Batting Most Sixes Innings

Cricket Records for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in Test matches

Most sixes in an innings

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WJ Cronje	82	70	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
MDKJ Perera	153	309	200	12	5	76.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
MD Shanaka	66	141	87	3	5	75.86	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
WJ Cronje	74	197	147	4	3	50.34	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
DPMD Jayawardene	237	563	415	25	3	57.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
ST Jayasuriya	73	131	74	9	3	98.64	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
D Elgar	103	246	187	11	3	55.08	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
GP Wickramasinghe	21	26	15	-	2	140.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
PL Symcox	30	77	58	1	2	51.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
DPMD Jayawardene	167	331	288	22	2	57.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
L Klusener	118	243	219	13	2	53.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
WPUJC Vaas	38	34	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
SM Pollock	99	252	170	9	2	58.23	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
GC Smith	65	199	125	4	2	52.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
MV Boucher	65	123	102	7	2	63.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
SM Pollock	57	106	70	5	2	81.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
DPMD Jayawardene	123	359	248	11	2	49.59	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
CK Kapugedera	63	89	77	9	2	81.81	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
HMRKB Herath	23	37	18	2	2	127.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
DW Steyn	29	62	36	2	2	80.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
AB de Villiers	160	303	205	19	2	78.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
DW Steyn	30	75	71	2	2	42.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AD Mathews	63	132	83	2	2	75.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
VD Philander	22	68	38	-	2	57.89	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
MD Gunathilaka	61	67	68	6	2	89.70	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
BOP Fernando	75	153	106	10	2	70.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
KA Maharaj	73	157	106	6	2	68.86	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
DJ Cullinan	33	81	61	2	1	54.09	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
AC Hudson	90	296	274	10	1	32.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
JN Rhodes	101	262	207	14	1	48.79	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PL Symcox	21	76	73	2	1	28.76	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PA de Silva	68	150	109	9	1	62.38	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
A Ranatunga	44	71	66	7	1	66.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
A Ranatunga	131	214	140	18	1	93.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PL Symcox	50	161	108	5	1	46.29	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
WJ Cronje	73	214	179	6	1	40.78	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
WJ Cronje	49	92	90	6	1	54.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
DJ Cullinan	68	174	123	7	1	55.28	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
DJ Cullinan	113	222	159	13	1	71.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
JH Kallis	49	177	140	5	1	35.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SM Pollock	92	198	138	8	1	66.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
GP Wickramasinghe	51	62	45	8	1	113.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
PR Adams	12	24	21	1	1	57.14	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
PA de Silva	41	99	75	6	1	54.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
ST Jayasuriya	51	104	77	6	1	66.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
RS Mahanama	50	223	178	4	1	28.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
DJ Cullinan	114	274	231	12	1	49.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
JH Kallis	29	86	79	2	1	36.70	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
ST Jayasuriya	148	192	156	24	1	94.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DJ Cullinan	6	13	17	-	1	35.29	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	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
SM Pollock	20	51	46	2	1	43.47	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
JN Rhodes	33	85	66	2	1	50.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
A Ranatunga	54	129	77	9	1	70.12	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
DPMD Jayawardene	101	217	183	14	1	55.19	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
DJ Cullinan	59	139	116	7	1	50.86	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ND McKenzie	13	19	16	1	1	81.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
KC Sangakkara	74	269	213	8	1	34.74	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
L Klusener	97	211	143	13	1	67.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
ND McKenzie	47	132	109	5	1	43.11	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DNT Zoysa	10	22	11	-	1	90.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
MV Boucher	38	64	45	6	1	84.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
DJ Cullinan	48	106	64	7	1	75.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
ND McKenzie	103	267	191	11	1	53.92	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
RS Kaluwitharana	32	41	30	4	1	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Muralidaran	10	5	3	1	1	333.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
M Muralidaran	27	42	26	5	1	103.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
N Boje	31	53	55	2	1	56.36	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
JH Kallis	59	84	78	9	1	75.64	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
UDU Chandana	29	44	40	3	1	72.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
KC Sangakkara	64	84	58	10	1	110.34	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
KC Sangakkara	232	529	357	31	1	64.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
M Ntini	16	37	32	1	1	50.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
DPMD Jayawardene	374	752	572	43	1	65.38	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
HH Gibbs	92	247	190	11	1	48.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
AJ Hall	32	96	63	2	1	50.79	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
HAPW Jayawardene	42	91	49	6	1	85.71	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
UWMBCA Welegedara	10	7	8	1	1	125.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
NLTC Perera	21	46	27	1	1	77.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
Imran Tahir	11	25	19	-	1	57.89	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
AB de Villiers	69	204	141	6	1	48.93	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
DPMD Jayawardene	31	81	58	3	1	53.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
JH Kallis	224	434	325	31	1	68.92	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
AN Petersen	109	276	188	13	1	57.97	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
DPMD Jayawardene	12	37	21	-	1	57.14	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
KTGD Prasad	9	14	16	-	1	56.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
UWMBCA Welegedara	14	6	6	2	1	233.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
F du Plessis	80	247	196	5	1	40.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AD Mathews	27	108	70	3	1	38.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AD Mathews	89	232	182	14	1	48.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
KC Sangakkara	76	205	145	9	1	52.41	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
WU Tharanga	83	188	155	14	1	53.54	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
HDRL Thirimanne	12	34	23	-	1	52.17	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
F du Plessis	36	130	109	3	1	33.02	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
DPMD Jayawardene	165	456	284	17	1	58.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
MDK Perera	12	49	41	-	1	29.26	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
KDK Vithanage	13	59	38	1	1	34.21	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

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