Cricket Records for Sri Lanka (Host) in Test matches
Best strike rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
2.5 | - | 10 | 4 | 4.25 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
5.2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Jul 2007 | Test # 1838 | |
7.3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 9.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2007 | Test # 1837 | |
8.0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 9.60 | Pakistan | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Oct 2002 | Test # 1615 | |
6.5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 10.25 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
7.0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10.50 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
10.4 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 10.66 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2005 | Test # 1764 | |
9.3 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 11.40 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
11.3 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 11.50 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Oct 2015 | Test # 2182 | |
9.4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 11.60 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
10.1 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 12.20 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
16.2 | 4 | 46 | 8 | 12.25 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
12.3 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 12.50 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
8.3 | - | 24 | 4 | 12.75 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
13.0 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 13.00 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
10.5 | - | 42 | 5 | 13.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Jun 2015 | Test # 2168 | |
11.0 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 13.20 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1766 | |
9.0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 13.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Jul 2007 | Test # 1838 | |
9.0 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 13.50 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
13.4 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 13.66 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
9.1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 13.75 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
14.0 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 14.00 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 | |
14.0 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 14.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Galle | 12 Jul 2018 | Test # 2311 | |
9.3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 14.25 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 22 Jun 2012 | Test # 2046 | |
12.0 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 14.40 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
9.4 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 14.50 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2014 | Test # 2131 | |
9.5 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 14.75 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 | Test # 1854 | |
14.5 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 14.83 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 | Test # 1839 | |
15.0 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 15.00 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 23 Feb 1986 | Test # 1037 | |
15.0 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 15.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
10.1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 15.25 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Sep 1996 | Test # 1334 | |
18.1 | 3 | 64 | 7 | 15.57 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 | |
13.0 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 15.60 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 | |
13.0 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 15.60 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 | Test # 2437 | |
13.1 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 15.80 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
13.1 | 1 | 82 | 5 | 15.80 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
16.0 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 16.00 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 08 Jul 2022 | Test # 2471 | |
11.0 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 16.50 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
11.0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 16.50 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
13.5 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 16.60 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Nov 2018 | Test # 2329 | |
14.1 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 17.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 | Test # 1710 | |
11.3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 17.25 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 04 Jul 2009 | Test # 1921 | |
11.4 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 17.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Jul 2002 | Test # 1611 | |
14.5 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 17.80 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
21.0 | 6 | 48 | 7 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
18.0 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 | Test # 1710 | |
18.0 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 | Test # 2059 | |
15.0 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 18.00 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
15.0 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 18.00 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Aug 2011 | Test # 2005 | |
15.0 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 18.00 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
12.0 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 04 Jan 2002 | Test # 1583 | |
12.0 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 18.00 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
12.0 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2005 | Test # 1764 | |
12.0 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Oct 2015 | Test # 2182 | |
12.0 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 18.00 | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
15.3 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 18.60 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jun 2000 | Test # 1499 | |
12.3 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 18.75 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
19.0 | 5 | 74 | 6 | 19.00 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 | Test # 2038 | |
16.0 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 19.20 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
16.0 | 4 | 52 | 5 | 19.20 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Sep 1999 | Test # 1459 | |
16.0 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 19.20 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
12.5 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 19.25 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 | |
16.1 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 19.40 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
13.0 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 19.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Jul 2002 | Test # 1611 | |
13.0 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 19.50 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1810 | |
13.0 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 19.50 | India | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 | Test # 2269 | |
23.0 | 10 | 52 | 7 | 19.71 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 16 Apr 2023 | Test # 2502 | |
23.0 | 8 | 70 | 7 | 19.71 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2023 | Test # 2514 | |
16.4 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 20.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
16.4 | 3 | 69 | 5 | 20.00 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 03 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 | |
13.3 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 20.25 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 16 Jul 2014 | Test # 2129 | |
20.2 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 20.33 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 | Test # 2252 | |
17.0 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 20.40 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
17.0 | 1 | 63 | 5 | 20.40 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
17.0 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 20.40 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
24.3 | 7 | 94 | 7 | 21.00 | Australia | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Oct 2002 | Test # 1615 | |
21.0 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 21.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
21.0 | 5 | 54 | 6 | 21.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 | Test # 1839 | |
14.0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 21.00 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Dec 1992 | Test # 1204 | |
14.0 | 1 | 73 | 4 | 21.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 07 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
14.0 | 1 | 71 | 4 | 21.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
14.0 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 21.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 01 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
14.0 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 21.00 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
14.0 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 21.00 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Jul 2018 | Test # 2311 | |
14.0 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 21.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
17.4 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 21.20 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 10 Jun 1998 | Test # 1418 | |
14.1 | 3 | 58 | 4 | 21.25 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 16 Jul 2022 | Test # 2472 | |
25.0 | 3 | 71 | 7 | 21.42 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
21.3 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 21.50 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
14.2 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 21.50 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 | |
18.0 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 21.60 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
18.0 | 4 | 43 | 5 | 21.60 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 09 Aug 1994 | Test # 1265 | |
18.0 | 1 | 85 | 5 | 21.60 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 | |
14.3 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 21.75 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
33.1 | 3 | 127 | 9 | 22.11 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Aug 2014 | Test # 2136 | |
18.3 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 22.20 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 10 Jun 1998 | Test # 1418 | |
14.5 | - | 56 | 4 | 22.25 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 16 Jul 2023 | Test # 2511 | |
15.0 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 22.50 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
15.0 | 2 | 52 | 4 | 22.50 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Mar 2006 | Test # 1794 | |
15.0 | - | 43 | 4 | 22.50 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 |
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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]
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