Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2006	3	4	3	94	56	94.00	260	36.15	0	1	0	13	0
AB de Villiers (SA)	2006-2014	7	12	1	691	160*	62.81	1146	60.29	1	5	0	90	3
RD Rickelton (SA)	2024-2024	1	2	0	125	101	62.50	295	42.37	1	0	0	14	0
L Klusener (SA)	2000-2004	6	10	3	435	118*	62.14	836	52.03	1	3	0	47	3
K Verreynne (SA)	2024-2024	2	3	1	123	105*	61.50	182	67.58	1	0	0	15	3
RP Snell (SA)	1993-1993	2	2	1	61	48	61.00	101	60.39	0	0	0	10	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2014	17	32	1	1782	374	57.48	3377	52.76	6	2	2	214	12
WJ Cronje (SA)	1993-1998	5	9	1	452	122	56.50	918	49.23	1	3	0	42	11
JP Duminy (SA)	2014-2017	5	9	2	387	155	55.28	748	51.73	2	1	1	46	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	11	19	2	917	114*	53.94	1846	49.67	5	3	1	111	10
TB de Bruyn (SA)	2018-2018	1	2	0	104	101	52.00	240	43.33	1	0	0	12	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2004-2012	5	10	2	413	115*	51.62	931	44.36	2	0	0	47	0
F du Plessis (SA)	2014-2021	11	19	2	874	199	51.41	1572	55.59	1	4	0	96	3
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2014	17	32	0	1534	287	47.93	2714	56.52	3	7	2	208	4
MDKJ Perera (SL)	2016-2021	5	9	1	378	153*	47.25	494	76.51	1	3	0	46	7
T Stubbs (SA)	2024-2024	2	4	0	189	122	47.25	389	48.58	1	0	0	14	2
A Ranatunga (SL)	1993-2000	8	14	1	583	131	44.84	976	59.73	1	4	1	85	3
BOP Fernando (SL)	2019-2019	2	4	1	131	75*	43.66	233	56.22	0	1	1	17	2
SC Cook (SA)	2016-2017	3	5	0	216	117	43.20	398	54.27	1	1	1	21	0
G Kirsten (SA)	1998-2002	9	16	1	639	180	42.60	1753	36.45	1	5	1	79	0
RS Kalpage (SL)	1993-1993	1	2	1	42	42	42.00	95	44.21	0	0	0	7	0
D Elgar (SA)	2014-2021	11	20	1	782	129	41.15	1427	54.80	3	3	2	101	3
HE van der Dussen (SA)	2020-2021	2	2	0	82	67	41.00	169	48.52	0	1	0	14	0
JA Rudolph (SA)	2004-2012	7	12	2	407	102	40.70	990	41.11	1	2	0	52	0
AC Hudson (SA)	1993-1993	3	5	0	202	90	40.40	609	33.16	0	2	0	24	1
MD Gunathilaka (SL)	2018-2018	2	4	0	161	61	40.25	271	59.40	0	2	0	17	2
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1993-2002	7	13	2	431	104*	39.18	1170	36.83	1	2	1	61	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2012	15	25	2	894	224	38.86	2021	44.23	1	5	3	104	5
CK Kapugedera (SL)	2006-2006	2	3	1	77	63	38.50	124	62.09	0	1	0	10	2
JN Rhodes (SA)	1993-2000	6	11	2	340	101*	37.77	789	43.09	1	2	0	32	2
KC Wessels (SA)	1993-1993	3	5	0	188	92	37.60	519	36.22	0	1	0	14	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1993	3	4	0	149	50	37.25	303	49.17	0	1	0	15	4
Q de Kock (SA)	2014-2021	11	19	0	697	101	36.68	918	75.92	1	5	1	78	1
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2006	2	2	0	72	42	36.00	128	56.25	0	0	0	9	1
AN Petersen (SA)	2012-2014	3	6	1	178	109	35.60	333	53.45	1	0	1	21	1
PA de Silva (SL)	1993-2001	7	13	0	461	82	35.46	952	48.42	0	3	0	64	2
AD Mathews (SL)	2011-2024	12	24	2	779	89	35.40	1552	50.19	0	6	0	90	6
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2012	7	12	1	385	74	35.00	739	52.09	0	4	1	40	2
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2016-2024	11	22	1	730	158*	34.76	1288	56.67	2	4	1	91	1
P Nissanka (SL)	2024-2024	2	4	0	133	89	33.25	244	54.50	0	1	0	19	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-2006	13	20	3	553	111	32.52	1010	54.75	1	3	0	56	9
HH Dippenaar (SA)	2000-2004	4	7	1	194	59*	32.33	483	40.16	0	1	0	27	0
MV Boucher (SA)	1998-2012	17	26	2	775	92	32.29	1517	51.08	0	7	1	91	3
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-2006	15	27	0	857	148	31.74	1268	67.58	1	5	5	122	5
J Mubarak (SL)	2002-2002	1	2	0	63	48	31.50	130	48.46	0	0	0	11	0
T Bavuma (SA)	2016-2024	11	19	0	587	113	30.89	1064	55.16	1	5	3	56	4
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2020-2021	2	4	0	122	59	30.50	132	92.42	0	1	0	22	1
HM Amla (SA)	2006-2019	14	25	1	727	139*	30.29	1683	43.19	2	2	3	83	0
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2024	10	18	1	504	79*	29.64	831	60.64	0	4	1	66	5
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2014	5	5	3	59	29*	29.50	105	56.19	0	0	0	8	1
AK Markram (SA)	2018-2024	8	15	1	397	68	28.35	668	59.43	0	3	1	52	1
