South Africa vs Sri Lanka Records

T20 Matches Records

Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in T20s

By runs

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

By wickets

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

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	2	114	19.4	20.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 2017	T20I # 590
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	11	164	18.1	20.0	v South Africa	Hambantota	6 Aug 2013	T20I # 325
South Africa	8 wickets	14	121	17.4	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	28 Mar 2016	T20I # 554
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
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

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	Sri Lanka	Newlands, Cape Town	19 Mar 2019	T20I # 755

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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]