List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records

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 200 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]

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

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 number of five wickets per innings, as well as the most number of 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 India only, and are correct as of January 2020.

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

Team wins, losses, and draws

Opponent 1st Test Matches Won Lost Draw Tied % Won
 Australia22 April 1983[15]314198012.90
 Bangladesh6 September 2001[16]201613080.00
 England17 February 1982[17]3681711022.22
 India17 September 1982[18]4472017015.30
 New Zealand4 March 1983[19]3691611025.00
 Pakistan5 March 1982[20]55162019029.09
 South Africa25 August 1993[21]319166029.03
 West Indies8 December 1993[22]20947045.00
 Zimbabwe11 October 1994[23]201406070.00
Total2939211388031.39
Statistics are correct as of  Sri Lanka v  England at Galle International Stadium, 2nd Test, 22-26 January 2021.[24]

First Test series wins

OpponentYear of first Home winYear of first Away win
 AfghanistanYTPYTP
 Australia1999-
 Bangladesh20022006
 England19931998
 India1985-
 IrelandYTPYTP
 New Zealand19921995
 Pakistan20091995
 South Africa20042019
 West Indies2001-
 Zimbabwe19961999
Last updated: 20 June 2020[25]

First Test match wins

OpponentHomeAway
YearVenueYearVenue
 AfghanistanYTPYTPYTPYTP
 Australia1999Kandy--
 Bangladesh2002Colombo (PSS)2006Chittagong
 England1993Colombo (SSC)1998The Oval
 India1985Colombo (PSS)--
 IrelandYTPYTPYTPYTP
 New Zealand1992Colombo (SSC)1995Napier
 Pakistan1985Colombo (CCC)1995Faisalabad
 South Africa2000Galle2011Durban
 West Indies2001Galle2008Georgetown
 Zimbabwe1996Colombo (RPS)1999Harare
Last updated: 20 June 2020[26]

Most runs in an innings

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1952–6d ♠ IndiaR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo2 August 1997
2760–7dSardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad16 November 2009
3756–5d South AfricaSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo27 July 2006
4730–6d BangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka27 January 2014
5713–3d ZimbabweQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo14 May 2004
713–9d BangladeshZAC Stadium, Chittagong31 January 2018
Last updated: 31 January 2020[27]

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  Sri Lanka Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 19 February 2019
5 268/4 268  New Zealand Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 14 August 2019
Last updated: 20 June 2020[28]

Fewest runs in an innings

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
171 PakistanAsgiriya Stadium, Kandy26 August 1994
2733 April 2006
381 EnglandSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo15 March 2001
482 IndiaSector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh23 November 1990
 EnglandSophia Gardens, Cardiff26 May 2011
Last updated: 31 January 2020[29]

Most runs conceded in an innings

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 765/6d  Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi, Sri Lanka 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 August 2020[30]

least 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: 3 December 2017[31]

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.[32]

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1Innings and 254 runs ZimbabweQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo14 May 2004
2Innings and 248 runs BangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka27 January 2014
3Innings and 240 runs ZimbabweHarare Sports Club, Harare6 May 2004
4Innings and 239 runs IndiaSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo23 July 2008
5Innings and 234 runs BangladeshSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo25 June 2007
Last updated: 31 January 2020[33]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1465 runs BangladeshZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong3 January 2009
2315 runs ZimbabweGalle International Stadium, Galle12 January 2002
3313 runs South AfricaSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo11 August 2004
4288 runs BangladeshSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo28 July 2002
5278 runs South AfricaGalle International Stadium, Galle12 July 2018
Last updated: 31 January 2020[33]

