The 2000 Singer Triangular Series was an ODI cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka from 5 to 14 July 2000. It featured the national cricket teams of South Africa, Pakistan and the hosts, Sri Lanka. The competition was won by Sri Lanka, which defeated South Africa in the final.
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Squads
 Sri Lanka
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 South Africa
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 Pakistan
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Points table
The tournament was organised in a round robin format, with each team playing each other twice.
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
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| Sri Lanka
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| South Africa
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Pakistan
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
| 5 July Scorecard |
| Pakistan 164/8 (45 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 166/5 (37.3 overs) |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq 83* (118) Nuwan Zoysa 4/34 (9 overs) |
Marvan Atapattu 62 (92) Waqar Younis 2/11 (5 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Gamini Silva (SL) and Peter Manuel (SL) Player of the match: Nuwan Zoysa (Sri Lanka) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) made his ODI debut.
Points - Sri Lanka 2; Pakistan 0
| 6 July Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 249/7 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 212 (48.2 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 85 (116) Jacques Kallis 3/42 (10 overs) |
Andrew Hall 81 (114) Upul Chandana 4/44 (10 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 37 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Gamini Silva (SL) and Lalith Jayasundara (SL) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Points - Sri Lanka 2; Pakistan 0
| 8 July Scorecard |
| South Africa 241/6 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 223/9 (48.2 overs) |
| Jacques Kallis 83 (111) Abdul Razzaq 3/36 (10 overs) |
Imran Nazir 80 (86) Nicky Boje 4/25 (10 overs) |
| South Africa won by 18 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Peter Manuel (SL) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (South Africa) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points - South Africa 2; Pakistan 0
| 9 July Scorecard |
| Pakistan 240/6 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 244/4 (49.2 overs) |
| Younis Khan 59 (102) Sanath Jayasuriya 2/33 (6 overs) |
Sanath Jayasuriya 54 (81) Abdul Razzaq 2/50 (10 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: B. C. Cooray (SL) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points - Sri Lanka 2; Pakistan 0
| 11 July Scorecard |
| South Africa 167 (49.2 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 168/2 (27.3 overs) |
| Jacques Kallis 83* (148) Upul Chandana 2/20 (10 overs) |
Avishka Gunawardene 87 (75) Shaun Pollock 1/22 (6 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: B. C. Cooray (SL) and Asoka de Silva (SL) Player of the match: Avishka Gunawardene (Sri Lanka) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Points - Sri Lanka 2; South Africa 0
| 12 July Scorecard |
| Pakistan 153 (44.1 overs) |
v | South Africa 156/3 (37.3 overs) |
| Azhar Mahmood 36 (70) David Terbrugge 4/20 (8 overs) |
Gary Kirsten 46 (62) Azhar Mahmood 1/26 (5 overs) |
| South Africa won by 7 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Gamini Silva (SL) and Asoka de Silva (SL) Player of the match: David Terbrugge (South Africa) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points - South Africa 2; Pakistan 0
Final
| 14 July Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 294/7 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 264/9 (50 overs) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 68 (86) Shaun Pollock 2/54 (9 overs) |
Gary Kirsten 76 (94) Muttiah Muralitharan 5/44 (10 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 30 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: B. C. Cooray (SL) and Peter Manuel (SL) Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Records and awards
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References
- "Cricinfo- 2000 Singer Triangular Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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