Batting Most Runs Innings

High scores for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in Tests

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
DPMD Jayawardene	374	752	572	43	1	65.38	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	2	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
KC Sangakkara	287	675	457	35	0	62.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	2	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
DPMD Jayawardene	237	563	415	25	3	57.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
KC Sangakkara	232	529	357	31	1	64.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
JH Kallis	224	434	325	31	1	68.92	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	1	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
F du Plessis	199	412	276	24	0	72.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	2	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
G Kirsten	180	558	461	20	0	39.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	1	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
DPMD Jayawardene	167	331	288	22	2	57.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DPMD Jayawardene	165	456	284	17	1	58.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AB de Villiers	160*	303	205	19	2	78.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	1	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
FDM Karunaratne	158*	360	222	13	1	71.17	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
JP Duminy	155	293	221	19	0	70.13	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	1	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
MDKJ Perera	153*	309	200	12	5	76.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	4	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
ST Jayasuriya	148	192	156	24	1	94.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
HM Amla	139*	486	382	12	0	36.38	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	2	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
HM Amla	134	391	265	16	0	50.56	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	1	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
A Ranatunga	131	214	140	18	1	93.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	3	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
D Elgar	129	362	230	15	0	56.08	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	1	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
D Elgar	127	241	163	22	0	77.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	2	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
DPMD Jayawardene	123	359	248	11	2	49.59	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	4	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
WJ Cronje	122	410	295	11	0	41.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	2	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
T Stubbs	122	316	221	9	2	55.20	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	3	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
MS Atapattu	120	371	292	15	0	41.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	2	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
L Klusener	118*	243	219	13	2	53.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
SC Cook	117	245	178	11	0	65.73	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	3	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
TT Samaraweera	115*	325	215	14	0	53.48	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	3	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
DJ Cullinan	114*	274	231	12	1	49.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DJ Cullinan	113	222	159	13	1	71.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	1	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
T Bavuma	113	325	228	9	0	49.56	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	3	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
DJ Cullinan	112	252	232	12	3	48.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
SM Pollock	111	123	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	1	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
AN Petersen	109	276	188	13	1	57.97	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	1	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
KC Sangakkara	108	289	190	13	0	56.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	3	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
K Verreynne	105*	202	133	12	3	78.94	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	1	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
HP Tillakaratne	104*	331	231	17	0	45.02	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	1	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
DJ Cullinan	103	307	185	13	0	55.67	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	2	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
ND McKenzie	103	267	191	11	1	53.92	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	1	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
D Elgar	103	246	187	11	3	55.08	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	1	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
FDM Karunaratne	103	210	128	19	0	80.46	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
DJ Cullinan	102	356	237	17	0	43.03	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	1	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
JA Rudolph	102	413	297	12	0	34.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TT Samaraweera	102	356	269	11	0	37.91	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	1	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
JN Rhodes	101*	262	207	14	1	48.79	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	4	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
DPMD Jayawardene	101*	217	183	14	1	55.19	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	4	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Q de Kock	101	178	124	11	0	81.45	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	1	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
TB de Bruyn	101	257	232	12	0	43.53	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	4	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
RD Rickelton	101	361	250	11	0	40.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	1	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
JP Duminy	100*	276	206	10	0	48.54	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	1	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
SM Pollock	99*	252	170	9	2	58.23	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	2	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
AB de Villiers	99	228	135	12	0	73.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	2	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
DPMD Jayawardene	98	270	195	13	0	50.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	2	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
KC Sangakkara	98	334	215	14	0	45.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	3	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
L Klusener	97	211	143	13	1	67.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
L Klusener	95*	286	175	6	0	54.28	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	1	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
AB de Villiers	95	182	141	18	0	67.37	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	1	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
D Elgar	95	202	130	16	0	73.07	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	2	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
HP Tillakaratne	92	258	222	13	0	41.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	1	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
KC Wessels	92	304	220	7	0	41.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	2	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
SM Pollock	92	198	138	8	1	66.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	1	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
MV Boucher	92	200	143	10	0	64.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
HH Gibbs	92	314	216	11	0	42.59	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	2	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
HH Gibbs	92	247	190	11	1	48.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
AC Hudson	90	296	274	10	1	32.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	2	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
JA Rudolph	90	206	182	13	0	49.45	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	3	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
F du Plessis	90	244	182	11	0	49.45	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	3	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
KC Sangakkara	89	208	132	15	0	67.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	3	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
AD Mathews	89	232	182	14	1	48.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	2	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
P Nissanka	89	236	157	11	1	56.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	2	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
A Ranatunga	88	140	103	15	0	85.43	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	4	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
JH Kallis	87	237	208	6	1	41.82	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	3	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
AG Prince	86	207	144	13	0	59.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	1	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
Q de Kock	86	149	87	12	0	98.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	1	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
ST Jayasuriya	85	173	113	14	0	75.22	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	2	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
MV Boucher	85	232	160	10	0	53.12	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	3	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
FDM Karunaratne	85	195	136	12	0	62.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	3	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
LD Chandimal	85	252	161	11	0	52.79	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	1	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
BKG Mendis	84*	148	110	13	0	76.36	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	4	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
JH Kallis	84	225	196	9	0	42.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	2	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
WU Tharanga	83	188	155	14	1	53.54	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	2	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
LD Chandimal	83	295	174	12	0	47.70	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	4	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
PA de Silva	82	384	263	8	0	31.17	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	2	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
WJ Cronje	82	70	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	4	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
DPMD Jayawardene	82	252	210	10	0	39.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
F du Plessis	80	247	196	5	1	40.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	1	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Q de Kock	80	174	94	8	1	85.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	1	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
DM de Silva	79*	142	106	11	1	74.52	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	1	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
TM Dilshan	78	126	79	12	0	98.73	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
T Bavuma	78	152	109	8	1	71.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	1	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
PA de Silva	77	117	98	13	0	78.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
KC Sangakkara	76	205	145	9	1	52.41	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
G Kirsten	75*	233	203	12	0	36.94	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	4	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
BOP Fernando	75*	153	106	10	2	70.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	4	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
JH Kallis	75	302	214	8	0	35.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	2	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
WJ Cronje	74	197	147	4	3	50.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	3	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
KC Sangakkara	74	269	213	8	1	34.74	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	2	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ST Jayasuriya	74	199	139	6	0	53.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
GC Smith	74	253	209	5	0	35.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
WJ Cronje	73*	214	179	6	1	40.78	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
A Ranatunga	73	264	177	12	0	41.24	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	1	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
GC Smith	73	147	92	14	0	79.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	2	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624

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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]