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
Last updated: 3 December 2017[33]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
121 runs PakistanSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi28 September 2017
242 runsIqbal Stadium, Faisalabad15 September 1995
350 runsGalle International Stadium, Galle4 July 2009
457 runsArbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar5 March 2000
563 runs IndiaGalle International Stadium, Galle12 August 2015
Last updated: 31 January 2020[34]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
11 wicket South AfricaSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo4 August 2006
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban13 February 2019
32 wickets PakistanRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi26 February 2000
45 wickets EnglandSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo13 March 1993
 Zimbabwe14 January 1998
Last updated: 31 January 2020[34]

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 208 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 6 September 1993
4 Innings and 201 runs  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 2012
5 Innings and 175 runs  Pakistan Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 March 1999
Last updated: 20 June 2020[35]

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: 20 June 2020[35]

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: 5 January 2021[35]

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: 20 June 2020[36]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 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
4 4 wicket  England Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 15 March 2001
 Bangladesh Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 17 March 2017
Last updated: 20 June 2020[36]

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.[37]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period
112,400Kumar Sangakkara1342332000–2015
211,814Mahela Jayawardene1492521997–2014
36,973Sanath Jayasuriya1101881991–2007
46,361Aravinda de Silva931591984–2002
56,194Angelo Mathews881582009–2021
Last updated: 25 January 2021[37]

Fastest runs getter

Runs Batsman Match Innings Record Date Reference
1000 Roy Dias 12 23 14 September 1985 [38]
2000 Kumar Sangakkara 29 46 20 June 2003 [39]
3000 Mahela Jayawardene 42 65 16 May 2002 [40]
4000 57 91 24 March 2004 [41]
5000 Kumar Sangakkara 64 106 15 December 2006 [42]
6000 71 116 18 December 2007 [43]
7000 83 138 20 July 2009 [44]
8000 91 ♠ 152 ♠ 3 August 2010 [45]
9000 103 ♠ 172 ♠ 3 November 2011 [46]
10000 115 195 ♠ 16 March 2005 [47]
11000 122 ♠ 208 ♠ 4 February 2014 [48]
12000 130 ♠ 224 ♠ 3 January 2015 [49]
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Test Career Span Ref
Opener Marvan Atapattu1365,31743.231990–2007 [50]
Number 3 Kumar Sangakkara20711,67960.832000–2015 [51]
Number 4 Mahela Jayawardene1959,50952.251997–2014 [52]
Number 5 Thilan Samaraweera933,90347.602001–2013 [53]
Number 6 Angelo Mathews552,16148.022009-2020 [54]
Number 7 Prasanna Jayawardene621,66130.202000–2015 [55]
Number 8 Chaminda Vaas981,91325.171994–2009 [56]
Number 9 4284728.231994–2009 [57]
Number 10 Suranga Lakmal4541512.582010-2020 [58]
Number 11 Muttiah Muralitharan9862311.331992–2010 [59]
Last updated: 1 July 2020. Qualification: Batted 20 Innings at the position

Most runs against each team

Opposition Runs Player Matches Innings Period Ref
 Afghanistan YTP
 Australia 969 Mahela Jayawardene 16 29 1999–2013 [60]
 Bangladesh 1,816 Kumar Sangakkara 15 21 2001–2014 [61]
 England 2,212 Mahela Jayawardene 23 41 1998–2014 [62]
 India 1,822 18 28 1997–2010 [63]
 Ireland YTP
 New Zealand 1,028 Mahela Jayawardene 13 22 1998–2012 [64]
 Pakistan 2,911 Kumar Sangakkara 23 45 2002–2015 [65]
 South Africa 1,782 Mahela Jayawardene 17 32 2000–2014 [66]
 West Indies 918 Kumar Sangakkara 12 19 2001–2010 [67]
 Zimbabwe 1,145 Marvan Atapattu 10 15 1998–2004 [68]
Last updated: 12 January 2021.

