Batting Averages for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in Tests
Batting averages
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| PW Hasaranga | 2020-2021 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 59 | 30.50 | 92.42 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KJ Abbott | 2016-2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 8.00 | 55.17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HD Ackerman | 1998-1998 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 23 | 10.00 | 28.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Adams | 1998-2000 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 61 | 15 | 7.62 | 25.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HM Amla | 2006-2019 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 727 | 139* | 30.29 | 43.19 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| RP Arnold | 2000-2002 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 71 | 17.85 | 45.95 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MS Atapattu | 1998-2004 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 601 | 120 | 26.13 | 36.31 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| AM Bacher | 1998-1998 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 18.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T Bavuma | 2016-2024 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 587 | 113 | 30.89 | 55.16 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| DG Bedingham | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 35 | 22.00 | 72.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Bhanuka | 2021-2021 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3.00 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N Boje | 2000-2006 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 312 | 35 | 22.28 | 41.76 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MV Boucher | 1998-2012 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 775 | 92 | 32.29 | 51.08 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| PVD Chameera | 2016-2021 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 10.25 | 40.19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UDU Chandana | 2000-2004 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 131 | 40 | 21.83 | 54.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LD Chandimal | 2011-2024 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 506 | 85 | 28.11 | 50.29 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| G Coetzee | 2024-2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Cook | 2016-2017 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 216 | 117 | 43.20 | 54.27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SJ Cook | 1993-1993 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 15.50 | 19.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WJ Cronje | 1993-1998 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 452 | 122 | 56.50 | 49.23 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| DJ Cullinan | 1993-2001 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 917 | 114* | 53.94 | 49.67 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| A Dananjaya | 2018-2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43* | - | 47.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PB Dassanayake | 1993-1993 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 6.25 | 16.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TB de Bruyn | 2018-2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 101 | 52.00 | 43.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Q de Kock | 2014-2021 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 697 | 101 | 36.68 | 75.92 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| M de Lange | 2011-2011 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 | 47.36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DM de Silva | 2016-2024 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 504 | 79* | 29.64 | 60.64 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| PA de Silva | 1993-2001 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 461 | 82 | 35.46 | 48.42 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| AB de Villiers | 2006-2014 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 691 | 160* | 62.81 | 60.29 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| T de Zorzi | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 10.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HDPK Dharmasena | 1993-2000 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3.33 | 15.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N Dickwella | 2014-2021 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 279 | 72 | 23.25 | 65.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TM Dilshan | 2000-2012 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 321 | 78 | 21.40 | 52.36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HH Dippenaar | 2000-2004 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 194 | 59* | 32.33 | 40.16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AA Donald | 1993-2001 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 18 | 12.75 | 28.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Duminy | 2014-2017 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 387 | 155 | 55.28 | 51.73 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F du Plessis | 2014-2021 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 874 | 199 | 51.41 | 55.59 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| CE Eksteen | 1993-1993 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4* | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D Elgar | 2014-2021 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 782 | 129 | 41.15 | 54.80 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| S Elworthy | 2002-2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5.50 | 45.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L Embuldeniya | 2019-2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 14.00 | 37.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMS Eranga | 2014-2014 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 7.69 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AM Fernando | 2021-2024 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 19.04 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| N Pradeep | 2016-2017 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 8* | 5.25 | 48.83 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BOP Fernando | 2019-2019 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 131 | 75* | 43.66 | 56.22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CRD Fernando | 2000-2011 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 43 | 14 | 5.37 | 32.57 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| KHRK Fernando | 2002-2002 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 24 | 9.50 | 48.10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MVT Fernando | 2019-2024 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 6* | 3.00 | 15.12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| HH Gibbs | 2001-2006 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 233 | 92 | 23.30 | 44.98 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| MD Gunathilaka | 2018-2018 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 61 | 40.25 | 59.40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DA Gunawardene | 2001-2001 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 24 | 18.50 | 52.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AP Gurusinha | 1993-1993 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 27 | 26.50 | 33.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Hall | 2002-2006 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 160 | 64 | 22.85 | 43.47 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| UC Hathurusingha | 1993-1993 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 34 | 9.00 | 21.02 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M Hayward | 2000-2004 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 4.00 | 25.97 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HMRKB Herath | 2004-2018 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 250 | 35* | 15.62 | 54.34 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| AC Hudson | 1993-1993 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 202 | 90 | 40.40 | 33.16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Imran Tahir | 2011-2014 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 29* | 29.50 | 56.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Jansen | 2024-2024 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 8.33 | 67.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NGRP Jayasuriya | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 8.50 | 51.51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 1993-2006 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 857 | 148 | 31.74 | 67.58 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 2000-2014 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 1782 | 374 | 57.48 | 52.76 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| HAPW Jayawardene | 2006-2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 42 | 36.00 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JH Kallis | 1998-2012 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 894 | 224 | 38.86 | 44.23 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| RS Kalpage | 1993-1993 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42.00 | 44.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RS Kaluwitharana | 1998-2004 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 185 | 45 | 16.81 | 52.70 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CK Kapugedera | 2006-2006 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 63 | 38.50 | 62.09 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FDM Karunaratne | 2016-2024 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 730 | 158* | 34.76 | 56.67 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| JM Kemp | 2001-2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 14.