League, Match 1, Galle, July 05, 2000, 12:00 AM
164/8(45ov)
166/5(37.3ov)
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka Playing XI
| Nuwan Zoysa | Bowler |
| Russel Arnold | All Rounder |
| Marvan Atapattu | Batsman |
| Kumar Dharmasena | All Rounder |
| Avishka Gunawardene | Batsman |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (c) | Batsman |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Batsman |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Bowler |
| Kumar Sangakkara † | Wicket Keeper |
| Eric Upashantha | Bowler |
| Chaminda Vaas | Bowler |
Pakistan Playing XI
| Abdul Razzaq | All Rounder |
| Arshad Khan | Bowler |
| Azhar Mahmood | All Rounder |
| Imran Nazir | Batsman |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | Batsman |
| Moin Khan (C) (c)† | Wicket Keeper |
| Mohammad Akram | Bowler |
| Saeed Anwar | Batsman |
| Shahid Afridi | All Rounder |
| Waqar Younis | Bowler |
| Mohammad Yousuf | Batsman |