| 98.64 (73/74) | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 90.27 (65/72) | AB de Villiers | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 27/07/2006 [1810] |
| 85.71 (42/49) | HAPW Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 85.10 (40/47) | HM Amla | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 81.81 (63/77) | CK Kapugedera | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 81.42 (57/70) | SM Pollock | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 78.04 (32/41) | MV Boucher | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 70.14 (47/67) | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 67.37 (95/141) | AB de Villiers | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 67.16 (45/67) | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 27/07/2006 [1810] |
| 65.38 (374/572) | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 27/07/2006 [1810] |
| 63.72 (65/102) | MV Boucher | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 62.80 (287/457) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 27/07/2006 [1810] |
| 60.93 (39/64) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 59.72 (86/144) | AG Prince | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 55.76 (29/52) | JA Rudolph | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 27/07/2006 [1810] |
| 53.12 (85/160) | MV Boucher | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 27/07/2006 [1810] |
| 52.38 (33/63) | AB de Villiers | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 50.90 (56/110) | MF Maharoof | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 50.79 (32/63) | AJ Hall | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 49.59 (123/248) | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 49.45 (90/182) | JA Rudolph | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 27/07/2006 [1810] |
| 49.23 (64/130) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 48.42 (92/190) | HH Gibbs | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 37.97 (30/79) | HAPW Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
| 36.15 (64/177) | AJ Hall | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 27/07/2006 [1810] |
| 33.51 (61/182) | AG Prince | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 27/07/2006 [1810] |
| 25.38 (33/130) | N Boje | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 27/07/2006 [1810] |
| 24.57 (29/118) | MF Maharoof | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, 04/08/2006 [1812] |
