List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records

Mahela Jayawardene holds several batting and fielding test cricket records for Sri Lanka.

Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. ^[1] A Test match takes place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing Full Member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC). ^{[2] [3]} Sri Lanka obtained Full Member status of the ICC in 1981, becoming the eighth nation eligible to play Test cricket. ^[4] The Sri Lanka national cricket team played their first Test match on 17 February 1982, against England, and recorded their first victory on 6 September 1985, in a match against India. ^[5] Since then, they have played nearly 300 matches, against every other Test-playing nation. ^[6] Sri Lanka holds the world record for the highest team score, which was established against India in 1997. ^[7] The highest partnership in Test cricket was also established by two Sri Lankan batsmen; Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara. ^[8] Sri Lankan players also hold the highest partnership scores for the second and third wickets. ^[9]

Top order batsman and former captain Kumar Sangakkara holds several Sri Lankan batting records as he has scored the most runs for Sri Lanka in Test cricket. He is also the record holder for the highest number of centuries as well as the highest number of half-centuries. The 374 made by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in 2006 is the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan cricketer, surpassing the previous best of 340 by Sanath Jayasuriya, which was established in 1997. ^[10] It is also the fourth-highest individual score in Test cricket. Jayawardene, Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara [319] are the only Sri Lankan players who have scored triple centuries. ^[11]

Muttiah Muralitharan, who was hailed by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002 as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket, dominates the bowling records for Sri Lanka. ^[12] He is the world record holder for the highest number of wickets, the most five wickets per innings, as well as the most ten wickets per match. ^[13] Muralitharan also holds the records for the best bowling average, best figures in an innings, best figures in a match, and best figures in a series. He missed an opportunity to capture all ten wickets in an innings in 2002 against Zimbabwe, when Chaminda Vaas took the last wicket after Muralitharan had taken the previous nine. ^[14] The Sri Lankan team won an ODI series against Australia in Australia in 2010. However, they are yet to register a Test match win and an ODI series win against India in India, as of 2017.

Sri Lanka holds a unique record of having the most Test wickets by both a right arm and left arm bowler:: Muralitharan with 800 wickets and Rangana Herath with 433 wickets.

Key

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Sri Lanka only, and are correct as of March 2022 ^[update] .

Key

Symbol	Meaning
†	Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket
*	Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠	Test cricket record
d	Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d)
Date	Starting date of the Test match
Innings	Number of innings played
Matches	Number of matches played
Opposition	The team India was playing against
Period	The time period when the player was active in Test cricket
Player	The player involved in the record
Venue	Test cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Record versus other nations

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Draw	Tied	% Won	First	Last
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	2024	2024
Australia	33	5	20	8	0	15.15	1983	2022
Bangladesh	26	20	1	5	0	76.92	2001	2024
England	39	9	19	11	0	23.07	1982	2024
India	46	7	22	17	0	15.21	1982	2022
Ireland	2	2	0	0	0	100.00	2023	2023
New Zealand	40	11	18	11	0	27.50	1983	2024
Pakistan	58	17	22	19	0	29.31	1982	2023
South Africa	32	9	17	6	0	28.12	1993	2024
West Indies	24	11	4	9	0	45.83	1993	2021
Zimbabwe	20	14	0	6	0	70.00	1994	2020
Total	322	106	124	92	0	32.91	1982	2024
Statistics are correct as of 1st Test   Sri Lanka v   South Africa at Kingsmead, Durban; 27–30 November 2024 [15] [16]

First Test series wins

Opponent	Year of first Home win	Year of first Away win
Afghanistan	2024	YTP
Australia	1999	—
Bangladesh	2002	2006
England	1993	1998
India	1985	—
Ireland	2023	YTP
New Zealand	1992	1995
Pakistan	2009	1995
South Africa	2004	2019
West Indies	2001	—
Zimbabwe	1996	1999
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [17]

First Test match wins

Opponent	Home		Away
	Year	Venue	Year	Venue
Afghanistan	2024	Colombo (SSC)	YTP	YTP
Australia	1999	Kandy	—	—
Bangladesh	2002	Colombo (PSS)	2006	Chittagong
England	1993	Colombo (SSC)	1998	The Oval
India	1985	Colombo (PSS)	—	—
Ireland	2023	Galle	YTP	YTP
New Zealand	1992	Colombo (SSC)	1995	Napier
Pakistan	1985	Colombo (CCC)	1995	Faisalabad
South Africa	2000	Galle	2011	Durban
West Indies	2001	Galle	2008	Georgetown
Zimbabwe	1996	Colombo (RPS)	1999	Harare
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [18]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	952–6d ♠	India	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	2 August 1997
2	760–7d		Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	16 November 2009
3	756–5d	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	27 July 2006
4	730–6d	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	27 January 2014
5	713–3d	Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	14 May 2004
	713–9d	Bangladesh	ZAC Stadium, Chittagong	31 January 2018
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [19]

Highest successful run chases

Rank	Score	Target	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	391/6	388	Zimbabwe	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	14 July 2017
2	352/9	352	South Africa	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	4 August 2006
3	326/5	326	Zimbabwe	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	14 January 1998
4	304/9	304	South Africa	Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	13 February 2019
5	268/4	268	New Zealand	Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka	14 August 2019
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [20]

