Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates in an innings in 2020s in Tests IN Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
FDM Karunaratne	32*	22	3	1	145.45	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
PJ Cummins	26	18	1	3	144.44	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
TM Head	57	40	10	1	142.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
Shan Masood	39	30	5	1	130.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
PHKD Mendis	32	26	4	1	123.07	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
JDF Vandersay	53	47	7	2	112.76	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
JP Inglis	102	94	10	1	108.51	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
Shan Masood	51	47	4	1	108.51	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
Yasir Shah	27	25	6	0	108.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
P Nissanka	27	25	5	0	108.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
N Dickwella	77*	72	8	1	106.94	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
FDM Karunaratne	77	72	12	0	106.94	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
DA Warner	25	24	5	0	104.16	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
JM Bairstow	29	28	3	1	103.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
GD Phillips	49*	48	2	5	102.08	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
DP Conway	61	62	10	1	98.38	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
N Dickwella	58	59	6	0	98.30	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
BKG Mendis	84	87	8	2	96.55	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
JC Buttler	46*	48	5	0	95.83	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
AT Carey	45	47	6	0	95.74	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
L Embuldeniya	40	42	6	1	95.23	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
N Dickwella	51	54	6	1	94.44	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
N Dickwella	31	33	3	0	93.93	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
TA Blundell	60	64	6	2	93.75	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
BKG Mendis	50	54	5	1	92.59	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	6 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
S Samarawickrama	104*	114	11	0	91.22	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
Tamim Iqbal	90	101	15	0	89.10	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
Mominul Haque	29	33	4	0	87.87	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
AD Mathews	100*	114	6	4	87.71	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
FDM Karunaratne	115	133	15	0	86.46	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
Agha Salman	132*	154	15	1	85.71	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
LU Igalagamage	29	34	6	0	85.29	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
FDM Karunaratne	66	78	7	1	84.61	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
BKG Mendis	245	291	18	11	84.19	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
DM de Silva	57	68	9	1	83.82	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
RTM Mendis	45*	54	5	0	83.33	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
AT Carey	156	188	15	2	82.97	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
AD Mathews	69*	84	6	2	82.14	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
S Samarawickrama	27	33	4	1	81.81	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
R Ravindra	39	48	4	0	81.25	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
PHKD Mendis	33	41	5	0	80.48	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
FDM Karunaratne	83	104	9	0	79.80	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
KS Williamson	46	58	4	0	79.31	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
Saud Shakeel	30	38	6	0	78.94	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
DM de Silva	41	52	4	1	78.84	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
GD Phillips	78	99	6	3	78.78	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
PW Hasaranga	43	55	3	0	78.18	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
AD Mathews	25	32	4	0	78.12	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
DM de Silva	39	50	8	0	78.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
FDM Karunaratne	179	235	15	0	76.17	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
Tamim Iqbal	74*	98	10	3	75.51	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
LJ Tucker	80	106	10	0	75.47	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
Litton Das	50	67	5	1	74.62	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
Mohammad Rizwan	50*	67	4	1	74.62	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
Saif Hassan	34	46	5	1	73.91	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	31	42	3	0	73.80	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
BKG Mendis	50	68	7	0	73.52	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
Agha Salman	83	113	9	1	73.45	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Litton Das	90	123	11	1	73.17	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
P Nissanka	187	256	23	1	73.04	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
PHKD Mendis	182*	250	16	4	72.80	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
KR Mayers	45	62	8	0	72.58	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
BKG Mendis	140	193	18	1	72.53	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
BKG Mendis	34	47	4	0	72.34	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
BOP Fernando	50	70	4	3	71.42	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
BOP Fernando	35	49	5	0	71.42	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
BKG Mendis	106*	149	6	3	71.14	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
JE Root	228	321	18	1	71.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
C Green	77	109	6	0	70.64	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
KNM Fernando	37	53	6	0	69.81	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
TA Blundell	30	43	4	0	69.76	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
DM de Silva	82	118	10	2	69.49	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
AD Mathews	41	59	6	0	69.49	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
LD Chandimal	94*	139	5	2	67.62	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
FDM Karunaratne	29	43	6	0	67.44	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Noor Ali Zadran	31	46	5	0	67.39	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
RTM Mendis	35	52	4	1	67.30	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
RRS Cornwall	39	58	5	1	67.24	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
FDM Karunaratne	41	61	6	0	67.21	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
M Labuschagne	104	156	12	0	66.66	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
AT Carey	46*	69	1	0	66.66	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
Mominul Haque	32	48	4	0	66.66	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
M Labuschagne	26*	39	4	0	66.66	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
DJ Mitchell	57	86	7	1	66.27	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
LD Chandimal	76	115	10	1	66.08	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
UT Khawaja	232	352	16	1	65.90	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
PHKD Mendis	114	173	11	0	65.89	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
LD Chandimal	102*	155	12	0	65.80	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
Rahmat Shah	91	139	13	0	65.46	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
FDM Karunaratne	83	127	6	0	65.35	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
KS Williamson	30	46	3	1	65.21	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
Mushfiqur Rahim	40	62	7	0	64.51	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
AD Mathews	29	45	2	2	64.44	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
DM de Silva	61	95	5	0	64.21	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
N Dickwella	92	144	10	0	63.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
DM de Silva	109	171	16	0	63.74	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
Mushfiqur Rahim	40	63	5	0	63.49	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
LD Chandimal	31	49	3	0	63.26	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
LD Chandimal	206*	326	16	5	63.19	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
S Samarawickrama	36	57	5	0	63.15	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]