SA vs SL Head To Head Record Ahead Of The 1st Test

SA vs SL Head To Head [Source: @ImThimira07/X.com]

South Africa and Sri Lanka are set to face off in the first Test of a two-match series starting November 27 at Kingsmead, Durban. This series holds significant importance for both teams as they aim to secure a spot in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 finals.

Talking about WTC, Sri Lanka currently sit in third place on the WTC table with a win percentage of 55.56%. Meanwhile, South Africa is close behind in fifth place with a win percentage of 54.17%.

The hosts, South Africa, come into this series full of confidence after a 2-0 away Test series victory against Bangladesh. They’ll be looking to use the home conditions to their advantage and keep their winning momentum alive.

Sri Lanka, led by Dhananjaya de Silva, is also in fine form in red-ball cricket. They last played a Test series against New Zealand at home, where they dominated and secured a 2-0 whitewash.

With high stakes in the WTC and two strong teams, let's head on to head-to-head record.

SA vs SL Head-To-Head Records In Test

South Africa and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 31 matches in Test cricket. Out of these, South Africa dominated the chart with 16 wins, while Sri Lanka won 9 games. Six matches ended with a draw.

SA vs SL Head-To-Head Test Record In South Africa

Both teams have faced off a total of 17 times in South Africa. Out of these 17 games, South Africa have emerged victorious in 13 matches. Sri Lanka have managed to win three times; one match between these two teams resulted in a draw.

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SA vs SL Head-To-Head In Kingsmead, Durban

In their head-to-head encounters in the Kingsmead, South Africa and Sri Lanka have played total three matches so far, with Sri Lanka dominated and won two times and Sri Lanka have not won any.

SA vs SL: What Happened When They Last Played An Test?

The last time these two sides met in a Test series was in January 2021 in Johannesburg. South Africa won the second match of the two-match series by ten wickets, sealing a 2-0 series victory.

In the match, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first, which resulted in a poor decision for the visitors as they were bowled out for 157 in their first innings. In response, the Proteas chased down and led by 145 runs, thanks to Dean Elgar's blistering knock of 127.

In Sri Lanka's second innings, Dimuth Karunaratne led the charge and slammed 103 runs to post 211 runs on board, however, South Africa took no time to chase as the opening duo Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar chased the 67 runs and won the match and the sealed the series, whitewashing 2-0.

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