Batting Highest Career Batting Average - Sri Lanka

Highest averages for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests - Sri Lanka

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JR Ratnayeke	1984-1988	2	4	3	103	59*	103.00	230	44.78	-	1	-	14	0
P Nissanka	2024-2024	2	4	1	217	127*	72.33	217	100.00	1	1	-	26	2
DPMD Jayawardene	1998-2014	23	41	3	2212	213*	58.21	4552	48.59	8	10	2	247	12
S Wettimuny	1982-1984	2	4	-	218	190	54.50	570	38.24	1	-	-	24	0
LRD Mendis	1982-1988	3	6	-	326	111	54.33	501	65.06	1	2	-	35	7
PHKD Mendis	2024-2024	3	5	-	267	113	53.40	424	62.97	1	2	-	31	4
GF Labrooy	1988-1988	1	2	1	51	42	51.00	106	48.11	-	-	-	7	0
ARS Silva	2018-2018	2	4	-	190	85	47.50	439	43.28	-	2	-	12	1
AD Mathews	2012-2024	14	27	1	1128	160	43.38	2276	49.56	3	7	1	112	5
MS Atapattu	1998-2003	10	17	3	603	201*	43.07	1507	40.01	2	1	2	66	0
SAR Silva	1984-1988	2	4	1	127	102*	42.33	329	38.60	1	-	-	17	0
TM Dilshan	2001-2012	13	21	-	889	193	42.33	1421	62.56	2	6	3	105	3
MG Vandort	2006-2007	5	8	-	333	138	41.62	791	42.09	2	-	-	35	1
A Ranatunga	1982-1998	5	9	-	373	84	41.44	754	49.46	-	5	1	42	2
UC Hathurusingha	1991-1993	2	4	-	164	66	41.00	493	33.26	-	2	-	18	0
KC Sangakkara	2001-2014	22	40	1	1568	152	40.20	3313	47.32	3	9	3	200	1
PA de Silva	1984-2002	11	19	-	739	152	38.89	1548	47.73	2	2	-	86	4
UDU Chandana	2003-2003	2	3	-	116	76	38.66	192	60.41	-	1	-	14	2
TT Samaraweera	2003-2012	10	19	3	590	142	36.87	1452	40.63	1	3	2	65	0
RL Dias	1982-1984	2	4	-	147	77	36.75	319	46.08	-	1	1	19	0
HAPW Jayawardene	2007-2014	9	16	3	473	112	36.38	957	49.42	1	3	1	50	4
ST Jayasuriya	1991-2007	14	25	2	819	213	35.60	1278	64.08	1	3	1	120	6
RP Arnold	2001-2002	6	10	1	314	109	34.88	651	48.23	1	3	2	47	0
RJ Ratnayake	1991-1991	1	2	-	69	52	34.50	89	77.52	-	1	-	10	0
DM de Silva	2018-2024	6	11	-	372	74	33.81	629	59.14	-	5	2	41	1
HP Tillakaratne	1991-2003	9	15	4	371	93*	33.72	971	38.20	-	1	2	41	0
NT Paranavitana	2011-2011	3	6	-	196	66	32.66	552	35.50	-	2	1	25	0
RMMP Rathnayake	2024-2024	3	5	-	151	72	30.20	241	62.65	-	1	-	19	2
LD Chandimal	2012-2024	11	20	-	602	126	30.10	1086	55.43	1	3	1	71	4
WPUJC Vaas	2001-2007	15	25	7	541	90	30.05	1240	43.62	-	2	-	69	2
FDM Karunaratne	2014-2024	11	22	1	620	83	29.52	1207	51.36	-	5	1	70	0
MDKJ Perera	2016-2021	3	5	-	144	62	28.80	249	57.83	-	1	-	17	1
MAR Samarasekera	1988-1988	1	2	-	57	57	28.50	129	44.18	-	1	1	7	1
KADM Fernando	2003-2003	2	3	1	56	51*	28.00	129	43.41	-	1	-	8	0
AP Gurusinha	1991-1993	2	4	-	110	43	27.50	252	43.65	-	-	-	15	0
JK Silva	2014-2018	7	14	-	380	79	27.14	866	43.87	-	4	-	45	0
N Dickwella	2018-2021	5	10	-	268	92	26.80	435	61.60	-	1	-	25	0
BKG Mendis	2016-2024	9	18	1	427	86	25.11	678	62.97	-	2	3	57	3
RS Kaluwitharana	1998-1998	1	1	-	25	25	25.00	50	50.00	-	-	-	2	0
DSBP Kuruppu	1988-1991	2	4	-	97	46	24.25	176	55.11	-	-	-	15	0
LPC Silva	2007-2007	3	4	-	89	49	22.25	186	47.84	-	-	-	10	0
HDPK Dharmasena	1998-2003	5	7	1	133	54	22.16	413	32.20	-	1	-	17	0
RS Mahanama	1991-1993	2	4	-	87	64	21.75	154	56.49	-	1	-	12	0
CRD Fernando	2001-2011	8	10	5	107	39*	21.40	260	41.15	-	-	1	14	0
WU Tharanga	2006-2007	5	8	-	168	52	21.00	400	42.00	-	1	2	25	1
B Warnapura	1982-1982	1	2	-	40	38	20.00	180	22.22	-	-	-	5	0
PM Pushpakumara	2018-2018	2	4	1	60	42*	20.00	85	70.58	-	-	-	9	1
CK Kapugedera	2006-2006	2	4	-	74	50	18.50	208	35.57	-	1	1	9	0
