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2000 Singapore Challenge

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2000 Godrej Singapore Challenge
Dates20 August 2000 (2000-08-20) – 27 August 2000 (2000-08-27)
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Singapore
Champions South Africa
Participants3
Matches4
Player of the seriesSouth Africa Gary Kirsten
Most runsSouth Africa Gary Kirsten (191)
Most wicketsPakistan Abdul Razzaq (7)
1999

The 2000 Singapore Challenge, also known as the 2000 Godrej Singapore Challenge for sponsorship reasons, was a One Day International cricket tournament that took place 20–27 August 2000.[1] The tournament was held in Singapore. The tournament was won by South Africa who defeated Pakistan by 93 runs by the Duckworth–Lewis method.

Teams

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Squads

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 New Zealand  Pakistan  South Africa

Fixtures

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Group stage

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Points Table

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Team P W L T NR Points NRR
 Pakistan 2 2 0 0 0 4 +0.533
 South Africa 2 1 1 0 0 2 +0.412
 New Zealand 2 0 2 0 0 0 −1.439

Matches

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20 August
(Scorecard)
Pakistan 
191/6 (25 overs)
v
 New Zealand
179 all out (24.4 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 49 (37)
Geoff Allott 3/33 (5 overs)
Chris Harris 40 (30)
Arshad Khan 3/45 (5 overs)
Pakistan won by 12 runs
Kallang Ground, Singapore
Umpires: Shyam Bansal & V. K. Ramaswamy
Player of the match: Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan)
  • Match was reduced before play started to 25 overs per side

23 August
(Scorecard)
Pakistan 
227/9 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
199 all out (48.4 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 56 (75)
Jacques Kallis 2/19 (6 overs)
Gary Kirsten 54 (80)
Azhar Mahmood 3/37 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 28 runs
Kallang Ground, Singapore
Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy & Gamini Silva
Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)

25 August
(Scorecard)
New Zealand 
158 all out (47.4 overs)
v
 South Africa
159/2 (34 overs)
Chris Harris 42 (69)
Shaun Pollock 3/24 (9 overs)
Gary Kirsten 75* (103)
Scott Styris 1/23 (7 overs)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
Kallang Ground, Singapore
Umpires: Shyam Bansal & Gamini Silva
Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (South Africa)

Final

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27 August
(Scorecard)
South Africa 
197/7 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
121 all out (28.1 overs)
Gary Kirsten 62 (77)
Kabir Khan 2/33 (7 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 31 (40 overs)
Roger Telemachus 2/20 (6 overs)
South Africa won by 93 runs (D/L)
Kallang Ground, Singapore
Umpires: Shyam Bansal & V. K. Ramaswamy
Player of the match: Nicky Boje (South Africa)
  • Match was reduced to 35 overs per side, Pakistan target was 215 runs

Statistics

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Most runs[2] Most wickets[2]
South Africa Gary Kirsten 191 Pakistan Abdul Razzaq 7
Pakistan Ijaz Ahmed 136 South Africa Shaun Pollock 6
New Zealand Chris Harris 82 Pakistan Kabir Khan 5
South Africa Andrew Hall 77 Pakistan Azhar Mahmood 5
Pakistan Mohammad Yousuf 61 South Africa Jacques Kallis 4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tournament fixture list". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Averages by Team
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