List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records - wikipedia List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records Mahela Jayawardene holds several records in batting and fielding. Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match takes place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing Full Member nations of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ). Sri Lanka obtained Full Member status of the ICC in 1981, becoming the eighth nation eligible to play Test cricket. The Sri Lanka national cricket team played their first Test match on 17 February 1982 against England, and recorded their first victory in a match against India on 6 September 1985. Since then, they have played nearly 200 matches, against every other Test - playing nation. Sri Lanka holds the world record for the highest team score, which was established against India in 1997. The highest partnership in Test cricket was also established by two Sri Lankan batsmen ; Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara. Sri Lankan players also hold the highest partnership scores for the second and third wickets. Top order batsman and former captain Jayawardene holds several Sri Lankan batting records. He has scored the most runs for Sri Lanka in Test cricket, and is the record holder for the highest number of centuries as well as the highest number of half - centuries. The 374 Jayawardene made against South Africa in 2006 is the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan cricketer, surpassing the previous best of 340 by Sanath Jayasuriya, which was established in 1997. It is also the fourth - highest individual score in Test cricket. Jayawardene, Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara ( 319 ) are the only Sri Lankan players who have scored triple centuries. Muttiah Muralitharan, who was hailed by the Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack in 2002 as the `` best bowler ever '' in Test cricket, dominates the bowling records for Sri Lanka. He is the world record holder for the highest number of wickets, the most number of five wickets per innings, as well as the most number of ten wickets per match. Muralitharan also holds the records for the best bowling average, best figures in an innings, best figures in a match, and best figures in a series. He missed an opportunity to capture all ten wickets in an innings in 2002 against Zimbabwe, when Chaminda Vaas took the last wicket after Muralitharan had taken the previous nine. The Sri Lankan team won an ODI series against Australia in Australia in 2010. However, they are yet to register a Test match win and an ODI series win against India in India, as of 2017. Contents 1 Key 2 Team records 2.1 Team wins, losses, and draws 2.2 Team scoring records 2.2. 1 Most runs in an innings 2.2. 2 Fewest runs in an innings 2.3 Result records 2.3. 1 Greatest win margins ( by innings ) 2.3. 2 Greatest win margins ( by runs ) 2.3. 3 Greatest win margins ( by wickets ) 2.3. 4 Narrowest win margins ( by runs ) 2.3. 5 Narrowest win margins ( by wickets ) 3 Individual records 3.1 Batting records 3.1. 1 Most career runs 3.1. 2 Highest career average 3.1. 3 Highest individual score 3.1. 3.1 Overall 3.1. 3.2 Against each opponent 3.1. 4 Most Test half - centuries 3.1. 5 Most Test centuries 3.1. 6 Most Test double centuries 3.1. 7 Most ducks in career 3.1. 8 Most runs in a series 3.2 Bowling records 3.2. 1 Most wickets in a career 3.2. 2 Against each opponent 3.2. 3 Best career average 3.2. 4 Best figures in an innings 3.2. 5 Best figures in a match 3.2. 6 Best figures in a series 3.2. 7 Most five - wicket hauls in an innings 3.2. 8 Most ten - wickets in a match 3.3 Fielding records 3.3. 1 Most catches in a career 3.4 Wicketkeeping records 3.4. 1 Most dismissals 3.4. 2 Most catches 3.4. 3 Most stumpings 3.5 Other records 3.5. 1 Most player - of - the - match awards 3.5. 2 Most matches played 3.5. 3 Most boundaries in career 3.5. 4 Most matches played as captain 3.5. 5 Most matches won as captain 4 Partnership records 4.1 Highest wicket partnerships 4.2 Highest partnerships 5 See also 6 References Key The top five records are listed for each category, except in `` team wins, losses, and draws '' and `` highest wicket partnerships ''. Tied records for the fifth place are listed as well. