Batting Most Runs Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
DPMD Jayawardene	237	563	415	25	3	57.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
KC Sangakkara	232	529	357	31	1	64.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
DPMD Jayawardene	82	252	210	10	0	39.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
ST Jayasuriya	74	199	139	6	0	53.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MS Atapattu	72	178	151	7	0	47.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	3	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
WPUJC Vaas	69	193	142	10	0	48.59	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
KC Sangakkara	64	84	58	10	1	110.34	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	3	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
KC Sangakkara	58	97	65	11	0	89.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
ST Jayasuriya	43	111	59	6	0	72.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
UDU Chandana	40	105	81	6	0	49.38	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
RS Kaluwitharana	33	121	78	4	0	42.30	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
UDU Chandana	29	44	40	3	1	72.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MS Atapattu	25	94	63	4	0	39.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TM Dilshan	25	66	64	1	0	39.06	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TM Dilshan	23*	29	37	4	0	62.16	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	3	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
TT Samaraweera	21*	73	54	1	0	38.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	3	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
TT Samaraweera	21	98	61	3	0	34.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
RS Kaluwitharana	19	40	31	4	0	61.29	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TT Samaraweera	19	87	52	1	0	36.53	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
ST Jayasuriya	19	40	25	3	0	76.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	3	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
WPUJC Vaas	13*	46	30	1	0	43.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TT Samaraweera	13	44	34	1	0	38.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
KC Sangakkara	13	25	16	2	0	81.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
ST Jayasuriya	12	28	21	1	0	57.14	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
WPUJC Vaas	10	30	21	2	0	47.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
MS Atapattu	9	38	25	2	0	36.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
RS Kaluwitharana	7	19	15	1	0	46.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
HMRKB Herath	7	27	15	1	0	46.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
MF Maharoof	6*	37	28	0	0	21.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
SL Malinga	6*	70	28	0	0	21.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
DPMD Jayawardene	5	25	20	0	0	25.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
UDU Chandana	5	7	7	1	0	71.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MS Atapattu	4	4	4	1	0	100.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
MF Maharoof	3*	4	4	0	0	75.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TM Dilshan	3	13	13	0	0	23.07	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	1	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
DPMD Jayawardene	3	10	5	0	0	60.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	3	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
M Muralidaran	2	9	8	0	0	25.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TM Dilshan	1	6	4	0	0	25.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	3	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
M Muralidaran	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	1	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]