South Africa Records

Test Matches Records

Team Smallest Margins - vs Sri Lanka

Smallest victories by South Africa in Tests - vs Sri Lanka

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
South Africa	206 runs	488	96.3	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
South Africa	233 runs	516	79.4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
South Africa	282 runs	507	62.0	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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
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:

Band-e-Amir Region vs Amo Region at Khost, GAK Regional One Day 15th Match, Sep 4, 2025 [List A]

Mis Ainak Region vs Speen Ghar Region at Khost, GAK Regional One Day 14th Match, Sep 3, 2025 [List A]

South Africa A vs New Zealand A at Benoni, New Zealand A in South Africa 3rd unofficial ODI, Sep 3, 2025 [List A]