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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 . 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). Sri Lanka obtained Full Member status of the ICC in 1981, becoming the eighth nation eligible to play Test cricket. 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 . Since then, they have played nearly 300 matches, against every other Test-playing nation. Sri Lanka holds the world record for the highest team score, which was established against India in 1997. The highest partnership in Test cricket was also established by two Sri Lankan batsmen; Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara . Sri Lankan players also hold the highest partnership scores for the second and third wickets.
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. It is also the fourth-highest individual score in Test cricket. Jayawardene, Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara are the only Sri Lankan players who have scored triple centuries.
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. 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. 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.
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.
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
First Test series wins
First Test match wins
Team scoring records
Most runs in an innings
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
Fewest runs in an innings
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
Fewest runs conceded in an innings
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.
Greatest win margins (by innings)
Greatest win margins (by runs)
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
Narrowest win margins (by runs)
Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
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
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
Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)
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
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
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.
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
Fastest runs getter
Runs
Batsman
Match
Innings
Record Date
Reference
1000
Kamindu Mendis
8
13
26 September 2024
2000
Kumar Sangakkara
29
46
20 June 2003
3000
Mahela Jayawardene
42
65
16 May 2002
4000
57
91
24 March 2004
5000
Kumar Sangakkara
64
106
15 December 2006
6000
71
116
18 December 2007
7000
83
138
20 July 2009
8000
91 ♠
152 ♠
3 August 2010
9000
103 ♠
172 ♠
3 November 2011
10000
115
195 ♠
26 December 2012
11000
122 ♠
208 ♠
4 February 2014
12000
130 ♠
224 ♠
3 January 2015
Last updated: 23 September 2024
Most runs in each batting position
Most runs against each team
Highest individual score
Highest individual score – progression of record
Runs
Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
77
Roy Dias England Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka1981–82
157
Sidath Wettimuny Pakistan Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad , Pakistan
190
England Lord's , London , England1984
201*
Brendon Kuruppu New Zealand Colombo Cricket Club Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka1987
267
Aravinda de Silva Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand1991
340
Sanath Jayasuriya India R Premadasa Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka1997
374
Mahela Jayawardene South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka2006
Last updated: 23 September 2024
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
Bangladesh
319
Kumar Sangakkara
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong
4 February 2014
England
213*
Mahela Jayawardene
Galle International Stadium , Galle
18 December 2007
India
340
Sanath Jayasuriya
R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo
2 August 1997
Ireland
245
Kusal Mendis
Galle Stadium , Galle
24 April 2023
New Zealand
267
Aravinda de Silva
Basin Reserve , Wellington
31 January 1991
Pakistan
253
Sanath Jayasuriya
Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad
20 October 2004
South Africa
374
Mahela Jayawardene
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo
27 July 2006
West Indies
204*
Hashan Tillakaratne
29 November 2001
Zimbabwe
270
Kumar Sangakkara
Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo
14 May 2004
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.
Highest Average in each batting position
Most Test half-centuries
Most Test centuries
Most Test double centuries
Most triple centuries
Most Sixes
Most Fours
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
Most runs in a series
Most ducks in career
"Duck " refers to a batsman dismissed without scoring.
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. Muralitharan and Shane Warne —who ranks second with 708 wickets—are the only bowlers who have captured more than 700 Test wickets.
Most career wickets against each team
Fastest wicket taker
Wickets
Bowler
Match
Record Date
Reference
50
Prabath Jayasuriya
7
24 April 2023
100
17
27 November 2024
150
Muttiah Muralitharan
36
14 January 1998
200
42
27 August 1998
250
51
12 March 2000
300
58
26 December 2000
350
66 ♠
6 September 2001
400
72 ♠
12 January 2002
450
80 ♠
3 May 2003
500
87 ♠
16 March 2004
600
101 ♠
8 March 2006
700
113 ♠
11 July 2007
750
122 ♠
31 July 2008
800
133 ♠
18 July 2010
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. 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.
Best figures in an innings against each team
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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. 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.
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.
Worst figures in an innings
Worst figures in a match
Rank
Figures
Player
Overs
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
0/164
Dilruwan Perera 47
Australia Manuka Oval , Canberra , Australia1 February 2019
Lahiru Kumara 25
New Zealand Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand17 March 2023
3
0/155
Praveen Jayawickrama 51
Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Dhaka , Bangladesh23 May 2022
4
0/154
Chaminda Vaas 40
Australia Cazaly's Stadium , Cairns , Australia9 July 2004
5
0/151
Nuwan Pradeep 32
Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka30 June 2012
Last updated:23 September 2024
Most wickets in a series
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.
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 . 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 .
Most dismissals
Most catches
Most stumpings
Most dismissals in an innings
Most dismissals in a match
Rank
Dismissals
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
9
Amal Silva India Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka30 August 1985
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka6 September 1985
Prasanna Jayawardene Pakistan Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai , UAE8 January 2014
4
8
Dinesh Chandimal Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka25 June 2015
5
7
Hashan Tillakaratne New Zealand Seddon Park , Hamilton , New Zealand22 February 1991
Chamara Dunusinghe McLean Park , Napier , New Zealand11 March 1995
Prasanna Jayawardene Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh3 January 2009
Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah , UAE16 January 2014
Niroshan Dickwella Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka14 August 2014
West Indies Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda29 March 2021
Dinesh Chandimal South Africa Newlands , Cape Town , South Africa2 January 2017
Niroshan Dickwella West Indies Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , Antigua , Antigua & Barboda29 March 2021
Last updated: 23 September 2024
Most dismissals in a series
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 .
Most catches in a series
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.
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
Other records
Most career matches
See also: List of cricketers who have played 100 Tests
Most consecutive career matches
Most matches played as captain
See also: List of Sri Lanka national cricket captains
Most man of the match awards
Most man of the series awards
Youngest players on Debut
Oldest players on debut
Oldest players
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.
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.
Highest overall partnership runs by a pair
Umpiring records
See also
Notes
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