| SAR Silva (SL) |
3 |
6 |
22 |
21 |
1 |
6 (6ct 0st) |
3.666 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985 |
| DJ Richardson (SA) |
3 |
5 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
4 (4ct 0st) |
3.400 |
| South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993 |
| AC Gilchrist (Aus) |
3 |
6 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
4 (3ct 1st) |
2.333 |
| Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 |
| Kamran Akmal (Pak) |
3 |
6 |
14 |
13 |
1 |
5 (4ct 1st) |
2.333 |
| Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) |
3 |
6 |
13 |
12 |
1 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
2.166 |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) |
3 |
6 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
4 (2ct 2st) |
2.166 |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) |
2 |
4 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
5 (4ct 1st) |
2.750 |
| Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005 |
| TM Dilshan (SL) |
3 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.833 |
| Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009 |
| HAPW Jayawardene (SL) |
3 |
6 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
4 (2ct 2st) |
1.833 |
| Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) |
3 |
6 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
3 (2ct 1st) |
1.833 |
| Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 |
| S Viswanath (India) |
3 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
4 (4ct 0st) |
1.833 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985 |
| HAPW Jayawardene (SL) |
2 |
4 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
4 (3ct 1st) |
2.500 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009 |
| BJ Haddin (Aus) |
3 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.666 |
| Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2011 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) |
3 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.666 |
| West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02 |
| Zulqarnain (Pak) |
3 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.666 |
| Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985/86 |
| Rashid Latif (Pak) |
2 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
2.250 |
| Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1994 |
| RG de Alwis (SL) |
3 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.800 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1983/84 |
| HAPW Jayawardene (SL) |
3 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.500 |
| Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) |
3 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.500 |
| South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) |
3 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.500 |
| Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02 |
| RG de Alwis (SL) |
2 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
4 (4ct 0st) |
2.666 |
| Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985/86 |
| MV Boucher (SA) |
2 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
3 (2ct 1st) |
2.000 |
| South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2004 |
| MJ Prior (Eng) |
3 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
2.000 |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08 |
| SS Dighe (India) |
3 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.600 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001 |
| HAPW Jayawardene (SL) |
3 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
3 (2ct 1st) |
1.333 |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08 |
| HAPW Jayawardene (SL) |
3 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
3 (2ct 1st) |
1.333 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2008 |
| IDS Smith (NZ) |
3 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.333 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1983/84 |
| AC Parore (NZ) |
2 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
5 (4ct 1st) |
2.333 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992/93 |
| LD Chandimal (SL) |
2 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
3 (2ct 1st) |
1.750 |
| Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012/13 |
| HAPW Jayawardene (SL) |
2 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
3 (2ct 1st) |
1.750 |
| Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2002 |
| HAPW Jayawardene (SL) |
2 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 (2ct 1st) |
1.750 |
| South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2006 |
| RS Kaluwitharana (SL) |
2 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
4 (3ct 1st) |
1.750 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003 |
| BB McCullum (NZ) |
2 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
4 (4ct 0st) |
1.750 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009 |
| MJ Prior (Eng) |
2 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.750 |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12 |
| D Ramdin (WI) |
2 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.750 |
| West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005 |
| AGD Wickremasinghe (SL) |
2 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.750 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992/93 |
| MV Boucher (SA) |
3 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
2 (2ct 0st) |
1.400 |
| South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000 |
| IA Healy (Aus) |
3 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
4 (4ct 0st) |
1.400 |
| Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992 |
| HAPW Jayawardene (SL) |
3 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
2 (2ct 0st) |
1.400 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010 |
| HAPW Jayawardene (SL) |
3 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.400 |
| Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2011 |
| Moin Khan (Pak) |
3 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.400 |
| Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000 |
| CMW Read (Eng) |
3 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
4 (4ct 0st) |
1.400 |
| England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 |
| RS Kaluwitharana (SL) |
3 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
2 (1ct 1st) |
1.166 |
| New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) |
3 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 (3ct 0st) |
1.166 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001 |