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.^[1] 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).^[2][3] Sri Lanka obtained Full Member status of the ICC in 1981, becoming the eighth nation eligible to play Test cricket.^[4] 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.^[5] Since then, they have played nearly 200 matches, against every other Test-playing nation.^[6] Sri Lanka holds the world record for the highest team score, which was established against India in 1997.^[7] The highest partnership in Test cricket was also established by two Sri Lankan batsmen; Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.^[8] Sri Lankan players also hold the highest partnership scores for the second, third, and fourth wickets.^[9]

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.^[10] 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.^[11]

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.^[12] 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.^[13] 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.^[14] 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.

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
1	Australia	43	4823	112
2	India	32	3535	110
3	South Africa	34	3703	109
4	Pakistan	28	2977	106
5	England	45	4610	102
6	New Zealand	39	3755	96
7	Sri Lanka	35	3123	89
8	West Indies	33	2504	76
9	Bangladesh	22	1026	47
10	Zimbabwe	10	53	5
Reference: ICC Rankings, 24 February 2016
"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.^[15] Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, neither of which involved Sri Lanka.^[16]

Opponent	1st Test	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	% Won
Australia	22 April 1983[17]	26	1	17	8	0	3.84
Bangladesh	6 September 2001[18]	16	14	0	2	0	87.50
England	17 February 1982[19]	28	8	10	10	0	28.57
India	17 September 1982[20]	38	7	16	15	0	18.42
New Zealand	4 March 1983[21]	32	8	14	10	0	25.80
Pakistan	5 March 1982[22]	51	14	19	18	0	27.45
South Africa	25 August 1993[23]	22	5	11	6	0	22.72
West Indies	8 December 1993[24]	17	8	3	6	0	47.05
Zimbabwe	11 October 1994[25]	15	10	0	5	0	66.66
Total		243	75	88	80	0	30.86
Last updated: 21 December 2015[26]

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
730–3d	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	27 January 2014
713–3d	Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	14 May 2004
Last updated: 14 December 2015[27]

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: 14 December 2015[28]

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.^[15]

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: 13 December 2015[29]

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
241 runs	New Zealand	McLean Park, Napier	11 March 1995
Last updated: 13 December 2015[29]

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: 13 December 2015[29]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
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
75 runs	England	Galle International Stadium, Galle	26 March 2012
88 runs	England	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	1 December 2007
Last updated: 13 December 2015[30]

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: 13 December 2015[30]

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.^[31] Apart from these five players^[32]

Runs	Innings	Player	Period
12,400	233	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	2000–2015
11,814	252	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	1997–2014
6,973	188	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	1991–2007
6,361	159	de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva	1984–2002
5,502	156	Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu	1990–2007
Last updated: 13 December 2015[32]

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.^[33]

Average	Player	Period
57.40	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	2000–2015
50.46	Mathews, AngeloAngelo Mathews†	2009–Present
49.84	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	1997–2014
48.76	Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera	2001–2013
46.94	Chandimal, DineshDinesh Chandimal†	2011–Present
Qualification: 20 innings Last updated: 14 December 2015[34]

Highest individual score

Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Date
374	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	27 July 2006
340	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	India	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	2 August 1997
319	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	Bangladesh	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	4 February 2014
287	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	27 July 2006
275	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	India	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahemedabad	16 November 2009
Last updated: 13 December 2015[35]

Most Test half-centuries

Half centuries		Period
52	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	2000–2015
50	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	1997–2014
38	Ranatunga, ArjunaArjuna Ranatunga	1982–2000
31	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	1991–2007
30	Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera	2001-2013
Last updated: 13 December 2015[36]

Most Test centuries

Centuries	Player	Period
38	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	2000–2015
34	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	1997–2014
20	de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva	1984–2002
16	Dilshan, TillakaratneTillakaratne Dilshan	1999–2013
16	Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu	1990–2007
Last updated: 13 December 2015[37]

Most Test double centuries

Double centuries	Player	Period
11	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	2000–2015
7	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	1997–2014
6	Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu	1990–2007
3	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	1991–2007
2	de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva	1984–2002
Last updated: 13 December 2015[38]

Most ducks in career

"Duck" refers to a batsman dismissed without scoring.^[39]

