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 |
| 32* | 22 | 3 | 1 | 145.45 | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
| 64 | 51 | 9 | - | 125.49 | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 32 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 123.07 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
| 53 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 112.76 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
| 48 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 111.62 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 15 May 2022 | Test # 2462 | |
| 59 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 111.32 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
| 27 | 25 | 5 | - | 108.00 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 | |
| 29 | 27 | 5 | - | 107.40 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
| 77* | 72 | 8 | 1 | 106.94 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 | |
| 77 | 72 | 12 | - | 106.94 | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
| 39 | 37 | 7 | - | 105.40 | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 87 | 83 | 16 | - | 104.81 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 09 Mar 2023 | Test # 2498 | |
| 127* | 124 | 13 | 2 | 102.41 | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 35 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 100.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 | Test # 2566 | |
| 58 | 59 | 6 | - | 98.30 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
| 84 | 87 | 8 | 2 | 96.55 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2025 | Test # 2588 | |
| 40 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 95.23 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
| 51 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 94.44 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 24 Jul 2022 | Test # 2473 | |
| 31 | 33 | 3 | - | 93.93 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 | Test # 2418 | |
| 58 | 62 | 11 | - | 93.54 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
| 50 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 92.59 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 06 Feb 2025 | Test # 2580 | |
| 104* | 114 | 11 | - | 91.22 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 16 Apr 2023 | Test # 2502 | |
| 54 | 60 | 8 | - | 90.00 | Sri Lanka | v India | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
| 60 | 67 | 11 | - | 89.55 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
| 74 | 84 | 8 | - | 88.09 | Sri Lanka | v England | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
| 100* | 114 | 6 | 4 | 87.71 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 24 Apr 2023 | Test # 2503 | |
| 115 | 133 | 15 | - | 86.46 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 24 Apr 2023 | Test # 2503 | |
| 29 | 34 | 6 | - | 85.29 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 17 Jun 2025 | Test # 2586 | |
| 66 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 84.61 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 | |
| 27 | 32 | 4 | - | 84.37 | Sri Lanka | v England | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
| 245 | 291 | 18 | 11 | 84.19 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 24 Apr 2023 | Test # 2503 | |
| 57 | 68 | 9 | 1 | 83.82 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2023 | Test # 2514 | |
| 45* | 54 | 5 | - | 83.33 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 24 Jul 2022 | Test # 2473 | |
| 69* | 84 | 6 | 2 | 82.14 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | 21 Nov 2021 | Test # 2434 | |
| 27 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 81.81 | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
| 33 | 41 | 5 | - | 80.48 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2025 | Test # 2588 | |
| 103 | 128 | 19 | - | 80.46 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
| 102 | 127 | 11 | 3 | 80.31 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 22 Mar 2024 | Test # 2536 | |
| 83 | 104 | 9 | - | 79.80 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | 21 Nov 2021 | Test # 2434 | |
| 41 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 78.84 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 | |
| 43 | 55 | 3 | - | 78.18 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 | Test # 2418 | |
| 25 | 32 | 4 | - | 78.12 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 | Test # 2418 | |
| 39 | 50 | 8 | - | 78.00 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
| 46 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 77.96 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 09 Mar 2023 | Test # 2498 | |
| 102 | 131 | 12 | 1 | 77.86 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 22 Mar 2024 | Test # 2536 | |
| 43 | 56 | 7 | - | 76.78 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
| 179 | 235 | 15 | - | 76.17 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 16 Apr 2023 | Test # 2502 | |
| 66* | 87 | 3 | 5 | 75.86 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
| 56 | 74 | 5 | - | 75.67 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 30 Mar 2024 | Test # 2537 | |
| 34 | 45 | 5 | - | 75.55 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 30 Mar 2024 | Test # 2537 | |
| 79* | 106 | 11 | 1 | 74.52 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
| 64 | 87 | 10 | - | 73.56 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
