Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket Records for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in Test matches

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DPMD Jayawardene	374	752	572	43	1	65.38	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
KC Sangakkara	287	675	457	35	-	62.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
DPMD Jayawardene	237	563	415	25	3	57.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
KC Sangakkara	232	529	357	31	1	64.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
JH Kallis	224	434	325	31	1	68.92	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
F du Plessis	199	412	276	24	-	72.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
G Kirsten	180	558	461	20	-	39.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
DPMD Jayawardene	167	331	288	22	2	57.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DPMD Jayawardene	165	456	284	17	1	58.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AB de Villiers	160*	303	205	19	2	78.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
FDM Karunaratne	158*	360	222	13	1	71.17	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
JP Duminy	155	293	221	19	-	70.13	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
MDKJ Perera	153*	309	200	12	5	76.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
ST Jayasuriya	148	192	156	24	1	94.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
HM Amla	139*	486	382	12	-	36.38	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
HM Amla	134	391	265	16	-	50.56	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
A Ranatunga	131	214	140	18	1	93.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
D Elgar	129	362	230	15	-	56.08	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
D Elgar	127	241	163	22	-	77.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
DPMD Jayawardene	123	359	248	11	2	49.59	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
WJ Cronje	122	410	295	11	-	41.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
MS Atapattu	120	371	292	15	-	41.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
L Klusener	118*	243	219	13	2	53.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
SC Cook	117	245	178	11	-	65.73	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
TT Samaraweera	115*	325	215	14	-	53.48	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
DJ Cullinan	114*	274	231	12	1	49.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DJ Cullinan	113	222	159	13	1	71.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
DJ Cullinan	112	252	232	12	3	48.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
SM Pollock	111	123	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
AN Petersen	109	276	188	13	1	57.97	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
KC Sangakkara	108	289	190	13	-	56.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
HP Tillakaratne	104*	331	231	17	-	45.02	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
DJ Cullinan	103	307	185	13	-	55.67	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
ND McKenzie	103	267	191	11	1	53.92	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
D Elgar	103	246	187	11	3	55.08	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
FDM Karunaratne	103	210	128	19	-	80.46	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
DJ Cullinan	102	356	237	17	-	43.03	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
JA Rudolph	102	413	297	12	-	34.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TT Samaraweera	102	356	269	11	-	37.91	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
JN Rhodes	101*	262	207	14	1	48.79	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
DPMD Jayawardene	101*	217	183	14	1	55.19	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Q de Kock	101	178	124	11	-	81.45	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
TB de Bruyn	101	257	232	12	-	43.53	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
JP Duminy	100*	276	206	10	-	48.54	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
SM Pollock	99*	252	170	9	2	58.23	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
AB de Villiers	99	228	135	12	-	73.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
DPMD Jayawardene	98	270	195	13	-	50.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
KC Sangakkara	98	334	215	14	-	45.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
L Klusener	97	211	143	13	1	67.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
L Klusener	95*	286	175	6	-	54.28	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
AB de Villiers	95	182	141	18	-	67.37	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
D Elgar	95	202	130	16	-	73.07	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
HP Tillakaratne	92	258	222	13	-	41.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
KC Wessels	92	304	220	7	-	41.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
SM Pollock	92	198	138	8	1	66.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
MV Boucher	92	200	143	10	-	64.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
HH Gibbs	92	314	216	11	-	42.59	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
HH Gibbs	92	247	190	11	1	48.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
AC Hudson	90	296	274	10	1	32.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
JA Rudolph	90	206	182	13	-	49.45	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
F du Plessis	90	244	182	11	-	49.45	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
KC Sangakkara	89	208	132	15	-	67.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
AD Mathews	89	232	182	14	1	48.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
A Ranatunga	88	140	103	15	-	85.43	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
JH Kallis	87	237	208	6	1	41.82	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
AG Prince	86	207	144	13	-	59.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
Q de Kock	86	149	87	12	-	98.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
ST Jayasuriya	85	173	113	14	-	75.22	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
MV Boucher	85	232	160	10	-	53.12	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
FDM Karunaratne	85	195	136	12	-	62.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
LD Chandimal	85	252	161	11	-	52.79	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
BKG Mendis	84*	148	110	13	-	76.36	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
JH Kallis	84	225	196	9	-	42.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
WU Tharanga	83	188	155	14	1	53.54	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
PA de Silva	82	384	263	8	-	31.17	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
WJ Cronje	82	70	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
DPMD Jayawardene	82	252	210	10	-	39.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
F du Plessis	80	247	196	5	1	40.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Q de Kock	80	174	94	8	1	85.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
DM de Silva	79*	142	106	11	1	74.52	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
TM Dilshan	78	126	79	12	-	98.73	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
PA de Silva	77	117	98	13	-	78.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
KC Sangakkara	76	205	145	9	1	52.41	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
G Kirsten	75*	233	203	12	-	36.94	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
BOP Fernando	75*	153	106	10	2	70.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
JH Kallis	75	302	214	8	-	35.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
WJ Cronje	74	197	147	4	3	50.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
KC Sangakkara	74	269	213	8	1	34.74	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ST Jayasuriya	74	199	139	6	-	53.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
GC Smith	74	253	209	5	-	35.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
WJ Cronje	73*	214	179	6	1	40.78	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
A Ranatunga	73	264	177	12	-	41.24	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
GC Smith	73	147	92	14	-	79.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
ST Jayasuriya	73	131	74	9	3	98.64	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
KA Maharaj	73	157	106	6	2	68.86	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
MS Atapattu	72	178	151	7	-	47.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
KC Sangakkara	72	134	90	8	-	80.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
N Dickwella	72	195	116	8	1	62.06	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
MS Atapattu	71	243	200	9	-	35.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
RP Arnold	71	102	82	13	-	86.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529

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