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South Africa v Sri Lanka Men One Day International Records

Number of Matches 81 From: 02 March 1992 To: 07 October 2023
South Africa won 46
Sri Lanka won 33
No Result 1
Ties 1
1 match between these teams was abandoned
3 matches between these teams were cancelled

South Africa

Highest Team Total 428 for 5 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 2023/24
Lowest All Out Team Total 121 R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2018
Most Runs in innings 185 F du Plessis PPC Newlands, Cape Town 2016/17
Highest Strike Rate in innings (no qualification) 350.00 (7 off 2) PS de Villiers St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 1994/95
Highest Strike Rate in innings (min: 20 runs) 253.33 (38 off 15) AL Phehlukwayo Kingsmead, Durban 2018/19
Lowest Strike Rate in innings (min: 10 balls) 0.00 (0 off 13) HH Gibbs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2004
0.00 (0 off 13) AM Phangiso R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2013
Lowest Strike Rate in innings (min: 20 balls) 4.55 (1 off 22) F Behardien R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2013
Most Boundaries in innings 20 (15 4s, 5 6s) HM Amla SuperSport Park, Centurion 2016/17
Most Sixes in innings 6 DA Miller Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban 2016/17
Most Fours in innings 17 Q de Kock SuperSport Park, Centurion 2018/19
Best Bowling in innings 6-49 L Klusener Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 1997/98
Best Bowling SR (no qualification) 6.00 (6-0-11-1) JP Duminy SuperSport Park, Centurion 2009/10
6.00 (6-0-3-1) PWA Mulder R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2021
Best Bowling SR (min: 3 overs) 8.00 (24-0-21-3) S Elworthy Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 1998/99
Best Economy Rate (no qualification) 0.00 (0.3-0-0-0) L Klusener Newlands, Cape Town 2000/01
Best Economy Rate (min: 3 overs) 1.25 (8-3-10-2) SM Pollock County Ground, Northampton 1999
Worst Economy Rate 17.00 (1-0-17-0) F Behardien SuperSport Park, Centurion 2016/17
Worst Economy Rate (min: 3 overs) 11.33 (3-0-34-0) PWA Mulder Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla 2018
1st Wkt 187 Q de Kock (109) HM Amla (154) SuperSport Park, Centurion 2016/17
2nd Wkt 204 Q de Kock (100) HE van der Dussen (108) Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 2023/24
3rd Wkt 186 GC Smith (125) AB de Villiers (125*) Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 2011/12
4th Wkt 119 HH Dippenaar (125*) HH Gibbs (68) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 2005/06
5th Wkt 117 F du Plessis (105) DA Miller (117*) Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban 2016/17
6th Wkt 100 PL Symcox (58) JN Rhodes (54) Trent Bridge, Nottingham 1998
7th Wkt 101 HH Dippenaar (53) MV Boucher (70) National Cricket Stadium, Tangier 2002
8th Wkt 69* DA Miller (85*) R McLaren (14*) Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 2013
9th Wkt 44 L Klusener (52*) S Elworthy (23) County Ground, Northampton 1999
10th Wkt 51 RP Snell (51) PS de Villiers (12*) Khettarama Stadium, Colombo 1993
Note: A total of 119 was added for the 4th wicket
81* DJ Cullinan (63) JN Rhodes (53) St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 1994/95
38 JN Rhodes (53) DJ Callaghan (23) St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 1994/95
Most Runs
Name Matches Innings Not Outs Runs HS Average
JH Kallis 36 36 5 1434 113* 46.25
Most Wickets
Name Matches Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average BB
SM Pollock 35 1914 27 1219 51 23.90 4/18
Most Catches
Name Matches Catches
MV Boucher 35 51
Most Stumpings
Name Matches Stumpings
MV Boucher 35 4

Sri Lanka

Highest Team Total 327 PPC Newlands, Cape Town 2016/17
Lowest All Out Team Total 43 Boland Park, Paarl 2011/12
Most Runs in innings 169 KC Sangakkara R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2013
Highest Strike Rate in innings (no qualification) 300.00 (6 off 2) SMSM Senanayake Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 2011/12
Highest Strike Rate in innings (min: 20 runs) 205.26 (39 off 19) DPDN Dickwella SuperSport Park, Centurion 2016/17
Lowest Strike Rate in innings (min: 10 balls) 0.00 (0 off 10) M Muralitharan Khettarama Stadium, Colombo 1993
0.00 (0 off 10) PA de Silva Springbok Park, Bloemfontein 1997/98
0.00 (0 off 12) DPMD Jayawardene R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2004
Lowest Strike Rate in innings (min: 20 balls) 10.00 (2 off 20) UC Hathurusingha Khettarama Stadium, Colombo 1993
Most Boundaries in innings 24 (18 4s, 6 6s) KC Sangakkara R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2013
Most Sixes in innings 8 BKG Mendis Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 2023/24
Most Fours in innings 18 MS Atapattu Kingsmead, Durban 2002/03
18 KC Sangakkara R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2013
Best Bowling in innings 6-29 MKPAD Perera R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2018
Best Bowling SR (no qualification) 6.00 (6-0-3-1) KIC Asalanka R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2021
Best Bowling SR (min: 3 overs) 9.00 (18-0-6-2) M Muralitharan Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 1993
9.00 (36-1-24-4) SL Malinga Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 2014
9.00 (54-0-29-6) MKPAD Perera R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2018
Best Economy Rate (no qualification) 1.50 (8-1-12-1) M Muralitharan National Cricket Stadium, Tangier 2002
Best Economy Rate (min: 3 overs) 1.50 (8-1-12-1) M Muralitharan National Cricket Stadium, Tangier 2002
Worst Economy Rate 24.00 (0.1-0-4-0) DPMD Jayawardene New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 2000/01
Worst Economy Rate (min: 3 overs) 10.43 (7-0-73-2) CBRLS Kumara PPC Newlands, Cape Town 2016/17
1st Wkt 139 DPDN Dickwella (58) WU Tharanga (119) PPC Newlands, Cape Town 2016/17
2nd Wkt 184 TM Dilshan (115*) KC Sangakkara (91) Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 2013
3rd Wkt 140 MS Atapattu (123*) PA de Silva (71) Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni 2002/03
4th Wkt 152 MS Atapattu (124) PA de Silva (73) Kingsmead, Durban 2002/03
5th Wkt 120 KC Sangakkara (85) RP Arnold (59*) Galle International Stadium, Galle 2000
6th Wkt 97 TM Dilshan (58) RP Arnold (50) Guyana National Stadium, Providence 2006/07
7th Wkt 109 NLTC Perera (51*) MD Shanaka (65) Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 2018
8th Wkt 72 NLTC Perera (65) HMRKB Herath (12*) Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 2013
9th Wkt 97* DAS Gunaratne (114*) RAS Lakmal (20*) SuperSport Park, Centurion 2016/17
10th Wkt 58 I Udana (78) CAK Rajitha (0*) St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 2018/19
Most Runs
Name Matches Innings Not Outs Runs HS Average
KC Sangakkara 44 43 4 1789 169 45.87
Most Wickets
Name Matches Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average BB
M Muralitharan 32 1767 12 1144 49 23.34 5/44
Most Catches
Name Matches Catches
KC Sangakkara 44 44
Most Stumpings
Name Matches Stumpings
KC Sangakkara 44 18

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