| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
1.666 |
| Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
1.800 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
1.500 |
| Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1999/00 |
| RS Mahanama |
2 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
2.666 |
| Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1996/97 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
2 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
2.000 |
| Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2004 |
| RS Mahanama |
2 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
2.000 |
| Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1996 |
| HP Tillakaratne |
2 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
2.000 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992/93 |
| ST Jayasuriya |
3 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
1.333 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998 |
| MS Atapattu |
3 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
1.750 |
| Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1999 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
2 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
1.750 |
| West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005 |
| TT Samaraweera |
2 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
1.750 |
| Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
1.400 |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006 |
| RS Mahanama |
3 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
1.400 |
| Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1995/96 |
| NT Paranavitana |
3 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
1.400 |
| Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2011 |
| RP Arnold |
3 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
1.166 |
| Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1999/00 |
| RP Arnold |
3 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
1.166 |
| Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1999/00 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
1.166 |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 |
| Y Goonasekera |
2 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
2.000 |
| Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1982/83 |
| TM Dilshan |
2 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
1.500 |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12 |
| HP Tillakaratne |
2 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
1.500 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
1.200 |
| Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12 |
| SMS Kaluperuma |
3 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
1.200 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1983/84 |
| KC Sangakkara |
3 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
1.200 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010 |
| HP Tillakaratne |
3 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
1.200 |
| South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993 |
| TM Dilshan |
3 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
1.000 |
| Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1999/00 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
1.000 |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
1.000 |
| Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 |
| HP Tillakaratne |
3 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
1.000 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001 |
| HP Tillakaratne |
3 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
1.000 |
| Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02 |
| GP Wickramasinghe |
3 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
1.000 |
| Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1999/00 |
| ST Jayasuriya |
2 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
1.250 |
| Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1.250 |
| Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 2004/05 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1.250 |
| Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09 |
| M Muralitharan |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1.250 |
| Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2004 |
| WU Tharanga |
2 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
1.250 |
| Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2005/06 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1.000 |
| Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka in Australia), 2012/13 |
| RS Madugalle |
3 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
1.000 |
| Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1981/82 |
| HP Tillakaratne |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1.000 |
| Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2002 |
| RP Arnold |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0.833 |
| South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000 |
| TM Dilshan |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0.833 |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0.833 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0.833 |
| Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1999/00 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0.833 |
| West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0.833 |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0.833 |
| Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009 |
| M Muralitharan |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0.833 |
| Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007 |
| SM Warnapura |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0.833 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2008 |