Kusal Mendis dived forward from second slip and appeared to take a good catch but a television review showed he had taken the ball on the bounce. Markram finished on 36 not out while Dean Elgar followed up his 127 in the first innings with 31 not out. Elgar made 253 runs in the series and was only dismissed twice. It was South Africa's first Test series win since they defeated Pakistan 3-0 in South Africa in 2018/19. A surprise 2-0 home defeat against Sri Lanka in the same series started a sequence of three successive series losses. South Africa will depart soon for their first series in Pakistan since 2007/08.

The first of two Tests starts in Karachi on January 26. Sri Lanka will return home on a chartered flight and go straight to Galle, where they will play two Tests against England, starting on January 14. Sri Lanka were hit hard by injuries in South Africa. Four players were injured during the first Test and could not play in Johannesburg, while leading fast bowler Suranga Lakmal and opening batsman Oshada Fernando were unable to play in either match because of injuries.

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