Squads:
Sri Lanka Squad: Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwan Pradeep, Kusal Perera, Lahiru Madushanka, Pulina Tharanga, Binura Fernando, Ramesh Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Kamindu Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Maheesh Theekshana
South Africa Squad: Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj(c), Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lizaad Williams, Dwaine Pretorius, Beuran Hendricks, George Linde, Wiaan Mulder, Lutho Sipamla
Match Date: Sep 04, 2021
Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss: South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Raveendra Wimalasiri
Match Result: South Africa won by 67 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method)
Man of the Match: Janneman Malan
| South Africa innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |
| Janneman Malan | lbw b Chameera | 121 | 135 | 9 | 1 |
| Aiden Markram | c Ranasinghe b Karunaratne | 21 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| Reeza Hendricks | b Dhananjaya de Silva | 51 | 54 | 5 | – |
| Rassie van der Dussen | st Ranasinghe b Wanindu Hasaranga | 16 | 25 | 1 | – |
| Heinrich Klaasen (WK) | c Shanaka b Chameera | 43 | 27 | 4 | 2 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | c and b Karunaratne | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Wiaan Mulder | not out | 5 | 4 | – | – |
| George Linde | not out | 9 | 5 | 1 | – |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | did not bat | ||||
| Keshav Maharaj (C) | did not bat | ||||
| Kagiso Rabada | did not bat | ||||
| Extras | 13 (1 b, 1 nb, 11 w) | ||||
| Total | 283/6 (47 overs) | ||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||
| 1-43 (Markram, 8.5 ov), 2-139 (Hendricks, 27.3 ov), 3-177 (van der Dussen, 35.5 ov), 4-263 (Klaasen, 44.5 ov), 5-263 (Malan, 44.6 ov), 6-269 (Phehlukwayo, 45.6 ov) | |||||
| Sri Lanka bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Chameera | 7 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jayawickrama | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Perera | 7 | 0 | 46 | 0 | – | – |
| Karunaratne | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4 | – |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 | – | – |
| Shanaka | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | – | – |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 | – | – |
| Sri Lanka innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |
| Avishka Fernando | c Hendricks b Rabada | 8 | 15 | 1 | – |
| Minod Bhanuka (WK) | c Klaasen b Mulder | 7 | 13 | – | – |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | c Klaasen b Rabada | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Klaasen b Shamsi | 12 | 24 | – | – |
| Charith Asalanka | c sub (K Verreynne) b Shamsi | 77 | 69 | 5 | 3 |
| Dasun Shanaka (C) | c Linde b Shamsi | 30 | 41 | 2 | – |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c and b Linde | 3 | 4 | – | – |
| Chamika Karunaratne | b Maharaj | 36 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | b Shamsi | 11 | 23 | – | – |
| Akila Dananjaya | c Markram b Shamsi | 3 | 4 | – | – |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | not out | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Extras | 9 (2 lb, 7 w) | ||||
| Total | 197 all out (36.4 overs) | ||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||
| 1-18 (Fernando, 4.3 ov), 2-18 (Rajapaksa, 4.6 ov), 3-19 (Ranasinghe, 5.1 ov), 4-61 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 14.1 ov), 5-125 (Shanaka, 26.1 ov), 6-141 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 27.5 ov), 7-147 (Asalanka, 28.4 ov), 8-192 (Karunaratne, 35.3 ov), 9-194 (Chameera, 36.1 ov), 10-197 (Perera, 36.4 ov) |
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| South Africa bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Rabada | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Mulder | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Maharaj | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 | – | – |
| Shamsi | 7.4 | 0 | 49 | 5 | – | – |
| Phehlukwayo | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Linde | 5 | 0 | 40 | 1 | – | – |