Individual Most Matches As Captain

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka (Host) in Test matches

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
A Ranatunga (SL)	1992-1999	27	8	6	0	13	0	1.33	29.62	22.22	0.00	48.14	0.00	57.14
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1999-2002	24	14	6	0	4	0	2.33	58.33	25.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	70.00
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2012	20	11	4	0	5	0	2.75	55.00	20.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	73.33
AD Mathews (SL)	2013-2016	17	10	5	0	2	0	2.00	58.82	29.41	0.00	11.76	0.00	66.66
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2019-2023	14	8	5	0	1	0	1.60	57.14	35.71	0.00	7.14	0.00	61.53
LRD Mendis (SL)	1983-1987	11	2	4	0	5	0	0.50	18.18	36.36	0.00	45.45	0.00	33.33
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2009-2010	11	5	1	0	5	0	5.00	45.45	9.09	0.00	45.45	0.00	83.33
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	2003-2004	8	1	3	0	4	0	0.33	12.50	37.50	0.00	50.00	0.00	25.00
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2012-2015	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.66	28.57	42.85	0.00	28.57	0.00	40.00
MS Atapattu (SL)	2004-2005	6	5	0	0	1	0	-	83.33	0.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	100.00
LD Chandimal (SL)	2017-2021	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.20	16.66	83.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.66
V Kohli (IND)	2015-2017	6	5	1	0	0	0	5.00	83.33	16.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	83.33
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2007	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
SP Fleming (NZ)	1998-2003	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	33.33
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2021	5	5	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
M Azharuddin (IND)	1993-1999	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25.00	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	100.00
Babar Azam (PAK)	2022-2023	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.00	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	75.00
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1996-1998	4	0	4	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2018-2018	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2013-2017	4	1	2	0	1	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	33.33
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2002	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00
AR Border (AUS)	1992-1992	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	100.00
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	2001-2002	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2011	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	100.00
MS Dhoni (IND)	2010-2010	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
TM Dilshan (SL)	2011-2011	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2001	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.33
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2017-2017	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.33
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2001	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
GP Howarth (NZ)	1984-1984	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	100.00
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2001	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	66.66
Imran Khan (PAK)	1986-1986	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1985	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
A Kumble (IND)	2008-2008	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.33
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2007-2007	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Moin Khan (PAK)	2000-2000	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	100.00
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2000	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2004	3	3	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
DJG Sammy (WI)	2010-2010	3	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2016	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
KC Wessels (SA)	1993-1993	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	100.00
Younis Khan (PAK)	2009-2009	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	0.00
HM Amla (SA)	2014-2014	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50.00	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	100.00
A Balbirnie (IRE)	2023-2023	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2021-2021	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2005-2005	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
MD Crowe (NZ)	1992-1992	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2022-2022	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
F du Plessis (SA)	2018-2018	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2005-2005	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2015	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2006-2006	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50.00	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	100.00
Khaled Mashud (BAN)	2002-2002	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2021-2021	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
AG Prince (SA)	2006-2006	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1997-1997	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1994-1994	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2004	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2012-2012	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2012-2012	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1997-1997	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	2009-2009	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
KS Williamson (NZ)	2019-2019	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
GS Chappell (AUS)	1983-1983	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2017-2017	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
DM de Silva (SL)	2024-2024	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1982-1982	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
Hashmatullah Shahidi (AFG)	2024-2024	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2012-2012	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Naimur Rahman (BAN)	2001-2001	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
RB Richardson (WI)	1993-1993	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1993-1993	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2002-2002	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
B Warnapura (SL)	1982-1982	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

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The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win

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]