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 2013. 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 36 4,493 125 South Africa 31 3,395 110 England 43 4,497 105 New Zealand 32 3,114 97 5 Australia 34 3,294 97 6 Pakistan 31 2,868 93 7 Sri Lanka 36 3,229 90 8 West Indies 30 2,260 75 9 Bangladesh 20 1,471 74 10 Zimbabwe 10 0 0 Reference : ICC Rankings, 9 September 2017 `` 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 000000001983 - 04 - 22 - 0000 22 April 1983 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001137900000099999 ♠ 13.79 Bangladesh 000000002001 - 09 - 06 - 0000 6 September 2001 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001833300000000000 ♠ 83.33 England 000000001982 - 02 - 17 - 0000 17 February 1982 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001258000000000000 ♠ 25.80 India 000000001982 - 09 - 17 - 0000 17 September 1982 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001170700000000000 ♠ 17.07 New Zealand 000000001983 - 03 - 04 - 0000 4 March 1983 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001258000000000000 ♠ 25.80 Pakistan 000000001982 - 03 - 05 - 0000 5 March 1982 7001510000000000000 ♠ 51 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001274500000000000 ♠ 27.45 South Africa 000000001993 - 08 - 25 - 0000 25 August 1993 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001217300000000000 ♠ 21.73 West Indies 000000001993 - 12 - 08 - 0000 8 December 1993 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001470500000000000 ♠ 47.05 Zimbabwe 000000001994 - 10 - 11 - 0000 11 October 1994 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001705800000000000 ♠ 70.58 Total 7002261000000000000 ♠ 261 7001820000000000000 ♠ 82 7001990000000000000 ♠ 99 7001810000000000000 ♠ 81 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001312900000000000 ♠ 31.29 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Team scoring records Most runs in an innings Score Opposition Venue Date 952 -- 6d ♠ India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 000000001997 - 08 - 02 - 0000 2 August 1997 760 -- 7d India Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad 000000002009 - 11 - 16 - 0000 16 November 2009 756 -- 5d South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002006 - 07 - 27 - 0000 27 July 2006 730 -- 3d Bangladesh Sher - e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 000000002014 - 01 - 27 - 0000 27 January 2014 713 -- 3d Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 000000002004 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 2004 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Fewest runs in an innings Score Opposition Venue Date 71 Pakistan Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 000000001994 - 08 - 26 - 0000 26 August 1994 73 Pakistan Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 000000002006 - 04 - 03 - 0000 3 April 2006 81 England Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002001 - 03 - 15 - 0000 15 March 2001 82 India Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh 000000001990 - 11 - 23 - 0000 23 November 1990 82 England Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 000000002011 - 05 - 26 - 0000 26 May 2011 Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 amount 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 amount 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 000000002004 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 2004 Innings and 248 runs Bangladesh Sher - e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 000000002014 - 01 - 27 - 0000 27 January 2014 Innings and 240 runs Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 000000002004 - 05 - 06 - 0000 6 May 2004 Innings and 239 runs India Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002008 - 07 - 23 - 0000 23 July 2008 Innings and 234 runs Bangladesh Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002007 - 06 - 25 - 0000 25 June 2007 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Greatest win margins ( by runs ) Margin Opposition Venue Date 465 runs Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 000000002009 - 01 - 03 - 0000 3 January 2009 315 runs Zimbabwe Galle International Stadium, Galle 000000002002 - 01 - 12 - 0000 12 January 2002 313 runs South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002004 - 08 - 11 - 0000 11 August 2004 288 runs Bangladesh Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002002 - 07 - 28 - 0000 28 July 2002 259 runs Bangladesh Galle International Stadium, Galle 000000002017 - 03 - 07 - 0000 7 March 2017 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Greatest win margins ( by wickets ) Margin Opposition Venue Date 10 wickets Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000001996 - 09 - 18 - 0000 18 September 1996 10 wickets England The Oval, London 000000001998 - 08 - 27 - 0000 27 August 1998 10 wickets India Galle International Stadium, Galle 000000002001 - 08 - 14 - 0000 14 August 2001 10 wickets West Indies Galle International Stadium, Galle 000000002001 - 11 - 13 - 0000 13 November 2001 10 wickets West Indies Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002001 - 11 - 29 - 0000 29 November 2001 10 wickets Bangladesh Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra 000000002006 - 03 - 08 - 0000 8 March 2006 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Narrowest win margins ( by runs ) Margin Opposition Venue Date 42 runs Pakistan Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad 000000001995 - 09 - 15 - 0000 15 September 1995 50 runs Pakistan Galle International Stadium, Galle 000000002009 - 07 - 04 - 0000 4 July 2009 57 runs Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar 000000002000 - 03 - 05 - 0000 5 March 2000 75 runs England Galle International Stadium, Galle 000000002012 - 03 - 26 - 0000 26 March 2012 88 runs England Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 000000002007 - 12 - 01 - 0000 1 December 2007 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Narrowest win margins ( by wickets ) Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 wicket South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002006 - 08 - 04 - 0000 4 August 2006 2 wickets Pakistan Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 000000002000 - 02 - 26 - 0000 26 February 2000 5 wickets England Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000001993 - 03 - 13 - 0000 13 March 1993 5 wickets Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000001998 - 01 - 14 - 0000 14 January 1998 6 wickets Australia Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 000000001999 - 09 - 09 - 0000 9 September 1999 6 wickets Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 000000001999 - 11 - 26 - 0000 26 November 1999 6 wickets West Indies Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002005 - 07 - 13 - 0000 13 July 2005 Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 11,814 252 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 7003697300000000000 ♠ 6,973 188 Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 7003636100000000000 ♠ 6,361 159 de Silva, Aravinda Aravinda de Silva 1984 -- 2002 7003550200000000000 ♠ 5,502 156 Atapattu, Marvan Marvan Atapattu 1990 -- 2007 Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 49.84 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 48.76 Samaraweera, Thilan Thilan Samaraweera 2001 -- 2013 44.93 Mathews, Angelo Angelo Mathews † 2009 -- present 42.97 de Silva, Aravinda Aravinda de Silva 1984 -- 2002 Qualification : 20 innings Last updated : 14 August 2017 Highest individual score Overall Runs Player Opponent Venue Date 374 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002006 - 07 - 27 - 0000 27 July 2006 340 Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 000000001997 - 08 - 02 - 0000 2 August 1997 319 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara Bangladesh Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 000000002014 - 02 - 04 - 0000 4 February 2014 287 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002006 - 07 - 27 - 0000 27 July 2006 275 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene India Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad 000000002009 - 11 - 16 - 0000 16 November 2009 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Against each opponent Opposition Player Score Venue Date Australia Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 192 Bellerive Oval, Hobart 000000002007 - 03 - 07 - 0000 7 March 2007 Bangladesh Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 319 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 000000002014 - 02 - 04 - 0000 4 February 2014 England Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 213 * Galle International Stadium, Galle 000000002007 - 12 - 18 - 0000 18 December 2007 India Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 340 R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 000000001997 - 08 - 02 - 0000 2 August 1997 New Zealand de Silva, Aravinda Aravinda de Silva 267 Basin Reserve, Wellington 000000001991 - 01 - 31 - 0000 31 January 1991 Pakistan Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 253 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad 000000002004 - 10 - 20 - 0000 20 October 2004 South Africa Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 374 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002006 - 07 - 27 - 0000 27 July 2006 West Indies Tillakaratne, Hashan Hashan Tillakaratne 204 * Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002001 - 11 - 29 - 0000 29 November 2001 Zimbabwe Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 270 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 000000002004 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 2004 Most Test half - centuries Half centuries Player Period 52 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 50 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 38 Ranatunga, Arjuna Arjuna Ranatunga 1982 -- 2000 31 Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 30 Samaraweera, Thilan Thilan Samaraweera 2001 -- 2013 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Most Test centuries See also : List of Sri Lanka Test cricket centurions