Fewest runs in an innings

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	42	South Africa	Kingsmead, Durban	27 November 2024
2	71	Pakistan	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	26 August 1994
3	73			3 April 2006
4	81	England	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	15 March 2001
5	82	India	Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh	23 November 1990
		England	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	26 May 2011
Last updated: 1 December 2024 [21]

Most runs conceded in an innings

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	765/6d	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	21 February 2009
2	726/9d	India	Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India	2 December 2009
3	707		Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	26 July 2010
4	676/7		Green Park Stadium, Kanpur, India	17 December 1986
5	671/4	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	31 January 1991
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [22]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	62	Bangladesh	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	3 July 2007
2	73	South Africa	Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka	12 July 2018
3	79	Zimbabwe		12 January 2002
4	81	England		18 December 2007
5	86	Bangladesh	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	12 September 2005
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [23]

Result records

A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall. ^[24]

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	Innings and 280 runs	Ireland	Galle International Stadium, Galle	18 April 2023
2	Innings and 254 runs	Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	14 May 2004
3	Innings and 248 runs	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	27 January 2014
4	Innings and 240 runs	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club, Harare	6 May 2004
5	Innings and 239 runs	India	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	23 July 2008
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [25]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	465 runs	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	3 January 2009
2	328 runs	Bangladesh	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet	22 March 2024
3	315 runs	Zimbabwe	Galle International Stadium, Galle	12 January 2002
4	313 runs	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	11 August 2004
5	288 runs	Bangladesh	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	28 July 2002
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [25]

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

Rank	Number of Victories	Opposition	Most Recent Venue	Date
1	2	West Indies	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	29 November 2001
		India	Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka	18 July 2010
		Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe	19 January 2020
4	1	England	The Oval, London, England	14 August 1998
		Bangladesh	Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra, Bangladesh	8 March 2006
		New Zealand	Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka	17 November 2012
		Afghanistan	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	5 February 2024
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [25]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	21 runs	Pakistan	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	28 September 2017
2	42 runs		Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	15 September 1995
3	50 runs		Galle International Stadium, Galle	4 July 2009
4	57 runs		Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar	5 March 2000
5	63 runs	India	Galle International Stadium, Galle	12 August 2015
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [26]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	1 wicket	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	4 August 2006
			Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban	13 February 2019
3	2 wickets	Pakistan	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	26 February 2000
4	5 wickets	England	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	13 March 1993
		Zimbabwe		14 January 1998
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [26]

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	Innings and 239 runs	India	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India	24 November 2017
2	Innings and 229 runs	South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	2 January 2001
3	Innings and 222 runs	India	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India	4 March 2022
4		Pakistan	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	24 July 2023
5	Innings and 208 runs	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	6 September 1993
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [27]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	423 runs	New Zealand	Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand	26 December 2018
2	366 runs	Australia	Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia	1 February 2019
3	304 runs	India	Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka	17 July 2017
4	301 runs	Pakistan	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	9 August 1994
5	282 runs	South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	2 January 2017
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [27]

Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)

Rank	Number of Defeats	Opposition	Most Recent Venue	Date
1	2	Pakistan	Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka	17 June 2015
		South Africa	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	3 January 2021
3	1	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	26 December 1995
		England	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	13 June 2002
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [27]

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	7 runs	South Africa	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	30 July 2000
2	16 runs	Australia	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	17 August 1992
3	27 runs		Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	16 March 2004
4	42 runs	England	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	23 November 2018
5	57 runs		Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka	14 November 2018
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [28]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	2 wicket	New Zealand	Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand	9 March 2023
2	3 wicket	Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan	2 January 1992
		England	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	7 March 2001
		South Africa	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	26 December 1998
5	4 wicket	England	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	15 March 2001
		Bangladesh	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	17 March 2017
		Pakistan	Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka	20 July 2023
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [28]

Individual records

Batting records

Sangakkara holds several Sri Lanka Test cricket records in batting

Most career runs

Kumar Sangakkara is the fifth-highest scoring batsman in Test cricket. ^[29]

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	12,400	Kumar Sangakkara	134	233	2000–2015
2	11,814	Mahela Jayawardene	149	252	1997–2014
3	8,042	Angelo Mathews †	116	206	2009–2024
4	7,165	Dimuth Karunaratne†	98	187	2012–2024
5	6,973	Sanath Jayasuriya	110	188	1991–2007
6	6,361	Aravinda de Silva	93	159	1984–2002
7	6,019	Dinesh Chandimal†	86	154	2011–2024
8	5,502	Marvan Atapattu	90	156	1990–2007
9	5,492	Tillakaratne Dilshan	87	145	1999–2013
10	5,462	Thilan Samaraweera	81	132	2001–2013
Last updated: 9 December 2024 [29]

Fastest runs getter

Runs	Batsman	Match	Innings	Record Date	Reference
1000	Kamindu Mendis	8	13	26 September 2024	[30]
2000	Kumar Sangakkara	29	46	20 June 2003	[31]
3000	Mahela Jayawardene	42	65	16 May 2002	[32]
4000		57	91	24 March 2004	[33]
5000	Kumar Sangakkara	64	106	15 December 2006	[34]
6000		71	116	18 December 2007	[35]
7000		83	138	20 July 2009	[36]
8000		91 ♠	152 ♠	3 August 2010	[37]
9000		103 ♠	172 ♠	3 November 2011	[38]
10000		115	195 ♠	26 December 2012	[39]
11000		122 ♠	208 ♠	4 February 2014	[40]
12000		130 ♠	224 ♠	3 January 2015	[41]
Last updated: 23 September 2024

