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 14 T20I, with Sri Lanka winning 5 matches against South Africa 9.
In most recent game, Sri Lanka and South Africa were face each other at R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo on Sep 10 2021, South Africa had made score 163/5 in the batting first and they defeated Sri Lanka by 28 runs.