Highest individual score

Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
1374Mahela Jayawardene South AfricaSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo27 July 2006
2340Sanath Jayasuriya IndiaR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo2 August 1997
3319Kumar Sangakkara BangladeshZahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong4 February 2014
4287 South AfricaSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo27 July 2006
5275Mahela Jayawardene IndiaSardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad16 November 2009
Last updated: 31 January 2020[69]

Highest individual score – progression of record

Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
77 Roy Dias EnglandPaikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1981–82
157 Sidath Wettimuny PakistanIqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan
190  EnglandLord's, London, England1984
201* Brendon Kuruppu New ZealandColombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka1987
267 Aravinda de SilvaBasin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand1991
340 Sanath Jayasuriya IndiaR Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1997
374 Mahela Jayawardene South AfricaSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka2006
Last updated: 20 June 2020[69]

Highest individual score against each team

Opposition Runs Player Venue Date Ref
 Afghanistan YTP
 Australia 192 Kumar Sangakkara Bellerive Oval, Hobart 16 November 2007 [70]
 Bangladesh 319 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 4 February 2014 [71]
 England 213* Mahela Jayawardene Galle International Stadium, Galle 18 December 2007 [72]
 India 340 Sanath Jayasuriya R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2 August 1997 [73]
 Ireland YTP
 New Zealand 267 Aravinda de Silva Basin Reserve, Wellington 31 January 1991 [74]
 Pakistan 253 Sanath Jayasuriya Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad 20 October 2004 [75]
 South Africa 374 Mahela Jayawardene Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 27 July 2006 [76]
 West Indies 204* Hashan Tillakaratne 29 November 2001 [77]
 Zimbabwe 270 Kumar Sangakkara Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 14 May 2004 [78]
Last updated: 12 January 2021.

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.[79]

Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out Period
157.40Kumar Sangakkara23312,400172000–2015
249.84Mahela Jayawardene25211,814151997–2014
348.76Thilan Samaraweera1325,462202001–2013
445.54Angelo Mathews1586,194222009–2021
542.97Aravinda de Silva1596,361111984–2002
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 18 January 2021[80]

Highest Average in each batting position

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Career Span Ref
Opener Marvan Atapattu1365,31743.231990–2007 [81]
Number 3 Kumar Sangakkara20711,67960.832000–2015 [82]
Number 4 Mahela Jayawardene1959,50952.251997–2014 [83]
Number 5 Aravinda de Silva221,06648.451986-2002 [84]
Number 6 Angelo Mathews552,16148.022009-2020 [85]
Number 7 Hashan Tillakaratne2270150.071989-2004 [86]
Number 8 Chaminda Vaas981,91325.171994–2009 [87]
Number 9 4284728.231994–2009 [88]
Number 10 Suranga Lakmal4541512.582010-2020 [89]
Number 11 Muttiah Muralitharan9862311.331992–2010 [90]
Last updated: 1 July 2020. Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position

Most Test half-centuries

Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period
152Kumar Sangakkara23312,4002000–2015
250Mahela Jayawardene25211,8141997–2014
338Arjuna Ranatunga1555,1051982–2000
436Angelo Mathews1586,1942009–2021
531Sanath Jayasuriya1886,9731991–2007
Last updated: 18 January 2021[91]

Most Test centuries

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
138Kumar Sangakkara23312,4002000–2015
234Mahela Jayawardene25211,8141997–2014
320Aravinda de Silva1596,3611984–2002
416Tillakaratne Dilshan1455,4921999–2013
Marvan Atapattu1565,5021990–2007
Last updated: 31 January 2020[92]

Most Test double centuries

Rank Double centuries Player Innings Runs Period
111Kumar Sangakkara23312,4002000–2015
27Mahela Jayawardene25211,8141997–2014
36Marvan Atapattu1565,5021990–2007
43Sanath Jayasuriya1886,9731991–2007
52Aravinda de Silva1596,3611984–2002
Last updated: 31 January 2020[93]

Most triple centuries

Rank Triple centuries Player Innings Runs Period
11Sanath Jayasuriya1886,9731991–2007
Mahela Jayawardene25211,8141997–2014
Kumar Sangakkara23312,4002000–2015
Last updated: 20 June 2020[94]