Ducks	Player	Period
32	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	1992–2010
22	Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu	1990–2007
17	Wickramasinghe, PramodyaPramodya Wickramasinghe	1991–2001
16	Herath, RanganaRangana Herath†	1999–Present
15	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	1991–2007
Last updated: 13 December 2015[40]

Most runs in a series

Runs	Matches	Player	Series
571	2 (3 innings)	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	India in Sri Lanka, 1997
516	3 (6 innings)	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2012
510	2 (3 innings)	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	South Africa in Sri Lanka, 2006
499	2 (3 innings)	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka in Banglandesh, 2013–2014
493	3 (5 innings)	de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva	Sri Lanka in New Zealand, 1990–1991
Last updated: 13 December 2015[41]

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.^[42] Muralitharan and Shane Warne—who ranks second with 708 wickets—are the only bowlers who have captured more than 700 Test wickets.^[43]

Wickets	Player	Matches	Period
795 ♠	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	132	1992–2010
355	Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas	111	1994–2009
295	Herath, RanganaRangana Herath†	66	1999–Pre
101	Malinga, LasithLasith Malinga	30	2004–2011
100	Fernando, DilharaDilhara Fernando†	40	2002-2012
Last updated: 14 December 2015[44]

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.^[33]

Average	Player	Period
22.67	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	1992–2010
29.56	Perera, DilruwanDilruwan Perera†	2014–Pre
29.58	Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas	1994–2009
29.66	Herath, RanganaRangana Herath†	1999–Pre
31.90	Warnaweera, JayanandaJayananda Warnaweera	1984–1994
Qualification: 2,000 deliveries Last updated: 14 December 2015[45]

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.^[46] 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.^[47]

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Date
9 wickets for 51 runs	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	Zimbabwe	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	4 January 2002
9 wickets for 65 runs	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	England	The Oval, London	27 August 1998
9 wickets for 127 runs	Herath, RanganaRangana Herath†	Pakistan	Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	15 August 2014
8 wickets for 46 runs	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	West Indies	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	22 July 2005
8 wickets for 70 runs	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	England	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	2 June 2006
Last updated: 14 December 2015[48]

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.^[49]

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Date
16 wickets for 220 runs	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	England	The Oval, London	27 August 1998
14 wickets for 184 runs	Herath, RanganaRangana Herath†	Pakistan	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	16 August 2014
14 wickets for 191 runs	Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas	West Indies	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	29 November 2001
13 wickets for 115 runs	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	Zimbabwe	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	4 January 2002
13 wickets for 171 runs	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	South Africa	Galle International Stadium, Galle	20 July 2000
Last updated: 14 December 2015[50]

Best figures in a series

Bowling	Matches	Player	Opponent	Series
30 wickets for 294 runs	3	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka, 2000–2001
28 wickets for 649 runs	3	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	Australia	Australia in Sri Lanka, 2003–2004
26 wickets for 282 runs	3	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	Bangladesh	Bangladesh in Sri Lanka, 2007
26 wickets for 320 runs	3	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	England	England in Sri Lanka, 2003–2004
26 wickets for 401 runs	3	Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas	Zimbabwe	West Indies in Sri Lanka, 2001–2002
Last updated: 14 December 2015[51]

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.^[52] 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 37.^[53]

Five wicket hauls	Player	Period
67 ♠	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	1992–2010
23	Herath, RanganaRangana Herath†	1999–Pre
12	Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas	1994–2009
5	Ratnayake, RumeshRumesh Ratnayake	1983–1992
4	Pushpakumara, RavindraRavindra Pushpakumara	1994–2001
Last updated: 14 December 2015[54]

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.^[55]

Ten wicket hauls	Player	Period
22 ♠	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	1992–2010
5	Herath, RanganaRangana Herath†	1999–Pre
2	Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas	1994–2009
1	Mendis, AjanthaAjantha Mendis†	2008–Pre
1	Chandana, UpulUpul Chandana	1999–2005
Last updated: 14 December 2015[56]

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.^[57]

Catches	Player	Period
205	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	1997–2014
89	Tillakaratne, HashanHashan Tillakaratne	1989–2004
78	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	1991–2007
77	Dilshan, TillakaratneTillakaratne Dilshan	1999–2013
70	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	1992–2010
Last updated: 14 December 2015[58]

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.^[59] 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.^[60]

