Key
The top five to seven records are listed for each category, except in "team wins, losses, and draws" and "highest wicket partnerships". Tied records for the fifth place are listed as well. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate.
Symbol |
Meaning |
† | Player is currently active in T20I cricket |
* | Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken |
♠ | World record |
d | Innings was declared (e.g. 952–6d) |
Date | Starting date of the T20I match |
Innings | Number of innings played |
Matches | Number of matches played |
Opponent | The team Sri Lanka was playing against |
Period | The time period when the player was active in T20I cricket |
Player | The player involved in the record |
Venue | Test cricket ground where the match was played |
Current International Rankings
ICC T20I Championship |
Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
1 |
Pakistan | 30 | 3,972 | 132 |
2 |
India | 37 | 4,601 | 124 |
3 |
Australia | 21 | 2,570 | 122 |
4 |
England | 21 | 2,448 | 117 |
5 |
New Zealand | 22 | 2,542 | 116 |
6 |
South Africa | 21 | 2,334 | 111 |
7 |
West Indies | 21 | 2,219 | 106 |
8 |
Afghanistan | 27 | 2,490 | 92 |
9 |
Sri Lanka | 28 | 2,451 | 88 |
10 |
Bangladesh | 27 | 2,066 | 77 |
11 |
Scotland | 15 | 927 | 62 |
12 |
Zimbabwe | 20 | 1,097 | 55 |
13 |
United Arab Emirates | 12 | 608 | 51 |
14 |
Netherlands | 12 | 598 | 50 |
15 |
Hong Kong | 10 | 420 | 42 |
16 |
Oman | 7 | 270 | 39 |
17 |
Ireland | 19 | 638 | 34 |
– |
Nepal* | 4 | 105 | 26 |
Reference: ICC rankings for Tests, ODIs, Twenty20 & Women ICC page, 15 October 2018 |
"Matches" is the number of matches played in the 12-24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that. |
*Nepal have not played enough matches to have an official ranking |
Team records
Team wins, losses, and ties
Matches played (total)
Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | % Won |
Sri Lanka | 109 | 55 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 51.38 |
Note: Win percentage excludes no result matches and counts ties as half wins i.e. [won÷(matches – noresult)×100].
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 16 March 2018. |
Matches played (by country)
Individual records
Individual records (batting)
Highest score against each opponent
Opposition | Player | Score | Venue | Date |
Afghanistan | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 83* | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 17 March 2016 |
Australia | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 104* | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 6 August 2011 |
Bangladesh | Kusal Perera | 77 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 4 April 2017 |
Canada | Mahela Jayawardene | 35 | Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City | 12 October 2008 |
England | Mahela Jayawardene | 89 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 27 March 2014 |
India | Kumar Sangakkara | 78 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 9 December 2009 |
Ireland | Mahela Jayawardene | 78 | Lord's, London | 14 June 2009 |
Kenya | Sanath Jayasuriya | 88 | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 14 September 2007 |
Netherlands | Kusal Perera | 14 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 24 March 2014 |
New Zealand | Angelo Mathews | 81* | Eden Park, Auckland | 10 January 2016 |
Pakistan | Kusal Perera | 84 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 13 December 2013 |
South Africa | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 74* | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | 6 August 2013 |
United Arab Emirates | Dinesh Chandimal | 50 | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 25 February 2016 |
West Indies | Mahela Jayawardene | 98* | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 7 May 2010 |
Zimbabwe | Mahela Jayawardene | 100 | Providence Stadium, Providence | 3 May 2010 |
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018. |
Most career half-centuries
Individual records (bowling)
Opposition | Player | Score | Venue | Date |
Afghanistan | Thisara Perera | 3/33 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 17 March 2016 |
Australia | Ajantha Mendis | 6/16 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 8 August 2011 |
Bangladesh | Lasith Malinga | 3/20 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 14 February 2014 |
Canada | Ajantha Mendis | 4/17 | Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City | 12 October 2008 |
England | Lasith Malinga | 5/31 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 1 October 2012 |
India | Dasun Shanaka | 3/16 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | 9 February 2016 |
Ireland | Lasith Malinga | 2/19 | Lord's, London | 14 June 2009 |
Kenya | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2/4 | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 14 September 2007 |
Netherlands | Ajantha Mendis | 3/12 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 24 March 2014 |
New Zealand | Rangana Herath | 5/3 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 31 March 2014 |
Pakistan | Ajantha Mendis | 4/19 | Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City | 11 October 2008 |
South Africa | Lakshan Sandakan | 4/23 | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 22 January 2017 |
United Arab Emirates | Lasith Malinga | 4/26 | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 25 February 2016 |
West Indies | Ajantha Mendis | 4/12 | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 7 October 2012 |
Zimbabwe | Ajantha Mendis | 6/8 | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | 18 September 2012 |
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018. |
Individual records (other)
Most player-of-the-match awards
Most Wicket-keeping dismissals
♦ denotes current wicket-keeper
Most wins as a captain
♣ denote current captain.
Partnership records
Highest wicket partnerships
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