Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	21 runs	136	47.4	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2275
Sri Lanka	42 runs	252	72.1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	15 Sep 1995	Test # 1305
Sri Lanka	50 runs	168	44.3	v Pakistan	Galle	4 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
Sri Lanka	57 runs	294	70.1	v Pakistan	Peshawar	5 Mar 2000	Test # 1487
Sri Lanka	63 runs	176	49.5	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015	Test # 2176
Sri Lanka	68 runs	317	90.2	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	6 Oct 2017	Test # 2278
Sri Lanka	72 runs	244	65.5	v West Indies	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
Sri Lanka	75 runs	340	99.0	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
Sri Lanka	88 runs	350	94.0	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
Sri Lanka	96 runs	494	123.5	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
Sri Lanka	100 runs	350	116.5	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
Sri Lanka	105 runs	271	52.1	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
Sri Lanka	106 runs	268	88.3	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016	Test # 2209
Sri Lanka	107 runs	521	126.2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
Sri Lanka	121 runs	437	106.2	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
Sri Lanka	131 runs	322	83.5	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
Sri Lanka	134 runs	325	68.5	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
Sri Lanka	144 runs	357	76.0	v Pakistan	Sialkot	22 Sep 1995	Test # 1306
Sri Lanka	149 runs	348	66.2	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
Sri Lanka	163 runs	324	44.1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
Sri Lanka	164 runs	296	54.3	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
Sri Lanka	164 runs	297	56.1	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
Sri Lanka	187 runs	348	79.0	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Sri Lanka	192 runs	511	85.0	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
Sri Lanka	199 runs	490	86.5	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
Sri Lanka	201 runs	418	79.2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004	Test # 1716
Sri Lanka	202 runs	413	71.5	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009	Test # 1930
Sri Lanka	208 runs	450	87.3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
Sri Lanka	209 runs	510	114.0	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012	Test # 2046
Sri Lanka	209 runs	437	71.0	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Sri Lanka	215 runs	339	29.3	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	8 Feb 2018	Test # 2296
Sri Lanka	217 runs	504	85.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
Sri Lanka	225 runs	412	90.3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Oct 2016	Test # 2228
Sri Lanka	229 runs	413	50.1	v Australia	Galle	4 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
Sri Lanka	240 runs	378	41.2	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
Sri Lanka	241 runs	427	84.4	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
Sri Lanka	246 runs	508	77.0	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
Sri Lanka	257 runs	491	58.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	6 Nov 2016	Test # 2231
Sri Lanka	259 runs	457	60.2	v Bangladesh	Galle	7 Mar 2017	Test # 2252
Sri Lanka	278 runs	352	28.5	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
Sri Lanka	288 runs	473	60.4	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
Sri Lanka	313 runs	493	67.0	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
Sri Lanka	315 runs	395	43.3	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
Sri Lanka	328 runs	511	49.2	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
Sri Lanka	465 runs	624	49.2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	1 wicket	352	113.3	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
Sri Lanka	1 wicket	304	85.3	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	220	83.5	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	26 Feb 2000	Test # 1485
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	388	114.5	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2263
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	144	40.2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018	Test # 2309
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	140	42.4	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	326	113.5	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	95	26.5	v Australia	Kandy	9 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	35	15.2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Nov 1999	Test # 1473
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	172	38.3	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	268	86.1	v New Zealand	Galle	14 Aug 2019	Test # 2354
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	171	31.5	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	160	41.4	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	16 Mar 2013	Test # 2082
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	99	16.2	v Pakistan	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	153	26.3	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	32	13.0	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	10	1.5	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	32	6.2	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	163	37.0	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	122	33.1	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	197	45.4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	70	14.4	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	6 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	137	46.2	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	8 Jan 2014	Test # 2114
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	27	6.4	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	36	5.0	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	6	1.5	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	3	0.4	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	26	5.3	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	120	28.0	v Bangladesh	Bogra	8 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	95	14.1	v India	Galle	18 Jul 2010	Test # 1964
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	93	18.3	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012	Test # 2059
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	14	3.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	29	3.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	56	7.2	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

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