Team Highest Innings Totals

Highest totals for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in Tests

Highest totals

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	756/5d	185.1	4.08	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	won	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
South Africa	621	142.1	4.36	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	won	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
South Africa	580/4d	139.0	4.17	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	won	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
Sri Lanka	522	150.4	3.46	1	v South Africa	Galle	won	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
South Africa	504/7d	158.2	3.18	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	won	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
South Africa	495	181.0	2.73	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	won	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
Sri Lanka	486	145.4	3.33	1	v South Africa	Galle	draw	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
Sri Lanka	470	142.3	3.29	1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	won	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
South Africa	455/9d	166.2	2.73	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	won	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
South Africa	448	166.3	2.69	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	won	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
South Africa	434	157.2	2.75	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
South Africa	426	124.1	3.43	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	won	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
Sri Lanka	421	121.4	3.46	1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	draw	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
South Africa	420	152.3	2.75	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	draw	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
South Africa	418	124.4	3.35	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	won	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
South Africa	411	122.0	3.36	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	won	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
South Africa	406/6d	90.5	4.46	3	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	won	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
Sri Lanka	396	96.0	4.12	1	v South Africa	Centurion	lost	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
South Africa	392	116.0	3.37	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	won	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
South Africa	386	104.4	3.68	2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	won	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
South Africa	378	91.3	4.13	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	won	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
South Africa	376	139.4	2.69	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	draw	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
South Africa	366/5d	100.4	3.63	3	v Sri Lanka	Durban	won	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
South Africa	361	89.5	4.01	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	lost	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
South Africa	358	103.4	3.45	1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	won	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
Sri Lanka	352/9	113.3	3.10	4	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	won	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
Sri Lanka	342	107.5	3.17	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	lost	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
Sri Lanka	338	104.1	3.24	1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	won	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
Sri Lanka	338	108.2	3.12	1	v South Africa	Durban	won	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
Sri Lanka	331	127.2	2.59	1	v South Africa	Moratuwa	draw	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
Sri Lanka	328	99.2	3.30	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	lost	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
Sri Lanka	323	108.5	2.96	1	v South Africa	Centurion	lost	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
Sri Lanka	321	85.1	3.76	2	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	won	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
South Africa	317	86.0	3.68	3	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	won	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
South Africa	316	121.1	2.60	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	draw	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
South Africa	311	107.5	2.88	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	lost	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
Sri Lanka	308	99.4	3.09	2	v South Africa	Kandy	lost	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Sri Lanka	306	84.3	3.62	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	lost	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Sri Lanka	306	95.3	3.20	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	lost	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Sri Lanka	304/9	85.3	3.55	4	v South Africa	Durban	won	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Sri Lanka	303	118.3	2.55	1	v South Africa	Centurion	lost	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
South Africa	302	75.4	3.99	2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	won	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
Sri Lanka	300/6d	80.0	3.75	3	v South Africa	Moratuwa	draw	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
Sri Lanka	296/9d	139.5	2.11	2	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	draw	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
Sri Lanka	292	104.5	2.78	2	v South Africa	Galle	lost	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
South Africa	290	86.5	3.33	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
Sri Lanka	287	78.4	3.64	1	v South Africa	Galle	won	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
South Africa	286	98.5	2.89	1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	won	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
Sri Lanka	282	79.4	3.53	4	v South Africa	Durban	lost	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
South Africa	282	134.5	2.09	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	draw	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Sri Lanka	281	96.3	2.91	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	lost	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
Sri Lanka	279	78.2	3.56	3	v South Africa	Durban	won	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
South Africa	279	108.2	2.57	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	draw	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Sri Lanka	275/5d	81.0	3.39	3	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	won	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
South Africa	269	92.0	2.92	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	lost	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
South Africa	267	112.5	2.36	2	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	draw	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
South Africa	264	103.0	2.56	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	won	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
South Africa	259	79.1	3.27	3	v Sri Lanka	Durban	lost	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Sri Lanka	258	98.2	2.62	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	draw	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
South Africa	253	84.5	2.98	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	won	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Sri Lanka	252	81.3	3.09	3	v South Africa	Centurion	lost	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
South Africa	251/7	112.0	2.24	4	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	draw	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
Sri Lanka	245	77.2	3.16	3	v South Africa	Centurion	lost	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
South Africa	241	87.3	2.75	4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	lost	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
South Africa	241/9d	113.5	2.11	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	draw	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Sri Lanka	239	73.5	3.23	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	lost	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
Sri Lanka	238	69.1	3.44	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	lost	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
South Africa	238	99.0	2.40	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	lost	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
South Africa	235	59.4	3.93	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	lost	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
South Africa	231	93.5	2.46	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	won	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Sri Lanka	229/8d	53.4	4.26	3	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	draw	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
South Africa	226/4	62.5	3.59	4	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	won	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
South Africa	224/7d	51.5	4.32	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	won	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
Sri Lanka	224	62.0	3.61	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	lost	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
South Africa	222	61.2	3.61	1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	lost	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Sri Lanka	216	71.3	3.02	4	v South Africa	Galle	lost	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Sri Lanka	216	87.4	2.46	2	v South Africa	Durban	draw	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
Sri Lanka	214/9d	67.0	3.19	3	v South Africa	Galle	draw	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
Sri Lanka	211/4d	55.0	3.83	3	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	won	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
Sri Lanka	211	56.5	3.71	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
South Africa	206/6d	50.2	4.09	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	won	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Sri Lanka	205	64.5	3.16	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	lost	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
South Africa	203/3	90.0	2.25	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	draw	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
South Africa	200	78.0	2.56	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	won	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Sri Lanka	197/2	45.4	4.31	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	won	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Sri Lanka	195/4	67.1	2.90	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	draw	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Sri Lanka	192	75.3	2.54	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
South Africa	191	49.4	3.84	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	won	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
Sri Lanka	191	59.2	3.21	2	v South Africa	Durban	won	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Sri Lanka	190	57.4	3.29	3	v South Africa	Galle	won	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
South Africa	189	69.1	2.73	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
Sri Lanka	180	45.2	3.97	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	lost	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
Sri Lanka	180	46.1	3.89	3	v South Africa	Centurion	lost	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
Sri Lanka	180	47.4	3.77	1	v South Africa	Centurion	lost	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
South Africa	179	67.0	2.67	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
Sri Lanka	177	42.3	4.16	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
Sri Lanka	169	50.1	3.36	4	v South Africa	Kandy	lost	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
South Africa	169	50.2	3.35	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
South Africa	168	54.4	3.07	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	lost	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
Sri Lanka	168	62.0	2.70	1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	lost	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233

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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]