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History - Sri Lanka vs South Africa
South Africa in Sri Lanka (1993)
1st Test at Moratuwa - Aug 25-30, 1993, Match drawn (Sri Lanka 331 and 300/6d; South Africa 267 and 251/7)
2nd Test at Colombo (SSC) - Sep 6-10, 1993, South Africa won by an innings and 208 runs (Sri Lanka 168 and 119; South Africa 495)
3rd Test at Colombo (PSS) - Sep 14-19, 1993, Match drawn (South Africa 316 and 159/4; Sri Lanka 296/9d)
Result South Africa 1, Drawn 2
Sri Lanka in South Africa (1997/98)
1st Test at Cape Town - Mar 19-23, 1998, South Africa won by 70 runs (South Africa 418 and 264; Sri Lanka 306 and 306)
2nd Test at Centurion - Mar 27-30, 1998, South Africa won by 6 wickets (Sri Lanka 303 and 122; South Africa 200 and 226/4)
Result South Africa 2
South Africa in Sri Lanka (2000)
1st Test at Galle - Jul 20-23, 2000, Sri Lanka won by an innings and 15 runs (Sri Lanka 522; South Africa 238 and 269 (f/o))
2nd Test at Kandy - Jul 30-Aug 2, 2000, South Africa won by 7 runs (South Africa 253 and 231; Sri Lanka 308 and 169)
3rd Test at Colombo (SSC) - Aug 6-10, 2000, Match drawn (South Africa 279 and 241/9d; Sri Lanka 258 and 195/4)
Result Sri Lanka 1, South Africa 1, Drawn 1
Sri Lanka in South Africa (2000/01)
1st Test at Durban - Dec 26-30, 2000, Match drawn (South Africa 420 and 140/7d; Sri Lanka 216 and 149/6)
2nd Test at Cape Town - Jan 2-4, 2001, South Africa won by an innings and 229 runs (Sri Lanka 95 and 180; South Africa 504/7d)
3rd Test at Centurion - Jan 20-22, 2001, South Africa won by an innings and 7 runs (South Africa 378; Sri Lanka 119 and 252 (f/o))
Result South Africa 2, Drawn 1
Sri Lanka in South Africa (2002/03)
1st Test at Johannesburg - Nov 8-10, 2002, South Africa won by an innings and 64 runs (Sri Lanka 192 and 130; South Africa 386)
2nd Test at Centurion - Nov 15-19, 2002, South Africa won by 3 wickets (Sri Lanka 323 and 245; South Africa 448 and 124/7)
Result South Africa 2
South Africa in Sri Lanka (2004)
1st Test at Galle - Aug 4-8, 2004, Match drawn (Sri Lanka 486 and 214/9d; South Africa 376 and 203/3)
2nd Test at Colombo (SSC) - Aug 11-15, 2004, Sri Lanka won by 313 runs (Sri Lanka 470 and 211/4d; South Africa 189 and 179)
Result Sri Lanka 1, Drawn 1
South Africa in Sri Lanka (2006)
1st Test at Colombo (SSC) - Jul 27-31, 2006, Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs (South Africa 169 and 434; Sri Lanka 756/5d)
2nd Test at Colombo (PSS) - Aug 4-8, 2006, Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (South Africa 361 and 311; Sri Lanka 321 and 352/9)
Result Sri Lanka 2
1st Test at
SuperSport Park, Centurion - Dec 15-17, 2011, South Africa won by an innings and 81 runs (SL 180 and 150; SA 411)
2nd Test at
Kingsmead, Durban - Dec 26-29, 2011, Sri Lanka won by 208 runs (SL 338 and 279; SA 168 and 241)
3rd Test at
Newlands, Cape Town - Jan 3-6, 2012, South Africa won by 10 wickets (SA 580/4d and 2/0; SL 239 and 342(f/o))
Result South Africa 2, Sri Lanka 1
Result South Africa 1, Drawn 1
1st Test at
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth - Dec 26-30, 2016 - South Africa won by 206 runs (SA 286 and 406/6d; SL 205 and 281)
2nd Test at
Newlands, Cape Town - Jan 2-5, 2017 - South Africa won by 282 runs (SA 392 and 224/7d; SL 110 and 224)
3rd Test at
New Wanderers Stadium, Jan 12-14 - South Africa won by an innings and 118 runs (SA 426; SL 131 and 177 (f/0))
Result South Africa 3
Result Sri Lanka 2
1st Sunfoil Test at
Kingsmead, Durban - February 13-16, 2019; Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (SA 235 and 259; SL 191 and 304/9)
2nd Sunfoil Test at
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth - February 21-23, 2019; Sri Lanka won by eight wickets (222 and 128; SL 154 and 197/2)
Result Sri Lanka 2
Result South Africa 2
SL vs SA Head to Head Test Records (Since 1993)
| S# |
Year |
Venue |
Total |
South Africa |
Sri Lanka |
Drawn |
| 1. |
1993 |
Sri Lanka |
3 |
1 |
- |
2 |
| 2. |
1997/98 |
South Africa |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 3. |
2000 |
Sri Lanka |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 4. |
2000/01 |
South Africa |
3 |
2 |
- |
1 |
| 5. |
2002/03 |
South Africa |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 6. |
2004 |
Sri Lanka |
2 |
- |
1 |
1 |
| 7. |
2006 |
Sri Lanka |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
| 8. |
2011/12 |
South Africa |
3 |
2 |
1 |
- |
| 9. |
2014 |
Sri Lanka |
2 |
1 |
- |
1 |
| 10. |
2016/17 |
South Africa |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
| 11. |
2018 |
Sri Lanka |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
| 12. |
2018/19 |
South Africa |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
| 13. |
2020/21 |
South Africa |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| Total |
31 |
16 |
9 |
6 |
Sri Lanka v South Africa Head to Head One Day International Records (Since 1992)
Total ODI played - 80
South Africa Won - 45
Sri Lanka Won - 33
Tied - 1
No Result - 1
First Match: Benson & Hedges World Cup -
14th match, Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets at Basin Reserve, Wellington on March 2, 1992
Last Match: 3rd ODI; Sri Lanka won by 78 runs at
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Sep 7, 2021.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Twenty20 International Records (Since 2012)
Total T20I played - 17
South Africa won - 11
Sri Lanka won - 5
Tie - 1*
First Match: ICC World Twenty20 -
7th match, South Africa won by 32 runs at
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium on Sept 22, 2012
Last Match: 25th Match in
2021 ICC T20 World Cup; South Africa won by 4 wickets at
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium on Oct. 30, 2021.
Note * Tie T20I South Africa won the one-over eliminator
Last Update: Oct 30, 2021
