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 15 T20I, with Sri Lanka winning 5 matches against South Africa 10.
In most recent game, Sri Lanka and South Africa were face each other at R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo on Sep 12 2021, Sri Lanka had made score 103/10 in the batting first. South Africa had chased down the score and won by 9 wickets.