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Test Career Span	Ref
Opener	Dimuth Karunaratne †	182	7,072	40.41	2012–2024	[42]
Number 3	Kumar Sangakkara	207	11,679	60.83	2000–2015	[43]
Number 4	Mahela Jayawardene	195	9,509	52.25	1997–2014	[44]
Number 5	Thilan Samaraweera	93	3,903	47.60	2001–2013	[45]
Number 6	Hashan Tillakaratne	58	2,843	47.38	1989–2004	[46]
Number 7	Prasanna Jayawardene	62	1,661	30.20	2000–2015	[47]
Number 8	Chaminda Vaas	98	1,913	25.17	1994–2009	[48]
Number 9		42	847	28.23	1994–2009	[49]
Number 10	Suranga Lakmal	45	415	12.58	2010–2020	[50]
Number 11	Muttiah Muralitharan	98	623	11.33	1992–2010	[51]
Last updated: 9 December 2024.

Most runs against each team

Opposition	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Period	Ref
Afghanistan	141	Angelo Mathews †	1	1	2024–2024	[52]
Australia	969	Mahela Jayawardene	16	29	1999–2013	[53]
Bangladesh	1,816	Kumar Sangakkara	15	21	2001–2014	[54]
England	2,212	Mahela Jayawardene	23	41	1998–2014	[55]
India	1,822		18	28	1997–2010	[56]
Ireland	385	Kusal Mendis †	2	2	2023-2023	[57]
New Zealand	1,178	Angelo Mathews†	15	27	2009–2024	[58]
Pakistan	2,911	Kumar Sangakkara	23	45	2002–2015	[59]
South Africa	1,782	Mahela Jayawardene	17	32	2000–2014	[60]
West Indies	918	Kumar Sangakkara	12	19	2001–2010	[61]
Zimbabwe	1,145	Marvan Atapattu	10	15	1998–2004	[62]
Last updated: 27 September 2024.

Highest individual score

Rank	Runs	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	374	Mahela Jayawardene	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	27 July 2006
2	340	Sanath Jayasuriya	India	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	2 August 1997
3	319	Kumar Sangakkara	Bangladesh	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	4 February 2014
4	287		South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	27 July 2006
5	275	Mahela Jayawardene	India	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	16 November 2009
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [63]

Highest individual score – progression of record

Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
77	Roy Dias	England	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1981–82
157	Sidath Wettimuny	Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan
190		England	Lord's, London, England	1984
201*	Brendon Kuruppu	New Zealand	Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1987
267	Aravinda de Silva		Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	1991
340	Sanath Jayasuriya	India	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1997
374	Mahela Jayawardene	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [63]

Highest individual score against each team

Opposition	Runs	Player	Venue	Date	Ref
Afghanistan	141	Angelo Mathews	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	3 February 2024
Australia	206*	Dinesh Chandimal	Galle Stadium, Galle	11 July 2022	[64]
Bangladesh	319	Kumar Sangakkara	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	4 February 2014	[65]
England	213*	Mahela Jayawardene	Galle International Stadium, Galle	18 December 2007	[66]
India	340	Sanath Jayasuriya	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	2 August 1997	[67]
Ireland	245	Kusal Mendis	Galle Stadium, Galle	24 April 2023	[68]
New Zealand	267	Aravinda de Silva	Basin Reserve, Wellington	31 January 1991	[69]
Pakistan	253	Sanath Jayasuriya	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	20 October 2004	[70]
South Africa	374	Mahela Jayawardene	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	27 July 2006	[71]
West Indies	204*	Hashan Tillakaratne		29 November 2001	[72]
Zimbabwe	270	Kumar Sangakkara	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	14 May 2004	[73]
Last updated: 23 September 2024.

Highest career average

In cricket, batting average is the mean number of runs scored per innings. It is calculated by dividing total runs scored (including innings where he remained not out) by the number of times the batsman has been dismissed. ^[74]

Rank	Average	Player	Innings	Runs	Not out	Period
1	57.40	Kumar Sangakkara	233	12,400	17	2000–2015
2	49.84	Mahela Jayawardene	252	11,814	15	1997–2014
3	48.76	Thilan Samaraweera	132	5,462	20	2001–2013
4	44.92	Angelo Mathews †	206	8,042	27	2009–2024
5	43.30	Dinesh Chandimal †	154	6,019	15	2011–2024
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 9 December 2024 [75]

Highest Average in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Career Span	Ref
Opener	Marvan Atapattu	136	5,317	43.23	1990–2007	[76]
Number 3	Kumar Sangakkara	207	11,679	60.83	2000–2015	[77]
Number 4	Mahela Jayawardene	195	9,509	52.25	1997–2014	[78]
Number 5	Dinesh Chandimal †	51	2,213	50.29	2013–2024	[79]
Number 6	Angelo Mathews †	38	2,161	48.02	2009–2018	[80]
Number 7	Hashan Tillakaratne	22	701	50.07	1989–2004	[81]
Number 8	Chaminda Vaas	98	1,913	25.17	1994–2009	[82]
Number 9		42	847	28.23	1994–2009	[83]
Number 10	Suranga Lakmal	45	415	12.5<	2011–2019	[84]
Number 11	Muttiah Muralitharan	98	623	11.33	1992–2010	[85]
Last updated:1 December 2024. Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position

