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South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2004 | |||
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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) |
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]
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Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa |
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