Most dismissals

Dismissals	Player	Period
156	Jayawardene, PrasannaPrasanna Jayawardene†	2000–Pre
151	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	2000–2015
119	Kaluwitharana, RomeshRomesh Kaluwitharana	1992–2004
35	Tillakaratne, HashanHashan Tillakaratne	1989–2004
34	Silva, AmalAmal Silva	1983–1988
Last updated: 14 December 2015[61]

Most catches

Dismissals	Player	Period
131	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	2000–2015
124	Jayawardene, PrasannaPrasanna Jayawardene†	2000–Pre
93	Kaluwitharana, RomeshRomesh Kaluwitharana	1992–2004
33	Tillakaratne, HashanHashan Tillakaratne	1989–2004
33	Silva, AmalAmal Silva	1983–1988
Last updated: 14 December 2015[61]

Most stumpings

Dismissals	Player	Period
32	Jayawardene, PrasannaPrasanna Jayawardene†	2000–Pre
26	Kaluwitharana, RomeshRomesh Kaluwitharana	1992–2004
20	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	2000–2015
5	Dassanayake, PubuduPubudu Dassanayake	1993–1994
3	Goonatilleke, MahesMahes Goonatilleke	1982
Last updated: 14 December 2015[61]

Other records

Most player-of-the-match awards

Rank	Awards	Player	Matches	Period
1	19	Muttiah Muralitharan	133	1992-2010.
2	16	Kumar Sangakkara	134	2000-2015
3	13	Mahela Jayawardene	149	1997–2014.
4	11	Aravinda de Silva	93	1984–2002.
5	8	Rangana Herath†	66	1999-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 14 December 2015.

Most matches played

Matches	Player	Period
149	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	1997–2014
134	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	2000-2015
132	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	1992–2010
111	Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas	1994–2009
110	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	1991–2007
Last updated: 14 December 2015[62]

Most matches played as captain

Matches	Player	Period
56	Ranatunga, ArjunaArjuna Ranatunga	1989–1999
38	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	1999–2002
38	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	2006–2009
24	Mathews, AngeloAngelo Mathews†♣	2013-Present
19	Mendis, DuleepDuleep Mendis	1982–1987
Last updated: 14 December 2015[63]

♣ - denote current captain.

Most matches won as captain

♣ denotes current captain.

Won	Player	Matches	Lost	Drawn	% won
18	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	38	12	8	47.36
18	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	38	12	8	47.36
12	Ranatunga, ArjunaArjuna Ranatunga	56	19	25	21.42
10	Mathews, AngeloAngelo Mathews†♣	24	9	5	41.66
8	Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu	18	6	4	44.44
Last updated: 14 December 2015[63]

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.^[64]

Wicket	Runs	1st batsman	2nd batsman	Opposition	Venue	Date
		Partners
1st wicket	335	Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	Pakistan	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	28 June 2000
2nd wicket ♠	576	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	Mahanama, RoshanRoshan Mahanama	India	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	2 August 1997
3rd wicket ♠	624	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	27 July 2006
4th wicket	437	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	21 February 2009
5th wicket	280	Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera	Dilshan, TillakaratneTillakaratne Dilshan	Bangladesh	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	20 September 2005
6th wicket	351	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	Jayawardene, PrasannaPrasanna Jayawardene†	India	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	16 November 2009
7th wicket	223*	Jayawardene, PrasannaPrasanna Jayawardene†	Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas	Bangladesh	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	25 June 2007
8th wicket	170	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas	South Africa	Galle International Stadium, Galle	4 August 2004
9th wicket	118	Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera	Mendis, AjanthaAjantha Mendis†	India	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	6 August 2010
10th wicket	79	Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas	Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan	Australia	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	16 March 2004
Last updated: 14 December 2015[65]

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.^[66][67]

Runs	Wicket	1st batsman	2nd batsman	Opposition	Venue	Date
		Partners
624 ♠	3rd wicket	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	27 July 2006
576 ♠	2nd wicket	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	Mahanama, RoshanRoshan Mahanama	India	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	2 August 1997
438	2nd wicket	Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	14 May 2004
437	4th wicket	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	21 February 2009
351 ♠	6th wicket	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	Jayawardene, PrasannaPrasanna Jayawardene	India	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	16 November 2009
Last updated: 14 December 2015[68]

See also

• Cricket statistics
• List of Test cricket records
• List of Sri Lanka Test cricket centurions

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