Most Test half-centuries

Rank	Half centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	52	Kumar Sangakkara	233	12,400	2000–2015
2	50	Mahela Jayawardene	252	11,814	1997–2014
3	44	Angelo Mathews †	206	8,042	2009–2024
4	39	Dimuth Karunaratne†	187	7,165	2012–2024
5	38	Arjuna Ranatunga	155	5,105	1982–2000
Last updated: 09 December 2024 [86]

Most Test centuries

Rank	Centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	38	Kumar Sangakkara	233	12,400	2000–2015
2	34	Mahela Jayawardene	252	11,814	1997–2014
3	20	Aravinda de Silva	159	6,361	1984–2002
4	16	Tillakaratne Dilshan	145	5,492	1999–2013
		Dinesh Chandimal†	154	6,019	2011–2024
		Marvan Atapattu	156	5,502	1990–2007
		Dimuth Karunaratne †	187	7,165	2012–2024
		Angelo Mathews †	206	8,042	2009–2024
Last updated: 09 December 2024 [87]

Most Test double centuries

Rank	Double centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	11	Kumar Sangakkara	233	12,400	2000–2015
2	7	Mahela Jayawardene	252	11,814	1997–2014
3	6	Marvan Atapattu	156	5,502	1990–2007
4	3	Sanath Jayasuriya	188	6,973	1991–2007
5	2	Aravinda de Silva	159	6,361	1984–2002
		Thilan Samaraweera	132	5,462	2001–2013
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [88]

Most triple centuries

Rank	Triple centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	1	Sanath Jayasuriya	188	6,973	1991–2007
		Kumar Sangakkara	233	12,400	2000–2015
		Mahela Jayawardene	252	11,814	1997–2014
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [89]

Most Sixes

Rank	Sixes	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	88	Angelo Mathews †	206	8,042	2009–2024
2	61	Mahela Jayawardene	252	11,814	1997–2014
3	59	Sanath Jayasuriya	188	6,973	1991–2007
4	51	Kumar Sangakkara	233	12,400	2000–2015
5	48	Aravinda de Silva	159	6,361	1984–2002
Last updated: 09 December 2024 [90]

Most Fours

Rank	Fours	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	1,491	Kumar Sangakkara	233	12,400	2000–2015
2	1,387	Mahela Jayawardene	252	11,814	1997–2014
3	910	Sanath Jayasuriya	188	6,973	1991–2007
4	820	Angelo Mathews †	204	7,966	2009–2024
5	759	Dimuth Karunaratne †	187	7,165	1984–2002
Last updated: 9 December 2024 [91]

Highest batting strike rate

Rank	Strike Rate	Player	Runs	Balls	Period
1	72.25	Kusal Perera	1,177	1,629	2015–2021
2	70.28	Muttiah Muralitharan	1,261	1,794	1992–2010
3	66.46	Niroshan Dickwella †	2,757	4,148	2014–2023
4	65.54	Tillakaratne Dilshan	5,492	8,379	1999–2013
5	65.18	Sanath Jayasuriya	6,973	10,698	1991–2007
Qualification: 1,000 balls. Last updated: 29 April 2023 [92]

Most runs in a series

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	571	Sanath Jayasuriya	2	3	Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997
2	516	Kumar Sangakkara	3	6	Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2011–12
3	510	Mahela Jayawardena	2	3	South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006
4	499	Kumar Sangakkara			Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2013-14
5	493	Aravinda de Silva	3	5	Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1990-91
Last updated: 19 July 2023 [93]

Most ducks in career

"Duck" refers to a batsman dismissed without scoring. ^[94]

Rank	Ducks	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	32	Muttiah Muralitharan	132	162	1992–2010
2	23	Rangana Herath	93	144	1999–2018
3	22	Marvan Atapattu	90	156	1990–2007
4	21	Suranga Lakmal	69	107	2010–2022
5	18	Nuwan Pradeep	28	50	2011–2017
Last updated: 29 April 2023 [95]

Bowling records

Muttiah Muralitharan dominates the bowling records for Sri Lanka.

Most wickets in a career

Muralitharan, who is the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, has taken 5 wickets for the ICC World XI team during a match in 2005, which are not included in this list. ^[96] Muralitharan and Shane Warne—who ranks second with 708 wickets—are the only bowlers who have captured more than 700 Test wickets. ^[97]

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Innings	Average	Period
1	795 ♠	Muttiah Muralitharan	132	228	22.67	1992–2010
2	433	Rangana Herath	93	170	28.07	1999–2018
3	355	Chaminda Vaas	111	194	29.58	1994–2009
4	171	Suranga Lakmal	70	122	36.44	2010–2022
5	161	Dilruwan Perera	43	78	35.9	2014–2021
6	107	Prabath Jayasuriya †	18	34	29.21	2022–2024
7	104	Lahiru Kumara†	33	56	35.69	2016–2024
8	107	Lasith Malinga	30	59	33.15	2004–2010
8	100	Dilhara Fernando	40	68	37.84	2000–2012
10	98	Sanath Jayasuriya	110	140	34.34	1991–2007
Last updated: 09 December 2024 [98]

