| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | W/L | %W | %L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Warnapura | 1982-1982 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 75 |
| LRD Mendis | 1982-1987 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0.25 | 10.52 | 42.1 |
| DS de Silva | 1983-1983 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 100 |
| RS Madugalle | 1988-1988 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 100 |
| A Ranatunga | 1989-1999 | 56 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 0.63 | 21.42 | 33.92 |
| PA de Silva | 1991-1999 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 66.66 |
| HP Tillakaratne | 1999-2004 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.25 | 9.09 | 36.36 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 1999-2002 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1.50 | 47.36 | 31.57 |
| MS Atapattu | 2002-2005 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | 44.44 | 33.33 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 2006-2013 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1.50 | 47.36 | 31.57 |
| KC Sangakkara | 2009-2011 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.66 | 33.33 | 20 |
| TM Dilshan | 2011-2012 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.20 | 9.09 | 45.45 |
| AD Mathews | 2013-2017 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0.86 | 38.23 | 44.11 |
| HMRKB Herath | 2016-2017 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 60 | 40 |
| LD Chandimal | 2017-2021 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0.44 | 22.22 | 50 |
| RAS Lakmal | 2018-2018 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 60 | 40 |
| FDM Karunaratne | 2019-2021 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 40 | 40 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
Sri Lanka v England at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jan 14-18, 2021
[Test # 2403] |
|
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-5, 2021
[Test # 2401] |
|
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-29, 2020
[Test # 2399] |
