Here we will take a look at some of the interesting stats of this series:

2440 - No. of total runs scored in the series ( Runs break-up: Bat - 2308, Extras - 132)

254 - No. of fours hit in the series, Quinton de Kock hit the maximum no. of fours(27)

41 - No. of sixes hit in the series, Jean-Paul Duminy hit the maximum no. of sixes(9)

1 - Reeza Hendricks scored the only century in the series.

14 - No. of half-centuries scored in the series ( South African batsmen - 6, Sri Lankan batsmen - 8)

102 - No. of runs scored by Reeza Hendricks in the 3rd ODI, the highest individual score in the series

235 - No. of runs scored by Angelo Mathews in the series, the most by any player

78.33 - Batting average of Angelo Mathews in the series, the most by any player

135.92 - Batting strike rate of Jean-Paul Duminy in the series, the best by any batsman in the series

363/7 - South Africa’s score in the 3rd ODI, highest team total in the series.

109 - No. of runs added by Thisara Perera and Dasun Shanaka for the 7th wicket in the 4th ODI, the highest partnership for any wicket in the series

94 - No. of matches taken by Quinton de Kock to complete 4000 runs in ODIs, 2nd fastest for South Africa and 6th fastest overall.

77 - No. of matches taken by Kusal Perera to complete 2000 runs in ODIs. He is the 17th Sri Lankan batsman to achieve this milestone.

80 - No. of wickets fell down in the series

14 - No. of wickets taken by Akila Dananjaya in the series, the most by any bowler

6/29- Bowling figures of Akila Dananjaya in the 5th ODI, the best by any bowler in the series. It was the only instance of a bowler taking five or more than five wickets in an inning in the series.

17.85 - Bowling average of Akila Dananjaya in the series, the least by any bowler in the series

4.60 - Bowling economy of Keshav Maharaj in the series, the least by any bowler in the series

10.0 - Bowling strike rate of Dasun Shanaka in the series, the best by any bowler in the series

77 - No. of matches taken by Suranga Lakmal to take his 100 ODI wickets. He is the 17th Sri Lankan bowler to achieve this milestone.

14 - When Quinton de Kock captained his side in the fourth ODI, he was 14th ODI captain for South Africa (at least for one match).

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