Most career wickets against each team

Opposition	Wickets	Player	Matches	Innings	Average	Period	Ref
Afghanistan	8	Prabath Jayasuriya †	1	2	21.75	2024–2024	[99]
Australia	66	Rangana Herath	11	19	22.63	1999–2016	[100]
Bangladesh	89	Muttiah Muralitharan	11	22	13.37	2001–2009	[101]
England	112		16	30	20.06	1993–2007	[102]
India	105		22	32	32.61	1993–2010	[103]
Ireland	17	Prabath Jayasuriya †	2	4	21.76	2023-2023	[104]
New Zealand	68	Muttiah Muralitharan	14	25	25.97	1992–2009	[105]
Pakistan	106	Rangana Herath	21	40	28.07	2000–2017	[106]
South Africa	104	Muttiah Muralitharan	15	27	22.22	1993–2006	[107]
West Indies	82		12	22	19.62	1993–2008	[108]
Zimbabwe	87		14	26	16.86	1994–2004	[109]
Last updated: 23 September 2024

Fastest wicket taker

Wickets	Bowler	Match	Record Date	Reference
50	Prabath Jayasuriya	7	24 April 2023	[110]
100		17	27 November 2024	[111]
150	Muttiah Muralitharan	36	14 January 1998	[112]
200		42	27 August 1998	[113]
250		51	12 March 2000	[114]
300		58	26 December 2000	[115]
350		66 ♠	6 September 2001	[116]
400		72 ♠	12 January 2002	[117]
450		80 ♠	3 May 2003	[118]
500		87 ♠	16 March 2004	[119]
600		101 ♠	8 March 2006	[120]
700		113 ♠	11 July 2007	[121]
750		122 ♠	31 July 2008	[122]
800		133 ♠	18 July 2010	[123]
Last updated: 30 November 2024

Best figures in an innings

Muttiah Muralitharan's 9 wickets for 51 runs against Zimbabwe is Test cricket's fifth-best bowling figures in a single innings. ^[124] Also Rangana Herath's 9 wickets for 127 runs against Pakistan is the Best bowling figures by a left hand bowler in Test cricket history. ^[125]

Rank	Figures	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	9/51	Muttiah Muralitharan	Zimbabwe	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Sri Lanka	4 January 2002
2	9/65		England	The Oval, London, England	27 August 1998
3	9/127	Rangana Herath	Pakistan	Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, Sri Lanka	15 August 2014
4	8/46	Muttiah Muralitharan	West Indies	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	22 July 2005
5	8/63	Rangana Herath	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe	6 November 2016
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [126]

Best figures in an innings against each team

Opposition	Figures	Player	Venue	Date	Reference
Afghanistan	5/107	Prabath Jayasuriya	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	5 February 2024	[127]
Australia	7/64	Rangana Herath		13 August 2016	[128]
Bangladesh	7/89		R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	16 March 2013	[129]
England	9/65	Muttiah Muralitharan	The Oval, London	27 August 1998	[130]
India	8/87		Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	29 August 2001	[131]
Ireland	7/52	Prabath Jayasuriya	Galle International Stadium, Galle	18 April 2023	[132]
New Zealand	6/42			26 September 2024	[133]
Pakistan	9/127	Rangana Herath	Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	15 August 2014	[134]
South Africa	7/84	Muttiah Muralitharan	Galle International Stadium, Galle	20 July 2000	[135]
West Indies	8/46		Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	22 July 2005	[136]
Zimbabwe	9/51			4 January 2002	[137]
Last updated: 23 September 2024

Best figures in a match

The Sri Lankan record of 16 wickets for 220 runs set by Muttiah Muralitharan against England is the fifth-best figures by a bowler in a single Test match. ^[138]

Rank	Figures	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	16/220	Muttiah Muralitharan	England	The Oval, London, England	27 August 1998
2	14/184	Rangana Herath	Pakistan	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	16 August 2014
3	14/191	Chaminda Vaas	West Indies		29 November 2001
4	13/115	Muttiah Muralitharan	Zimbabwe	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	4 January 2002
5	13/145	Rangana Herath	Australia	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	17 August 2016
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [139]

Best career average

Bowling average is the measurement of mean runs conceded per wicket. In calculating this the total number of runs conceded by the bowler is divided by the number of wickets captured. ^[74]

Rank	Average	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	22.67	Muttiah Muralitharan	795	18,023	43,715	1992–2010
2	26.66	Asitha Fernando †	72	1,920	3,249	2021–2024
3	28.07	Rangana Herath	433	12,157	25,993	1999–2018
4	29.21	Prabath Jayasuriya †	107	3,126	5,903	2022–2024
5	29.58	Chaminda Vaas	355	10,501	23,438	1994–2009
		Kasun Rajitha †	55	1,627	2,996	2018–2024
Qualification: 2,000 deliveries. Last updated: 9 December 2024 [140]

Best career economy rate

A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled. ^[94]