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. Symbol Meaning † Player is currently active in Test cricket * Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken ♠ World record d Innings was declared ( e.g. 952 -- 6d ) Date Starting date of the Test match Innings Number of innings played Matches Number of matches played Opponent The team Sri Lanka was playing against Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket Player The player involved in the record Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played ICC Test Championship Rank Team Matches Points Rating India 29 3,634 125 South Africa 35 3,712 106 Australia 33 3,499 106 New Zealand 23 2,354 102 5 England 39 3,772 97 6 Sri Lanka 38 3,668 97 7 Pakistan 21 1,853 88 8 West Indies 29 2,235 77 9 Bangladesh 19 1,268 67 10 Zimbabwe 8 12 -- Ireland * 0 0 -- Afghanistan * 0 0 * Countries that have not played enough matches to gain an official ranking Reference : ICC Rankings, 23 July 2018 `` Matches '' is no. matches + no. series played in the 12 -- 24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that. Team records Team wins, losses, and draws A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings. Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, neither of which involved Sri Lanka. Opponent 1st Test Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won Australia 22 April 1983 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001137900000099999 ♠ 13.79 Bangladesh 6 September 2001 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001800000000000000 ♠ 80.00 England 17 February 1982 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001258000000000000 ♠ 25.80 India 17 September 1982 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001153000000000000 ♠ 15.30 New Zealand 4 March 1983 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001258000000000000 ♠ 25.80 Pakistan 5 March 1982 7001530000000000000 ♠ 53 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001301800000000000 ♠ 30.18 South Africa 25 August 1993 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001259200000000000 ♠ 25.92 West Indies 8 December 1993 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45.00 Zimbabwe 11 October 1994 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001705800000000000 ♠ 70.58 Total 7002274000000000000 ♠ 274 7001880000000000000 ♠ 88 7002101000000000000 ♠ 101 7001850000000000000 ♠ 85 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001321100000000000 ♠ 32.11 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Team scoring records Most runs in an innings Score Opposition Venue Date 952 -- 6d ♠ India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2 August 1997 760 -- 7d India Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad 16 November 2009 756 -- 5d South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 27 July 2006 730 -- 6d Bangladesh Sher - e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 27 January 2014 713 -- 3d Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 14 May 2004 713 -- 9d Bangladesh ZAC Stadium, Chittagong 31 January 2018 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Fewest runs in an innings Score Opposition Venue Date 71 Pakistan Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 26 August 1994 73 Pakistan Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 3 April 2006 81 England Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 15 March 2001 82 India Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh 23 November 1990 82 England Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 26 May 2011 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Result records A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall. Greatest win margins ( by innings ) Margin Opposition Venue Date Innings and 254 runs Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 14 May 2004 Innings and 248 runs Bangladesh Sher - e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 27 January 2014 Innings and 240 runs Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 6 May 2004 Innings and 239 runs India Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 23 July 2008 Innings and 234 runs Bangladesh Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 25 June 2007 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Greatest win margins ( by runs ) Margin Opposition Venue Date 465 runs Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 3 January 2009 315 runs Zimbabwe Galle International Stadium, Galle 12 January 2002 313 runs South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 11 August 2004 288 runs Bangladesh Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 28 July 2002 278 runs South Africa Galle International Stadium, Galle 12 July 2018 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Greatest win margins ( by wickets ) Margin Opposition Venue Date 10 wickets Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 18 September 1996 10 wickets England The Oval, London 27 August 1998 10 wickets India Galle International Stadium, Galle 14 August 2001 10 wickets West Indies Galle International Stadium, Galle 13 November 2001 10 wickets West Indies Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 29 November 2001 10 wickets Bangladesh Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra 8 March 2006 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Narrowest