| Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Gayle | 333 | 653 | 437 | 34 | 9 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | 15 Nov 2010 | Test # 1977 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 237 | 563 | 415 | 25 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 4 Aug 2004 | Test # 1709 | |
| JE Root | 228 | 476 | 321 | 18 | 1 | England | v Sri Lanka | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
| KC Sangakkara | 221 | 698 | 425 | 24 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | 6 Aug 2014 | Test # 2133 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 213* | 610 | 411 | 25 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v England | 18 Dec 2007 | Test # 1854 | |
| MS Atapattu | 201* | 684 | 536 | 18 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v England | 22 Feb 2001 | Test # 1530 | |
| V Sehwag | 201* | 348 | 231 | 22 | 4 | India | v Sri Lanka | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 200 | 437 | 321 | 22 | 1 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | 8 Mar 2013 | Test # 2078 | |
| KC Sangakkara | 199* | 562 | 387 | 18 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | 22 Jun 2012 | Test # 2046 | |
| BKG Mendis | 194 | 441 | 285 | 19 | 4 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 7 Mar 2017 | Test # 2252 | |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 190 | 499 | 417 | 20 | 1 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | 8 Mar 2013 | Test # 2078 | |
| S Dhawan | 190 | 235 | 168 | 31 | 0 | India | v Sri Lanka | 26 Jul 2017 | Test # 2265 | |
| FDM Karunaratne | 186 | 482 | 354 | 16 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | 14 Oct 2015 | Test # 2181 | |
| JE Root | 186 | 495 | 309 | 18 | 0 | England | v Sri Lanka | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 180 | 396 | 315 | 22 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v England | 26 Mar 2012 | Test # 2038 | |
| BC Lara | 178 | 382 | 294 | 19 | 0 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | 13 Nov 2001 | Test # 1567 | |
| Younis Khan | 177 | 496 | 331 | 15 | 1 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 6 Aug 2014 | Test # 2133 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 167 | 338 | 278 | 18 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | 3 Jun 1998 | Test # 1416 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 167 | 331 | 288 | 22 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 20 Jul 2000 | Test # 1504 | |
| LD Chandimal | 162* | 247 | 169 | 19 | 4 | Sri Lanka | v India | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
| TT Samaraweera | 159 | 346 | 277 | 24 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | 18 Aug 2009 | Test # 1930 | |
| FDM Karunaratne | 158* | 360 | 222 | 13 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 12 Jul 2018 | Test # 2311 | |
| HDRL Thirimanne | 155* | 426 | 256 | 14 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 8 Mar 2013 | Test # 2078 | |
| CA Pujara | 153 | 381 | 265 | 13 | 0 | India | v Sri Lanka | 26 Jul 2017 | Test # 2265 | |
| LD Chandimal | 151 | 386 | 298 | 16 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | 14 Oct 2015 | Test # 2181 | |
| ST Jayasuriya | 148 | 192 | 156 | 24 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 20 Jul 2000 | Test # 1504 | |
| KK Jennings | 146* | - | 280 | 9 | 0 | England | v Sri Lanka | 6 Nov 2018 | Test # 2324 | |
| KC Sangakkara | 142 | 239 | 226 | 16 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 8 Mar 2013 | Test # 2078 | |
| KC Sangakkara | 140 | 532 | 373 | 16 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | 13 Nov 2001 | Test # 1567 | |
| S Dhawan | 134 | 370 | 271 | 13 | 0 | India | v Sri Lanka | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
| Asad Shafiq | 131 | 376 | 253 | 5 | 0 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 17 Jun 2015 | Test # 2167 | |
| ML Hayden | 130 | 310 | 211 | 12 | 2 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | 8 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
| DS Lehmann | 129 | 270 | 214 | 16 | 1 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | 8 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
| TM Dilshan | 126 | 266 | 190 | 9 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 8 Mar 2013 | Test # 2078 | |
| JK Silva | 125 | 445 | 300 | 16 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | 17 Jun 2015 | Test # 2167 | |
| TM Dilshan | 123* | 208 | 131 | 12 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | 18 Aug 2009 | Test # 1930 | |
| Saeed Anwar | 123 | 339 | 237 | 12 | 2 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 21 Jun 2000 | Test # 1501 | |
| ME Trescothick | 122 | 394 | 348 | 12 | 0 | England | v Sri Lanka | 22 Feb 2001 | Test # 1530 | |
| FDM Karunaratne | 122 | 310 | 243 | 6 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | 14 Aug 2019 | Test # 2354 | |
| AN Cook | 118 | 380 | 285 | 12 | 0 | England | v Sri Lanka | 18 Dec 2007 | Test # 1854 | |
| LD Chandimal | 116* | 190 | 151 | 12 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 8 Mar 2013 | Test # 2078 | |
| Younis Khan | 116 | 363 | 281 | 9 | 1 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 21 Jun 2000 | Test # 1501 | |
| WU Tharanga | 115 | 225 | 171 | 11 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | 7 Mar 2017 | Test # 2252 | |
| DJ Cullinan | 114* | 274 | 231 | 12 | 1 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | 20 Jul 2000 | Test # 1504 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 114 | 297 | 227 | 15 | 0 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | 18 Aug 2009 | Test # 1930 | |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 112 | 215 | 163 | 18 | 0 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 21 Jun 2000 | Test # 1501 | |
| Mohammad Yousuf | 112 | 275 | 186 | 10 | 0 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 4 Jul 2009 | Test # 1921 | |
| IJL Trott | 112 | 336 | 266 | 10 | 0 | England | v Sri Lanka | 26 Mar 2012 | Test # 2038 |
| 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 |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
Sri Lanka v England at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 22-25, 2021
[Test # 2405] |
|
Sri Lanka v England at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jan 14-18, 2021
[Test # 2403] |
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Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, 1st Test, Aug 14-18, 2019
[Test # 2354] |