Rank	Economy rate	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	2.33	Don Anurasiri	41	1,548	3,973	1986–1998
2	2.46	Sanath Jayasuriya	98	3,366	8,188	1991–2007
3	2.47	Muttiah Muralitharan	795	18,023	43,715	1992–2010
4	2.52	Kumar Dharmasena	69	2,920	6,939	1993–2004
5	2.62	Jayananda Warnaweera	32	1,021	2,333	1984–1994
		Arjuna Ranatunga	16	1,040	2,373	1984–2000
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 23 September 2024 [141]

Best career strike rate

A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken. ^[94]

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	45.12	Asitha Fernando †	72	1,920	3,249	2021–2024
2	51.57	Lasith Malinga	101	3,349	5,209	2004–2010
3	54.07	Vishwa Fernando †	79	2,534	4,272	2016–2024
4	54.47	Kasun Rajitha †	55	1,627	2,996	2018–2024
5	54.98	Muttiah Muralitharan	795	18,023	43,715	1992–2010
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 9 December 2024 [142]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

Taking five or more wickets in a single innings (called a five-wicket haul, fifer or five-for) is considered a notable achievement for a bowler. ^[143] Muralitharan is well ahead of other bowlers by number of five-wicket hauls in Tests with 67 to his name; Australian cricketer Shane Warne ranks in second place with only 37, 30 below Murali. Which shows the class of Murali in bowling compared to Warne. ^[144]

Rank	Five-wicket hauls	Player	Innings	Balls	Wickets	Period
1	67 ♠	Muttiah Muralitharan	228	43,715	795	1992–2010
2	34	Rangana Herath	170	25,993	433	1999–2018
3	12	Chaminda Vaas	194	23,438	355	1994–2009
4	10	Prabath Jayasuriya †	34	5,903	107	2022–2024
5	8	Dilruwan Perera	78	10,805	161	2014–2021
Last updated: 09 December 2024 [145]

Most ten-wickets in a match

Muralitharan has taken ten or more wickets in a match on more occasions than any other bowler in Test cricket. He has performed this feat 22 times, more than double the number of the bowler ranking second—Shane Warne, who has achieved this on 10 occasions. ^[146]

Rank	Ten-wicket hauls	Player	Matches	Balls	Wickets	Period
1	22 ♠	Muttiah Muralitharan	132	43,715	795	1992–2010
2	9	Rangana Herath	93	25,993	433	1999–2018
3	2	Prabath Jayasuriya †	18	5,903	107	2022–2024
		Dilruwan Perera	43	10,805	161	2014–2021
		Chaminda Vaas	111	23,438	355	1994–2009
Last updated: 09 December 2024 [147]

Worst figures in an innings

Rank	Figures	Player	Overs	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	0/164	Lahiru Kumara	25	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	17 March 2023
2	0/144	Kasun Rajitha	34			15 December 2018
3	0/141	Asoka de Silva	56			31 January 1991
4	0/139	Ramesh Mendis	36	Pakistan	Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	24 July 2023
5	0/137	Muttiah Muralitharan	46	India	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India	26 November 1997
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [148]

Worst figures in a match

Rank	Figures	Player	Overs	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	0/164	Dilruwan Perera	47	Australia	Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia	1 February 2019
		Lahiru Kumara	25	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	17 March 2023
3	0/155	Praveen Jayawickrama	51	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	23 May 2022
4	0/154	Chaminda Vaas	40	Australia	Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns, Australia	9 July 2004
5	0/151	Nuwan Pradeep	32	Pakistan	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	30 June 2012
Last updated:23 September 2024 [149]

Most wickets in a series

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	BBI	BBM	5w/10w	Series
1	30	Muttiah Muralitharan	3	9/51	13/115	2/1	Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2001–02
2	28	Rangana Herath		7/64	13/145	3/1	Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016
		Muttiah Muralitharan		6/59	11/212	4/1	Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2003–04
3	26			6/28	12/82	3/1	Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007
				7/46	11/93	1/1	English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2003–04
				7/84	13/171	3/1	South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2000
				6/71	10/148	1/1	Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 1999-2000
		Chaminda Vaas		7/71	14/191	2/1	West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2001–02
		Ajantha Mendis		6/117	10/209		Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [150]

Hat-trick

In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count.

No.	Bowler	Against	Inn.	Test	Dismissals	Venue	Date	Ref.
1	Nuwan Zoysa	Zimbabwe	1	2/3	Trevor Gripper (lbw) Murray Goodwin (c Romesh Kaluwitharana) Neil Johnson (lbw)	Harare Sports Club, Harare	26 November 1999	[151]
2	Rangana Herath	Australia	1	2/3	Adam Voges (c Dimuth Karunaratne) Peter Nevill (lbw) Mitchell Starc (lbw)	Galle International Stadium, Galle	5 August 2016	[152]

Wicket-keeping records

Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has assisted in the highest number of dismissals as wicketkeeper.

