South Africa vs Sri Lanka Records

T20 Matches Records

Team Largest Margins

Largest margins in T20s by Innings, runs & wickets for South Africa vs Sri Lanka

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	45 runs	-	183	15.4	17.0	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	24 Mar 2019	T20I # 763
South Africa	32 runs	-	79	7.0	7.0	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	22 Sep 2012	T20I # 269
South Africa	28 runs	-	164	20.0	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	10 Sep 2021	T20I # 1265
South Africa	22 runs	-	146	20.0	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	4 Aug 2013	T20I # 324
South Africa	19 runs	-	127	10.0	10.0	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2017	T20I # 589
South Africa	16 runs	-	181	20.0	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	22 Mar 2019	T20I # 758
South Africa	12 runs	-	116	20.0	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 2013	T20I # 323
Sri Lanka	5 runs	-	166	20.0	20.0	v South Africa	Chattogram	22 Mar 2014	T20I # 379

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	10 wickets	32	121	14.4	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Sep 2021	T20I # 1273
South Africa	9 wickets	35	104	14.1	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2021	T20I # 1270
South Africa	8 wickets	14	121	17.4	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	28 Mar 2016	T20I # 554
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	11	164	18.1	20.0	v South Africa	Hambantota	6 Aug 2013	T20I # 325
South Africa	6 wickets	22	78	16.2	20.0	v Sri Lanka	New York	3 Jun 2024	T20I # 2635
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	24	99	16.0	20.0	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Aug 2018	T20I # 695

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	9 wickets	35	104	14.1	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2021	T20I # 1270
South Africa	10 wickets	32	121	14.4	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Sep 2021	T20I # 1273
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	24	99	16.0	20.0	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Aug 2018	T20I # 695
South Africa	6 wickets	22	78	16.2	20.0	v Sri Lanka	New York	3 Jun 2024	T20I # 2635
South Africa	8 wickets	14	121	17.4	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	28 Mar 2016	T20I # 554
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	11	164	18.1	20.0	v South Africa	Hambantota	6 Aug 2013	T20I # 325
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	2	114	19.4	20.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 2017	T20I # 590
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	1	170	19.5	20.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Jan 2017	T20I # 591
South Africa	4 wickets	1	143	19.5	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	30 Oct 2021	T20I # 1378

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Dambulla, Pakistan in Sri Lanka 3rd T20I, Jan 11, 2026 [T20I # 3661]

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Dambulla, Pakistan in Sri Lanka 1st T20I, Jan 7, 2026 [T20I # 3660]

India vs South Africa at Ahmedabad, South Africa in India 5th T20I, Dec 19, 2025 [T20I # 3645]