Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2002–03
	South Africa	Sri Lanka
Dates	25 October 2002 – 18 March 2003
Captains	Shaun Pollock	Sanath Jayasuriya (1st Test) Marvan Atapattu (2nd Test)
Test series
Result	South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs	Jacques Kallis (165)	Hashan Tillakaratne (161)
Most wickets	Makhaya Ntini (12)	Dilhara Fernando (7) Muttiah Muralitharan (7)
Player of the 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.

8–10 November 2002 Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	South Africa
192 (75.3 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 39 (100) Jacques Kallis 3/35 (17 overs)		386 (104.4 overs) Jacques Kallis 75 (214) Hasantha Fernando 3/63 (21 overs)
130 (41 overs) Marvan Atapattu 43 (92) Andrew Hall 3/1 (2 overs)

South Africa won by an innings and 64 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) and Russell Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
• The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
• Test debut: Hasantha Fernando (SL)

15–19 November 2002 Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	South Africa
323 (108.5 overs) Hashan Tillakaratne 104* (231) Makhaya Ntini 4/86 (29 overs)		448 (166.3 overs) Shaun Pollock 99* (170) Chamila Gamage 2/71 (22 overs)
245 (77.2 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 89 (132) Jacques Kallis 4/39 (14.2 overs)		124/7 (35.3 overs) Neil McKenzie 39 (53) Dilhara Fernando 4/49 (12 overs)

South Africa won by 3 wickets SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) and Russell Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field

27 November 2002 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  128 (46.4 overs)	v	South Africa 129/4 (29.3 overs)
DPMD Jayawardene 31 (72) SM Pollock 4/18 (8.4 overs)		MV Boucher 45* (50) RAP Nissanka 2/33 (7 overs)

South Africa won by 6 wickets New Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: BG Jerling (SA) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
• J Mubarak (SL) made his ODI debut.

29 November 2002 (D/N) Scorecard

South Africa  317/6 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 140 (33.2 overs)
GC Smith 99 (106) PW Gunaratne 2/61 (10 overs)		ST Jayasuriya 46 (32) M Ntini 3/38 (10 overs)

South Africa won by 177 runs Centurion Park, Centurion, Gauteng Umpires: IL Howell (SA) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: JH Kallis (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sri Lanka's innings was limited to 49 overs due to their slow over rate.

1 December 2002 Scorecard

South Africa  253/7 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 258/3 (41.4 overs)
JH Kallis 87 (117) MKGCP Lakshitha 2/37 (7 overs)		MS Atapattu 123* (121) SM Pollock 1/42 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni, Gauteng Umpires: BG Jerling (SA) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: MS Atapattu (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

4 December 2002 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka  184 (47.3 overs)	v	South Africa 190/2 (30.5 overs)
RP Arnold 50 (88) AA Donald 3/18 (10 overs)		HH Gibbs 108* (92) WPUJC Vaas 1/42 (9 overs)

South Africa won by 8 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, Northern Cape Umpires: IL Howell (SA) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: HH Gibbs (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

6 December 2002 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka  228/8 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 229/4 (45.1 overs)
KC Sangakkara 77* (115) SM Pollock 2/23 (10 overs)		ND McKenzie 70* (102) WPUJC Vaas 1/37 (10 overs)

South Africa won by 6 wickets Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Umpires: BG Jerling (SA) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: SM Pollock (SA)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
• M Zondeki (SA) made his ODI debut.

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