A wicketkeeper can assist in the dismissal of a batsman by taking a catch or stumping. ^[153] A catch taken by the wicketkeeper means the batsman will be ruled out caught, although it may be referred to as "caught behind". A stumping occurs when the wicketkeeper catches a ball delivered by the bowler (provided it is a legal delivery) and putting down the batsman's wicket while he is out of his ground. ^[154]

Most dismissals

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumping	Dis/Inn	Period
1	160	Niroshan Dickwella †	54	96	133	27	1.666	2014–2023
2	156	Prasanna Jayawardene	58	102	124	32	1.529	2000–2015
3	151	Kumar Sangakkara	134	90	131	20	1.677	2000–2015
4	119	Romesh Kaluwitharana	49	85	93	26	1.400	1992–2004
5	81	Dinesh Chandimal †	82	54	71	10	1.490	2011–2024
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [155]

Most catches

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	133	Niroshan Dickwella †	54	96	2014–2023
2	131	Kumar Sangakkara	134	90	2000–2015
3	124	Prasanna Jayawardene	58	102	2000–2015
4	93	Romesh Kaluwitharana	49	85	1992–2004
5	71	Dinesh Chandimal †	82	54	2011–2024
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [155]

Most stumpings

Rank	Stumpings	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	32	Prasanna Jayawardene	58	102	2000–2015
2	27	Niroshan Dickwella †	54	96	2014–2022
3	26	Romesh Kaluwitharana	49	85	1992–2004
4	20	Kumar Sangakkara	134	90	2000–2015
5	10	Dinesh Chandimal †	82	54	2011–2024
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [155]

Most dismissals in an innings

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	6	Amal Silva	India	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	30 August 1985
		Dinesh Chandimal †	Pakistan	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	25 June 2015
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [156]

Most dismissals in a match

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	9	Amal Silva	India	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	30 August 1985
				Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	6 September 1985
		Prasanna Jayawardene	Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE	8 January 2014
4	8	Dinesh Chandimal		Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	25 June 2015
5	7	Hashan Tillakaratne	New Zealand	Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand	22 February 1991
		Chamara Dunusinghe		McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand	11 March 1995
		Prasanna Jayawardene	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	3 January 2009
			Pakistan	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE	16 January 2014
		Niroshan Dickwella		Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	14 August 2014
			West Indies	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda	29 March 2021
		Dinesh Chandimal	South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	2 January 2017
		Niroshan Dickwella	West Indies	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua & Barboda	29 March 2021
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [157]

Most dismissals in a series

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	22	Amal Silva	3	6	Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1985
2	18	Prasanna Jayawardene	3	6	Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2013–14
3	15	Hashan Tillakaratne		6	Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1990–91
		Dinesh Chandimal		5	Pakistan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015
5	14			6	Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2016-17
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [158]

Fielding records

Most catches in a career

A "catch" occurs when a ball hit by the batsman in the air is held by a fielder within the field of play, before it hits the ground. In such a case, the batsman is ruled out caught. ^[159]

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Ct/Inn	Period
1	205	Mahela Jayawardene	149	270	0.759	1997–2014
2	89	Hashan Tillakaratne	83	123	0.723	1989–2004
3	83	Kusal Mendis †	68	114	0.728	2015–2024
4	82	Dananjaya de Silva †	61	111	0.738	2016–2024
5	78	Sanath Jayasuriya	110	196	0.397	1991–2007
Last updated: 9 December 2024 [160]

Most catches in a series

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	10	Mahela Jayawardene	3	6	Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007
2	9				Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 1999-00
				5	Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2010
3	8	Hashan Tillakaratne	2	4	New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1992-93
		Roshan Mahanama			Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1996
				3	Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1996-97
		Sanath Jayasuriya	3	6	New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1998
		Mahela Jayawardene	2	4	Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2004
		Kusal Mendis	3	6	Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2018
		Dhananjaya de Silva			English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2018-19
			2	4	West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021-22
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [161]

All-round Records

1000 runs and 100 wickets

A total of 71 players have achieved the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in their Test career. ^[162]

Rank	Player	Average Difference	Period	Matches	Runs	Bat Avg	Wickets	Bowl Avg
1	Chaminda Vaas	−5.25	1994-2009	111	3089	24.32	355	29.58
2	Muttiah Muralitharan	−10.79	1992-2010	132	1259	11.87	795	22.67
3	Rangana Herath	−13.42	1999-2018	93	1699	14.64	433	28.07
4	Dilruwan Perera	−17.01	2014-2021	43	1303	18.88	161	35.90
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [163]

Other records

Most career matches

See also: List of cricketers who have played 100 Tests

Rank	Matches	Player	Runs	Wkts	Period
1	149	Mahela Jayawardene	11,814	6	1997–2014
2	134	Kumar Sangakkara	12,400	0	2000–2015
3	132	Muttiah Muralitharan	1,259	795	1992–2010
4	115	Angelo Mathews	7,966	33	2009–present
5	111	Chaminda Vaas	3,089	355	1994–2009
Last updated: 1 December 2024 [164]

Most consecutive career matches

Rank	Matches	Player	Period
1	93	Mahela Jayawardene	2002–2013
2	53	Marvan Atapattu	1997–2002
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [165]

Most matches played as captain

See also: List of Sri Lanka national cricket captains

Rank	Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	%W	%L	Period
1	56	Arjuna Ranatunga	12	19	0	25	21.42	33.92	1989–1999
2	38	Sanath Jayasuriya	18	12		8	47.36	31.57	1999–2002
		Mahela Jayawardene							2006–2009
4	34	Angelo Mathews	13	15		6	38.23	44.11	2013–2017
5	30	Dimuth Karunaratne	12	12			40.00	40.00	2019–2023
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [166]

