rank  average                player  matches  innings       period
0     1    39.69      kumar sangakkara      351      328   2000 - pre
1     2    37.57       marvan atapattu      268      259  1990 - 2007
2     3    36.74  tillakaratne dilshan      264      239   1999 - pre
3     4    35.84      arjuna ranatunga      269      255  1982 - 1999
4     5    35.26         russel arnold      180      155  1997 - 2007
5     6    34.13         upul tharanga      169      162   2005 - pre
6     7    34.08        angelo mathews      102       82   2008 - pre

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