win margins ( by runs ) Margin Opposition Venue Date 21 runs Pakistan Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 28 September 2017 42 runs Pakistan Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad 15 September 1995 50 runs Pakistan Galle International Stadium, Galle 4 July 2009 57 runs Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar 5 March 2000 63 runs India Galle International Stadium, Galle 12 August 2015 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Narrowest win margins ( by wickets ) Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 wicket South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 4 August 2006 2 wickets Pakistan Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 26 February 2000 5 wickets England Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 13 March 1993 5 wickets Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 14 January 1998 6 wickets Australia Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 9 September 1999 6 wickets Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 26 November 1999 6 wickets West Indies Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 13 July 2005 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Individual records Batting records Mahela Jayawardene has scored the highest individual score ( 374 ) for Sri Lanka. Most career runs Kumar Sangakkara is the fifth - highest scoring batsman in Test cricket. Apart from these five players Runs Innings Player Period 12,400 233 Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 11,814 252 Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 7003697300000000000 ♠ 6,973 188 Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 7003636100000000000 ♠ 6,361 159 Aravinda de Silva 1984 -- 2002 7003550200000000000 ♠ 5,502 156 Marvan Atapattu 1990 -- 2007 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Highest career average In cricket, batting average is the mean number of runs scored per innings. It is calculated by dividing total runs scored ( including innings where he remained not out ) by the number of times the batsman has been dismissed. Average Player Period 57.40 Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 49.84 Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 48.76 Thilan Samaraweera 2001 -- 2013 44.96 Dinesh Chandimal 2011 -- present 43.35 Angelo Mathews † 2009 -- present Qualification : 20 innings Last updated : 23 July 2018 Highest individual score Overall Runs Player Opponent Venue Date 374 Mahela Jayawardene South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 27 July 2006 340 Sanath Jayasuriya India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2 August 1997 319 Kumar Sangakkara Bangladesh Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 4 February 2014 287 Kumar Sangakkara South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 27 July 2006 275 Mahela Jayawardene India Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad 16 November 2009 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Against each opponent Opposition Player Score Venue Date Australia Kumar Sangakkara 192 Bellerive Oval, Hobart 7 March 2007 Bangladesh Kumar Sangakkara 319 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 4 February 2014 England Mahela Jayawardene Sanath Jayasuriya 213 * 213 Galle International Stadium, Galle The Oval, London 18 December 2007 28 August 1998 India Sanath Jayasuriya 340 R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2 August 1997 New Zealand Aravinda de Silva 267 Basin Reserve, Wellington 31 January 1991 Pakistan Sanath Jayasuriya 253 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad 20 October 2004 South Africa Mahela Jayawardene 374 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 27 July 2006 West Indies Hashan Tillakaratne 204 * Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 29 November 2001 Zimbabwe Kumar Sangakkara 270 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 14 May 2004 Last updated : 23 July 2018. Most Test half - centuries Half centuries Player Period 52 Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 50 Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 38 Arjuna Ranatunga 1982 -- 2000 31 Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 30 Thilan Samaraweera 2001 -- 2013 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Most Test centuries See also : List of Sri Lanka Test cricket centurions Centuries Player Period 38 Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 34 Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 20 Aravinda de Silva 1984 -- 2002 16 Tillakaratne Dilshan 1999 -- 2013 16 Marvan Atapattu 1990 -- 2007 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Most Test double centuries Double centuries Player Period 11 Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 