Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages in Tests at SL: Galle International Stadium

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN)	2025-2025	1	2	1	273	148	273.00	478	57.11	2	0	0	24	4
Saud Shakeel (PAK)	2023-2023	1	2	1	238	208*	238.00	399	59.64	1	0	0	25	0
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2013-2013	1	2	1	212	190	212.00	473	44.82	1	0	0	21	1
KK Jennings (ENG)	2018-2018	1	2	1	192	146*	192.00	333	57.65	1	0	0	16	0
V Sehwag (IND)	2008-2010	2	4	1	391	201*	130.33	431	90.71	2	1	0	53	6
JA Rudolph (SA)	2004-2004	1	2	1	129	102	129.00	372	34.67	1	0	0	16	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	2000-2000	1	2	1	126	114*	126.00	261	48.27	1	0	0	13	1
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	2000-2000	1	1	0	123	123	123.00	237	51.89	1	0	0	12	2
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2010	2	3	0	343	333	114.33	468	73.29	1	0	0	35	9
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2000-2000	1	1	0	112	112	112.00	163	68.71	1	0	0	18	0
BC Lara (WI)	2001-2001	1	2	0	218	178	109.00	393	55.47	1	0	0	21	0
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2013-2025	3	5	0	531	200	106.20	1032	51.45	2	1	0	45	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2000-2000	1	1	0	100	100	100.00	89	112.35	1	0	0	8	6
Nasir Hossain (BAN)	2013-2013	1	1	0	100	100	100.00	151	66.22	1	0	0	9	0
AT Carey (AUS)	2022-2025	4	5	2	291	156	97.00	393	74.04	1	0	0	26	2
MJ Slater (AUS)	1999-1999	1	1	0	96	96	96.00	220	43.63	0	1	0	5	2
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2004	1	2	0	192	129	96.00	327	58.71	1	1	0	22	2
S Dhawan (IND)	2015-2017	2	4	0	366	190	91.50	536	68.28	2	0	0	50	0
ML Hayden (AUS)	2004-2004	1	2	0	171	130	85.50	257	66.53	1	0	0	18	2
CA Pujara (IND)	2017-2017	1	2	0	168	153	84.00	300	56.00	1	0	0	15	0
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2021	3	6	0	464	228	77.33	714	64.98	2	0	0	42	1
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2025	5	7	1	458	145*	76.33	860	53.25	3	0	1	42	3
DR Martyn (AUS)	2004-2004	1	2	0	152	110	76.00	331	45.92	1	0	0	13	0
S Samarawickrama (SL)	2023-2023	3	3	1	151	104*	75.50	182	82.96	1	0	0	18	0
JN Rhodes (SA)	2000-2000	1	2	1	75	63*	75.00	133	56.39	0	1	0	7	0
KNM Fernando (SL)	2023-2023	3	4	0	290	205	72.50	511	56.75	1	1	0	33	2
BT Foakes (ENG)	2018-2018	1	2	0	144	107	72.00	236	61.01	1	0	0	11	3
V Kohli (IND)	2015-2017	2	4	1	212	103*	70.66	345	61.44	2	0	0	16	1
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2014	23	37	3	2382	237	70.05	4450	53.52	7	12	1	283	14
PHKD Mendis (SL)	2022-2025	6	10	2	543	182*	67.87	875	62.05	2	2	0	54	7
BP Nash (WI)	2010-2010	1	1	0	64	64	64.00	159	40.25	0	1	0	5	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2015	5	8	0	497	177	62.12	1077	46.14	2	1	0	44	3
AC Parore (NZ)	1998-1998	1	2	1	62	32*	62.00	173	35.83	0	0	0	5	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1999-1999	1	1	0	62	62	62.00	182	34.06	0	1	0	6	0
IJL Trott (ENG)	2012-2012	1	2	0	124	112	62.00	290	42.75	1	0	0	13	0
Soumya Sarkar (BAN)	2017-2017	1	2	0	124	71	62.00	186	66.66	0	2	0	14	2
Jahurul Islam (BAN)	2013-2013	1	2	1	61	41*	61.00	105	58.09	0	0	0	9	1
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2004	2	4	1	180	59	60.00	376	47.87	0	2	0	23	2
RR Sarwan (WI)	2001-2001	1	2	0	118	88	59.00	316	37.34	0	1	0	12	0
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2012-2015	3	5	0	294	131	58.80	596	49.32	1	2	1	27	2
MS Atapattu (SL)	1998-2004	11	19	5	812	201*	58.00	2021	40.17	2	4	0	90	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2003	2	4	0	226	122	56.50	626	36.10	1	1	0	27	0
Zulfiqar Babar (PAK)	2015-2015	1	1	0	56	56	56.00	60	93.33	0	1	0	6	2
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2014-2023	3	5	1	221	96	55.25	252	87.69	0	3	0	27	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2000-2009	2	3	0	165	112	55.00	334	49.40	1	0	0	15	1
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2011-2011	1	2	0	110	95	55.00	214	51.40	0	1	0	8	3
LD Chandimal (SL)	2012-2025	25	44	8	1979	206*	54.97	3586	55.18	6	10	1	202	22
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2011-2025	6	11	2	490	232	54.44	878	55.80	1	1	1	39	2
AJ Stewart (ENG)	2001-2001	1	2	1	53	34*	53.00	231	22.94	0	0	0	4	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	2003-2003	1	2	0	105	54	52.50	339	30.97	0	2	0	10	1
PR Stirling (IRE)	2023-2023	1	2	0	104	103	52.00	186	55.91	1	0	0	9	4
