The Test series ended 1-1 with 1 match drawn. Shaun Pollock became 28th test captain following the sacking of Hansie Cronje.

Test series summary

1st Test

20–23 July 2000 Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	South Africa
522 (150.4 overs) DPMD Jayawardene 167 (288) SM Pollock 3/73 (30.4 overs)		238 (99 overs) DJ Cullinan 114* (231) M Muralitharan 6/87 (41 overs)
		269 (f/o) (92 overs) JN Rhodes 63* (107) M Muralitharan 7/84 (35 overs)

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 15 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and PT Manuel (SL) Player of the match: M Muralitharan (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
• KC Sangakkara (SL) and ND McKenzie (SA) made their Test debuts. This was Sri Lanka's first test win over South Africa.

2nd Test

30 July–2 August 2000 Scorecard

South Africa	v	Sri Lanka
253 (84.5 overs) L Klusener 118* (219) HDPK Dharmasena 3/58 (20 overs)		308 (99.4 overs) MS Atapattu 120 (292) SM Pollock 3/83 (24 overs)
231 (93.5 overs) JH Kallis 87 (208) M Muralitharan 3/76 (36 overs)		169 (50.1 overs) A Ranatunga 88 (103) N Boje 3/24 (10.1 overs)

South Africa won by 7 runs Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and MG Silva (SL) Player of the match: A Ranatunga (SL) and L Klusener (SA)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

3rd Test

6–10 August 2000 Scorecard

South Africa	v	Sri Lanka
279 (108.2 overs) L Klusener 95* (175) WPUJC Vaas 4/85 (36 overs)		258 (98.2 overs) ST Jayasuriya 85 (113) N Boje 5/62 (34 overs)
241/9d (113.5 overs) JN Rhodes 54 (151) M Muralitharan 5/68 (45.5 overs)		195/4 (67.1 overs) DPMD Jayawardene 101* (183) SM Pollock 1/13 (6 overs)

Match drawn Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Umpires: BC Cooray (SL) and EA Nicholls (WI) Player of the match: M Muralitharan (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.