Sri Lankan cricket team records

International Match Summary – Sri Lanka

Updated 4 March 2020

Test record versus other nations[4]

Opponent	M	W	L	T	D	First win
v  Afghanistan	0	-	-	-	-	-
v  Australia	31	4	19	0	8	11 September 1999
v  Bangladesh	20	16	1	0	3	8 September 2001
v  England	34	8	15	0	11	18 March 1993
v  India	44	7	20	0	17	11 September 1985
v  Ireland	0	-	-	-	-	-
v  New Zealand	36	9	16	0	11	9 December 1992
v  Pakistan	53	16	19	0	18	18 March 1986
v  South Africa	29	9	14	0	6	23 July 2000
v  West Indies	20	9	4	0	7	17 November 2001
v  Zimbabwe	20	14	0	0	6	14 September 1996

Updated 31 January 2020

ODI record versus other nations[5]

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First win
vs Test nations
v  Afghanistan	4	3	1	0	0	3 March 2014
v  Australia	97	32	61	0	4	13 April 1983
v  Bangladesh	48	39	7	0	2	2 April 1986
v  England	75	36	36	1	2	14 February 1982
v  India	159	56	91	1	11	18 June 1979
v  Ireland	4	4	0	0	0	18 April 2007
v  New Zealand	99	41	49	1	8	18 June 1983
v  Pakistan	155	58	92	1	4	12 March 1982
v  South Africa	77	31	44	1	1	2 March 1992
v  West Indies	60	29	28	0	3	19 October 1989
v  Zimbabwe	57	44	11	0	2	23 February 1992
vs Associate Members
v  Bermuda	1	1	0	0	0	15 March 2007
v  Canada	2	2	0	0	0	19 February 2003
v  Kenya	6	5	1	0	0	6 March 1996
v  Netherlands	3	3	0	0	0	16 September 2002
v  Scotland	3	3	0	0	0	13 July 2011
v  United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	0	17 July 2004

Note that career records are for Sri Lanka only and exclude matches for ICC World XI and Asia XI.
Updated 1 March 2020

T20I record versus other nations[6]

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First win
vs Test nations
v  Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	0	17 March 2016
v  Australia	16	8	8	0	0	8 June 2009
v  Bangladesh	11	7	4	0	0	18 September 2007
v  England	9	4	5	0	0	15 June 2006
v  India	19	5	13	0	1	9 December 2009
v  Ireland	1	1	0	0	0	14 June 2009
v  New Zealand	19	7	10	1	1	22 December 2006
v  Pakistan	21	8	13	0	0	13 October 2008
v  South Africa	13	5	7	1	0	12 September 2012
v  West Indies	10	6	4	0	0	10 June 2009
v  Zimbabwe	3	3	0	0	0	10 October 2008
vs Associate Members
v  Canada	1	1	0	0	0	12 October 2008
v  Kenya	1	1	0	0	0	14 September 2007
v  Netherlands	1	1	0	0	0	24 March 2014
v  United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	0	25 February 2016

Updated 4 March 2020

• Highest team total – 952/6 against India in 1997, in which the record holding partnership between the two star batsman Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya was witnessed.
• First and only sub-continent team to win a Test series in South Africa.[7]

Batting records

• Highest aggregate of runs- Kumar Sangakkara (12,400) in 134 matches at an Average of 57.40
• Highest individual score – 374 by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in July 2006.
• Most centuries – Kumar Sangakkara (38) in 134 matches.
• Most half centuries – Kumar Sangakkara (52) in 134 matches.
• Most dismissals(includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara (175 dismissals) in 134 matches.
• Most catches – Mahela Jayawardene (205) in 149 matches.
• Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) – Kumar Sangakkara (57.40)
• Fastest 8,000 runs – Kumar Sangakkara (152 innings)
• Fastest 9,000 runs – Kumar Sangakkara (172 innings)
• Fastest 11,000 runs – Kumar Sangakkara (208 innings)
• Fastest 12,000 runs - Kumar Sangakkara (224 innings)
• Most runs on a single ground – 2921 Mahela Jayawardena at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Bowling records

• Most wickets in career - 800 by Muttiah Muralitharan with 22.67 average.
• Most wickets by a left-arm bowler - Rangana Herath (433)
• Most wickets by a left-arm spinner - Rangana Herath (433)
• Best figures in an innings - 9 for 51 by Muttiah Muralitharan against Zimbabwe in 2002.
• Best figures in a match - 16 for 220 by Muttiah Muralitharan against England in 1998.
• Most wickets on a single ground - 166 wickets in 24 matches by Muttiah Muralitharan at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo.
• Best average - Muttiah Muralitharan 22.72 in 133 matches.
• Most five wicket hauls in an innings - Muttiah Muralitharan (67)
• Most five wicket hauls in the fourth innings - Rangana Herath (12)
• Most ten wicket hauls in a match - Muttiah Muralitharan (22)
• Most balls bowled in career - Muttiah Muralitharan (44039) in 133 matches.
• Most wickets taken bowled - Muttiah Muralitharan (167)
• Most wickets taken caught - Muttiah Muralitharan (435)
• Most wickets taken caught by a fielder - Muttiah Muralitharan (388)
• Most wickets taken stumped - Muttiah Muralitharan (47)
• Fastest to 350 wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (66 matches)
• Fastest to 400 wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (72 matches)
• Fastest to 450 wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (80 matches)
• Fastest to 500 wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (87 matches)
• Fastest to 600 wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (101 matches)
• Fastest to 700 wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (113 matches)
• Most wickets in a debut series - Ajantha Mendis (26) in 3 match series against India in 2008
• World's only bowler to take a hat-trick in the first three balls of the innings in tests - Nuwan Zoysa took three wickets against Zimbabwe in 2001.