LD Chandimal (SL)	2011-2024	9	18	0	506	85	28.11	1006	50.29	0	4	1	67	0
MD Shanaka (SL)	2020-2021	2	4	1	84	66*	28.00	163	51.53	0	1	0	4	5
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1993-1993	1	2	0	53	27	26.50	156	33.97	0	0	0	6	0
PHKD Mendis (SL)	2024-2024	2	4	0	106	48	26.50	175	60.57	0	0	0	11	2
MS Atapattu (SL)	1998-2004	12	23	0	601	120	26.13	1655	36.31	1	4	4	81	0
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2011	6	10	0	250	86	25.00	678	36.87	0	2	0	27	0
M van Jaarsveld (SA)	2002-2004	3	5	0	122	51	24.40	347	35.15	0	1	0	15	0
WU Tharanga (SL)	2006-2017	6	11	1	235	83	23.50	371	63.34	0	1	1	40	1
HH Gibbs (SA)	2001-2006	6	10	0	233	92	23.30	518	44.98	0	2	3	30	1
N Dickwella (SL)	2014-2021	7	13	1	279	72	23.25	427	65.33	0	1	1	35	2
WD Parnell (SA)	2017-2017	1	1	0	23	23	23.00	47	48.93	0	0	0	4	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2006	4	7	0	160	64	22.85	368	43.47	0	1	2	17	1
ND McKenzie (SA)	2000-2002	8	13	0	293	103	22.53	722	40.58	1	0	3	32	3
GFJ Liebenberg (SA)	1998-1998	1	2	0	45	45	22.50	90	50.00	0	0	1	7	0
ARS Silva (SL)	2018-2018	2	4	1	67	32*	22.33	171	39.18	0	0	1	7	0
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	10	17	3	312	35	22.28	747	41.76	0	0	2	35	1
DG Bedingham (SA)	2024-2024	2	4	1	66	35	22.00	91	72.52	0	0	0	6	1
UDU Chandana (SL)	2000-2004	5	7	1	131	40	21.83	242	54.13	0	0	0	17	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1998-2006	11	19	2	365	69	21.47	834	43.76	0	3	1	50	2
TM Dilshan (SL)	2000-2012	9	17	2	321	78	21.40	613	52.36	0	1	0	45	0
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2012-2021	5	10	0	211	38	21.10	516	40.89	0	0	1	31	1
JK Silva (SL)	2011-2017	6	12	0	250	48	20.83	646	38.69	0	0	2	34	0
BKG Mendis (SL)	2016-2024	11	22	1	435	84*	20.71	716	60.75	0	2	7	68	4
DJ Richardson (SA)	1993-1993	3	4	0	79	62	19.75	229	34.49	0	1	0	8	0
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2019	9	12	3	177	27*	19.66	574	30.83	0	0	1	16	2
RS Mahanama (SL)	1993-1998	5	9	0	172	53	19.11	517	33.26	0	2	2	18	1
DA Gunawardene (SL)	2001-2001	1	2	0	37	24	18.50	71	52.11	0	0	0	6	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1993-2001	5	9	0	164	51	18.22	228	71.92	0	1	0	22	3
RP Arnold (SL)	2000-2002	8	14	0	250	71	17.85	544	45.95	0	1	3	31	0
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1998-2004	6	11	0	185	45	16.81	351	52.70	0	0	1	27	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	10	16	3	218	73	16.76	328	66.46	0	1	4	21	5
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2024	4	6	1	81	36	16.20	140	57.85	0	0	0	9	2
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2004-2018	11	20	4	250	35*	15.62	460	54.34	0	0	2	32	2
SJ Cook (SA)	1993-1993	1	2	0	31	24	15.50	162	19.13	0	0	0	3	0
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2018-2018	1	2	0	31	25	15.50	64	48.43	0	0	0	4	0
NT Paranavitana (SL)	2011-2011	2	4	0	57	32	14.25	139	41.00	0	0	0	8	0
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2019	2	2	0	28	24	14.00	75	37.33	0	0	0	4	0
NLTC Perera (SL)	2011-2012	3	6	0	81	30	13.50	129	62.79	0	0	0	9	1
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1998-1998	2	4	3	13	9*	13.00	46	28.26	0	0	0	3	0
PDRL Perera (SL)	2000-2002	3	5	3	26	11*	13.00	84	30.95	0	0	0	4	0
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2001	6	7	3	51	18	12.75	180	28.33	0	0	0	3	0
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2012-2012	1	2	0	25	16	12.50	38	65.78	0	0	0	3	1
D Paterson (SA)	2024-2024	1	2	0	23	14	11.50	18	127.77	0	0	0	4	1
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2014-2019	9	15	2	144	33*	11.07	230	62.60	0	0	3	24	0
PVD Chameera (SL)	2016-2021	2	4	0	41	22	10.25	102	40.19	0	0	2	6	0
HD Ackerman (SA)	1998-1998	2	4	0	40	23	10.00	139	28.77	0	0	0	2	0
KDK Vithanage (SL)	2014-2014	1	2	0	20	13	10.00	46	43.47	0	0	0	2	1
T de Zorzi (SA)	2024-2024	2	4	0	40	19	10.00	80	50.00	0	0	1	5	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	11	18	2	156	43	9.75	402	38.80	0	0	5	16	5

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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]