7 Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 6 Marvan Atapattu 1990 -- 2007 Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 Aravinda de Silva 1984 -- 2002 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Most ducks in career `` Duck '' refers to a batsman dismissed without scoring. Ducks Player Period 32 Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 23 Rangana Herath † 1999 -- present 22 Marvan Atapattu 1990 -- 2007 17 Pramodya Wickramasinghe 1991 -- 2001 15 Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Most runs in a series Runs Matches Player Series 571 2 ( 3 innings ) Sanath Jayasuriya Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997 516 3 ( 6 innings ) Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2011 -- 12 510 2 ( 3 innings ) Mahela Jayawardene South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006 499 2 ( 3 innings ) Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2013 -- 14 493 3 ( 5 innings ) Aravinda de Silva Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1990 -- 91 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Bowling records Muttiah Muralitharan dominates the bowling records for Sri Lanka. Most wickets in a career Muralitharan, who is the highest wicket - taker in Test cricket, has taken 5 wickets for the ICC World XI team during a match in 2005, which are not included in this list. Muralitharan and Shane Warne -- who ranks second with 708 wickets -- are the only bowlers who have captured more than 700 Test wickets. Wickets Player Matches Period 7002795000000000000 ♠ 795 ♠ Muttiah Muralitharan 132 1992 -- 2010 7002430000000000000 ♠ 430 Rangana Herath † 92 1999 -- present 7002355000000000000 ♠ 355 Chaminda Vaas 111 1994 -- 2009 7002125000000000000 ♠ 125 Dilruwan Perera † 31 2014 -- present 7002117000000000000 ♠ 117 Suranga Lakmal † 49 2010 -- present Last updated : 23 July 2018 Against each opponent Opposition Player Figures Venue Date Australia Rangana Herath 7 / 64 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 13 August 2016 Bangladesh Rangana Herath 7 / 89 R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 16 March 2013 England Muttiah Muralitharan 9 / 65 Kennington Oval, London 27 August 1998 India Muttiah Muralitharan 8 / 87 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 29 August 2001 New Zealand Rangana Herath 6 / 43 Galle International Stadium, Galle 17 November 2012 Pakistan Rangana Herath 9 / 127 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 14 August 2014 South Africa Muttiah Muralitharan 7 / 84 Galle International Stadium, Galle 20 July 2000 West Indies Muttiah Muralitharan 8 / 63 Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 22 July 2005 Zimbabwe Muttiah Muralitharan 9 / 51 Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 4 January 2002 Last updated : 23 July 2018. Best career average Bowling average is the measurement of mean runs conceded per wicket. In calculating this the total number of runs conceded by the bowler is divided by the number of wickets captured. Average Player Period 22.67 Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 27.95 Rangana Herath † 1999 -- present 29.58 Chaminda Vaas 1994 -- 2009 31.90 Jayananda Warnaweera 1984 -- 1994 32.82 Dilruwan Perera 2014 -- present Qualification : 2,000 deliveries Last updated : 23 July 2018 Best figures in an innings Muttiah Muralitharan 's 9 wickets for 51 runs against Zimbabwe is Test cricket 's fifth - best bowling figures in a single innings. Also Rangana Herath 's 9 wickets for 127 runs against Pakistan is the Best bowling figures by a left hand bowler in Test cricket history. Bowling Player Opponent Venue Date 9 wickets for 51 runs Muttiah Muralitharan Zimbabwe Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 4 January 2002 9 wickets for 65 runs Muttiah Muralitharan England The Oval, London 27 August 1998 9 wickets for 127 runs Rangana Herath † Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo 15 August 2014 8 wickets for 46 runs Muttiah Muralitharan West Indies Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 22 July 2005 8 wickets for 63 runs Rangana Herath Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 6 November 2016 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Best figures in a match The Sri Lankan record of 16 wickets for 220 runs set by Muttiah Muralitharan against England is the fifth - best figures by a bowler in a single Test match. Bowling Player Opponent Venue Date 16 wickets for 220 runs Muttiah Muralitharan England The Oval, London 27 August 1998 14 wickets for 184 runs Rangana Herath † Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 16 August 2014 14 wickets for 191 runs Chaminda Vaas West Indies Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 29 November 2001 13 wickets for 115 runs Muttiah Muralitharan