• Highest partnership – 624 for the third wicket by Kumar Sangakkara (287) & Mahela Jayawardene (374) against South Africa in 2006.
• Highest partnership for the second wicket – 576 by Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama against India in 1997.
• Most partnership runs for the 3rd wicket – Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena (scored 5890 runs )
• Highest partnership for tenth wicket in winning cause - 78* by Kusal Perera and Vishwa Fernando against South Africa in 2019.

• Most matches played – Mahela Jayawardena (149).
• Most matches as captain – Arjuna Ranatunga (56) from 1989 to 1999.
• Most player-of-the-series awards in Tests – 11 by Muttiah Muralitharan.

• Highest team total – 443/9 against Netherlands in July 2006. now this record is for England( 481 against Australia)

Batting records

• Highest aggregate of runs – Kumar Sangakkara (14,234) in 404 matches at an average of 41.98
• Most matches played – Mahela Jayawardena (447).
• Most matches as captain – Arjuna Ranatunga (193) from 1988 to 1999.
• Highest individual score – 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in October 2000.
• Most centuries – Sanath Jayasuriya (28) in 445 matches.
• Most half centuries – Kumar Sangakkara (93) in 404 matches.
• Most dismissals (includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara (501 dismissals) [402 ct. + 99 st.] in 404 matches.
• Most 4s – Sanath Jayasuriya (1500).
• Most 6s – Sanath Jayasuriya (279).
• Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) – Kumar Sangakkara (41.98).
• Highest number of sixes in a match – Sanath Jayasuriya (11).
• Highest number of fours in a match – Sanath Jayasuriya (24).
• Fastest 50 – scored by Sanath Jayasuriya (17 balls). Kusal Perera also scored fifty by 17 balls, but Jayasuriya has more higher strike rate.
• Fastest 100 – scored by Sanath Jayasuriya (48 balls).
• Fastest 150 – scored by Sanath Jayasuriya (99 balls).
• Most runs in a single ground – 2514 runs by Sanath Jayasuriya at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
• Most runs off one over – 35 by Thisara Perera against South Africa in 2013.

Bowling records

ODI Matches

• Most wickets in career - 534 by Muttiah Muralitharan with 23.08 average
• Best figures in an innings - 8 for 19 by Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001
• World's only bowler to achieve 8 wickets in history - Chaminda Vaas
• World's only bowler to achieve a hat trick in first three balls of the innings - Chaminda Vaas achieved a hat trick against Bangladesh in 2003
• World's only bowler to have taken four wickets in four consecutive balls - Lasith Malinga took four wickets in four consecutive balls against South Africa in 2007.
• World's only bowler to have three hat tricks - Lasith Malinga have 3 ODI hat tricks against South Africa, Kenya, and Australia.
• Most wickets taken caught - Muttiah Muralitharan (290)
• Most wickets taken caught and bowled - Muttiah Muralitharan (35)
• Most wickets taken caught by a fielder - Muttiah Muralitharan (246)
• Most wickets taken stumped - Muttiah Muralitharan (56)
• Fastest to reach 50 wickets - Ajantha Mendis (29)
• Fastest to reach 450 wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (295)
• Fastest to reach 500 wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (324)

• Highest ninth wicket partnership – 132 by Angelo Mathews (77) and Lasith Malinga (56) against Australia in November 2010.

Highest third wicket partnership in Sri Lanka'-239 by Avishka Fernando(121)and Kusal Mendis(117) againstWest. Indiesin 2020

• Sanath Jayasuriya is the first player to play in 400 matches.
• Sanath Jayasuriya is the only batsman in history to have two consecutive ODI scores above 150.
• Sanath Jayasuriya has the most ducks in an ODI career with 34 ducks.
• Sanath Jayasuriya is the first and only batsman to have contributed to highest ever totals of all three formats of the game.
• Kumar Dharmasena has the most innings before first duck in ODI cricket with 72 innings.
• Mahela Jayawardene took the most catches with (217) in 448 matches.
• Muttiah Muralitharan is the bowler that bowled most balls in ODI career with 18811 deliveries.
• Kumar Sangakkara is the only bastman to score four consecutive centuries in ODIs.
• Shaminda Eranga is the only bowler to have taken a wicket in his first over in all formats of the game - Test - Shane Watson in first ball, ODI - Brad Haddin in his second ball, T20I - Gautam Gambhir in his fourth ball where all balls in his debut over.
• Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella are the first pair to score back-to-back double century partnerships for any wicket in ODI history.

• Highest team total – 260/6 against Kenya on 14 September 2007.
• Highest winning margin – 172 runs against Kenya on 14 September 2007.
• Lowest team total – Netherlands scored 39 runs against Sri Lanka in 2014.
• Highest winning margin (by balls remaining) – 90 balls remaining against Netherlands in 2014.

Batting records

• Highest aggregate of runs - Tillakaratne Dilshan (1,889) in 80 matches at an average of 28.60
• Highest individual score - 104* by Tillakaratne Dilshan against Australia in 2011.
• Most 4s - Tillakaratne Dilshan (223)
• Most 6s - Thisara Perera (52)
• Most centuries - Mahela Jayawardena and Tillakaratne Dilshan (1)
• Most half-centuries - Tillakaratne Dilshan (13)

Bowling records

• Most wickets in a career - 107 by Lasith Malinga in 83 matches at an average of 20.36
• Best figures in an innings - 6 for 8 by Ajantha Mendis against Zimbabwe in 2012.
• Best career bowling average - Ajantha Mendis with 14.42 in 39 matches.

• Most catches – Thisara Perera (29) in 76 matches.
• Tillakaratne Dilshan is the first player to score centuries in all formats as a captain.
• Tillekaratne Dilshan is also the first batsman to score a century in T20I as captain.