Series Name: | Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2002–03 |
Team1 Image: | Flag of South Africa.svg |
Team1 Name: | South Africa |
Team2 Image: | Flag of Sri Lanka.svg |
Team2 Name: | Sri Lanka |
From Date: | 25 October 2002 |
To Date: | 18 March 2003 |
Team1 Captain: | Shaun Pollock |
Team2 Captain: | Sanath Jayasuriya (1st Test) Marvan Atapattu (2nd Test) |
No Of Tests: | 2 |
Team1 Tests Won: | 2 |
Team2 Tests Won: | 0 |
Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Jacques Kallis (165) |
Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Hashan Tillakaratne (161) |
Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Makhaya Ntini (12) |
Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Dilhara Fernando (7) Muttiah Muralitharan (7) |
Player Of Test Series: | Jacques Kallis (SA) |
The Sri Lankan cricket team toured South Africa from 25 October 2002 to 18 March 2003.[1]
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.