Zimbabwe Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 4 January 2002 13 wickets for 145 runs Rangana Herath Australia Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 17 August 2016 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Best figures in a series Bowling Matches Player Opponent Series 30 wickets for 294 runs Muttiah Muralitharan Zimbabwe Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka, 2000 -- 2001 28 wickets for 357 runs Rangana Herath Australia Australia in Sri Lanka, 2016 28 wickets for 649 runs Muttiah Muralitharan Australia Australia in Sri Lanka, 2003 -- 2004 26 wickets for 282 runs Muttiah Muralitharan Bangladesh Bangladesh in Sri Lanka, 2007 26 wickets for 320 runs Muttiah Muralitharan England England in Sri Lanka, 2003 -- 2004 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Most five - wicket hauls in an innings Taking five or more wickets in a single innings ( called a five - wicket haul, fifer or five - for ) is considered a notable achievement for a bowler. Muralitharan is well ahead of other bowlers by number of five - wicket hauls in Tests with 67 to his name ; Australian cricketer Shane Warne ranks in second place with only 37, 30 below Murali. Which shows the class of Murali in bowling compared to Warne. Five wicket hauls Player Period 7001670000000000000 ♠ 67 ♠ Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 Rangana Herath † 1999 -- present 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 Chaminda Vaas 1994 -- 2009 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Dilruwan Perera † 2014 -- present 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 Rumesh Ratnayake 1983 -- 1992 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Most ten - wickets in a match Muralitharan has taken ten or more wickets per match on more occasions than any other bowler in Test cricket. He has performed this feat 22 times, more than double the number of the bowler ranking second -- Shane Warne, who has achieved this on 10 occasions. Ten wicket hauls Player Period 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 ♠ Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 Rangana Herath † 1999 -- present 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Chaminda Vaas 1994 -- 2009 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Dilruwan Perera † 2014 -- present 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 Upul Chandana 1999 -- 2005 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Fielding records Most catches in a career A `` catch '' occurs when a ball hit by the batsman in the air is held by a fielder within the field of play, before it hits the ground. In such a case, the batsman is ruled out caught. Catches Player Period 7002205000000000000 ♠ 205 Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 7001890000000000000 ♠ 89 Hashan Tillakaratne 1989 -- 2004 7001780000000000000 ♠ 78 Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 7001770000000000000 ♠ 77 Tillakaratne Dilshan 1999 -- 2013 7001700000000000000 ♠ 70 Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Wicketkeeping records Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has assisted in the highest number of dismissals as wicketkeeper. A wicketkeeper can assist in the dismissal of a batsman by taking a catch or stumping. A catch taken by the wicketkeeper means the batsman will be ruled out caught, although it may be referred to as `` caught behind ''. A stumping occurs when the wicketkeeper catches a ball delivered by the bowler ( provided it is a legal delivery ) and putting down the batsman 's wicket while he is out of his ground. Most dismissals Dismissals Player Period 7002156000000000000 ♠ 156 Prasanna Jayawardene 2000 -- 2015 7002151000000000000 ♠ 151 Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 7002119000000000000 ♠ 119 Romesh Kaluwitharana 1992 -- 2004 7001720000000000000 ♠ 72 Dinesh Chandimal 2011 -- 2016 7001690000000000000 ♠ 69 Niroshan Dickwella ♠ 2014 -- present Last updated : 23 July 2018 ♠ denotes current wicket - keeper. Most catches Dismissals Player Period 7002131000000000000 ♠ 131 Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 7002124000000000000 ♠ 124 Prasanna Jayawardene 2000 -- 2015 7001930000000000000 ♠ 93 Romesh Kaluwitharana 1992 -- 2004 7001620000000000000 ♠ 62 Dinesh Chandimal 2011 -- present 7001530000000000000 ♠ 53 Niroshan Dickwella 2014 -- present Last updated : 23 July 2018 Most stumpings Dismissals Player Period 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 Prasanna Jayawardene 2000 -- 2015 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 Romesh Kaluwitharana 1992 -- 2004 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 Niroshan Dickwella 2014 -- present 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 Dinesh Chandimal 2011 -- 2016 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Other records