Cricket Records for Sri Lanka in Test matches
Best strike rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
5.0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 6.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 08 Feb 2018 | Test # 2296 | |
4.2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 03 Jan 2009 | Test # 1905 | |
5.2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Jul 2007 | Test # 1838 | |
7.3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 9.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2007 | Test # 1837 | |
10.0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 10.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 | |
10.4 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 10.66 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2005 | Test # 1764 | |
9.4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 11.60 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
9.5 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 11.80 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 May 2004 | Test # 1698 | |
16.2 | 4 | 46 | 8 | 12.25 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
8.3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 12.75 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
13.0 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 13.00 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
10.5 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 13.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Jun 2015 | Test # 2168 | |
11.0 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 13.20 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1766 | |
9.0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 13.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Jul 2007 | Test # 1838 | |
9.0 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 13.50 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
14.0 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 14.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Galle | 12 Jul 2018 | Test # 2311 | |
9.3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 14.25 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 22 Jun 2012 | Test # 2046 | |
9.5 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 14.75 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 | Test # 1854 | |
14.5 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 14.83 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 | Test # 1839 | |
15.0 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 15.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
12.3 | 0 | 64 | 5 | 15.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kingston | 27 Jun 2003 | Test # 1649 | |
12.4 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 15.20 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
12.4 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 15.20 | Sri Lanka | v India | Wankhede | 03 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
10.1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 15.25 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Sep 1996 | Test # 1334 | |
18.1 | 3 | 64 | 7 | 15.57 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 | |
13.0 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 15.60 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2015 | Test # 2194 | |
13.0 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 15.60 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 | |
16.0 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 16.00 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 08 Jul 2022 | Test # 2471 | |
10.4 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 16.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 30 Mar 2024 | Test # 2537 | |
11.0 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 16.50 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
14.0 | 0 | 68 | 5 | 16.80 | Sri Lanka | v India | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
14.0 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 16.80 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 22 Mar 2024 | Test # 2536 | |
14.1 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 17.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 | Test # 1710 | |
23.0 | 6 | 63 | 8 | 17.25 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 Nov 2016 | Test # 2231 | |
11.3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 17.25 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 04 Jul 2009 | Test # 1921 | |
11.3 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 17.25 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 08 Feb 2018 | Test # 2296 | |
23.2 | 5 | 83 | 8 | 17.50 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Sialkot | 27 Oct 1985 | Test # 1027 | |
17.3 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 17.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 23 May 2022 | Test # 2463 | |
11.4 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 17.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Jul 2002 | Test # 1611 | |
14.5 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 17.80 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
21.0 | 6 | 48 | 7 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
18.0 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 | Test # 1710 | |
18.0 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 | Test # 2059 | |
12.0 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 04 Jan 2002 | Test # 1583 | |
12.0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 15 Nov 2002 | Test # 1626 | |
12.0 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2005 | Test # 1764 | |
12.0 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Oct 2015 | Test # 2182 | |
12.0 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
12.1 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 18.25 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1822 | |
12.2 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 18.50 | Sri Lanka | v England | Birmingham | 25 May 2006 | Test # 1803 | |
19.0 | 5 | 74 | 6 | 19.00 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 | Test # 2038 | |
12.4 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 19.00 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 | Test # 1473 | |
12.5 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 19.25 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 | |
13.0 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 19.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Jul 2002 | Test # 1611 | |
13.0 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 19.50 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1810 | |
19.4 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 19.66 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 | |
23.0 | 10 | 52 | 7 | 19.71 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 16 Apr 2023 | Test # 2502 | |
19.5 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 19.83 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 28 Feb 2006 | Test # 1784 | |
16.4 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 20.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
16.4 | 3 | 52 | 5 | 20.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 | Test # 2026 | |
20.2 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 20.33 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 | Test # 2252 | |
17.0 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 20.40 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
17.0 | 1 | 63 | 5 | 20.40 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
17.0 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 20.40 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
21.0 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 21.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
21.0 | 5 | 54 | 6 | 21.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 | Test # 1839 | |
14.0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 21.00 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Dec 1992 | Test # 1204 | |
14.0 | 1 | 71 | 4 | 21.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
21.2 | 6 | 60 | 6 | 21.33 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 18 Nov 1999 | Test # 1470 | |
25.0 | 3 | 71 | 7 | 21.42 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
21.3 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 21.50 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
18.0 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 21.60 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
18.0 | 4 | 68 | 5 | 21.60 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1822 | |
21.4 | 4 | 43 | 6 | 21.66 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2275 | |
22.0 | 1 | 109 | 6 | 22.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 07 Nov 1985 | Test # 1028 | |
22.0 | 8 | 49 | 6 | 22.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1903 | |
33.1 | 3 | 127 | 9 | 22.11 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Aug 2014 | Test # 2136 | |
18.3 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 22.20 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 10 Jun 1998 | Test # 1418 | |
18.3 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 22.20 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Darwin | 01 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
14.5 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 22.25 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 16 Jul 2023 | Test # 2511 | |
18.4 | 1 | 101 | 5 | 22.40 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 | |
30.0 | 10 | 70 | 8 | 22.50 | Sri Lanka | v England | Nottingham | 02 Jun 2006 | Test # 1804 | |
15.0 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 22.50 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 15 Sep 1995 | Test # 1305 | |
15.0 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 22.50 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
15.0 | 2 | 52 | 4 | 22.50 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Mar 2006 | Test # 1794 | |
15.0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 22.50 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
15.0 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 22.50 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
15.0 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 22.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 30 Mar 2024 | Test # 2537 | |
18.5 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 22.60 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Napier | 11 Mar 1995 | Test # 1292 | |
15.1 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 22.75 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Darwin | 01 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
19.0 | 5 | 54 | 5 | 22.80 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 | |
23.0 | 5 | 70 | 6 | 23.00 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
15.2 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 23.00 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 14 Aug 2019 | Test # 2354 | |
15.3 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 23.25 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 22 Mar 2024 | Test # 2536 | |
19.4 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 23.60 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 21 Jul 2002 | Test # 1609 | |
15.5 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 23.75 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Moratuwa | 08 Dec 1993 | Test # 1239 | |
19.5 | 0 | 109 | 5 | 23.80 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 27 Jan 2014 | Test # 2116 | |
16.0 | 3 | 56 | 4 | 24.00 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Moratuwa | 08 Sep 1992 | Test # 1196 | |
16.0 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 24.00 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Galle | 12 Jan 2002 | Test # 1585 | |
16.0 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 24.00 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 |
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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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