Most Sixes

Rank Sixes Player Innings Runs Period
1 62 Angelo Mathews 158 6,194 2009–2021
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: 25 January 2021[95]

Most Fours

Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period
1 1491 Kumar Sangakkara 233 12,400 2000–2015
2 1387 Mahela Jayawardene 252 11,814 1997–2014
3 910 Sanath Jayasuriya 188 6,973 1991–2007
4 756+ Aravinda de Silva 159 6,361 1984–2002
5 685 Marvan Atapattu 156 5,502 1990–2007
Last updated: 20 June 2020[96]

Most runs in a series

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series
1571Sanath Jayasuriya23 Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997
2516Kumar Sangakkara36Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2011–12
3510Mahela Jayawardene23South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006
4499Kumar SangakkaraSri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2013–14
5493Aravinda de Silva35Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1990–91
Last updated: 31 January 2020[97]

Most ducks in career

"Duck" refers to a batsman dismissed without scoring.[98]

Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period
132Muttiah Muralitharan1321621992–2010
223Rangana Herath931441999–2018
322Marvan Atapattu901561990–2007
419Suranga Lakmal62971991–2021
518Nuwan Pradeep28502011–2017
Last updated: 25 January 2021[99]

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.[100] Muralitharan and Shane Warne—who ranks second with 708 wickets—are the only bowlers who have captured more than 700 Test wickets.[101]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Period
1795Muttiah Muralitharan13222818,0231992–2010
2433Rangana Herath9317012,1571999–2018
3355Chaminda Vaas11119410,5011994–2009
4161Dilruwan Perera43785,7802014–2021
5151Suranga Lakmal6210956512010–2020
Last updated: 25 January 2021[102]

Most career wickets against each team

Opposition Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Period Ref
 Afghanistan YTP
 Australia 66 Rangana Herath 11 19 1,494 1999–2016 [103]
 Bangladesh 89 Muttiah Muralitharan 11 22 1,190 2001–2009 [104]
 England 112 16 30 2,247 1993–2007 [105]
 India 105 22 32 3,425 1993-2010 [106]
 Ireland YTP
 New Zealand 68 Muttiah Muralitharan 14 25 1,766 1992–2009 [107]
 Pakistan 106 Rangana Herath 21 40 2,976 2000–2017 [108]
 South Africa 104 Muttiah Muralitharan 15 27 2,311 1993–2006 [109]
 West Indies 82 12 22 1,609 1993–2008 [110]
 Zimbabwe 87 14 26 1,467 1994–2004 [111]
Last updated: 12 January 2021

Fastest wicket taker

Wickets Bowler Match Record Date Reference
50 Dilruwan Perera 11 4 August 2016 [112]
100 25 2 December 2017 [113]
150 Muttiah Muralitharan 36 14 January 1998 [114]
200 42 27 August 1998 [115]
250 51 12 March 2000 [116]
300 58 26 December 2000 [117]
350 66 ♠ 6 September 2001 [118]
400 72 ♠ 12 January 2002 [119]
450 80 ♠ 3 May 2003 [120]
500 87 ♠ 16 March 2004 [121]
600 101 ♠ 8 March 2006 [122]
700 113 ♠ 11 July 2007 [123]
750 122 ♠ 31 July 2008 [124]
800 133 ♠ 18 July 2010 [125]
Last updated: 20 June 2020

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.[126] 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.[127]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
19/51Muttiah Muralitharan ZimbabweAsgiriya Stadium, Kandy Sri Lanka4 January 2002
29/65 EnglandThe Oval, London, England27 August 1998
39/127Rangana Herath PakistanSinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, Sri Lanka15 August 2014
48/46Muttiah Muralitharan West IndiesAsgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka22 July 2005
58/63Rangana Herath ZimbabweHarare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe6 November 2016
Last updated: 31 January 2020[128]

