South Africa vs Sri Lanka Records

Test Matches Records

Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in Tests

By runs

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

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	1 wicket	352	113.3	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
Sri Lanka	1 wicket	304	85.3	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
South Africa	3 wickets	121	35.3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
South Africa	6 wickets	226	62.5	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	197	45.4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
South Africa	10 wickets	2	0.0	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
South Africa	10 wickets	67	13.2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401

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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]