| 106.66 (32/30) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 103.84 (27/26) | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 92.10 (35/38) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 79.34 (73/92) | GC Smith | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 73.58 (39/53) | ND McKenzie | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 69.56 (32/46) | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 67.42 (89/132) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 62.00 (31/50) | AJ Hall | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 58.46 (38/65) | SM Pollock | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 58.23 (99/170) | SM Pollock | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 57.57 (38/66) | MV Boucher | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 50.98 (26/51) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 46.73 (43/92) | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 46.60 (48/103) | J Mubarak | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 45.65 (63/138) | MV Boucher | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 45.02 (104/231) | HP Tillakaratne | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 42.85 (84/196) | JH Kallis | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 42.59 (92/216) | HH Gibbs | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 41.50 (44/106) | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 40.40 (40/99) | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 40.29 (27/67) | HP Tillakaratne | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 39.56 (55/139) | G Kirsten | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 39.00 (39/100) | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 35.04 (75/214) | JH Kallis | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
| 31.11 (28/90) | ND McKenzie | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, 2nd Test, 2002/02 [1626] |
| 29.05 (34/117) | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 2002/03 [1624] |