Best figures in an innings against each team

Opposition Figures Player Venue Date Reference
 Afghanistan YTP
 Australia 7/64 Rangana Herath Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 13 August 2016 [129]
 Bangladesh 7/89 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 16 March 2013 [130]
 England 9/65 Muttiah Muralitharan The Oval, London 27 August 1998 [131]
 India 8/87 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 29 August 2001 [132]
 Ireland YTP
 New Zealand 6/43 Rangana Herath Galle International Stadium, Galle 17 November 2012 [133]
 Pakistan 9/127 Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo 15 August 2014 [134]
 South Africa 7/84 Muttiah Muralitharan Galle International Stadium, Galle 20 July 2000 [135]
 West Indies 7/37 Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 22 July 2005 [136]
 Zimbabwe 9/51 4 January 2002 [137]
Last updated: 12 January 2021

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
116/220Muttiah Muralitharan EnglandThe Oval, London, England27 August 1998
214/184Rangana Herath PakistanSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka16 August 2014
314/191Chaminda Vaas West Indies29 November 2001
413/115Muttiah Muralitharan ZimbabweAsgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka4 January 2002
513/145Rangana Herath AustraliaSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka17 August 2016
Last updated: 24 January 2020[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.[79]

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
122.67Muttiah Muralitharan79518,02343,7151992–2010
228.07Rangana Herath43312,15725,9931999–2018
329.58Chaminda Vaas35510,50123,4381994–2009
431.90Jayananda Warnaweera321,0212,3331984–1994
533.15Lasith Malinga1013,3495,2092004–2010
Qualification: 2,000 deliveries. Last updated: 31 January 2020[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.[98]

Rank Economy rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
12.33Don Anurasiri411,5483,9731986–1998
22.46Sanath Jayasuriya983,3668,1881991–2007
32.47Muttiah Muralitharan79518,02343,7151992–2010
42.52Kumar Dharmasena692,9206,9391993–2004
52.62Jayananda Warnaweera321,0212,3331984–1994
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 20 June 2020[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.[98]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
151.5Lasith Malinga1013,3495,2092004–2010
254.9Muttiah Muralitharan79518,02343,7151992–2010
355.7Lakshan Sandakan371,2762,0632016–2018
457.6Dhammika Prasad752,6984,3272008–2015
559.2Lahiru Kumara682,5544,0322016–2020
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 29 December 2020[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
167Muttiah Muralitharan22843,7157951992–2010
234Rangana Herath17025,9934331999–2018
312Chaminda Vaas19423,4383551994–2009
48Dilruwan Perera7810,8051612014–2021
55Rumesh Ratnayake354,961731983–1992
Last updated: 25 January 2021[145]

Most ten-wickets in a match

Muralitharan has taken ten or more wickets per 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
122Muttiah Muralitharan13243,7157951992–2010
29Rangana Herath9325,9934331999–2018
32Chaminda Vaas11123,4383551994–2009
Dilruwan Perera4310,8051612014–2021
11Upul Chandana162,685641999-2005
Ajantha Mendis194,730702008-2014
Lasith Embuldeniya 92,745452019-2021
Last updated: 25 January 2021[147]

Worst figures in an innings

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
10/144Kasun Rajitha34 New ZealandBasin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand15 December 2018
20/141Asoka de Silva5631 January 1991
30/137Muttiah Muralitharan46 IndiaVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India26 November 1997
40/13633 New ZealandCarisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand7 March 1997
50/133Asoka de Silva40 IndiaGreen Park, Kanpur, India17 December 1986
Last updated: 20 June 2020[148]

Worst figures in a match

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
10/164Dilruwan Perera47 AustraliaManuka Oval, Canberra, Australia1 February 2019
20/154Chaminda Vaas40Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns, Australia9 July 2004
30/133Nuwan Pradeep32 PakistanSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka30 June 2012
40/144Kasun Rajitha34 New ZealandBasin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand15 December 2018
50/141Asoka de Silva5631 January 1991
Last updated:20 June 2020[149]