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G Kirsten | 1998-2002 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 639 | 180 | 42.60 | 36.45 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| L Klusener | 2000-2004 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 435 | 118* | 62.14 | 52.03 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| CBRLS Kumara | 2017-2024 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 10* | 5.00 | 44.11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RAS Lakmal | 2014-2019 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 144 | 33* | 11.07 | 62.60 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MKGCP Lakshitha | 2002-2002 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GFJ Liebenberg | 1998-1998 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 22.50 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DK Liyanage | 1993-1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ND McKenzie | 2000-2002 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 293 | 103 | 22.53 | 40.58 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| BM McMillan | 1993-1993 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 9.52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RS Mahanama | 1993-1998 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 172 | 53 | 19.11 | 33.26 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| KA Maharaj | 2016-2024 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 218 | 73 | 16.76 | 66.46 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| MF Maharoof | 2004-2006 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 94 | 56 | 94.00 | 36.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SL Malinga | 2004-2006 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8* | - | 38.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AK Markram | 2018-2024 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 397 | 68 | 28.35 | 59.43 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| AD Mathews | 2011-2024 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 779 | 89 | 35.40 | 50.19 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| BAW Mendis | 2014-2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 18.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BKG Mendis | 2016-2024 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 435 | 84* | 20.71 | 60.75 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| PHKD Mendis | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 48 | 26.50 | 60.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Morkel | 2011-2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 6.20 | 32.97 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J Mubarak | 2002-2002 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 48 | 31.50 | 48.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWA Mulder | 2019-2024 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 36 | 16.20 | 57.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Muralidaran | 1993-2006 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 111 | 27 | 7.40 | 60.98 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| A Nel | 2006-2006 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M Ngam | 2000-2001 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | - | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L Ngidi | 2018-2021 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14* | - | 60.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P Nissanka | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 89 | 33.25 | 54.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A Nortje | 2020-2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6.50 | 68.42 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M Ntini | 1998-2006 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 85 | 16 | 8.50 | 42.50 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D Olivier | 2017-2019 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3.66 | 20.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NT Paranavitana | 2011-2011 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 32 | 14.25 | 41.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WD Parnell | 2017-2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23.00 | 48.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D Paterson | 2024-2024 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 11.50 | 127.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDK Perera | 2014-2018 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 5.57 | 43.33 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MDKJ Perera | 2016-2021 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 378 | 153* | 47.25 | 76.51 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| NLTC Perera | 2011-2012 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 30 | 13.50 | 62.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDRL Perera | 2000-2002 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 11* | 13.00 | 30.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AN Petersen | 2012-2014 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 178 | 109 | 35.60 | 53.45 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| VD Philander | 2011-2019 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 177 | 27* | 19.66 | 30.83 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SM Pollock | 1998-2006 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 553 | 111 | 32.52 | 54.75 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| KTGD Prasad | 2012-2012 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 12.50 | 65.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AG Prince | 2002-2011 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 250 | 86 | 25.00 | 36.87 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| KR Pushpakumara | 1998-1998 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9* | 13.00 | 28.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Rabada | 2016-2024 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 100 | 23 | 8.33 | 38.16 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CAK Rajitha | 2019-2020 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 5.20 | 20.63 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CPH Ramanayake | 1993-1993 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3* | 3.00 | 8.82 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A Ranatunga | 1993-2000 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 583 | 131 | 44.84 | 59.73 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| JN Rhodes | 1993-2000 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 340 | 101* | 37.77 | 43.09 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| DJ Richardson | 1993-1993 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 62 | 19.75 | 34.49 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RD Rickelton | 2024-2024 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 101 | 62.50 | 42.37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JA Rudolph | 2004-2012 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 407 | 102 | 40.70 | 41.11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| TT Samaraweera | 2004-2012 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 413 | 115* | 51.62 | 44.36 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PADLR Sandakan | 2018-2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 15.50 | 48.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KC Sangakkara | 2000-2014 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 1534 | 287 | 47.93 | 56.52 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| BN Schultz | 1993-1993 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T Shamsi | 2018-2018 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Shanaka | 2020-2021 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 66* | 28.00 | 51.53 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ARS Silva | 2018-2018 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 32* | 22.33 | 39.18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JK Silva | 2011-2017 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 250 | 48 | 20.83 | 38.69 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| L Sipamla | 2020-2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GC Smith | 2002-2012 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 385 | 74 | 35.00 | 52.09 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| RP Snell | 1993-1993 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 48 | 61.00 | 60.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DW Steyn | 2006-2019 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 156 | 43 | 9.75 | 38.80 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| T Stubbs | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 189 | 122 | 47.25 | 48.58 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PL Symcox | 1993-1993 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 50 | 37.25 | 49.17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WU Tharanga | 2006-2017 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 235 | 83 | 23.50 | 63.34 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HDRL Thirimanne | 2012-2021 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 211 | 38 | 21.10 | 40.89 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HP Tillakaratne | 1993-2002 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 431 | 104* | 39.18 | 36.83 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| WPUJC Vaas | 1998-2006 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 365 | 69 | 21.47 | 43.76 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| HE van der Dussen | 2020-2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 67 | 41.00 | 48.52 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M van Jaarsveld | 2002-2004 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 51 | 24.40 | 35.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| K Verreynne | 2024-2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 123 | 105* | 61.50 | 67.58 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KDK Vithanage | 2014-2014 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 10.00 | 43.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara | 2011-2012 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 8.00 | 137.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KC Wessels | 1993-1993 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 188 | 92 | 37.60 | 36.22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GP Wickramasinghe | 1993-2001 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 164 | 51 | 18.22 | 71.92 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PK Wijetunge | 1993-1993 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DNT Zoysa | 1998-2001 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 5.00 | 32.14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa vs India at Guwahati, South Africa in India 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]
South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]
Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]