In ICC T20I Ranking, Sri Lanka were placed 9th position whereas South Africa were placed 5th position. Sri Lanka and South Africa have played in 13 T20I, with Sri Lanka winning 5 matches against South Africa 8.
In most recent game, Sri Lanka and South Africa were face each other at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Mar 24 2019, South Africa had made score 198/2 in the batting first and they defeated Sri Lanka by 45 runs.