.25 | 3/26 | ||
| Roger Telemachus | 3 | 30 | 127 | 4 | 31.75 | 2/54 | ||
| Jason Gillespie | 2 | 20 | 79 | 3 | 26.33 | 3/40 |