List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records
Introduction Mahela Jayawardene holds several batting and fielding test cricket records for Sri Lanka.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 on 6 September 1985, in a match against India. Since then, they have played nearly 300 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 Kumar Sangakkara holds several Sri Lankan batting records as he has scored the most runs for Sri Lanka in Test cricket. He is also the record holder for the highest number of centuries as well as the highest number of half-centuries. The 374 made by Mahela Jayawardene 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 five wickets per innings, as well as the most 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.Sri Lanka holds a unique record of having the most Test wickets by both a right arm and left arm bowler:: Muralitharan with 800 wickets and Rangana Herath with 433 wickets.
Key The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Sri Lanka only, and are correct .+ Key Symbol Meaning  Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket * Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken ♠ Test cricket record d Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d)  Date Starting date of the Test match Innings Number of innings played Matches Number of matches played Opposition The team India 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
Team records === Team wins, losses, and draws ===OpponentMatchesWonLostDrawTied% WonFirstLast11000100.0020242024              19832022              20012022            19822021              19822022              20232023              19832023    59    23      28.8119822023             19932021              19932021              19942020'''Total''''''314''''''101''''''121''''''92''''''0''''''45.49''''''1982''''''2024'''=== First Test series wins === Opponent  Year of first Home win  Year of first Away win   2024 YTP   1999  —  2002 2006   1993  1998   1985  —   2023 YTP   1992  1995   2009  1995   2004  2019   2001 —   1996 1999 Last updated: 05 February 2024=== First Test match wins === Opponent  Home  Away Year  Venue  Year  Venue   2024 Colombo (SSC) YTP  YTP   1999  Kandy  —  —   2002  Colombo (PSS)  2006  Chittagong    1993  Colombo (SSC)  1998  The Oval    1985  Colombo (PSS)  —  —   2023 Galle YTP  YTP   1992  Colombo (SSC)  1995  Napier    1985  Colombo (CCC)  1995  Faisalabad  2000  Galle  2011  Durban   2001  Galle  2008  Georgetown   1996  Colombo (RPS)  1999  Harare Last updated: 05 February 2024===Team scoring records=======Most runs in an innings==== Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1  952–6d ♠   R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   2  760–7d  Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad   3  756–5d    Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   4  730–6d    Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  5  713–3d    Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo   713–9d    ZAC Stadium, Chittagong   Last updated: 29 April 2023====Highest successful run chases==== Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date 1  388  R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  2  352  Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  3  326  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka  4  304  Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa  5  268  Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka  Last updated: 29 April 2023====Fewest runs in an innings==== Rank Score Opposition Venue Date1 71  Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy   2  73  3  81    Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  482    Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh     Sophia Gardens, Cardiff   Last updated: 29 April 2023====Most runs conceded in an innings==== Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1   National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  2  Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India  3  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka  4  Green Park Stadium, Kanpur, India  5   Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand  Last updated: 29 April 2023====Least runs conceded in an innings==== Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 62  Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	   2 73 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka  3 79   4 81   5 86  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Last updated: 29 April 2023===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)==== Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date1Innings and 280 runsGalle International Stadium, Galle18 April 20232  Innings and 254 runs    Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo  3  Innings and 248 runs    Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  4  Innings and 240 runs    Harare Sports Club, Harare  5  Innings and 239 runs    Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Last updated: 29 April 2023====Greatest win margins (by runs)==== Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1  465 runs    Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong   2  315 runs    Galle International Stadium, Galle   3  313 runs    Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   4  288 runs    Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   5  278 runs    Galle International Stadium, Galle   Last updated: 29 April 2023====Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)==== Rank Number of Victories Opposition Most Recent Venue Date 1 2  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka   Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka    Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe   4 1  The Oval, London, England    Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra, Bangladesh    Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Last updated: 05 February 2024====Narrowest win margins (by runs)==== Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1  21 runs   Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi   2  42 runs  Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad   3  50 runs  Galle International Stadium, Galle  4  57 runs  Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar   5  63 runs    Galle International Stadium, Galle   Last updated: 29 April 2023====Narrowest win margins (by wickets)==== Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 1 wicket   Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban   3  2 wickets    Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi  4 5 wickets   Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo      Last updated: 29 April 2023====Greatest loss margins (by innings)==== Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Innings and 239 runs  Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India  2 Innings and 229 runs  Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa  3 Innings and 222 runs  Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India  4  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka   5 Innings and 208 runs  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka   Last updated: 29 July 2023====Greatest loss margins (by runs)==== Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 423 runs  Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand   2 366 runs  Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia   3 304 runs  Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka  4 301 runs  Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  5 282 runs  Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa   Last updated: 29 April 2023====Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)==== Rank Number of Defeats Opposition Most Recent Venue Date 1 2  Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka   Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa   3 1  Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia   Old Trafford, Manchester, England  Last updated: 29 April 2023====Narrowest loss margins (by runs)==== Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1   Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka   2  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka  3  Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka   4  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka  5  Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka  Last updated: 29 April 2023====Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)==== Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date1 2 wicket  Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand  2 3 wicket  Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan    Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka    Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa  5 4 wicket  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka   Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka   Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka  Last updated: 20 July 2023
Individual records ===Batting records===Sangakkara holds several Sri Lanka Test cricket records in batting====Most career runs====Kumar Sangakkara is the fifth-highest scoring batsman in Test cricket. Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period 1  12,400    134  233  2000–2015 2  11,814    149  252  1997–2014 3  7,502 Angelo Mathews  107  189  2009-2024 4  6,973  Sanath Jayasuriya 110  188  1991-2007 5  6,740 Dimuth Karunaratne  89  170  2012-2024 6  6,361 Aravinda de Silva  93  159  1984-2002 7  5,502 Marvan Atapattu  90  156  1990-2007 8  5,492 Tillakaratne Dilshan  87  145  1999-2013 9  5,462 Thilan Samaraweera  81  132  2001-2013 10  5,402 Dinesh Chandimal  77  138  2011-2024 Last updated: 5 February 2024====Fastest runs getter====RunsBatsmanMatchInningsRecord DateReference1000122314 September 19851522 March 2008 1231 January 20182000294620 June 20033000426516 May 20024000579124 March 200450006410615 December 200660007111618 December 200770008313820 July 2009800091 ♠152 ♠3 August 20109000103 ♠172 ♠3 November 201110000115195 ♠26 December 201211000122 ♠208 ♠4 February 201412000130 ♠224 ♠3 January 2015 Last updated: 29 April 2023====Most runs in each batting position====Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageTest Career SpanRef OpenerDimuth Karunaratne  165  6,647  42.06 2012–2024  Number 3Kumar Sangakkara 207  11,679  60.83  2000–2015  Number 4Mahela Jayawardene 195  9,509  52.25  1997–2014  Number 5Thilan Samaraweera 93  3,903  47.60  2001–2013  Number 6Hashan Tillakaratne  58  2,843  47.38  1989-2004  Number 7Prasanna Jayawardene 62  1,661  30.20  2000–2015  Number 8Chaminda Vaas 98  1,913  25.17  1994–2009  Number 9 42  847  28.23  1994–2009  Number 10Suranga Lakmal 45  415  12.58  2010-2020  Number 11Muttiah Muralitharan 98  623  11.33  1992–2010  Last updated: 5 February 2024.Qualification: Batted 20 Innings at the position====Most runs against each team==== Opposition Runs Player Matches Innings Period Ref  141 Angelo Mathews 1 1 2024–2024   969  16 29 1999–2013   1,816  15 21 2001–2014   2,212 23 41 1998–2014   1,822 18 28 1997–2010   385Kusal Mendis 2 22023-2023   1,028  13 22 1998–2012   2,911  23 45 2002–2015   1,782  17 32 2000–2014   918  12 19 2001–2010   1,145  10 15 1998–2004  Last updated: 3 February 2024.====Highest individual score==== Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date 1  374      Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   2  340      R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   3  319     Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong   4  287   Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   5  275      Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad  Last updated: 29 April 2023====Highest individual score – progression of record====RunsPlayerOpponentVenueSeason 77Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1981–82 157    Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan 190Lord's, London, England  1984 201*Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka  1987 267  Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand  1991 340R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  1997 374   Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka  2006 Last updated: 29 April 2023====Highest individual score against each team==== Opposition Runs Player Venue Date Ref  141  Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo     206*Dinesh Chandimal Galle Stadium, Galle    319 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong     213*  Galle International Stadium, Galle    340   R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo     245Kusal MendisGalle Stadium, Galle    267  Basin Reserve, Wellington    253  Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad    374 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo     204*     270  Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo   Last updated: 3 February 2024.====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. Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out Period 1  57.40    233  12,400  17  2000–2015 2  49.84    252  11,814  15  1997–2014 3  48.76    132  5,462  20  2001–2013 4  46.02   189  7,502  26  2009–2024 5  43.91  138  5,402 15  2011–2024 Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 3 February 2024====Highest Average in each batting position====Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageCareer SpanRef OpenerMarvan Atapattu 136  5,317  43.23  1990–2007  Number 3Kumar Sangakkara 207  11,679  60.83  2000–2015  Number 4Mahela Jayawardene 195  9,509  52.25  1997–2014  Number 5 Dinesh Chandimal  43  2,017 56.02  2013-2024  Number 6Dhananjaya de Silva 28  1,218  48.72  2016-2024  Number 7Hashan Tillakaratne  22  701  50.07  1989-2004  Number 8Chaminda Vaas 98  1,913  25.17  1994–2009  Number 9 42  847  28.23  1994–2009  Number 10Suranga Lakmal 45  415  12.58  2010-2020  Number 11Muttiah Muralitharan 98  623  11.33  1992–2010  Last updated:5 February 2024.Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position ====Most Test half-centuries==== Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period 1  52    233  12,400  2000–2015 2  50    252  11,814  1997–2014 3  40   189  7,502  2009–2024438   155  5,105  1982-2000 5  35 Dimuth Karunaratne  169  6,708  2012-2024 Last updated: 3 February 2024====Most Test centuries==== Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period1  38    233  12,400  2000–20152  34    252  11,814  1997–20143  20    159  6,361  1984–2002 4 16    145  5,492  1999–2013   156  5,502  1990–2007   169  6,708  2012–2023   189  7,502  2009–2024 Last updated: 3 February 2024====Most Test double centuries==== Rank Double centuries Player Innings Runs Period 1  11    233  12,400  2000–2015 2  7    252  11,814  1997–2014 3  6    156  5,502  1990–2007 4  3    188  6,973  1991–2007 5  2    159  6,361  1984–2002Thilan Samaraweera1325,4622001–2013 Last updated: 29 July 2023====Most triple centuries==== Rank Triple centuries Player Innings Runs Period1 1    188  6,973  1991–2007   233  12,400  2000–2015   252  11,814  1997–2014 Last updated: 29 April 2023====Most Sixes==== Rank Sixes Player Innings Runs Period 1 85  189 7,502 2009–2024 2 