Most wickets in a series

Rank Wickets Player Matches Series
130Muttiah Muralitharan3Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2001–02
228Rangana HerathAustralian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016
Muttiah MuralitharanAustralian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2003–04
426Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007
English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2003–04
Last updated: 31 January 2020[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 For Against Inn. Test Dismissals Venue Date Ref.
1 Nuwan Zoysa  Sri Lanka Zimbabwe 12/3 Harare Sports Club, Harare26 November 1999[151]
2 Rangana Herath  Sri Lanka Australia12/3 Galle International Stadium, Galle5 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

RankDismissalsPlayerMatchesPeriod
1156Prasanna Jayawardene582000–2015
2151Kumar Sangakkara1342000–2015
3119Romesh Kaluwitharana491992–2004
Niroshan Dickwella412014–2021
572Dinesh Chandimal602011–2021
Last updated: 25 January 2021[155]

Most catches

RankCatchesPlayerMatchesPeriod
1131Kumar Sangakkara1342000–2015
2124Prasanna Jayawardene582000–2015
395Niroshan Dickwella412014–2021
493Romesh Kaluwitharana491992–2004
562Dinesh Chandimal602011–2021
Last updated: 25 January 2021[155]

Most stumpings

RankStumpingsPlayerMatchesPeriod
132Prasanna Jayawardene582000–2015
226Romesh Kaluwitharana491992–2004
323Niroshan Dickwella412014–2021
420Kumar Sangakkara1342000–2015
510Dinesh Chandimal602011–2021
Last updated: 25 January 2021[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: 20 June 2020[156]

Most dismissals in a match

Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 9 Amal Silva IndiaSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka30 August 1985
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka6 September 1985
Prasanna Jayawardene PakistanDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE8 January 2014
4 8 Dinesh ChandimalPaikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka25 June 2015
5 7 Hashan Tillakaratne New ZealandSeddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand22 February 1991
Chamara DunusingheMcLean Park, Napier, New Zealand11 March 1995
Prasanna Jayawardene BangladeshZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh3 January 2009
 PakistanSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE16 January 2014
Niroshan DickwellaSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka14 August 2014
Dinesh Chandimal South AfricaNewlands, Cape Town, South Africa2 January 2017
Last updated: 23 August 2020[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 Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2013–14
4 15 Hashan Tillakaratne 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: 20 June 2020[158]

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]

RankCatchesPlayerMatchesPeriod
1205Mahela Jayawardene1491997–2014
289Hashan Tillakaratne831989–2004
378Sanath Jayasuriya1101991–2007
477Tillakaratne Dilshan871999–2013
570Muttiah Muralitharan1321992–2010
Last updated: 31 January 2020[160]

Most catches in a series

RankCatchesPlayerMatchesInningsSeries
110Mahela Jayawardene36Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007
29Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 1999-00
5Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2010
48Hashan Tillakaratne24New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1992-93
Roshan MahanamaZimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1996
3Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1996-97
Sanath Jayasuriya36New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1998
Mahela Jayawardene24Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2004
Kusal Mendis36Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2018
Dhananjaya de SilvaEnglish cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2018-19
Last updated: 20 June 2020[161]

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 1994-2009111308924.3235529.58
2 Muttiah Muralitharan -10.79 1992-2010132125911.8779522.67
3 Rangana Herath -13.42 1999-201893169914.6443328.07
4 Dilruwan Perera -17.01 2014-202143130318.8816135.90
Last updated: 25 January 2021[163]

Most career matches

RankMatchesPlayerPeriod
1149Mahela Jayawardene1997–2014
2134Kumar Sangakkara2000–2015
3132Muttiah Muralitharan1992–2010
4111Chaminda Vaas1994–2009
5110Sanath Jayasuriya1991–2007
Last updated: 31 January 2020[164]

