Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates in an innings in 2000s in Tests - Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	29	11	3	2	263.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1935
ST Jayasuriya	89	56	11	4	158.92	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
M Muralidaran	43	28	5	3	153.57	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
WPUJC Vaas	38	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
RS Kaluwitharana	42	29	9	-	144.82	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	12 Mar 2000	Test # 1489
ST Jayasuriya	25	19	4	-	131.57	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
TM Dilshan	25	19	4	1	131.57	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
DPMD Jayawardene	150	115	26	1	130.43	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
TM Dilshan	92	72	12	1	127.77	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009	Test # 1930
UDU Chandana	43	34	7	-	126.47	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
SM Warnapura	59	48	9	-	122.91	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009	Test # 1909
HAPW Jayawardene	30*	26	5	-	115.38	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009	Test # 1930
M Muralidaran	33	29	3	1	113.79	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
KC Sangakkara	56	50	6	1	112.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
KC Sangakkara	64	58	10	1	110.34	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
ST Jayasuriya	157	147	19	3	106.80	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
RS Kaluwitharana	32	30	4	1	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
WPUJC Vaas	32	30	3	-	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
DPMD Jayawardene	37*	35	5	-	105.71	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
M Muralidaran	27	26	5	1	103.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
TM Dilshan	62	60	8	-	103.33	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
TM Dilshan	32	31	7	-	103.22	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
RS Kaluwitharana	33	32	6	-	103.12	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	12 Mar 2000	Test # 1489
M Muralidaran	67	65	5	3	103.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
M Muralidaran	38	37	4	1	102.70	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
WPUJC Vaas	28	28	3	1	100.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
KC Sangakkara	27	27	4	-	100.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
TM Dilshan	27*	27	5	-	100.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
RP Arnold	25	25	4	-	100.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
ST Jayasuriya	73	74	9	3	98.64	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
WPUJC Vaas	65	66	11	1	98.48	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
KC Sangakkara	65	66	10	-	98.48	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009	Test # 1909
TM Dilshan	162	165	21	2	98.18	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
KR Pushpakumara	44	45	6	2	97.77	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	12 Mar 2000	Test # 1489
KS Lokuarachchi	28*	29	3	1	96.55	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
SM Warnapura	54	56	7	1	96.42	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
KC Sangakkara	42	44	7	-	95.45	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
ST Jayasuriya	148	156	24	1	94.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
TM Dilshan	123*	131	12	1	93.89	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009	Test # 1930
TM Dilshan	168	179	19	1	93.85	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
DPMD Jayawardene	28	30	4	-	93.33	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
KC Sangakkara	35	38	5	-	92.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
SM Warnapura	35	38	8	-	92.10	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
HAPW Jayawardene	43	47	6	1	91.48	Sri Lanka	v India	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009	Test # 1937
ST Jayasuriya	71	78	9	1	91.02	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
ST Jayasuriya	85	94	9	1	90.42	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
ST Jayasuriya	131	145	17	2	90.34	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
ST Jayasuriya	26	29	5	-	89.65	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
M Muralidaran	26	29	2	1	89.65	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
KC Sangakkara	58	65	11	-	89.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
LPC Silva	40	45	6	-	88.88	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1845
DPMD Jayawardene	71	80	14	1	88.75	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	02 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
TM Dilshan	47	53	3	1	88.67	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
ST Jayasuriya	145	164	13	6	88.41	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
PA de Silva	206	234	28	1	88.03	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
PA de Silva	29	33	5	1	87.87	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
MKGCP Lakshitha	40	46	8	-	86.95	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
DPMD Jayawardene	33	38	3	-	86.84	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
RP Arnold	71	82	13	-	86.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
MRCN Bandaratilleke	25	29	3	-	86.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
WPUJC Vaas	31	36	4	-	86.11	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
ST Jayasuriya	31	36	2	-	86.11	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
HAPW Jayawardene	42	49	6	1	85.71	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
A Ranatunga	88	103	15	-	85.43	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
TM Dilshan	145	170	21	-	85.29	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	01 Mar 2009	Test # 1912
ST Jayasuriya	46	54	5	-	85.18	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
WPUJC Vaas	45	53	8	-	84.90	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
RP Arnold	44	52	6	-	84.61	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	06 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
NT Paranavitana	49	58	5	-	84.48	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	04 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
RS Kaluwitharana	76	90	14	-	84.44	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
TM Dilshan	112	133	12	-	84.21	Sri Lanka	v India	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009	Test # 1933
ST Jayasuriya	36	43	6	-	83.72	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
ST Jayasuriya	107	129	14	1	82.94	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	28 Oct 2004	Test # 1719
CK Kapugedera	63	77	9	2	81.81	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
M Muralidaran	36	44	4	1	81.81	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
ST Jayasuriya	85	104	12	1	81.73	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
TM Dilshan	143	175	14	1	81.71	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
WU Tharanga	71*	87	8	1	81.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
KC Sangakkara	156*	192	21	1	81.25	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
A Ranatunga	65	80	13	-	81.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
TM Dilshan	38	47	5	-	80.85	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
KC Sangakkara	79	98	15	-	80.61	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
RP Arnold	62	77	11	-	80.51	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
ST Jayasuriya	111	138	16	1	80.43	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
KC Sangakkara	45	56	7	-	80.35	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009	Test # 1927
KC Sangakkara	222*	277	28	-	80.14	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
MS Atapattu	28	35	3	-	80.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
DPMD Jayawardene	127	159	18	1	79.87	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
ST Jayasuriya	39	49	6	1	79.59	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1845
RP Arnold	31	39	4	-	79.48	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
AD Mathews	27	34	3	-	79.41	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	04 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
MS Atapattu	100*	126	11	-	79.36	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
RP Arnold	48	61	8	-	78.68	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	12 Mar 2000	Test # 1489
DPMD Jayawardene	165	210	15	3	78.57	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
TM Dilshan	33	42	2	-	78.57	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
DPMD Jayawardene	47	60	7	-	78.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
TM Dilshan	79	101	8	1	78.21	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
MS Atapattu	201	259	27	-	77.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
TM Dilshan	100	129	13	1	77.51	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
CK Kapugedera	96	124	12	1	77.41	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1905

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