Squads:
South Africa Squad: Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Andile Phehlukwayo, Wiaan Mulder, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj(c), Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje, Kyle Verreynne, Lutho Sipamla, Beuran Hendricks, Dwaine Pretorius, Lizaad Williams
Sri Lanka Squad: Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Ramesh Mendis, Binura Fernando, Pulina Tharanga, Lahiru Madushanka, Kusal Perera, Nuwan Pradeep
Match Date: Sep 07, 2021
Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Lyndon Hannibal
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 78 runs
Man of the Match: Dushmantha Chameera
Man of the Series: Charith Asalanka
| Sri Lanka innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |
| Avishka Fernando | lbw b Maharaj | 10 | 18 | 2 | – |
| Dinesh Chandimal (WK) | lbw b Linde | 9 | 12 | 1 | – |
| Kamindu Mendis | c and b Linde | 16 | 29 | 2 | – |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Klaasen b Markram | 31 | 44 | 2 | – |
| Charith Asalanka | c Klaasen b Shamsi | 47 | 71 | 2 | – |
| Dasun Shanaka (C) | c Mulder b Maharaj | 13 | 12 | 1 | – |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c Hendricks b Maharaj | 6 | 10 | – | – |
| Chamika Karunaratne | lbw b Shamsi | 16 | 39 | 1 | – |
| Dushmantha Chameera | c Malan b Mulder | 29 | 39 | 3 | – |
| Maheesh Theekshana | not out | 10 | 26 | – | – |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | not out | 2 | 4 | – | – |
| Extras | 14 (2 lb, 4 nb, 8 w) | ||||
| Total | 203/9 (50 overs) | ||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||
| 1-22 (Fernando, 3.6 ov), 2-33 (Chandimal, 6.2 ov), 3-64 (Mendis, 14.2 ov), 4-93 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 19.5 ov), 5-112 (Shanaka, 24.1 ov), 6-121 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 26.4 ov), 7-154 (Karunaratne, 37.2 ov), 8-166 (Asalanka, 41.1 ov), 9-198 (Chameera, 48.2 ov) |
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| South Africa bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Rabada | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Maharaj | 10 | 0 | 38 | 3 | – | – |
| Linde | 10 | 1 | 32 | 2 | – | 1 |
| Markram | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | – | – |
| Shamsi | 10 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Phehlukwayo | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – |
| Mulder | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| South Africa innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |
| Janneman Malan | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Theekshana | 18 | 19 | 2 | – |
| Aaiden Markram | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Jayawickrama | 2 | 4 | – | – |
| Reeza Hendricks | b Chameera | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Rassie van der Dussen | c Mendis b Chameera | 5 | 5 | 1 | – |
| Heinrich Klaasen (WK) | lbw b Theekshana | 22 | 30 | 3 | – |
| Wiaan Mulder | b Wanindu Hasaranga | 2 | 7 | – | – |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | c Chandimal b Asalanka | 17 | 36 | 2 | – |
| George Linde | c Mendis b Wanindu Hasaranga | 18 | 24 | 2 | – |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Theekshana | 8 | 13 | 1 | – |
| Keshav Maharaj (C) | c Chandimal b Theekshana | 15 | 17 | 2 | – |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | not out | 9 | 19 | – | – |
| Extras | 8 (1 lb, 1 nb, 6 w) | ||||
| Total | 125 all out (30 overs) | ||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||
| 1-8 (Markram, 1.4 ov), 2-9 (Hendricks, 2.5 ov), 3-19 (van der Dussen, 4.1 ov), 4-45 (Malan, 9.1 ov), 5-48 (Mulder, 10.4 ov), 6-54 (Klaasen, 15.2 ov), 7-90 (Phehlukwayo, 21.1 ov), 8-100 (Rabada, 23.5 ov), 9-102 (Linde, 24.2 ov), 10-125 (Maharaj, 30 ov) | |||||
| Sri Lanka bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Chameera | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | – | – |
| Jayawickrama | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | – | – |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 8 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Theekshana | 10 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | – | – |
| Asalanka | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – |