Most sixes in an innings in 1980s in Tests - Sri Lanka
Most sixes in an innings
Player | Runs scored in an inns | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 135 | 341 | 208 | 14 | 4 | 64.90 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Mar 1986 | Test # 1043 | |
| 94 | 123 | 97 | 9 | 3 | 96.90 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 111 | 197 | 143 | 11 | 3 | 77.62 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 122 | 510 | - | 17 | 3 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 16 Oct 1985 | Test # 1026 | |
| 75 | 196 | 130 | 9 | 3 | 57.69 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 | |
| 75 | - | - | 9 | 2 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 124 | 318 | 228 | 11 | 2 | 54.38 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| 56 | - | - | - | 2 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 16 Oct 1985 | Test # 1026 | |
| 33 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 | |
| 32 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 | |
| 65 | 246 | 164 | 3 | 1 | 39.63 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 27 | 127 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 29.03 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 10 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 55.55 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 54 | 71 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 80.59 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 33 | 52 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 80.48 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 24 | 119 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 24.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 25 | 57 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 48.07 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 109 | 260 | 179 | 14 | 1 | 60.89 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 105 | 179 | 123 | 17 | 1 | 85.36 | Sri Lanka | v India | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| 32 | 72 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| 19 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 111.76 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 26 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 108.33 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 27 | 68 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 58.69 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 51 | 75 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 108.51 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 50 | 131 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 54.34 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
| 20 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 80.00 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 16 | - | - | - | 1 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 21 | - | - | - | 1 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 111 | 335 | - | - | 1 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 38 | 100 | - | 6 | 1 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| 23 | - | - | - | 1 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
| 52 | - | 36 | 8 | 1 | 144.44 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kanpur | 17 Dec 1986 | Test # 1061 | |
| 59 | - | 77 | 5 | 1 | 76.62 | Sri Lanka | v India | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 | |
| 30 | - | - | - | 1 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Cuttack | 4 Jan 1987 | Test # 1064 | |
| 60 | 236 | 157 | 6 | 1 | 38.21 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Apr 1987 | Test # 1074 | |
| 17 | 54 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 44.73 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Apr 1987 | Test # 1074 | |
| 57 | 145 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 51.81 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 167 | 491 | 361 | 17 | 1 | 46.26 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Brisbane | 8 Dec 1989 | Test # 1131 | |
| 2 | 18 | 26 | - | - | 7.69 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 19 | 50 | 49 | 2 | - | 38.77 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 1 | 11 | 12 | - | - | 8.33 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 3 | 25 | 16 | - | - | 18.75 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| - | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 12 | 36 | 24 | 2 | - | 50.00 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| - | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 77 | 161 | 128 | 11 | - | 60.15 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 2 | 11 | 7 | - | - | 28.57 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 22 | 45 | 35 | 3 | - | 62.85 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 1 | 8 | 9 | - | - | 11.11 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 3 | 52 | 52 | - | - | 5.76 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 17 | 56 | 28 | 2 | - | 60.71 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 2 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 50.00 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 54 | 140 | 96 | 7 | - | 56.25 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 2 | 35 | 25 | - | - | 8.00 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 38 | 185 | 155 | 5 | - | 24.51 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 9 | 65 | 32 | 1 | - | 28.12 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 6 | 91 | 46 | - | - | 13.04 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 2 | 36 | 29 | - | - | 6.89 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 9 | 33 | 29 | - | - | 31.03 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 12 | 28 | 28 | 2 | - | 42.85 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 26 | 146 | 92 | 3 | - | 28.26 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| - | 1 | - | - | - | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 19 | 44 | 28 | 4 | - | 67.85 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 53 | 71 | 56 | 9 | - | 94.64 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 13 | 17 | 24 | 2 | - | 54.16 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 14 | 53 | 43 | 1 | - | 32.55 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 18 | 73 | 54 | 3 | - | 33.33 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 29 | 149 | 97 | 4 | - | 29.89 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 15 | 39 | 35 | 2 | - | 42.85 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 13 | 19 | 20 | 3 | - | 65.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| - | 12 | 15 | - | - | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| - | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 13 | 31 | 28 | 3 | - | 46.42 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 14 | 38 | 28 | 3 | - | 50.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 71 | 151 | 131 | 13 | - | 54.19 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 5 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 4 | 35 | 25 | - | - | 16.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 8 | 23 | 17 | - | - | 47.05 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 25 | 72 | 57 | 1 | - | 43.85 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | - | 55.55 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 7 | 32 | 19 | 1 | - | 36.84 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 98 | 242 | 177 | 15 | - | 55.36 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 27 | 112 | 86 | 4 | - | 31.39 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 56 | 200 | 156 | 7 | - | 35.89 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| - | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 11 | 53 | 37 | 1 | - | 29.72 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 12 | 48 | 32 | 1 | - | 37.50 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 91 | 222 | 193 | 15 | - | 47.15 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 16 | 47 | 40 | 3 | - | 40.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 6 | 24 | 22 | 1 | - | 27.27 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 5 | 32 | 29 | - | - | 17.24 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 2 | 25 | 16 | - | - | 12.50 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 13 | 30 | 25 | 2 | - | 52.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 157 | 372 | 330 | 21 | - | 47.57 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 34 | 109 | 65 | 5 | - | 52.30 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 7 | 43 | 28 | - | - | 25.00 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 36 | 83 | 61 | 3 | - | 59.01 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 |
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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:
Australia vs Sri Lanka at Hobart, Sri Lanka tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]
India vs Pakistan at Sialkot, India tour of Pakistan 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]
Australia vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Sri Lanka tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]