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| # | Team1 | Team2 | Winner | Margin | Match Date | Venue | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 102 runs. | 07-Oct-2023 | Delhi | SA won by 102 runs. |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 78 runs. | 07-Sep-2021 | Colombo | SL won by 78 runs. |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | South Africa | 67 runs (D/L method) | 04-Sep-2021 | Colombo | SA won by 67 runs (D/L method) |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 14 runs. | 02-Sep-2021 | Colombo | SL won by 14 runs. |
| 5 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 9 wickets | 28-Jun-2019 | Chester-le-Street | SA won by 9 wickets (with 76 balls remaining) |
| 6 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 41 runs (D/L) | 16-Mar-2019 | Cape Town | SA won by 41 runs (D/L) |
| 7 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 6 wkts (103b rem) | 13-Mar-2019 | Port Elizabeth | SA won by 6 wkts (103b rem) |
| 8 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 71 runs (D/L method) | 10-Mar-2019 | Durban | SA won by 71 runs (D/L method) |
| 9 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 113 runs | 06-Mar-2019 | Centurion | SA won by 113 runs |
| 10 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 8 wkts (67b rem) | 03-Mar-2019 | Johannesburg | SA won by 8 wkts (67b rem) |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 178 runs | 12-Aug-2018 | Colombo | SL won by 178 runs |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 3 runs (D/L) | 08-Aug-2018 | Kandy | SL won by 3 runs (D/L) |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | South Africa | 78 runs | 05-Aug-2018 | Kandy | SA won by 78 runs |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | South Africa | 4 wickets | 01-Aug-2018 | Dambulla | SA won by 4 wickets (with 43 balls remaining) |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | South Africa | 5 wickets | 29-Jul-2018 | Dambulla | SA won by 5 wickets (with 114 balls remaining) |
| 16 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 96 runs. | 03-Jun-2017 | London | SA won by 96 runs. |
| 17 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 88 runs | 10-Feb-2017 | Centurion | SA won by 88 runs |
| 18 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 40 runs | 07-Feb-2017 | Cape Town | SA won by 40 runs |
| 19 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 7 wkts (108b rem) | 04-Feb-2017 | Johannesburg | SA won by 7 wkts (108b rem) |
| 20 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 121 runs | 01-Feb-2017 | Durban | SA won by 121 runs |
| 21 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 8 wkts (94b rem) | 28-Jan-2017 | Port Elizabeth | SA won by 8 wkts (94b rem) |
| 22 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 9 wkts (192b rem) | 18-Mar-2015 | Sydney | SA won by 9 wkts (192b rem) |
| 23 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 82 runs | 12-Jul-2014 | Hambantota | SA won by 82 runs |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 87 runs | 09-Jul-2014 | Kandy | SL won by 87 runs |
| 25 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 75 runs | 06-Jul-2014 | Colombo | SA won by 75 runs |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 128 runs | 31-Jul-2013 | Colombo | SL won by 128 runs |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 8 wickets | 28-Jul-2013 | Kandy | SL won by 8 wickets |
| 28 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 56 runs | 26-Jul-2013 | Kandy | SA won by 56 runs |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 17 runs (D/L method) | 23-Jul-2013 | Colombo | SL won by 17 runs (D/L method) |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 180 runs | 20-Jul-2013 | Colombo | SL won by 180 runs |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 2 wickets | 22-Jan-2012 | Johannesburg | SL won by 2 wickets |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 5 wickets | 20-Jan-2012 | Kimberley | SL won by 5 wickets |
| 33 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 4 runs (D/L method) | 17-Jan-2012 | Bloemfontein | SA won by 4 runs (D/L method) |
| 34 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 5 wickets | 14-Jan-2012 | East London | SA won by 5 wickets |
| 35 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 258 runs | 11-Jan-2012 | Paarl | SA won by 258 runs |
| 36 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 55 runs (D/L) | 22-Sep-2009 | Centurion | SL won by 55 runs (D/L) |
| 37 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 1 wicket | 28-Mar-2007 | Guyana | SA won by 1 wicket |
| 38 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 78 runs | 24-Oct-2006 | Ahmedabad | SA won by 78 runs |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 76 runs | 07-Feb-2006 | Hobart | SL won by 76 runs |
| 40 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 5 wickets | 31-Jan-2006 | Perth | SA won by 5 wickets |