61  252 11,814 1997–2014 3 59  188 6,973 1991–2007 4 51  233 12,400 2000–2015 5 48  159 6,361 1984–2002 Last updated: 3 February 2024====Most Fours==== Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period 1 1,491  233 12,400 2000–2015 2 1,387  252 11,814 1997–2014 3 910  188 6,973 1991–2007 4 771 Angelo Mathews 189 7,361 2009–2024 5 756+  159 6,361 1984–2002 Last updated: 3 February 2024=== Highest batting strike rate === Rank Strike Rate Player Runs Balls Period 1 72.25 Kusal Perera 1,177 1,629 2015–2021 2 70.28 Muttiah Muralitharan 1,261 1,794 1992–2010 3 66.46 Niroshan Dickwella 2,757 4,148 2014–2023 4 65.54 Tillakaratne Dilshan 5,492 8,379 1999–2013 5 65.18 Sanath Jayasuriya 6,973 10,698 1991–2007 Qualification: 1,000 balls. Last updated: 29 April 2023====Most runs in a series==== Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series1 571   2 3   2 516   3 6  3 510  2 3  South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 20064 499    Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2013-145  493  3 5  Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1990-91 Last updated: 19 July 2023====Most ducks in career===="Duck" refers to a batsman dismissed without scoring. Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period 1  32    132  162  1992–2010 2  23    93  144  1999–2018 3  22    90  156  1990–2007 4  21    69  107  2010–2022 5  18    28  50  2011–2017 Last updated: 29 April 2023
Bowling records alt=A smiling, dark-skinned man with short black hair and trimmed beard. Several people are in the background.=== 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. Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Period 1   ♠    132  228  18,023  1992–2010 2      93  170  12,157  1999–2018 3      111  194  10,501  1994–2009 4      70  122  6,232  2010–2022 5      43  78  5,780  2014–20216101Lasith Malinga30593,3492004-20107100Dilhara Fernando40683,7842000-2012898Sanath Jayasuriya1101403,3661991-2007985Pramodya Wickramasinghe40633,5591991-20011075Dhammika Prasad25442,6982008-2015 Last updated: 29 April 2023=== Most career wickets against each team === Opposition Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period Ref  8  1 2 21.75 2024–2024  66  11 19 22.63 1999–2016  89 11 22 13.37 2001–2009  112 16 30 20.06 1993–2007  105 22 32 32.61 1993-2010  17 2 4 21.76 2023-2023  68  14 25 25.97 1992–2009  106  21 40 28.07 2000–2017  104 15 27 22.22 1993–2006  82 12 22 19.62 1993–2008  87 14 26 16.86 1994–2004 Last updated: 05 February 2024=== Fastest wicket taker ===WicketsBowlerMatchRecord DateReference50724 April 2023100252 December 20171503614 January 19982004227 August 19982505112 March 20003005826 December 200035066 ♠6 September 200140072 ♠12 January 200245080 ♠3 May 200350087 ♠16 March 2004600101 ♠8 March 2006700113 ♠11 July 2007750122 ♠31 July 2008800133 ♠18 July 2010Last updated: 29 April 2023=== 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. Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date 1       Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Sri Lanka   2      The Oval, London, England   3        Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, Sri Lanka   4        Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka   5        Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe   Last updated: 29 April 2023=== Best figures in an innings against each team === Opposition Figures Player Venue Date Reference  5/107 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo    7/64    7/89 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo    9/65 The Oval, London    8/87 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo    7/52 Galle International Stadium, Galle    6/43    9/127 Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo    7/84 Galle International Stadium, Galle    8/46Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy    9/51   Last updated: 05 February 2024=== 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. Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date 1        The Oval, London, England   2       Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka   3         4        Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka   5        Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka   Last updated: 29 April 2023=== 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. Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period 1  22.67   795  18,023  43,715  1992–2010 2 26.17   67  1,754  3,473 2022–2024 3 28.07    433  12,157  25,993  1999–2018 4 29.58    355  10,501  23,438  1994–2009 5 30.65 Ramesh Mendis  63  1,931  3,726  2021–2023 Qualification: 2,000 deliveries. Last updated: 05 February 2024=== Best career economy rate ===A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled. Rank Economy rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period 1  2.33    41  1,548  3,973  1986–1998 2  2.46    98  3,366  8,188  1991–2007 3  2.47    795  18,023  43,715  1992–2010 4  2.52    69  2,920  6,939  1993–2004 5 2.62    32  1,021  2,333  1984–1994   16  1,040  2,373  1984–2000 Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 29 April 2023=== Best career strike rate ===A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken. Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period 1 51.5    101  3,349  5,209  2004–2010 2 51.83  67  1,754  3,473 2022–2024 3 54.9    795  18,023  43,715  1992–2010 4 55.7    37  1,276  2,063  2016–2018 5 57.7  75  1,931  3,726  2021–2023 Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 05 February 2024=== 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. Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Innings Balls Wickets Period 1   ♠    228  43,715  795  1992–2010 2      170  25,993  433  1999–2018 3      194  23,438  355  1994–2009 4      78  10,805  161  2014–2021 5  7     18  3,726  67  2022–2024 Last updated: 05 February 2024=== Most ten-wickets in a match ===Muralitharan has taken ten or more wickets in a 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. Rank Ten-wicket hauls Player Matches Balls Wickets Period1   ♠    132  43,715  795  1992–20102      93  25,993  433  1999–20183     9  3,041  59  2022–2023   43  10,805  161 2014–2021   111  23,438  355  1994–2009 Last updated: 27 July 2023=== Worst figures in an innings === Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date 1     25  Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand   2  34  3     56   4     36    Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka   5     46    Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India   Last updated: 27 July 2023=== Worst figures in a match === Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date1     47    Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia     25   Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand   3     51    Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh   4     40    Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns, Australia   5     32    Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka   Last updated:29 April 2023=== Most wickets in a series === Rank Wickets Player Matches BBI BBM 5w/10w Series 1  30   3  9/51  13/115  2/1  228    3  7/64  13/145  3/1    6/59  11/212  4/1  3 26  6/28  12/82  3/1   7/46  11/93  1/1  7/84  13/171  3/1  6/71  10/148  1/1    7/71  14/191  2/1    6/117 10/209   Last updated: 29 April 2023=== Hat-trick ===In cricket, a '''hat-trick''' occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count.No.BowlerAgainstInn.TestDismissalsVenueDateRef. 1 Nuwan Zoysa  1  2/3 * Trevor Gripper (lbw)* Murray Goodwin (c Romesh Kaluwitharana)* Neil Johnson (lbw)  Harare Sports Club, Harare  26 November 1999  2    1  2/3  * Adam Voges (c Dimuth Karunaratne)* Peter Nevill (lbw)* Mitchell Starc (lbw)  Galle International Stadium, Galle  5 August 2016
Wicket-keeping records Former Sri Lankan captain alt=Portrait picture of a dark skinned man wearing blue and yellow Sri Lankan cricket kit, with a partially visible cricket bat under his arm.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 === Rank  Dismissals  Player  Matches  Innings  Catches  Stumping  Dis/Inn  Period  1      54  96  133  27  1.666  2014–2023 2      58  102  124  32  1.529  2000–2015 3      134  90  131  20  1.677  2000–2015 4      49  85  93  26  1.400  1992–2004 5     77  50  63  10  1.460  2011–2024 Last updated: 4 February 2024=== Most catches === Rank  Catches  Player  Matches  Innings  Period  1       54  96  2014–2023 2      134  90  2000–2015 3      58  102  2000–2015 4      49  85  1992–2004 5       77  50  2011–2023 Last updated: 05 February 2024=== Most stumpings === Rank  Stumpings Player  Matches  Period  1      58  102  2000–2015 2       54  96  2014–2022 3      49  85  1992–2004 4      134  90  2000–2015 5       72  50  2011–2023 Last updated: 05 February 2024=== Most dismissals in an innings === Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date 1 6   Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka      Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Last updated: 11 July 2022=== Most dismissals in a match === Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date19   Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka   Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka      Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE  48   Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  57    Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand     McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand      Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh    Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE    Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka     Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda       Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa       Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua & Barboda   Last updated: 11 July 2022=== Most dismissals in a series === Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Series 1 22  3 6  2 18   3  6   3 15   6  5  5 14 6  Last updated: 20 July 2022
