| Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPMD Jayawardene | 374 | 752 | 572 | 43 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1810 | |
| KC Sangakkara | 287 | 675 | 457 | 35 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1810 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 242 | 677 | 465 | 30 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | 24 Feb 1999 | Test # 1445 | |
| KC Sangakkara | 232 | 529 | 357 | 31 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 11 Aug 2004 | Test # 1710 | |
| BC Lara | 221 | 436 | 354 | 23 | 2 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
| KC Sangakkara | 219 | 399 | 335 | 29 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v India | 26 Jul 2010 | Test # 1966 | |
| HP Tillakaratne | 204* | 542 | 343 | 23 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
| SR Tendulkar | 203 | 516 | 347 | 23 | 1 | India | v Sri Lanka | 26 Jul 2010 | Test # 1966 | |
| MS Atapattu | 201 | 320 | 259 | 27 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 6 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
| ST Jayasuriya | 199 | 425 | 226 | 21 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 196 | 427 | 331 | 20 | 1 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 30 Jun 2012 | Test # 2047 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 195 | 578 | 422 | 16 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | 9 Dec 2007 | Test # 1853 | |
| KC Sangakkara | 192 | 511 | 351 | 15 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | 30 Jun 2012 | Test # 2047 | |
| KC Sangakkara | 185 | 453 | 326 | 22 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | 26 Mar 2006 | Test # 1794 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 174 | 358 | 244 | 20 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | 26 Jul 2010 | Test # 1966 | |
| JL Langer | 166 | 405 | 295 | 13 | 2 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | 24 Mar 2004 | Test # 1691 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 165 | 456 | 284 | 17 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 24 Jul 2014 | Test # 2131 | |
| Azhar Ali | 157 | 458 | 295 | 9 | 0 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 30 Jun 2012 | Test # 2047 | |
| Saleem Malik | 155 | 338 | 240 | 26 | 0 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 | |
| DS Lehmann | 153 | 358 | 269 | 14 | 2 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | 24 Mar 2004 | Test # 1691 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 150 | 180 | 115 | 26 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 6 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
| Shoaib Malik | 148* | 488 | 369 | 21 | 2 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 26 Mar 2006 | Test # 1794 | |
| SC Ganguly | 147 | 427 | 312 | 19 | 2 | India | v Sri Lanka | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| PA de Silva | 146 | 363 | 226 | 20 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v India | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| CA Pujara | 145* | 456 | 289 | 14 | 0 | India | v Sri Lanka | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
| PA de Silva | 143* | 460 | 310 | 16 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | 14 Jan 1998 | Test # 1395 | |
| S Ramesh | 143 | 317 | 214 | 18 | 0 | India | v Sri Lanka | 24 Feb 1999 | Test # 1445 | |
| TT Samaraweera | 143 | 377 | 240 | 17 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | 26 Aug 2009 | Test # 1932 | |
| TT Samaraweera | 142 | 491 | 408 | 13 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v England | 18 Dec 2003 | Test # 1675 | |
| FDM Karunaratne | 141 | 377 | 307 | 16 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v India | 3 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 | |
| MG Vandort | 140 | 255 | 185 | 16 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 28 Jul 2002 | Test # 1611 | |
| DL Vettori | 140 | 258 | 189 | 16 | 0 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | 26 Aug 2009 | Test # 1932 | |
| HM Amla | 139* | 486 | 382 | 12 | 0 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | 24 Jul 2014 | Test # 2131 | |
| SR Tendulkar | 139 | 397 | 266 | 16 | 0 | India | v Sri Lanka | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 139 | 339 | 216 | 14 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1559 | |
| PA de Silva | 138* | 273 | 208 | 19 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 | |
| MG Vandort | 138 | 348 | 259 | 18 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | 9 Dec 2007 | Test # 1853 | |
| AP Gurusinha | 137 | 525 | 399 | 18 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | 17 Aug 1992 | Test # 1194 | |
| HP Tillakaratne | 136* | 316 | 214 | 16 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v India | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1559 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 136 | 375 | 259 | 10 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 134 | 351 | 246 | 14 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | 18 Dec 2003 | Test # 1675 | |
| Shoaib Malik | 134 | 372 | 240 | 13 | 2 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 20 Jul 2009 | Test # 1927 | |
| CA Pujara | 133 | 323 | 232 | 11 | 1 | India | v Sri Lanka | 3 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 | |
| RS Kaluwitharana | 132* | 203 | 158 | 26 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | 17 Aug 1992 | Test # 1194 | |
| LD Chandimal | 132 | 474 | 356 | 13 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 | |
| AM Rahane | 132 | 284 | 222 | 14 | 0 | India | v Sri Lanka | 3 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 | |
| KC Sangakkara | 130* | 471 | 303 | 7 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | 20 Jul 2009 | Test # 1927 | |
| BC Lara | 130 | 259 | 215 | 14 | 1 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
| SE Marsh | 130 | 305 | 281 | 19 | 0 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 | |
| DM de Silva | 129 | 325 | 280 | 18 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 |
| 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: |
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Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, Nov 23-26, 2018
[Test # 2329] |
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Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), 2nd Test, Jul 20-23, 2018
[Test # 2313] |
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Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), 2nd Test, Aug 3-6, 2017
[Test # 2267] |