Most man of the match awards

Rank	M.O.M. Awards	Player	Matches	Period
1	19	Muttiah Muralitharan	132	1992–2010
2	16	Kumar Sangakkara	134	2000–2015
3	13	Mahela Jayawardene	149	1997–2014
4	11	Aravinda de Silva	93	1984–2002
		Rangana Herath		1999–2018
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [167]

Most man of the series awards

Rank	M.O.S. Awards	Player	Matches	Period
1	11	Muttiah Muralitharan	132	1992–2010
2	5	Rangana Herath	93	1999–2018
3	4	Dimuth Karunaratne †	84	2012–2023
		Aravinda de Silva	93	1984–2002
		Angelo Mathews †	102	2009–2023
		Kumar Sangakkara	134	2000–2015
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [168]

Youngest players on Debut

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	17 years and 189 days	Sanjeewa Weerasinghe	India	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	6 September 1985
2	18 years and 78 days	Arjuna Ranatunga	England		17 February 1982
3	18 years and 81 days	Roshan Jurangpathy	India	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	14 September 1985
4	18 years and 147 days	Malinga Bandara	New Zealand	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	27 May 1998
5	18 years and 298 days	Nuwan Zoysa		Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand	7 March 1997
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [169] [170]

Oldest players on debut

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	39 years and 251 days	Somachandra de Silva	England	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	17 February 1982
2	32 years and 237 days	Lalith Kaluperuma
3	31 years and 330 days	Mahela Udawatte	West Indies	Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	14 June 2018
4	31 years and 266 days	Mithra Wettimuny	New Zealand	Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand	4 March 1983
5	31 years and 236 days	Sridharan Jeganathan
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [171] [172]

Oldest players

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	42 years and 73 days	Somachandra de Silva	England	Lord's, London, England	23 August 1984
2	40 years and 232 days	Rangana Herath		Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka	6 November 2018
3	38 years and 184 days	Dilruwan Perera			22 January 2021
4	38 years and 154 days	Sanath Jayasuriya		Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	1 December 2007
5	38 years and 92 days	Muttiah Muralitharan	India	Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka	18 July 2008
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [173] [174]

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Sri Lanka holds the highest partnerships in Test cricket for any wicket and, with the records for the second, and third wickets. ^[175]

Wicket	Runs	1st batsman	2nd batsman	Opposition	Venue	Date
1st wicket	335	Sanath Jayasuriya	Marvan Atapattu	Pakistan	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	28 June 2000
2nd wicket ♠	576		Roshan Mahanama	India	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	2 August 1997
3rd wicket ♠	624	Kumar Sangakkara	Mahela Jayawardene	South Africa	SSC Ground, Colombo	27 July 2006
4th wicket	437	Thilan Samaraweera		Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	21 February 2009
5th wicket	280		Tillakaratne Dilshan	Bangladesh	P Sara Oval, Colombo	20 September 2005
6th wicket	351	Mahela Jayawardene	Prasanna Jayawardene	India	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	16 November 2009
7th wicket	223 *	Chaminda Vaas		Bangladesh	SSC Ground, Colombo	25 June 2007
8th wicket	170		Mahela Jayawardene	South Africa	Galle International Stadium, Galle	4 August 2004
9th wicket	124	Dhananjaya de Silva	Lasith Embuldeniya	West Indies		29 November 2021
10th wicket	79	Chaminda Vaas	Muttiah Muralitharan	Australia	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	16 March 2004
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [176]

Highest partnerships

The world record partnership between Jayawardene and Sangakkara for 624 runs, and the partnership between Jayasuriya and Mahanama for 576 runs (which was the previous world record, and is now the second-highest partnership in Tests) are the only Test partnerships to surpass 500 runs. ^{[177] [178]}

Runs	Wicket	1st batsman	2nd batsman	Opposition	Venue	Date
624 ♠	3rd wicket	Kumar Sangakkara	Mahela Jayawardene	South Africa	SSC Ground, Colombo	27 July 2006
576 ♠	2nd wicket	Sanath Jayasuriya	Roshan Mahanama	India	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	2 August 1997
438		Marvan Atapattu	Kumar Sangakkara	Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	14 May 2004
437	4th wicket	Mahela Jayawardene	Thilan Samaraweera	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	21 February 2009
351	6th wicket		Prasanna Jayawardene	India	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	16 November 2009
Last updated: 23 September 2024 [179]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Rank	Runs	Innings	Players	Highest	Average	100/50	T20I career span
1	6,554	120	Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara	624	56.5	19/27	2000–2014
2	4,533	122	Marvan Atapattu & Sanath Jayasuriya	335	39.41	9/24	2004–2012
3	3,247	55	Mahela Jayawardene & Thilan Samaraweera	437	61.26	11/9	2003–2013
4	3,132	74	Dinesh Chandimal & Angelo Mathews †	232	46.05	8/14	2012–2024
5	2,812	57	Aravinda de Silva & Arjuna Ranatunga	189*	53.05	11/11	1985–2000
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 9 December 2024 [180]

Umpiring records

Rank	Matches	Umpire	Period
1	87	Kumar Dharmasena †	2010–2024
2	49	Asoka de Silva	2000–2011
3	25	K. T. Francis	1982–1999
4	21	B. C. Cooray	1992–2001
5	11	Peter Manuel	1993–2001
Last updated: 1 December 2024 [181]

See also

• Cricket statistics
• List of Test cricket records

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