Most consecutive career matches

RankMatchesPlayerPeriod
193Mahela Jayawardene2002–2013
253Marvan Atapattu1997–2002
Last updated: 3 June 2018[165]

Most matches played as captain

RankMatchesPlayerPeriod
156Arjuna Ranatunga1989–1999
238Sanath Jayasuriya1999–2002
Mahela Jayawardene2006–2009
434Angelo Mathews2013–2017
519Duleep Mendis1982–1987
Dinesh|Chandimal}}2017-2021
Last updated: 25 January 2021[166]

Youngest players on Debut

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
117 years and 189 daysSanjeewa Weerasinghe IndiaPaikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka6 September 1985
218 years and 78 daysArjuna Ranatunga England17 February 1982
318 years and 81 daysRoshan Jurangpathy IndiaAsgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka14 September 1985
418 years and 147 daysMalinga Bandara New ZealandR Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka27 May 1998
518 years and 298 daysNuwan ZoysaCarisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand7 March 1997
Last updated: 3 December 2017[167]

Oldest players on debut

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
139 years and 251 daysSomachandra de Silva EnglandPaikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka17 February 1982
232 years and 237 daysLalith Kaluperuma
331 years and 330 daysMahela Udawatte West IndiesDarren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia14 June 2018
431 years and 266 daysMithra Wettimuny New ZealandLancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand4 March 1983
531 years and 236 daysSridharan Jeganathan
Last updated: 28 January 2021[168][169]

Oldest players

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
142 years and 73 daysSomachandra de Silva EnglandLord's, London, England23 August 1984
240 years and 232 daysRangana HerathGalle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka6 November 2018
338 years and 184 daysDilruwan Perera22 January 2021
438 years and 154 daysSanath JayasuriyaAsgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka1 December 2007
538 years and 92 daysMuttiah Muralitharan IndiaGalle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka18 July 2008
Last updated: 28 January 2021[170][171]

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.[172]

Wicket Runs 1st batsman 2nd batsman Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket335Sanath JayasuriyaMarvan Atapattu PakistanAsgiriya Stadium, Kandy28 June 2000
2nd wicket ♠576Roshan Mahanama IndiaR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo2 August 1997
3rd wicket ♠624Kumar SangakkaraMahela Jayawardene South AfricaSSC Ground, Colombo27 July 2006
4th wicket437Thilan Samaraweera PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi21 February 2009
5th wicket280Tillakaratne Dilshan BangladeshP Sara Oval, Colombo20 September 2005
6th wicket351Mahela JayawardenePrasanna Jayawardene IndiaSardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad16 November 2009
7th wicket223*Chaminda Vaas BangladeshSSC Ground, Colombo25 June 2007
8th wicket170Mahela Jayawardene South AfricaGalle International Stadium, Galle4 August 2004
9th wicket118Thilan SamaraweeraAjantha Mendis IndiaP Sara Oval, Colombo6 August 2010
10th wicket79Chaminda VaasMuttiah Muralitharan AustraliaAsgiriya Stadium, Kandy16 March 2004
Last updated: 31 January 2020[173]

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.[174][175]

Runs Wicket 1st batsman 2nd batsman Opposition Venue Date
624 ♠3rd wicketKumar SangakkaraMahela Jayawardene South AfricaSSC Ground, Colombo27 July 2006
576 ♠2nd wicketSanath JayasuriyaRoshan Mahanama IndiaR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo2 August 1997
438Marvan AtapattuKumar Sangakkara ZimbabweQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo14 May 2004
4374th wicketMahela JayawardeneThilan Samaraweera PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi21 February 2009
3516th wicketPrasanna Jayawardene IndiaSardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad16 November 2009
Last updated: 31 January 2020[176]

Umpiring records

Rank Matches Umpire Period
1 67 Kumar Dharmasena 2010–2021
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: 25 January 2021[177]

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