South Africa vs Sri Lanka Records

Test Matches Records

Team Largest Margins

Largest margins in Tests by Innings, runs & wickets for South Africa vs Sri Lanka

By an innings

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	inns & 229 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
South Africa	inns & 208 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
Sri Lanka	inns & 153 runs	-	-	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
South Africa	inns & 118 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
South Africa	inns & 81 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
South Africa	inns & 64 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
South Africa	inns & 45 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
Sri Lanka	inns & 15 runs	-	-	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
South Africa	inns & 7 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	313 runs	493	67.0	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
South Africa	282 runs	507	62.0	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
Sri Lanka	278 runs	352	28.5	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
South Africa	233 runs	516	79.4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
Sri Lanka	208 runs	450	87.3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
South Africa	206 runs	488	96.3	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
Sri Lanka	199 runs	490	86.5	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
South Africa	153 runs	370	71.3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
South Africa	109 runs	348	69.1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
South Africa	70 runs	377	95.3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
South Africa	7 runs	177	50.1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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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]