Cricket tournament
| Dates | 20 August 2000 (2000-08-20) – 27 August 2000 (2000-08-27) |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Singapore |
| Champions |  South Africa |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 4 |
| Player of the series | Gary Kirsten |
| Most runs | Gary Kirsten (191) |
| Most wickets |  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. 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
Squads
 New Zealand
|
Pakistan
|
South Africa
|
|---|---|---|
Fixtures
Group stage
Points Table
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Most runs | Most wickets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten |
191 | Abdul Razzaq |
7 |
| Ijaz Ahmed |
136 | Shaun Pollock |
6 |
| Chris Harris |
82 | Kabir Khan |
5 |
| Andrew Hall |
77 | Azhar Mahmood |
5 |
| Mohammad Yousuf |
61 | Jacques Kallis |
4 |
See also
References
- "Tournament fixture list". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Averages by Team
External links
- 2000 Singapore Challenge Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
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