South Africa vs Sri Lanka Records

Test Matches Records

Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in Tests

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2002	8	5	1	0	2	0	5.000	62.5	12.5	0	25	0	83.33
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2019	7	3	4	0	0	0	0.750	42.85	57.14	0	0	0	42.85
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2002	7	1	4	0	2	0	0.250	14.28	57.14	0	28.57	0	20
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2017	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.000	0	80	0	20	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1993-1998	5	0	3	0	2	0	0.000	0	60	0	40	0	0
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2012	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.000	40	40	0	20	0	50
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2019-2021	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
MS Atapattu (SL)	2002-2004	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
TM Dilshan (SL)	2011-2012	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33
KC Wessels (SA)	1993-1993	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0	0	66.66	0	100
HM Amla (SA)	2014-2014	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
T Bavuma (SA)	2024-2024	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
WJ Cronje (SA)	1998-1998	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
Q de Kock (SA)	2020-2021	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
DM de Silva (SL)	2024-2024	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2006	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2018-2018	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AG Prince (SA)	2006-2006	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0

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The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win

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]