Centuries Player Period 38 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 34 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 20 de Silva, Aravinda Aravinda de Silva 1984 -- 2002 16 Dilshan, Tillakaratne Tillakaratne Dilshan 1999 -- 2013 16 Atapattu, Marvan Marvan Atapattu 1990 -- 2007 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Most Test double centuries Double centuries Player Period 11 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 7 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 6 Atapattu, Marvan Marvan Atapattu 1990 -- 2007 Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 de Silva, Aravinda Aravinda de Silva 1984 -- 2002 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Most ducks in career `` Duck '' refers to a batsman dismissed without scoring. Ducks Player Period 32 Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 22 Atapattu, Marvan Marvan Atapattu 1990 -- 2007 18 Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath † 1999 -- present 17 Wickramasinghe, Pramodya Pramodya Wickramasinghe 1991 -- 2001 15 Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Most runs in a series Runs Matches Player Series 571 2 ( 3 innings ) Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 1997 ! Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997 516 3 ( 6 innings ) Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2011 ! Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2011 -- 12 510 2 ( 3 innings ) Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 2006 ! South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006 499 2 ( 3 innings ) Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2014 ! Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2013 -- 14 493 3 ( 5 innings ) de Silva, Aravinda Aravinda de Silva 1990 ! Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1990 -- 91 Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 ♠ Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 132 1992 -- 2010 7002389000000000000 ♠ 389 Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath † 83 1999 -- present 7002355000000000000 ♠ 355 Vaas, Chaminda Chaminda Vaas 111 1994 -- 2009 7002101000000000000 ♠ 101 Malinga, Lasith Lasith Malinga 30 2004 -- 2011 7002100000000000000 ♠ 100 Fernando, Dilhara Dilhara Fernando † 40 2002 -- 2012 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Against each opponent Opposition Player Figures Venue Date Australia Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath 7 / 64 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002016 - 08 - 13 - 0000 13 August 2016 Bangladesh Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath 7 / 89 R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 000000002013 - 03 - 16 - 0000 16 March 2013 England Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 9 / 65 Kennington Oval, London 000000001998 - 08 - 27 - 0000 27 August 1998 India Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 8 / 87 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002001 - 08 - 29 - 0000 29 August 2001 New Zealand Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath 6 / 43 Galle International Stadium, Galle 000000002012 - 11 - 17 - 0000 17 November 2012 Pakistan Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath 9 / 127 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002014 - 08 - 14 - 0000 14 August 2014 South Africa Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 7 / 84 Galle International Stadium, Galle 000000002000 - 07 - 20 - 0000 20 July 2000 West Indies Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 8 / 63 Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 000000002005 - 07 - 22 - 0000 22 July 2005 Zimbabwe Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 9 / 51 Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 000000002002 - 01 - 04 - 0000 4 January 2002 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Best career average Bowling average is the measurement of mean runs conceded per wicket. In calculating this, total amount of runs conceded by the bowler is divided by the number of wickets captured. Average Player Period 22.67 Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 28.25 Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath † 1999 -- present 29.58 Perera, Dilruwan Dilruwan Perera † 2014 -- present 29.58 Vaas, Chaminda Chaminda Vaas 1994 -- 2009 31.90 Warnaweera, Jayananda Jayananda Warnaweera 1984 -- 1994 Qualification : 2,000 deliveries Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 9049 ! 9 wickets for 51 runs Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan Zimbabwe Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 000000002002 - 01 - 04 - 0000 4 January 2002 9035 ! 9 wickets for 65 runs Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan England The Oval, London 000000001998 - 08 - 27 - 0000 27 August 1998 8054 ! 9 wickets for 127 runs Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath † Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo 000000002014 - 08 - 15 - 0000 15 August 2014 8054 ! 8 wickets for 46 runs Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan West Indies Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 000000002005 - 07 - 22 - 0000 22 July 2005 8030 ! 8 wickets for 63 runs Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 000000002016 - 11 - 06 - 0000 6 November 2016 Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 16080 ! 16 wickets for 220 runs Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan England The Oval, London 000000001998 - 08 - 27 - 0000 27 August 1998 14109 ! 14 wickets for 184 runs Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath † Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002014 - 08 - 16 - 0000 16 August 2014 14109 ! 14 wickets for 191 runs Vaas, Chaminda Chaminda Vaas West Indies Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002001 - 11 - 29 - 0000 29 November 2001 13185 ! 13 wickets for 115 runs Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan Zimbabwe Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 000000002002 - 01 - 04 - 0000 4 January 2002 13185 ! 13 wickets for 145 runs Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath Australia Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 000000002016 - 08 - 17 - 0000 17 August 2016 Last updated : 14 August2017 Best figures in a series Bowling Matches Player Opponent Series 30706 ! 30 wickets for 294 runs Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan Zimbabwe 2000 ! Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka, 2000 -- 2001 26599 ! 28 wickets for 357 runs Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath Australia 2016 ! Australia in Sri Lanka, 2016 28351 ! 28 wickets for 649 runs Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan Australia 2003 ! Australia in Sri Lanka, 2003 -- 2004 26718 ! 26 wickets for 282 runs Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan Bangladesh 2007 ! Bangladesh in Sri Lanka, 2007 26680 ! 26 wickets for 320 runs Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan England 2003 ! England in Sri Lanka, 2003 -- 2004 Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 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 ♠ Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath † 1999 -- present 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 Vaas, Chaminda Chaminda Vaas 1994 -- 2009 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 Ratnayake, Rumesh Rumesh Ratnayake 1983 -- 1992 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 Perera, Dilruwan Dilruwan Perera † 2014 -- present Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 ♠ Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 Herath, Rangana Rangana Herath † 1999 -- present 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Vaas, Chaminda Chaminda Vaas 1994 -- 2009 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 Chandana, Upul Upul Chandana 1999 -- 2005 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 Perera, Dilruwan Dilruwan Perera † 2014 -- present Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 7001890000000000000 ♠ 89 Tillakaratne, Hashan Hashan Tillakaratne 1989 -- 2004 7001780000000000000 ♠ 78 Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 7001770000000000000 ♠ 77 Dilshan, Tillakaratne Tillakaratne Dilshan 1999 -- 2013 7001700000000000000 ♠ 70 Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 Jayawardene, Prasanna Prasanna Jayawardene 2000 -- 2015 7002151000000000000 ♠ 151 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 7002119000000000000 ♠ 119 Kaluwitharana, Romesh Romesh Kaluwitharana 1992 -- 2004 7001720000000000000 ♠ 72 Chandimal, Dinesh Dinesh Chandimal 2011 -- 2016 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 Tillakaratne, Hashan Hashan Tillakaratne 1989 -- 2004 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Most catches Dismissals Player Period 7002131000000000000 ♠ 131 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 7002124000000000000 ♠ 124 Jayawardene, Prasanna Prasanna Jayawardene 2000 -- 2015 7001930000000000000 ♠ 93 Kaluwitharana, Romesh Romesh Kaluwitharana 1992 -- 2004 7001620000000000000 ♠ 62 Chandimal, Dinesh Dinesh Chandimal 2011 -- present 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 Tillakaratne, Hashan Hashan Tillakaratne 1989 -- 2004 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Most stumpings Dismissals Player Period 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 Jayawardene, Prasanna Prasanna Jayawardene 2000 -- 2015 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 Kaluwitharana, Romesh Romesh Kaluwitharana 1992 -- 2004 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 Chandimal, Dinesh Dinesh Chandimal 2011 -- 2016 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 Perera, Kusal Kusal Perera 2015 -- present Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 Aravinda de Silva 93 1984 -- 2002 5 10 Rangana Herath † 83 1999 -- present Source : Cricinfo. Last updated : 14 August 2017. Most matches played Matches Player Period 149 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 1997 -- 2014 134 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 132 Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan 1992 -- 2010 111 Vaas, Chaminda Chaminda Vaas 1994 -- 2009 110 Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 1991 -- 2007 Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara 51 1491 2000 -- 2015 1448 Jayawardena, Mahela Mahela Jayawardena 61 1387 1997 -- 2014 969 Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 59 910 1991 -- 2007 785 + de Silva, Aravinda Aravinda de Silva 48 737 + 1984 -- 2002 574 + Ranatunga, Arjuna Arjuna Ranatunga 40 534 + 1982 -- 2000 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Most matches played as captain Matches Player Period 56 Ranatunga, Arjuna Arjuna Ranatunga 1989 -- 1999 38 Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 1999 -- 2002 38 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 2006 -- 2009 34 Mathews, Angelo Angelo Mathews 2013 -- 2017 19 Mendis, Duleep Duleep Mendis 1982 -- 1987 Last updated : 14 August 2017 ♣ -- denote current captain. Most matches won as captain ♣ denotes current captain. Won Player Matches Lost Drawn % won 18 Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya 38 12 8 47.36 18 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene 38 12 8 47.36 13 Mathews, Angelo Angelo Mathews 34 15 6 40.62 12 Ranatunga, Arjuna Arjuna Ranatunga 56 19 25 21.42 8 Atapattu, Marvan Marvan Atapattu 18 6 44.44 Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1st wicket 7002335000000000000 ♠ 335 Atapattu, Marvan Marvan Atapattu Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya Pakistan Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 000000002000 - 06 - 28 - 0000 28 June 2000 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2nd wicket ♠ 7002576000000000000 ♠ 576 Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya Mahanama, Roshan Roshan Mahanama India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 000000001997 - 08 - 02 - 0000 2 August 1997 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3rd wicket ♠ 7002624000000000000 ♠ 624 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene South Africa SSC Ground, Colombo 000000002006 - 07 - 27 - 0000 27 July 2006 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4th wicket 7002437000000000000 ♠ 437 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene Samaraweera, Thilan Thilan Samaraweera Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi 000000002009 - 02 - 21 - 0000 21 February 2009 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5th wicket 7002280000000000000 ♠ 280 Samaraweera, Thilan Thilan Samaraweera Dilshan, Tillakaratne Tillakaratne Dilshan Bangladesh P Sara Oval, Colombo 000000002005 - 09 - 20 - 0000 20 September 2005 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6th wicket 7002351000000000000 ♠ 351 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene Jayawardene, Prasanna Prasanna Jayawardene † India Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad 000000002009 - 11 - 16 - 0000 16 November 2009 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7th wicket 7002223000000000000 ♠ 223 * Jayawardene, Prasanna Prasanna Jayawardene † Vaas, Chaminda Chaminda Vaas Bangladesh SSC Ground, Colombo 000000002007 - 06 - 25 - 0000 25 June 2007 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8th wicket 7002170000000000000 ♠ 170 Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene Vaas, Chaminda Chaminda Vaas South Africa Galle International Stadium, Galle 000000002004 - 08 - 04 - 0000 4 August 2004 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9th wicket 7002118000000000000 ♠ 118 Samaraweera, Thilan Thilan Samaraweera Mendis, Ajantha Ajantha Mendis † India P Sara Oval, Colombo 000000002010 - 08 - 06 - 0000 6 August 2010 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10th wicket 7001790000000000000 ♠ 79 Vaas, Chaminda Chaminda Vaas Muralitharan, Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan Australia Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 000000002004 - 03 - 16 - 0000 16 March 2004 Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene South Africa SSC Ground, Colombo 000000002006 - 07 - 27 - 0000 27 July 2006 576 ♠ 2nd wicket Jayasuriya, Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya Mahanama, Roshan Roshan Mahanama India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 000000001997 - 08 - 02 - 0000 2 August 1997 438 2nd wicket Atapattu, Marvan Marvan Atapattu Sangakkara, Kumar Kumar Sangakkara Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 000000002004 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 2004 437 4th wicket Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene Samaraweera, Thilan Thilan Samaraweera Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi 000000002009 - 02 - 21 - 0000 21 February 2009 351 6th wicket Jayawardene, Mahela Mahela Jayawardene Jayawardene, Prasanna Prasanna Jayawardene India Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad 000000002009 - 11 - 16 - 0000 16 November 2009 Last updated : 14 August 2017 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 has scored the maximum runs in test matches between india and sri lanka
Answer: Sanath Jayasuriya