| Team | Score | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 514/4d | 131.0 | 3.92 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| Sri Lanka | 505 | 148.5 | 3.39 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | 4 Jan 2002 | Test # 1583 | |
| Sri Lanka | 500/4d | 107.0 | 4.67 | 2 | v Bangladesh | 11 Jul 2007 | Test # 1839 | |
| Sri Lanka | 469/9d | 154.3 | 3.03 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | 7 Jan 1998 | Test # 1394 | |
| Sri Lanka | 467/5 | 155.4 | 3 | 1 | v Pakistan | 28 Jun 2000 | Test # 1502 | |
| Sri Lanka | 442/8d | 130.0 | 3.4 | 3 | v England | 1 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
| Australia | 442 | 134.3 | 3.28 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| England | 387 | 157.0 | 2.46 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | 7 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| Sri Lanka | 382 | 126.4 | 3.01 | 1 | v England | 10 Dec 2003 | Test # 1672 | |
| Sri Lanka | 375/7d | 107.0 | 3.5 | 3 | v West Indies | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
| Pakistan | 357/9d | 87.5 | 4.06 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 | |
| Zimbabwe | 338 | 126.5 | 2.66 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | 7 Jan 1998 | Test # 1394 | |
| India | 325/5d | 84.0 | 3.86 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| Sri Lanka | 324 | 73.1 | 4.42 | 4 | v Australia | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| Sri Lanka | 308 | 99.4 | 3.09 | 2 | v South Africa | 30 Jul 2000 | Test # 1505 | |
| Sri Lanka | 307/7 | 102.0 | 3 | 4 | v India | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| New Zealand | 305 | 111.5 | 2.72 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | 3 May 2003 | Test # 1644 | |
| Sri Lanka | 298 | 97.3 | 3.05 | 2 | v New Zealand | 3 May 2003 | Test # 1644 | |
| Sri Lanka | 297 | 86.0 | 3.45 | 1 | v England | 7 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| England | 294 | 114.2 | 2.57 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | 10 Dec 2003 | Test # 1672 | |
| Sri Lanka | 288 | 96.4 | 2.97 | 1 | v West Indies | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 | |
| England | 285/7 | 140.0 | 2.03 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | 10 Dec 2003 | Test # 1672 | |
| England | 281 | 93.1 | 3.01 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | 1 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
| Sri Lanka | 279/7d | 71.0 | 3.92 | 3 | v England | 10 Dec 2003 | Test # 1672 | |
| Sri Lanka | 279 | 91.2 | 3.05 | 1 | v Pakistan | 3 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
| New Zealand | 276 | 100.1 | 2.75 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| Sri Lanka | 274 | 78.3 | 3.49 | 1 | v India | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
| Sri Lanka | 271 | 72.5 | 3.72 | 2 | v Australia | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| India | 264/3 | 78.4 | 3.35 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
| England | 261 | 94.0 | 2.77 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | 1 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
| South Africa | 253 | 84.5 | 2.98 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | 30 Jul 2000 | Test # 1505 | |
| Sri Lanka | 250 | 89.1 | 2.8 | 3 | v England | 7 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| India | 249 | 84.3 | 2.94 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| Zimbabwe | 236 | 97.0 | 2.43 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | 4 Jan 2002 | Test # 1583 | |
| Sri Lanka | 234 | 61.3 | 3.8 | 3 | v Pakistan | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 | |
| Sri Lanka | 234 | 66.3 | 3.51 | 2 | v Australia | 9 Sep 1999 | Test # 1459 | |
| India | 232 | 64.1 | 3.61 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
| South Africa | 231 | 93.5 | 2.46 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | 30 Jul 2000 | Test # 1505 | |
| Pakistan | 230 | 90.2 | 2.54 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | 23 Feb 1986 | Test # 1037 | |
| Sri Lanka | 224/6d | 67.0 | 3.34 | 3 | v West Indies | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 | |
| Sri Lanka | 221 | 66.3 | 3.32 | 3 | v India | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
| Sri Lanka | 215 | 79.5 | 2.69 | 2 | v New Zealand | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| Sri Lanka | 211 | 63.1 | 3.34 | 2 | v Australia | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| Sri Lanka | 205 | 65.2 | 3.13 | 3 | v Australia | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| New Zealand | 201/8d | 54.5 | 3.66 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| Sri Lanka | 198 | 63.3 | 3.11 | 2 | v India | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| West Indies | 191 | 66.4 | 2.86 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 | |
| West Indies | 190 | 83.5 | 2.26 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 | |
| Sri Lanka | 188 | 59.4 | 3.15 | 1 | v England | 1 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
| Australia | 188 | 67.1 | 2.79 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | 9 Sep 1999 | Test # 1459 |
| 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 Kandy, 1st Test, Dec 1-5, 2007
[Test # 1851] |
|
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Kandy, 3rd Test, Jul 11-14, 2007
[Test # 1839] |
|
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, 2nd Test, Apr 3-5, 2006
[Test # 1796] |
