Individual Most Matches Career

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka (Host) in Test matches

Most matches

Player	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	100	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Ct	St
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	81	7167	374	59.72	23	4	2/32	41.75	-	125	-
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	75	6830	287	60.44	22	-	-	0.00	-	112	17
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2010	73	624	67	14.18	-	493	9/51	19.56	45	34	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2007	62	4114	340	43.76	9	66	5/34	31.83	2	57	-
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2024	62	4024	141	45.21	7	14	2/15	52.07	-	45	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	56	1533	100*	26.89	1	180	7/71	26.32	5	19	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	49	784	80*	14.79	-	278	9/127	23.65	26	14	-
MS Atapattu (SL)	1992-2005	48	2671	223	38.71	8	1	1/9	13.00	-	33	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	48	2851	135*	40.72	4	9	2/17	52.22	-	27	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2013	46	2925	168	43.01	8	23	3/56	37.56	-	49	-
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2012	45	3123	159	53.84	8	13	4/49	33.15	-	28	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-2002	44	3290	206	52.22	11	16	3/30	32.50	-	21	-
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1992-2004	41	2522	204*	54.82	6	-	-	0.00	-	64	-
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2024	40	3646	244	50.63	11	1	1/31	67.00	-	26	-
LD Chandimal (SL)	2012-2024	35	2577	206*	47.72	9	-	-	0.00	-	34	8
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2012	32	957	120*	28.14	1	-	-	0.00	-	64	24
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2010-2021	27	420	42	16.15	-	38	4/29	47.52	-	6	-
BKG Mendis (SL)	2015-2024	27	1907	245	38.14	5	-	-	0.00	-	30	-
RP Arnold (SL)	1997-2002	25	790	71	23.93	-	5	2/94	57.40	-	25	-
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2024	24	1677	166	41.92	6	11	3/25	62.63	-	43	-
N Dickwella (SL)	2014-2022	24	1280	92	30.47	-	-	-	0.00	-	50	12
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1992-2004	24	948	132*	30.58	1	-	-	0.00	-	46	11
RS Mahanama (SL)	1986-1998	24	1403	225	35.07	4	-	-	0.00	-	24	-
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	23	723	92*	17.63	-	108	6/32	29.90	6	8	-
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2011-2021	20	1005	155*	30.45	3	-	-	0.00	-	16	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2012	19	105	36*	11.66	-	50	5/42	30.28	2	7	-
NT Paranavitana (SL)	2009-2012	19	1114	111	34.81	2	1	1/26	46.00	-	20	-
WU Tharanga (SL)	2006-2017	19	887	115	26.08	1	-	-	0.00	-	15	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1993-2004	18	316	54	13.73	-	43	6/72	39.93	2	6	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2010	17	137	64	15.22	-	51	5/50	32.98	1	2	-
JK Silva (SL)	2014-2018	17	770	125	24.83	2	-	-	0.00	-	12	-
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2015	17	1172	177	45.07	3	5	2/23	26.80	-	22	-
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1986-1996	16	921	137	46.05	2	7	2/7	37.85	-	11	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2006-2013	15	222	38	13.87	-	44	4/21	27.59	-	4	-
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2008-2015	15	297	47	14.85	-	51	4/34	30.64	-	3	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1997-2004	15	98	23	6.12	-	23	4/54	36.52	-	2	-
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1992-1999	13	479	67	23.95	-	16	4/66	33.93	-	2	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2014	13	114	78	11.40	-	53	6/117	32.83	3	2	-
R Dravid (IND)	1997-2010	12	662	107	33.10	1	-	-	0.00	-	9	-
LRD Mendis (SL)	1982-1987	12	590	124	29.50	1	-	-	0.00	-	5	-
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2023	12	354	45*	20.82	-	62	6/70	28.04	5	5	-
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1993-2010	12	1155	203	67.94	5	-	-	0.00	-	6	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-2004	11	441	92	31.50	-	17	2/21	50.23	-	5	-
N Pradeep (SL)	2012-2017	11	35	10*	2.50	-	24	6/132	43.87	1	1	-
S Randiv (SL)	2010-2012	11	146	39	9.73	-	41	5/82	37.02	1	1	-
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2002-2015	11	477	66*	26.50	-	-	-	0.00	-	9	-
MG Vandort (SL)	2001-2008	11	663	140	44.20	3	-	-	0.00	-	3	-
S Wettimuny (SL)	1982-1986	11	382	96	18.19	-	-	-	0.00	-	5	-
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1986-1998	10	44	24	6.28	-	24	4/127	31.79	-	3	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1999-2015	10	169	44	10.56	-	26	6/102	48.57	1	4	-