ALF de Mel	1982-1984	2	4	1	55	20*	18.33	108	50.92	-	-	-	8	1
HDRL Thirimanne	2011-2021	10	19	-	338	111	17.78	933	36.22	1	-	2	37	0
KMDN Kulasekara	2006-2014	3	6	-	106	64	17.66	228	46.49	-	1	1	13	2
TAM Siriwardana	2016-2016	1	2	-	35	35	17.50	77	45.45	-	-	1	6	0
HMRKB Herath	2011-2018	11	20	2	311	61	17.27	624	49.83	-	1	-	39	1
MDK Perera	2018-2021	5	10	-	168	67	16.80	396	42.42	-	1	2	21	2
RS Madugalle	1982-1988	3	6	-	99	65	16.50	313	31.62	-	1	-	7	1
NLTC Perera	2011-2011	2	3	-	47	25	15.66	63	74.60	-	-	-	8	0
A Dananjaya	2018-2018	2	4	1	47	31	15.66	88	53.40	-	-	1	3	0
M Muralidaran	1993-2007	16	20	7	202	38	15.53	284	71.12	-	-	1	20	6
PW Hasaranga	2021-2021	1	2	-	31	19	15.50	40	77.50	-	-	-	4	0
KTGD Prasad	2012-2014	2	4	1	46	34	15.33	92	50.00	-	-	2	7	0
MF Maharoof	2006-2011	5	9	-	136	59	15.11	370	36.75	-	1	1	15	1
SL Malinga	2006-2007	5	8	1	88	26	12.57	169	52.07	-	-	-	13	0
MD Gunathilaka	2018-2018	1	2	-	24	18	12.00	61	39.34	-	-	-	3	0
L Embuldeniya	2021-2021	2	4	-	47	40	11.75	87	54.02	-	-	2	6	2
UWMBCA Welegedara	2007-2012	4	4	-	45	19	11.25	105	42.85	-	-	-	7	0
S Randiv	2012-2012	2	4	-	42	18	10.50	132	31.81	-	-	1	4	0
KIW Wijegunawardene	1991-1991	1	2	1	10	6*	10.00	35	28.57	-	-	-	1	0
TCB Fernando	2002-2002	2	3	1	19	13	9.50	60	31.66	-	-	1	1	0
CPH Ramanayake	1988-1993	3	5	1	37	34*	9.25	91	40.65	-	-	2	3	0
AM de Silva	1993-1993	1	1	-	9	9	9.00	28	32.14	-	-	-	1	0
SD Anurasiri	1991-1991	1	2	-	17	16	8.50	33	51.51	-	-	-	2	0
RAS Lakmal	2011-2021	11	19	7	99	15*	8.25	254	38.97	-	-	7	13	1
N Pradeep	2014-2016	5	9	5	32	13*	8.00	56	57.14	-	-	2	4	0
RTM Mendis	2021-2021	1	2	-	16	16	8.00	27	59.25	-	-	1	3	0
MD Shanaka	2016-2021	2	4	-	31	23	7.75	70	44.28	-	-	1	3	0
CBRLS Kumara	2024-2024	2	3	1	15	10	7.50	64	23.43	-	-	1	2	0
DNT Zoysa	2001-2002	3	5	1	29	28	7.25	74	39.18	-	-	3	2	2
NGRP Jayasuriya	2024-2024	2	4	-	27	10	6.75	117	23.07	-	-	-	1	0
RMS Eranga	2014-2016	5	9	4	32	20*	6.40	90	35.55	-	-	1	4	0
GRA de Silva	1982-1982	1	2	-	12	12	6.00	27	44.44	-	-	1	2	0
AM Fernando	2021-2024	5	9	7	12	11	6.00	48	25.00	-	-	1	2	0
KNM Fernando	2024-2024	2	4	-	24	13	6.00	59	40.67	-	-	1	2	0
J Mubarak	2006-2007	3	5	-	24	9	4.80	81	29.62	-	-	2	3	0
PADLR Sandakan	2018-2018	1	2	-	9	7	4.50	45	20.00	-	-	-	1	0
MVT Fernando	2024-2024	2	3	-	13	13	4.33	72	18.05	-	-	2	2	0
MAWR Madurasinghe	1988-1988	1	2	-	6	4	3.00	22	27.27	-	-	-	0	0
DS de Silva	1982-1984	2	2	-	4	3	2.00	28	14.28	-	-	-	0	0
KEA Upashantha	2002-2002	1	2	-	4	3	2.00	21	19.04	-	-	-	0	0
BOP Fernando	2021-2021	1	2	-	3	3	1.50	23	13.04	-	-	1	0	0
KPJ Warnaweera	1993-1993	1	1	-	1	1	1.00	10	10.00	-	-	-	0	0
PVD Chameera	2016-2016	1	2	-	2	2	1.00	9	22.22	-	-	1	0	0
LWS Kaluperuma	1982-1982	1	2	-	1	1	0.50	10	10.00	-	-	1	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe	1998-1998	1	1	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	1	0	0
D Hettiarachchi	2001-2001	1	2	1	-	0*	-	25	-	-	-	1	0	0
HM Goonatilleke	1982-1982	1	2	2	24	22*	-	42	57.14	-	-	-	3	0
VB John	1984-1984	1	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	0	0
ASA Perera	1998-1998	1	1	1	43	43*	-	77	55.84	-	-	-	6	1
PDRL Perera	2002-2002	1	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	0	0
BAW Mendis	2011-2011	1	2	2	13	12*	-	20	65.00	-	-	-	2	0

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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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]