Highest strike rates in an innings in 1980s in FC - Sri Lanka
Highest strike rates in an innings
Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 52 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 144.44 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kanpur | 17 Dec 1986 | Test # 1061 | |
| 51 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 108.51 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 26 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 108.33 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 94 | 97 | 9 | 3 | 96.90 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 53 | 56 | 9 | - | 94.64 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 28 | 30 | 4 | - | 93.33 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
| 38 | 41 | 5 | - | 92.68 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 | |
| 97 | 108 | 18 | - | 89.81 | Sri Lanka | v India | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| 85 | 96 | 16 | - | 88.54 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 5 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 105 | 123 | 17 | 1 | 85.36 | Sri Lanka | v India | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| 50 | 59 | 7 | - | 84.74 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kanpur | 17 Dec 1986 | Test # 1061 | |
| 25 | 31 | 5 | - | 80.64 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 54 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 80.59 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 33 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 80.48 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 74 | 92 | 12 | - | 80.43 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| 46 | 58 | 6 | - | 79.31 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 34 | 43 | 5 | - | 79.06 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 111 | 143 | 11 | 3 | 77.62 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 67 | 87 | 10 | - | 77.01 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 12 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 59 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 76.62 | Sri Lanka | v India | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 | |
| 61* | 80 | - | - | 76.25 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 5 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 90 | 120 | 16 | - | 75.00 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| 47 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 74.60 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 12 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 45 | 65 | 6 | - | 69.23 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 | |
| 40 | 59 | 8 | - | 67.79 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 5 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 96 | 145 | 13 | - | 66.20 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| 34 | 52 | 6 | - | 65.38 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 4 Mar 1983 | Test # 950 | |
| 28 | 43 | 5 | - | 65.11 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 | |
| 135* | 208 | 14 | 4 | 64.90 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Mar 1986 | Test # 1043 | |
| 109 | 179 | 14 | 1 | 60.89 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 77 | 128 | 11 | - | 60.15 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 36* | 61 | 3 | - | 59.01 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 27* | 46 | 2 | 1 | 58.69 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 56 | 97 | 8 | - | 57.73 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 75 | 130 | 9 | 3 | 57.69 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 | |
| 38 | 66 | 4 | - | 57.57 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
| 54 | 96 | 7 | - | 56.25 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 98 | 177 | 15 | - | 55.36 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 26 | 47 | 4 | - | 55.31 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 35 | 64 | 6 | - | 54.68 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 5 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 124 | 228 | 11 | 2 | 54.38 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| 50 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 54.34 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
| 25 | 46 | 3 | - | 54.34 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Apr 1987 | Test # 1074 | |
| 71 | 131 | 13 | - | 54.19 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 72 | 133 | 12 | - | 54.13 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 | |
| 59* | 112 | 9 | - | 52.67 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 34 | 65 | 5 | - | 52.30 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 42 | 81 | 7 | 1 | 51.85 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 5 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 57 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 51.81 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 36 | 70 | 6 | - | 51.42 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Mar 1984 | Test # 982 | |
| 42 | 83 | 6 | - | 50.60 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 108 | 215 | 18 | - | 50.23 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Mar 1984 | Test # 982 | |
| 32 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| 106 | 216 | 17 | - | 49.07 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| 38 | 79 | 5 | - | 48.10 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 25* | 52 | 1 | 1 | 48.07 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 157 | 330 | 21 | - | 47.57 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 29* | 61 | 2 | - | 47.54 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 11 Mar 1983 | Test # 951 | |
| 89* | 188 | 14 | - | 47.34 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
| 26 | 55 | 3 | - | 47.27 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| 91* | 193 | 15 | - | 47.15 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 52 | 111 | 4 | - | 46.84 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 4 Mar 1983 | Test # 950 | |
| 167 | 361 | 17 | 1 | 46.26 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Brisbane | 8 Dec 1989 | Test # 1131 | |
| 84 | 183 | 8 | - | 45.90 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 79 | 173 | 12 | - | 45.66 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 11 Mar 1983 | Test # 951 | |
| 63* | 139 | 6 | - | 45.32 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 4 Mar 1983 | Test # 950 | |
| 36 | 80 | 5 | - | 45.00 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Mar 1984 | Test # 982 | |
| 30 | 67 | 5 | - | 44.77 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| 77 | 175 | 11 | - | 44.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
| 25 | 57 | 1 | - | 43.85 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 78 | 179 | 10 | - | 43.57 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 29 | 69 | 3 | - | 42.02 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| 41 | 98 | 5 | - | 41.83 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 38 | 91 | 3 | - | 41.75 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 | |
| 43 | 104 | 3 | - | 41.34 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Brisbane | 8 Dec 1989 | Test # 1131 | |
| 56 | 138 | 6 | - | 40.57 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Brisbane | 8 Dec 1989 | Test # 1131 | |
| 190 | 471 | 21 | - | 40.33 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 75 | 187 | 13 | - | 40.10 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 | |
| 102* | 255 | 12 | - | 40.00 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 25 | 63 | 2 | - | 39.68 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Brisbane | 8 Dec 1989 | Test # 1131 | |
| 65 | 164 | 3 | 1 | 39.63 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 60 | 157 | 6 | 1 | 38.21 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Apr 1987 | Test # 1074 | |
| 55 | 144 | 8 | - | 38.19 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 5 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 116* | 307 | 14 | - | 37.78 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Mar 1986 | Test # 1043 | |
| 37* | 98 | 1 | - | 37.75 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 12 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 32 | 85 | 4 | - | 37.64 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 85 | 229 | 3 | - | 37.11 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 | |
| 201* | 548 | 24 | - | 36.67 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Apr 1987 | Test # 1074 | |
| 45 | 123 | 1 | - | 36.58 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 | |
| 33 | 91 | 4 | - | 36.26 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 56 | 156 | 7 | - | 35.89 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 37 | 109 | 6 | - | 33.94 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
| 44* | 132 | 5 | - | 33.33 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Mar 1984 | Test # 982 | |
| 40 | 120 | 3 | - | 33.33 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Brisbane | 8 Dec 1989 | Test # 1131 | |
| 26 | 79 | 3 | - | 32.91 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 55 | 169 | 5 | - | 32.54 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 | |
| 27 | 86 | 4 | - | 31.39 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 46 | 149 | 6 | - | 30.87 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 4 Mar 1983 | Test # 950 | |
| 32 | 104 | 3 | - | 30.76 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 41 | 134 | 3 | - | 30.59 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Central Zone vs North Zone at Visakhapatnam, Duleep Trophy Semi-Final, Dec 30, 1989 - Jan 2, 1990 [First-class]
South Zone vs West Zone at Bengaluru, Duleep Trophy Semi-Final, Dec 30, 1989 - Jan 2, 1990 [First-class]
New South Wales vs Queensland at Brisbane, Sheffield Shield , Dec 29, 1989 - Jan 1, 1990 [First-class]