Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka (Host) in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	75	124	11	6830	287	60.44	12293	55.56	22	25	8	827	22
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	81	129	9	7167	374	59.72	13662	52.45	23	34	4	832	41
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1992-2004	41	60	14	2522	204*	54.82	5877	42.91	6	12	3	299	1
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2012	45	70	12	3123	159	53.84	6761	46.19	8	18	4	346	7
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-2002	44	72	9	3290	206	52.22	5689+	53.20	11	13	1	372+	27
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2024	40	75	3	3646	244	50.63	6572	55.47	11	16	6	367	7
LD Chandimal (SL)	2012-2024	35	62	8	2577	206*	47.72	4802	53.66	9	9	1	259	26
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1986-1996	16	26	6	921	137	46.05	2091+	35.10	2	3	1	83+	5
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2024	62	106	17	4024	141	45.21	8111	49.61	7	24	4	393	51
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2015	17	29	3	1172	177	45.07	2332	50.25	3	5	3	127	5
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2007	62	102	8	4114	340	43.76	6258	65.73	9	19	8	523	36
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2013	46	75	7	2925	168	43.01	4147	70.53	8	14	8	349	13
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2024	24	44	4	1677	166	41.92	2850	58.84	6	7	5	202	16
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	48	76	6	2851	135*	40.72	4447+	54.57	4	22	3	315+	25
MS Atapattu (SL)	1992-2005	48	78	9	2671	223	38.71	5968	44.75	8	7	11	325	2
BKG Mendis (SL)	2015-2024	27	50	-	1907	245	38.14	3072	62.07	5	6	3	219	26
RS Mahanama (SL)	1986-1998	24	41	1	1403	225	35.07	3022+	44.34	4	5	4	171+	1
NT Paranavitana (SL)	2009-2012	19	36	4	1114	111	34.81	2562	43.48	2	5	6	123	4
R Dravid (IND)	1997-2010	12	21	1	662	107	33.10	1630	40.61	1	4	-	74	0
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1992-2004	24	33	2	948	132*	30.58	1661	57.07	1	6	-	145	1
N Dickwella (SL)	2014-2022	24	44	2	1280	92	30.47	1856	68.96	-	11	1	130	6
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2011-2021	20	38	5	1005	155*	30.45	2405	41.78	3	3	4	95	2
LRD Mendis (SL)	1982-1987	12	21	1	590	124	29.50	412+	50.24	1	5	1	30+	3
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2012	32	38	4	957	120*	28.14	1873	51.09	1	4	5	97	9
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	56	71	14	1533	100*	26.89	3205	47.83	1	8	5	189	9
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2002-2015	11	20	2	477	66*	26.50	1095	43.56	-	4	1	47	4
WU Tharanga (SL)	2006-2017	19	34	-	887	115	26.08	1576	56.28	1	5	4	123	4
JK Silva (SL)	2014-2018	17	31	-	770	125	24.83	1986	38.77	2	3	3	92	0
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1992-1999	13	21	1	479	67	23.95	1352	35.42	-	2	1	51	0
RP Arnold (SL)	1997-2002	25	34	1	790	71	23.93	2058	38.38	-	5	3	85	2
S Wettimuny (SL)	1982-1986	11	21	-	382	96	18.19	616+	34.57	-	2	4	23+	0
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	23	44	3	723	92*	17.63	1482	48.78	-	5	10	87	16
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2010-2021	27	39	13	420	42	16.15	871	48.22	-	-	5	47	8
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2008-2015	15	22	2	297	47	14.85	555	53.51	-	-	5	35	5
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	49	69	16	784	80*	14.79	1623	48.30	-	1	10	93	2
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2010	73	74	30	624	67	14.18	890	70.11	-	1	16	67	17
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1993-2004	18	27	4	316	54	13.73	1069	29.56	-	1	2	32	0

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Minimum of 20 innings

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]