Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in Tests at SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Abdur Rehman	36	22	3	3	163.63	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Jun 2012	Test # 2047
ST Jayasuriya	89	56	11	4	158.92	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
V Sehwag	25	16	5	-	156.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
FDM Karunaratne	32*	22	3	1	145.45	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
N Kapil Dev	36	26	7	-	138.46	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
DPMD Jayawardene	150	115	26	1	130.43	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
TM Dilshan	54	42	10	-	128.57	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010	Test # 1966
N Kapil Dev	35	28	7	-	125.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
KTGD Prasad	27	23	4	-	117.39	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015	Test # 2179
PA de Silva	37	32	7	-	115.62	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Z Khan	45	40	5	2	112.50	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
KC Sangakkara	64	58	10	1	110.34	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
Ramiz Raja	36	33	6	-	109.09	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
RS Kaluwitharana	51	47	12	-	108.51	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
Shan Masood	51	47	4	1	108.51	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
RS Mahanama	29	27	6	-	107.40	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
FDM Karunaratne	77	72	12	-	106.94	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
A Ranatunga	66	62	9	3	106.45	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
N Dickwella	51	48	7	1	106.25	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
PM Pushpakumara	42*	40	6	1	105.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
PA de Silva	103*	99	11	1	104.04	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
TM Dilshan	32	31	7	-	103.22	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
Q de Kock	32	31	3	-	103.22	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
KC Sangakkara	27	27	4	-	100.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
TM Dilshan	27*	27	5	-	100.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
MDKJ Perera	55	56	9	-	98.21	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015	Test # 2179
SR Tendulkar	53	54	10	-	98.14	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999	Test # 1445
V Sehwag	99	101	15	-	98.01	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010	Test # 1966
BKG Mendis	84	87	8	2	96.55	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
PA de Silva	27	28	4	1	96.42	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
S Dhawan	35	37	5	1	94.59	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
F du Plessis	48	51	8	1	94.11	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
GA Hick	26	28	2	1	92.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
Kamran Akmal	74	80	7	1	92.50	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009	Test # 1927
Umar Gul	46	50	3	3	92.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009	Test # 1927
ST Jayasuriya	71	78	9	1	91.02	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
ST Jayasuriya	85	94	9	1	90.42	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
ML Hayden	28	31	5	-	90.32	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
AB de Villiers	65	72	8	-	90.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
UWMBCA Welegedara	27*	30	5	-	90.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
Moin Khan	98	109	9	3	89.90	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
MD Gunathilaka	61	68	6	2	89.70	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
ST Jayasuriya	41	46	6	1	89.13	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
MD Crowe	107	121	10	4	88.42	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
KR Rutherford	38	43	3	1	88.37	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
CC Lewis	45	51	7	-	88.23	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
ST Jayasuriya	199	226	21	2	88.05	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
Taufeeq Umar	65	74	12	-	87.83	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Jun 2012	Test # 2047
DM de Silva	65*	74	10	-	87.83	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
MJ Guptill	28	32	4	-	87.50	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
MKGCP Lakshitha	40	46	8	-	86.95	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
MRCN Bandaratilleke	25	29	3	-	86.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
Agha Salman	132*	154	15	1	85.71	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
TM Dilshan	28	33	2	1	84.84	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	30 Jun 2012	Test # 2047
ST Jayasuriya	32	38	8	-	84.21	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
DM de Silva	57	68	9	1	83.82	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
RS Kaluwitharana	132*	158	26	-	83.54	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
CJ McDermott	40	48	5	-	83.33	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Misbah-ul-Haq	66*	80	5	-	82.50	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Jun 2012	Test # 2047
RA Jadeja	70*	85	4	3	82.35	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
M Muralidaran	36	44	4	1	81.81	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
S Samarawickrama	27	33	4	1	81.81	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
ST Jayasuriya	85	104	12	1	81.73	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
BKG Mendis	110	135	17	-	81.48	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
Sarfaraz Ahmed	103	127	7	1	81.10	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
JC Buttler	64	79	3	-	81.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
PA de Silva	34	42	6	-	80.95	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
PHKD Mendis	33	41	5	-	80.48	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
KC Sangakkara	45	56	7	-	80.35	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009	Test # 1927
KC Sangakkara	72	90	8	-	80.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
MS Atapattu	28	35	3	-	80.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
DPMD Jayawardene	127	159	18	1	79.87	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
MJ Guptill	35	44	7	-	79.54	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
RP Arnold	31	39	4	-	79.48	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
STR Binny	49	62	7	-	79.03	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015	Test # 2179
S Ramesh	30	38	5	-	78.94	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999	Test # 1445
AD Mathews	26	33	2	2	78.78	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
TM Dilshan	33	42	2	-	78.57	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
TM Dilshan	79	101	8	1	78.21	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
MS Atapattu	201	259	27	-	77.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
RS Mahanama	64	83	11	-	77.10	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
Hannan Sarkar	30	39	5	-	76.92	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
D Ramdin	56	73	9	-	76.71	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
Imran Farhat	69	90	13	-	76.66	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
PM Siddle	26	34	4	-	76.47	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Sep 2011	Test # 2008
TT Samaraweera	51	67	8	-	76.11	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
Shahriar Nafees	38	50	7	-	76.00	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
AD Mathews	63*	83	2	2	75.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
MG Vandort	140	185	16	1	75.67	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
AC Gilchrist	31*	41	-	2	75.60	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
ST Jayasuriya	85	113	14	-	75.22	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
ST Jayasuriya	72	96	4	-	75.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
WU Tharanga	30	40	4	-	75.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
LRPL Taylor	27	36	4	-	75.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
BKG Mendis	27	36	4	-	75.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
Mohammad Rizwan	50*	67	4	1	74.62	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
ST Jayasuriya	26	35	3	-	74.28	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
TT Samaraweera	123*	166	12	1	74.09	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
DL Vettori	140	189	16	-	74.07	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
RP Snell	48	65	8	-	73.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233

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