MDKJ Perera (SL)	2015-2021	10	443	70	23.31	-	-	-	0.00	-	17	7
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1992-1998	10	154	27	11.84	-	18	3/83	46.94	-	5	-
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1999	9	567	126	43.61	2	-	-	0.00	-	12	-
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2012-2022	9	630	157	39.37	3	2	2/35	29.50	-	10	-
RL Dias (SL)	1982-1987	9	560	108	37.33	2	-	-	0.00	-	2	-
BOP Fernando (SL)	2021-2022	9	334	81	23.85	-	-	-	0.00	-	10	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-2008	9	588	147	36.75	1	5	2/53	53.40	-	3	-
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1994-2006	9	528	112	58.66	2	-	-	0.00	-	7	-
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2008	9	86	27*	8.60	-	30	5/87	44.63	1	6	-
RS Madugalle (SL)	1982-1987	9	556	103	42.76	1	-	-	0.00	-	3	-
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2001-2013	9	751	190	46.93	3	-	-	0.00	-	3	-
RT Ponting (AUS)	1999-2011	9	723	141	48.20	2	-	-	0.00	-	9	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2015	9	133	31*	14.77	-	26	5/54	36.42	1	3	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	9	151	35	10.06	-	48	7/94	20.45	6	6	-
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2012-2015	8	589	131	49.08	2	-	-	0.00	-	5	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	8	124	29	12.40	-	29	5/64	31.48	1	3	-
AM Fernando (SL)	2021-2024	8	19	8	4.75	-	19	3/24	28.73	-	2	-
MVT Fernando (SL)	2016-2024	8	25	21*	12.50	-	18	4/51	30.38	-	1	-
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2001-2007	8	291	84	18.18	-	-	-	0.00	-	3	-
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2024	8	48	16	4.80	-	63	7/52	24.28	7	-	-
DK Liyanage (SL)	1992-2001	8	34	16	4.85	-	16	4/56	38.18	-	-	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2022	8	86	17	9.55	-	35	5/34	32.02	2	3	-
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2007-2021	8	689	200	62.63	1	-	-	0.00	-	10	1
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1994-2001	8	32	23	5.33	-	15	4/145	50.93	-	2	-
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1992-1993	8	43	15*	8.60	-	25	5/82	30.56	1	3	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	8	59	12	5.90	-	38	5/146	32.39	2	2	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2016-2018	8	101	25	11.22	-	29	5/95	27.62	2	4	-
SM Warnapura (SL)	2007-2009	8	423	115	35.25	1	-	-	0.00	-	9	-
KPJ Warnaweera (SL)	1986-1994	8	36	20	5.14	-	29	4/25	29.03	-	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2000	8	277	100	34.62	1	30	5/43	20.43	2	5	-
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2007-2014	8	75	27*	10.71	-	16	3/75	49.62	-	4	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2021	7	75	23*	12.50	-	18	6/40	33.27	2	5	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	7	235	35	21.36	-	25	5/62	43.80	2	3	-
MV Boucher (SA)	2000-2006	7	364	85	30.33	-	-	-	0.00	-	16	3
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2022	7	120	40	10.00	-	34	7/137	31.35	3	1	-
RMS Eranga (SL)	2011-2014	7	35	15	7.00	-	17	4/65	40.17	-	1	-
A Flower (ZIM)	1996-2002	7	304	105*	23.38	1	-	-	0.00	-	14	1
GW Flower (ZIM)	1996-2002	7	357	72	25.50	-	5	3/66	62.20	-	1	-
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2012-2015	7	37	13*	9.25	-	24	5/70	30.45	3	1	-
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2017-2021	7	18	10	6.00	-	12	3/131	65.41	-	5	-
JL Langer (AUS)	1999-2004	7	389	166	32.41	1	-	-	0.00	-	5	-
VVS Laxman (IND)	1999-2010	7	530	103*	48.18	1	-	-	0.00	-	8	-
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2000-2009	7	338	112	33.80	1	-	-	0.00	-	2	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1987	7	96	30	10.66	-	25	6/85	29.92	2	4	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1986-1997	7	465	155	51.66	1	-	-	0.00	-	2	-
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2014-2023	7	501	103	62.62	1	-	-	0.00	-	20	7
Umar Gul (PAK)	2006-2012	7	86	46	7.16	-	10	4/43	74.00	-	3	-
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2007	7	470	105	33.57	1	-	-	0.00	-	8	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2009	7	357	140	29.75	1	30	6/64	26.36	1	5	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1992-2002	7	145	56	12.08	-	2	2/77	65.50	-	8	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Colombo (SSC), Only Test, Feb 2-5, 2024 [Test # 2527]

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 24-27, 2023 [Test # 2514]

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jul 16-20, 2023 [Test # 2511]