Cricket Records for Sri Lanka in Test matches
Highest strike rates in an innings
Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 263.63 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | Test # 1935 | |
25* | 13 | 2 | 2 | 192.30 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 06 Aug 2014 | Test # 2133 | |
26 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 185.71 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
89 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 158.92 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
43 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 153.57 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
34 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 147.82 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Jun 2015 | Test # 2168 | |
38 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 146.15 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
32* | 22 | 3 | 1 | 145.45 | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
42 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 144.82 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 12 Mar 2000 | Test # 1489 | |
68* | 47 | 6 | 1 | 144.68 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
52 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 144.44 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kanpur | 17 Dec 1986 | Test # 1061 | |
26 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 144.44 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2015 | Test # 2194 | |
25 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 131.57 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 | Test # 1567 | |
25 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 131.57 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 03 Apr 2008 | Test # 1872 | |
42 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 131.25 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 22 Aug 1991 | Test # 1176 | |
150 | 115 | 26 | 1 | 130.43 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
54 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 128.57 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jul 2010 | Test # 1966 | |
41* | 32 | 6 | 0 | 128.12 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 26 Oct 1994 | Test # 1272 | |
92 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 127.77 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 | Test # 1930 | |
43 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 126.47 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
59 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 122.91 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 | Test # 1909 | |
33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 122.22 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 | Test # 2252 | |
31 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 119.23 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 | Test # 2247 | |
26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 118.18 | Sri Lanka | v England | Chester-le-Street | 27 May 2016 | Test # 2204 | |
27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 117.39 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
42 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 116.66 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 21 Feb 2019 | Test # 2348 | |
28 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 116.66 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 08 Feb 2018 | Test # 2296 | |
37 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 115.62 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 | Test # 1194 | |
30* | 26 | 5 | 0 | 115.38 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 | Test # 1930 | |
33 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 113.79 | Sri Lanka | v England | Nottingham | 02 Jun 2006 | Test # 1804 | |
50 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 113.63 | Sri Lanka | v India | Wankhede | 03 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 113.63 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Canberra | 01 Feb 2019 | Test # 2345 | |
51 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 113.33 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1998 | Test # 1410 | |
43* | 38 | 3 | 1 | 113.15 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 04 Feb 2014 | Test # 2117 | |
56 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 112.00 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Galle | 12 Jan 2002 | Test # 1585 | |
48 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 111.62 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 15 May 2022 | Test # 2462 | |
59 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 111.32 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
64 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 110.34 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 | Test # 1710 | |
38 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 108.57 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 06 Oct 2017 | Test # 2278 | |
51 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 108.51 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
51 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 108.51 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jan 1998 | Test # 1395 | |
26 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 108.33 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
29 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 107.40 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Dec 1992 | Test # 1204 | |
29 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 107.40 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
77* | 72 | 8 | 1 | 106.94 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 | |
77 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 106.94 | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
157 | 147 | 19 | 3 | 106.80 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 May 2004 | Test # 1698 | |
32 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 106.66 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 20 Jan 2001 | Test # 1529 | |
32 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 106.66 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2002 | Test # 1624 | |
66 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 106.45 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 | |
51 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 106.25 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 03 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 | |
37* | 35 | 5 | 0 | 105.71 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
42* | 40 | 6 | 1 | 105.00 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Nov 2018 | Test # 2329 | |
87 | 83 | 16 | 0 | 104.81 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 09 Mar 2023 | Test # 2498 | |
25 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 104.16 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
103* | 99 | 11 | 1 | 104.04 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 | |
27 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 103.84 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 15 Nov 2002 | Test # 1626 | |
27 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 103.84 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
62 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 103.33 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 03 Apr 2008 | Test # 1872 | |
32 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 103.22 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
33 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 103.12 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 12 Mar 2000 | Test # 1489 | |
67 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 103.07 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kandy | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
35 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 102.94 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 | Test # 2209 | |
38 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 102.70 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 02 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
47 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 102.17 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | 15 Nov 2010 | Test # 1977 | |
48 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 102.12 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Pallekele | 03 Jul 2015 | Test # 2169 | |
62 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 101.63 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 31 Jan 2018 | Test # 2295 | |
103 | 103 | 13 | 2 | 100.00 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
60* | 60 | 9 | 0 | 100.00 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 | Test # 2059 | |
43 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 100.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 04 Mar 1999 | Test # 1447 | |
38 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 100.00 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 12 Jun 2014 | Test # 2124 | |
38 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 100.00 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 10 Dec 2015 | Test # 2192 | |
28 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 | Sri Lanka | v England | Birmingham | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 | |
27 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Mar 2004 | Test # 1691 | |
27* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
25 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 21 Jul 2002 | Test # 1609 | |
103* | 104 | 12 | 2 | 99.03 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 27 Jan 2014 | Test # 2116 | |
78 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 98.73 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 | |
75 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 98.68 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 | Test # 2252 | |
73 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 98.64 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
65 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 98.48 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1766 | |
65 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 98.48 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 | Test # 1909 | |
58 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 98.30 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
55 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 98.21 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
162 | 165 | 21 | 2 | 98.18 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 03 Jan 2009 | Test # 1905 | |
52 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 98.11 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 06 Oct 2017 | Test # 2278 | |
44 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 97.77 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 12 Mar 2000 | Test # 1489 | |
34* | 35 | 4 | 1 | 97.14 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 03 Nov 2011 | Test # 2014 | |
94 | 97 | 9 | 3 | 96.90 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
56 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 96.55 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 22 Jun 2012 | Test # 2046 | |
28* | 29 | 3 | 1 | 96.55 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Apr 2003 | Test # 1641 | |
54 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 96.42 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
27 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 96.42 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jan 1998 | Test # 1395 | |
26 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 96.29 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 | Test # 1162 | |
162* | 169 | 19 | 4 | 95.85 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
42 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 95.45 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 04 Jan 2002 | Test # 1583 | |
41 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 95.34 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 09 Aug 1994 | Test # 1265 | |
40 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 95.23 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Perth | 08 Dec 1995 | Test # 1317 | |
40 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 95.23 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
148 | 156 | 24 | 1 | 94.87 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Galle | 20 Jul 2000 | Test # 1504 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Chattogram, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Sylhet, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Only Test, Feb 2-5, 2024 [Test # 2527]
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