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. Rank  Catches  Player  Matches  Innings  Ct/Inn  Period  1      149  270  0.759  1997–2014 2      83  123  0.723  1989–2004 3 81    61  110  0.736  2015–2024 4     110  196  0.397  1991–2007 5     87  153  0.503  1999–2013 Last updated: 05 February 2024=== Most catches in a series === Rank  Catches  Player  Matches  Innings  Series 1  10  3 6   2 9   5  3 8  2 4     3     3  6     2  4    3 6     2  4   Last updated: 28 July 2022
All-round Records === 1000 runs and 100 wickets ===A total of 71 players have achieved the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in their Test career. Rank Player Average Difference Period Matches Runs Bat Avg Wickets Bowl Avg 1	  −5.25 1994-2009  111  3089  24.32  355  29.58 2	  −10.79 1992-2010  132  1259  11.87  795  22.67 3	  −13.42 1999-2018  93  1699  14.64  433  28.07 4	  −17.01 2014-2021  43  1303  18.88  161  35.90 Last updated: 11 July 2022
Other records === Most career matches === Rank  Matches  Player  Runs  Wkts Period 1  149    11,814  6  1997–2014 2  134    12,400  0  2000–2015 3  132    1,259  795  1992–2010 4  111    3,089  355  1994–2009 5  110    6,973  98  1991–2007Last updated: 11 July 2022=== Most consecutive career matches === Rank  Matches  Player  Period 1  93    2002–2013 2  53    1997–2002 Last updated: 11 July 2022=== Most matches played as captain === Rank  Matches  Player  Won  Lost  Tied  Draw  %W  %L  Period 1 56    12  19 0  25  21.42  33.92  1989–19992 38   18 12 8 47.36 31.57  1999–2002   2006–2009 4 34    13  15  6  38.23  44.11  2013–2017 5 30   12  12  40.00  40.00  2019–2023 Last updated: 27 July 2023=== Most man of the match awards === Rank M.O.M. Awards Player Matches Period 1 19 Muttiah Muralitharan 132 1992–2010 2 16 Kumar Sangakkara 134 2000–2015 3 13 Mahela Jayawardene 149  1997–2014 4 11 Aravinda de Silva 93 1984–2002 Rangana Herath 1999–2018 Last updated: 19 March 2023=== Most man of the series awards === Rank M.O.S. Awards Player Matches Period 1 11 Muttiah Muralitharan 132 1992–2010 2 5 Rangana Herath 93 1999–2018 3 4 Dimuth Karunaratne  84  2012–2023 Aravinda de Silva 93 1984–2002 Angelo Mathews  102 2009–2023 Kumar Sangakkara 134 2000–2015 Last updated: 19 March 2023=== Youngest players on Debut === Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date 1       Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  2         3        Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka  4       R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  5      Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand  Last updated: 11 July 2022=== Oldest players on debut === Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date 1      Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  2     3        Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia   4      Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand  5     Last updated: 11 July 2022=== Oldest players === Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date 1       Lord's, London, England    2     Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka    3        4     Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka    5       Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka   Last updated: 11 July 2022
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  1st wicket         Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy   2nd wicket ♠        R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   3rd wicket ♠        SSC Ground, Colombo   4th wicket       National Stadium, Karachi   5th wicket       P Sara Oval, Colombo   6th wicket         Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad   7th wicket  *     SSC Ground, Colombo   8th wicket       Galle International Stadium, Galle   9th wicket           10th wicket          Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy   Last updated: 11 July 2022===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  624 ♠  3rd wicket       SSC Ground, Colombo  576 ♠ 2nd wicket        R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   438        Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo   437  4th wicket       National Stadium, Karachi   351  6th wicket      Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad   Last updated: 11 July 2022===Highest overall partnership runs by a pair=== Rank Runs Innings Players Highest Average 100/50 T20I career span 1 6,554 120  Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara  624  56.5  19/27  2000-2014 2 4,533 122  Marvan Atapattu & Sanath Jayasuriya  335  39.41  9/24  2004–2012 3 3,247 55  Mahela Jayawardene & Thilan Samaraweera   437  61.26  11/9  2003-2013 4 2,812 57  Aravinda de Silva & Arjuna Ranatunga  189*  53.05  11/11 1985-2000 5 2,763 62  Dinesh Chandimal & Angelo Mathews   232  47.63  8/12  2012-2024  ''An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached).'' Last updated: 4 February 2024
Umpiring records  Rank Matches Umpire Period 1 73  2010–2021 2 49  2000–2011 3 25  1982–1999 4 21  1992–2001 5 11  1993–2001 Last updated: 11 July 2022
See also * Cricket statistics* List of Test cricket records
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