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	23	39	2	1921	221	51.91	3639	52.78	7	8	1	218	10
Babar Azam (PAK)	2022-2023	3	6	0	308	119	51.33	572	53.84	1	2	0	31	4
JC Buttler (ENG)	2018-2021	3	5	1	204	55	51.00	330	61.81	0	1	0	21	1
JP Inglis (AUS)	2025-2025	2	2	0	102	102	51.00	96	106.25	1	0	1	10	1
AB Barath (WI)	2010-2010	1	1	0	50	50	50.00	86	58.13	0	1	0	8	0
HH Pandya (IND)	2017-2017	1	1	0	50	50	50.00	49	102.04	0	1	0	5	3
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2025	24	43	2	2040	186	49.75	3628	56.22	6	8	4	196	4
NE Bonner (WI)	2021-2021	2	4	1	148	68*	49.33	469	31.55	0	1	0	12	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2013	13	23	2	1034	126	49.23	1394	74.17	4	6	3	125	5
Adnan Akmal (PAK)	2012-2012	1	2	1	49	40*	49.00	130	37.69	0	0	0	5	0
BKG Mendis (SL)	2016-2025	19	33	2	1508	245	48.64	2349	64.19	4	7	3	157	28
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2004	1	2	0	97	74	48.50	241	40.24	0	1	0	7	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2000	1	1	0	48	48	48.00	95	50.52	0	0	0	6	0
A Mukund (IND)	2017-2017	1	2	0	93	81	46.50	142	65.49	0	1	0	10	0
DM Bravo (WI)	2010-2015	2	3	0	139	58	46.33	332	41.86	0	2	0	16	3
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2021-2021	2	4	1	139	47	46.33	259	53.66	0	0	0	12	1
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	2002-2002	1	2	0	92	64	46.00	349	26.36	0	1	0	8	0
Shadman Islam (BAN)	2025-2025	1	2	0	90	76	45.00	179	50.27	0	1	0	8	0
HT Tector (IRE)	2023-2023	2	4	0	179	85	44.75	387	46.25	0	1	0	17	4
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2025	34	59	8	2253	110	44.17	4381	51.42	2	17	3	222	31
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2012-2021	2	3	2	44	28	44.00	40	110.00	0	0	0	7	1
GD Phillips (NZ)	2024-2024	2	4	1	131	78	43.66	163	80.36	0	1	1	8	8
Abdullah Shafique (PAK)	2022-2023	3	6	1	216	160*	43.20	554	38.98	1	0	1	16	1
TR Gripper (ZIM)	2002-2002	1	2	0	86	83	43.00	269	31.97	0	1	0	10	0
DAS Gunaratne (SL)	2017-2017	2	2	0	85	85	42.50	137	62.04	0	1	1	7	0
F du Plessis (SA)	2014-2018	2	4	0	167	80	41.75	365	45.75	0	1	0	13	1
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2011	1	2	0	83	60	41.50	125	66.40	0	1	0	9	1
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1998-2004	11	19	3	660	148	41.25	976	67.62	2	1	1	93	2
CFK van Wyk (NZ)	2012-2012	1	2	1	41	28	41.00	91	45.05	0	0	0	4	0
D Ganga (WI)	2001-2001	1	2	0	80	47	40.00	211	37.91	0	0	0	8	0
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2022-2025	4	6	1	199	104	39.80	329	60.48	1	0	0	24	0
NT Paranavitana (SL)	2009-2012	7	14	2	474	111	39.50	1056	44.88	1	2	3	53	3
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2012-2021	9	17	2	586	155*	39.06	1303	44.97	2	1	0	55	1
PA de Silva (SL)	1998-2001	4	5	0	195	106	39.00	483	40.37	1	1	0	17	3
BJ Watling (NZ)	2019-2019	1	2	0	78	77	39.00	178	43.82	0	1	0	6	0
RMMP Rathnayake (SL)	2024-2025	2	1	0	39	39	39.00	83	46.98	0	0	0	3	1
AM Rahane (IND)	2015-2017	2	4	1	116	57	38.66	229	50.65	0	1	1	9	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	2001-2001	1	2	0	77	44	38.50	331	23.26	0	0	0	3	0
C Campher (IRE)	2023-2023	2	4	0	153	111	38.25	337	45.40	1	0	1	22	2
R Ravindra (NZ)	2024-2024	2	4	0	153	92	38.25	265	57.73	0	1	0	15	1
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2012	14	24	3	798	159	38.00	1817	43.91	1	4	2	91	3
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2017-2017	1	2	0	76	57	38.00	167	45.50	0	1	0	7	0
A Balbirnie (IRE)	2023-2023	2	4	0	151	95	37.75	284	53.16	0	1	0	21	0
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2001	1	2	0	75	69	37.50	138	54.34	0	1	0	7	0
WU Tharanga (SL)	2007-2017	5	9	0	337	115	37.44	533	63.22	1	2	0	48	3
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2025	17	31	4	1003	155*	37.14	1713	58.55	3	2	1	111	13
J Da Silva (WI)	2021-2021	2	4	2	73	54	36.50	239	30.54	0	1	1	6	0
AN Cook (ENG)	2007-2012	2	4	0	145	118	36.25	342	42.39	1	0	1	18	0
R Dravid (IND)	2001-2010	3	6	1	181	61*	36.20	483	37.47	0	1	0	17	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Galle, Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 1st Test, Jun 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2586]

Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle, Australia in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Feb 6-9, 2025 [Test # 2580]

Australia vs Sri Lanka at Galle, Australia in Sri Lanka 1st Test, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2025 [Test # 2579]