| South Africa in Sri Lanka in 2006 | |||
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| South Africa | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 22 July – 29 August 2006 | ||
| Captains | Ashwell Prince | Mahela Jayawardene | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | AB de Villiers (217) | Mahela Jayawardene (510) | |
| Most wickets | Dale Steyn (8) | Muttiah Muralitharan (22) | |
| Player of the series | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) | ||
The South Africa national cricket team toured Sri Lanka for cricket matches in the 2006 cricket season. South Africa are scheduled to play two Test matches against Sri Lanka, one warm-up first class game over three days against Sri Lanka A, and at least four One Day Internationals as part of a triangular series. Sri Lanka took the Test series 2–0 after winning the final Test by one wicket, their second successive home Test series win against South Africa after their win in 2004.