Most player - of - the - match awards Rank Awards Player Matches Period 19 Muttiah Muralitharan 133 1992 -- 2010 16 Kumar Sangakkara 134 2000 -- 2015 13 Mahela Jayawardene 149 1997 -- 2014 11 Rangana Herath † 92 1999 -- present 5 11 Aravinda de Silva 93 1984 -- 2002 Source : Cricinfo. Last updated : 23 July 2018. Most matches played Matches Player Period 149 Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 134 Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 132 Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 111 Chaminda Vaas 1994 -- 2009 110 Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Most boundaries in career `` + '' refers to a batsman scored more than given numbers, but definite statistic lack due to stat evaluation poor in early cricket. Boundaries Player Sixes Fours Period 1542 Kumar Sangakkara 51 1491 2000 -- 2015 1448 Mahela Jayawardena 61 1387 1997 -- 2014 969 Sanath Jayasuriya 59 910 1991 -- 2007 785 + Aravinda de Silva 48 737 + 1984 -- 2002 574 + Arjuna Ranatunga 40 534 + 1982 -- 2000 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Most matches played as captain Matches Player Period 56 Arjuna Ranatunga 1989 -- 1999 38 Sanath Jayasuriya 1999 -- 2002 38 Mahela Jayawardene 2006 -- 2009 34 Angelo Mathews 2013 -- 2017 19 Duleep Mendis 1982 -- 1987 Last updated : 23 July 2018 ♣ -- denote current captain. Most matches won as captain ♣ denotes current captain. Won Player Matches Lost Drawn % won 18 Sanath Jayasuriya 38 12 8 47.36 18 Mahela Jayawardene 38 12 8 47.36 13 Angelo Mathews 34 15 6 40.62 12 Arjuna Ranatunga 56 19 25 21.42 8 Marvan Atapattu 18 6 44.44 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Partnership records Highest wicket partnerships Sri Lanka holds the highest partnerships in Test cricket for any wicket and, with the records for the second, and third wickets. Wicket Runs 1st batsman 2nd batsman Opposition Venue Date Partners 1st wicket 7002335000000000000 ♠ 335 Marvan Atapattu Sanath Jayasuriya Pakistan Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 28 June 2000 2nd wicket ♠ 7002576000000000000 ♠ 576 Sanath Jayasuriya Roshan Mahanama India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2 August 1997 3rd wicket ♠ 7002624000000000000 ♠ 624 Kumar Sangakkara Mahela Jayawardene South Africa SSC Ground, Colombo 27 July 2006 4th wicket 7002437000000000000 ♠ 437 Mahela Jayawardene Thilan Samaraweera Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi 21 February 2009 5th wicket 7002280000000000000 ♠ 280 Thilan Samaraweera Tillakaratne Dilshan Bangladesh P Sara Oval, Colombo 20 September 2005 6th wicket 7002351000000000000 ♠ 351 Mahela Jayawardene Prasanna Jayawardene † India Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad 16 November 2009 7th wicket 7002223000000000000 ♠ 223 * Prasanna Jayawardene † Chaminda Vaas Bangladesh SSC Ground, Colombo 25 June 2007 8th wicket 7002170000000000000 ♠ 170 Mahela Jayawardene Chaminda Vaas South Africa Galle International Stadium, Galle 4 August 2004 9th wicket 7002118000000000000 ♠ 118 Thilan Samaraweera Ajantha Mendis † India P Sara Oval, Colombo 6 August 2010 10th wicket 7001790000000000000 ♠ 79 Chaminda Vaas Muttiah Muralitharan Australia Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 16 March 2004 Last updated : 23 July 2018 Highest partnerships The world record partnership between Jayawardene and Sangakkara for 624 runs, and the partnership between Jayasuriya and Mahanama for 576 runs ( which was the previous world record, and is now the second - highest partnership in Tests ) are the only Test partnerships to surpass 500 runs. Runs Wicket 1st batsman 2nd batsman Opposition Venue Date Partners 624 ♠ 3rd wicket Kumar Sangakkara Mahela Jayawardene South Africa SSC Ground, Colombo 27 July 2006 576 ♠ 2nd wicket Sanath Jayasuriya Roshan Mahanama India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2 August 1997 438 2nd wicket Marvan Atapattu Kumar Sangakkara Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 14 May 2004 437 4th wicket Mahela Jayawardene Thilan Samaraweera Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi 21 February 2009 351 6th wicket Mahela Jayawardene Prasanna Jayawardene India Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad 16 November 2009 Last updated : 23 July 2018 See also Cricket statistics List of Test cricket records List of Sri Lanka Test cricket centurions References Jump up ^ Nicholson, Matthew ( 2007 ). Sport and the media : managing the nexus. Butterworth - Heinemann. p. 26. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7506 - 8109 - 4. Jump up ^ Williamson, Martin ( 18 May 2007 ). `` International Cricket Council : A brief history... '' ESPNcricinfo. 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Question: who scored most test runs for sri lanka
Answer: Top order batsman and former captain Jayawardene