| 50 | 68 | 7 | - | 73.52 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 | |
| 187 | 256 | 23 | 1 | 73.04 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 17 Jun 2025 | Test # 2586 | |
| 59 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 72.83 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 | |
| 182* | 250 | 16 | 4 | 72.80 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 | |
| 140 | 193 | 18 | 1 | 72.53 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 16 Apr 2023 | Test # 2502 | |
| 34 | 47 | 4 | - | 72.34 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
| 50 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 71.42 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 24 Jul 2022 | Test # 2473 | |
| 35 | 49 | 5 | - | 71.42 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 16 Jul 2022 | Test # 2472 | |
| 106* | 149 | 6 | 3 | 71.14 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 | |
| 50 | 71 | 7 | - | 70.42 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
| 64 | 91 | 7 | - | 70.32 | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 37 | 53 | 6 | - | 69.81 | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
| 82 | 118 | 10 | 2 | 69.49 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 16 Jul 2023 | Test # 2511 | |
| 41 | 59 | 6 | - | 69.49 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
| 164 | 237 | 16 | 6 | 69.19 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 22 Mar 2024 | Test # 2536 | |
| 94* | 139 | 5 | 2 | 67.62 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 16 Jul 2022 | Test # 2472 | |
| 29 | 43 | 6 | - | 67.44 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 16 Jul 2023 | Test # 2511 | |
| 62 | 92 | 8 | - | 67.39 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 17 Mar 2023 | Test # 2500 | |
| 35 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 67.30 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 24 Jul 2022 | Test # 2473 | |
| 41 | 61 | 6 | - | 67.21 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2023 | Test # 2514 | |
| 86 | 129 | 8 | 1 | 66.66 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 30 Mar 2024 | Test # 2537 | |
| 79 | 119 | 7 | - | 66.38 | Sri Lanka | v England | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
| 76 | 115 | 10 | 1 | 66.08 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 16 Jul 2022 | Test # 2472 | |
| 114 | 173 | 11 | - | 65.89 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 | |
| 27 | 41 | - | 2 | 65.85 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 19 Jan 2020 | Test # 2381 | |
| 102* | 155 | 12 | - | 65.80 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 16 Apr 2023 | Test # 2502 | |
| 42 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 65.62 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 | |
| 83 | 127 | 6 | - | 65.35 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 | |
| 29 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 64.44 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 | Test # 2437 | |
| 47* | 73 | 7 | - | 64.38 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 09 Mar 2023 | Test # 2498 | |
| 61 | 95 | 5 | - | 64.21 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | 21 Nov 2021 | Test # 2434 | |
| 92 | 144 | 10 | - | 63.88 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
| 109 | 171 | 16 | - | 63.74 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 24 Jul 2022 | Test # 2473 | |
| 61* | 96 | 6 | - | 63.54 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 15 May 2022 | Test # 2462 | |
| 50 | 79 | 6 | - | 63.29 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Mar 2021 | Test # 2416 | |
| 31 | 49 | 3 | - | 63.26 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
| 206* | 326 | 16 | 5 | 63.19 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 08 Jul 2022 | Test # 2471 | |
| 36 | 57 | 5 | - | 63.15 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 16 Jul 2023 | Test # 2511 | |
| 70 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 63.06 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 30 Mar 2024 | Test # 2537 | |
| 51* | 81 | 9 | - | 62.96 | Sri Lanka | v India | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 | |
| 57 | 91 | 8 | 1 | 62.63 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 23 May 2022 | Test # 2463 | |
| 48 | 77 | 9 | - | 62.33 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 | |
| 158 | 254 | 19 | - | 62.20 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2025 | Test # 2588 | |
| 69 | 111 | 11 | - | 62.16 | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 118 | 190 | 15 | - | 62.10 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 | |
| 93 | 150 | 11 | 1 | 62.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 30 Mar 2024 | Test # 2537 | |
| 113 | 183 | 15 | 1 | 61.74 | Sri Lanka | v England | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
| 74 | 120 | 8 | 3 | 61.66 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 |
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Minimum of 25 runsStrike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are availablePerformances 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:
Iran vs China at Bangkok, Asian Cricket Council Trophy Challenge 5th Place Play-off, Dec 10, 2010 [Other OD]
Burma vs Iran at Bangkok, Asian Cricket Council Trophy Challenge Group A, Dec 7, 2010 [Other OD]
Qatar vs Iran at Bangkok, Asian Cricket Council Trophy Challenge Group A, Dec 5, 2010 [Other OD]