Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates in an innings in 2020s in Tests - 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
P Nissanka	64	51	9	0	125.49	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
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
BKG Mendis	48	43	8	1	111.62	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
PW Hasaranga	59	53	12	1	111.32	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
P Nissanka	27	25	5	0	108.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
PW Hasaranga	29	27	5	0	107.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
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
BKG Mendis	39	37	7	0	105.40	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
BKG Mendis	87	83	16	0	104.81	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	9 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
P Nissanka	127*	124	13	2	102.41	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
PHKD Mendis	35	35	4	1	100.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
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
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
LD Chandimal	58	62	11	0	93.54	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
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
BKG Mendis	54	60	8	0	90.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
MDKJ Perera	60	67	11	0	89.55	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
DM de Silva	74	84	8	0	88.09	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
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
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
FDM Karunaratne	27	32	4	0	84.37	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
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
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
PHKD Mendis	33	41	5	0	80.48	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
FDM Karunaratne	103	128	19	0	80.46	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
PHKD Mendis	102	127	11	3	80.31	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
FDM Karunaratne	83	104	9	0	79.80	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
DM de Silva	41	52	4	1	78.84	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
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
DM de Silva	46	59	5	1	77.96	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	9 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
DM de Silva	102	131	12	1	77.86	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
RMMP Rathnayake	43	56	7	0	76.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
FDM Karunaratne	179	235	15	0	76.17	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
MD Shanaka	66*	87	3	5	75.86	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
AD Mathews	56	74	5	0	75.67	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
KNM Fernando	34	45	5	0	75.55	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
DM de Silva	79*	106	11	1	74.52	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
MDKJ Perera	64	87	10	0	73.56	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
BKG Mendis	50	68	7	0	73.52	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
P Nissanka	187	256	23	1	73.04	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
DM de Silva	59	81	9	1	72.83	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
PHKD Mendis	182*	250	16	4	72.80	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
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
DM de Silva	50	71	7	0	70.42	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
PHKD Mendis	64	91	7	0	70.32	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
KNM Fernando	37	53	6	0	69.81	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
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
PHKD Mendis	164	237	16	6	69.19	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
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
LD Chandimal	62	92	8	0	67.39	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
RTM Mendis	35	52	4	1	67.30	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
FDM Karunaratne	41	61	6	0	67.21	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
FDM Karunaratne	86	129	8	1	66.66	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
LD Chandimal	79	119	7	0	66.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
LD Chandimal	76	115	10	1	66.08	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
PHKD Mendis	114	173	11	0	65.89	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
RAS Lakmal	27	41	0	2	65.85	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
LD Chandimal	102*	155	12	0	65.80	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
DM de Silva	42	64	5	1	65.62	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
FDM Karunaratne	83	127	6	0	65.35	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
AD Mathews	29	45	2	2	64.44	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
DM de Silva	47*	73	7	0	64.38	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	9 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
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
N Dickwella	61*	96	6	0	63.54	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
DM de Silva	50	79	6	0	63.29	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
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
DM de Silva	70	111	6	2	63.06	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
N Dickwella	51*	81	9	0	62.96	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	4 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
BOP Fernando	57	91	8	1	62.63	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
BKG Mendis	48	77	9	0	62.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
P Nissanka	158	254	19	0	62.20	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
DM de Silva	69	111	11	0	62.16	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
FDM Karunaratne	118	190	15	0	62.10	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
BKG Mendis	93	150	11	1	62.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
PHKD Mendis	113	183	15	1	61.74	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
PHKD Mendis	74	120	8	3	61.66	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546

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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]