| 41 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 9 runs | 24-Jan-2006 | Adelaide | SA won by 9 runs |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 94 runs | 17-Jan-2006 | Brisbane | SL won by 94 runs |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 49 runs | 31-Aug-2004 | Colombo | SL won by 49 runs |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 7 wickets | 28-Aug-2004 | Dambulla | SL won by 7 wickets |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 4 wickets | 25-Aug-2004 | Dambulla | SL won by 4 wickets |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 37 runs | 22-Aug-2004 | Colombo | SL won by 37 runs |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 3 wickets | 20-Aug-2004 | Colombo | SL won by 3 wickets |
| 48 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Match tied (D/L method) | 03-Mar-2003 | Durban | Match tied (D/L method) |
| 49 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 6 wickets | 06-Dec-2002 | Bloemfontein | SA won by 6 wickets |
| 50 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 8 wickets | 04-Dec-2002 | Kimberley | SA won by 8 wickets |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 7 wickets | 01-Dec-2002 | Benoni | SL won by 7 wickets |
| 52 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 177 runs | 29-Nov-2002 | Centurion | SA won by 177 runs |
| 53 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 6 wickets | 27-Nov-2002 | Johannesburg | SA won by 6 wickets |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 27 runs | 21-Aug-2002 | St George's, Grenada | SL won by 27 runs |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 6 wickets | 19-Aug-2002 | St George's, Grenada | SL won by 6 wickets |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 93 runs | 15-Aug-2002 | St George's, Grenada | SL won by 93 runs |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 4 runs (D/L method) | 17-Jan-2001 | Johannesburg | SL won by 4 runs (D/L method) |
| 58 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 5 wickets | 14-Jan-2001 | Bloemfontein | SA won by 5 wickets |
| 59 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 99 runs | 11-Jan-2001 | Cape Town | SA won by 99 runs |
| 60 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 8 wickets | 09-Jan-2001 | Paarl | SA won by 8 wickets |
| 61 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 95 runs | 17-Dec-2000 | East London | SA won by 95 runs |
| 62 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 4 wickets | 15-Dec-2000 | Port Elizabeth | SA won by 4 wickets |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 30 runs | 14-Jul-2000 | Colombo | SL won by 30 runs |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 8 wickets | 11-Jul-2000 | Colombo | SL won by 8 wickets |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 37 runs | 06-Jul-2000 | Galle | SL won by 37 runs |
| 66 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 89 runs | 19-May-1999 | SA won by 89 runs | |
| 67 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 92 runs (D/L method) | 30-Oct-1998 | Dhaka | SA won by 92 runs (D/L method) |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 57 runs | 14-Aug-1998 | Nottingham | SL won by 57 runs |
| 69 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 5 wickets | 19-Apr-1998 | Bloemfontein | SA won by 5 wickets |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 6 wickets | 13-Apr-1998 | Port Elizabeth | SL won by 6 wickets |
| 71 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 57 runs | 05-Apr-1998 | Johannesburg | SA won by 57 runs |
| 72 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 4 wickets | 08-Nov-1997 | Lahore | SA won by 4 wickets |
| 73 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 66 runs | 06-Nov-1997 | Lahore | SA won by 66 runs |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 2 wickets | 01-Oct-1996 | Nairobi | SL won by 2 wickets |
| 75 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 44 runs (D/L method) | 21-Dec-1994 | Port Elizabeth | SA won by 44 runs (D/L method) |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 35 runs | 15-Dec-1994 | Bloemfontein | SL won by 35 runs |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 44 runs | 04-Sep-1993 | Colombo | SL won by 44 runs |
| 78 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | South Africa | won by 124 runs | 02-Sep-1993 | Colombo | SA won by 124 runs |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | No result | 22-Aug-1993 | Kandy | No result | |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sri Lanka | won by 3 wickets | 02-Mar-1992 | Wellington | SL won by 3 wickets |
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South Africa featured in the first ODI vs Sri Lanka on 2 March 1992 at Wellington. Sri Lanka sealed the victory by 3 wickets. Over the years, both teams faced each other in the ICC ODI World Cup, Champions Trophy and bilateral series. In the ODI ranking, South Africa is in 5th place and Sri Lanka is in 6th place as of April 2026.
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SA vs SL head to head in ODI Format
Both international sides played 80 ODI matches against each other. Out of these games, SA clinched 45 wins and lost 34. Follow Sports Yaari to watch the upcoming Sri Lanka vs South Africa head to head ODI stats and news. Over the years, these two teams have shared an iconic rivalry against each other.
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