Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka in Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
PHKD Mendis (SL)	2024-2024	2	3	1	309	182*	154.50	435	71.03	2	-	-	30	4
L Vincent (NZ)	2005-2005	2	3	-	276	224	92.00	462	59.74	1	1	1	31	4
HM Nicholls (NZ)	2018-2023	6	9	2	518	200*	74.00	801	64.66	2	1	-	42	4
LPC Silva (SL)	2006-2006	2	4	1	213	152*	71.00	307	69.38	1	1	2	27	1
KS Williamson (NZ)	2012-2024	14	25	4	1467	242*	69.85	2520	58.21	5	6	2	140	6
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2018-2019	3	4	1	204	83	68.00	180	113.33	-	2	-	14	10
MH Richardson (NZ)	2003-2003	2	4	1	201	85	67.00	590	34.06	-	3	-	22	2
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1992	6	11	1	625	186	62.50	1503	41.58	3	1	-	44	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2005-2012	6	10	-	625	159	62.50	1174	53.23	2	3	-	77	4
TWM Latham (NZ)	2014-2024	12	21	2	1139	264*	59.94	2299	49.54	4	2	1	103	4
SP Fleming (NZ)	1995-2006	13	23	3	1166	274*	58.30	2735	42.63	2	7	4	129	5
RS Mahanama (SL)	1987-1997	6	8	-	464	153	58.00	913	50.82	2	1	-	55	0
HJH Marshall (NZ)	2005-2005	2	3	-	172	160	57.33	273	63.00	1	-	-	22	2
BJ Watling (NZ)	2014-2019	8	11	3	454	142*	56.75	1032	43.99	2	1	1	39	1
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1987-1995	8	13	1	636	127	53.00	1564	40.66	3	2	-	72	5
MD Crowe (NZ)	1984-1992	8	13	1	627	299	52.25	1304	48.08	2	-	2	64	8
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2024	15	27	4	1178	120*	51.21	2649	44.46	2	9	-	123	13
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2012	5	9	1	406	123*	50.75	515	78.83	1	2	-	46	3
BA Young (NZ)	1995-1998	7	13	2	557	267*	50.63	1301	42.81	1	2	-	69	1
RS Madugalle (SL)	1983-1987	6	11	2	451	89*	50.11	1066	42.30	-	3	-	62	1
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2003-2015	12	21	3	887	203	49.27	1477	60.05	4	2	1	117	6
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2012	13	22	1	1028	167	48.95	2257	45.54	3	6	2	117	3
JF Reid (NZ)	1984-1984	3	5	-	243	180	48.60	632	38.44	1	-	1	24	0
BA Edgar (NZ)	1983-1983	2	3	1	96	47*	48.00	219	43.83	-	-	-	13	0
KS Lokuarachchi (SL)	2003-2003	2	2	1	48	28*	48.00	86	55.81	-	-	-	5	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1983-1987	6	8	2	285	151*	47.50	408	69.85	1	-	1	30	3
BKG Mendis (SL)	2015-2024	10	19	2	801	141*	47.11	1548	51.74	2	5	1	101	5
JV Coney (NZ)	1983-1984	5	8	2	273	92	45.50	595	45.88	-	2	-	26	0
LD Chandimal (SL)	2015-2024	9	16	-	727	116	45.43	1632	44.54	1	6	-	88	0
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1997-2003	7	11	-	496	103	45.09	756	65.60	1	3	-	71	2
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2024	13	25	1	1078	152	44.91	2235	48.23	2	8	3	104	1
WK Lees (NZ)	1983-1983	2	2	-	89	89	44.50	182	48.90	-	1	1	8	1
GD Phillips (NZ)	2024-2024	2	4	1	131	78	43.66	163	80.36	-	1	1	8	8
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-2003	13	20	1	819	144	43.10	2132	38.41	2	4	-	102	0
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1991-1992	4	7	1	254	81	42.33	711	35.72	-	2	-	36	0
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2023-2024	4	7	-	279	102	39.85	423	65.95	1	2	-	19	9
RL Dias (SL)	1984-1987	3	4	-	159	108	39.75	335	47.46	1	-	-	23	0
JAH Marshall (NZ)	2005-2005	2	3	-	119	52	39.66	314	37.89	-	1	-	15	0
JDS Neesham (NZ)	2014-2015	2	3	-	119	85	39.66	142	83.80	-	1	-	16	3
PA de Silva (SL)	1991-1998	12	20	-	785	267	39.25	1286	61.04	2	4	2	90	10
R Ravindra (NZ)	2024-2024	2	4	-	153	92	38.25	265	57.73	-	1	-	15	1
DN Patel (NZ)	1991-1997	5	8	3	191	52	38.20	431	44.31	-	1	-	19	1
TAM Siriwardana (SL)	2015-2015	2	4	-	152	62	38.00	198	76.76	-	1	-	17	7
MJ Henry (NZ)	2023-2023	2	2	-	76	72	38.00	78	97.43	-	1	-	10	3
DM de Silva (SL)	2018-2024	7	13	2	416	109	37.81	715	58.18	1	1	2	53	5
SA Thomson (NZ)	1991-1995	3	6	1	184	80*	36.80	432	42.59	-	2	-	18	1
JG Wright (NZ)	1983-1992	10	17	-	624	101	36.70	1666	37.45	1	3	-	68	1
BA Pocock (NZ)	1997-1997	2	3	-	110	85	36.66	314	35.03	-	1	-	6	0
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2009-2019	12	22	1	770	142	36.66	1335	57.67	1	4	2	78	1
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1983-1987	6	9	1	292	120*	36.50	830	35.18	1	1	-	36	0
BB McCullum (NZ)	2005-2015	12	22	2	706	195	35.30	925	76.32	1	3	3	80	21
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009-2015	6	12	-	397	156	33.08	675	58.81	1	1	-	57	2
JD Ryder (NZ)	2009-2009	2	4	-	127	42	31.75	289	43.94	-	-	-	11	1
A Ranatunga (SL)	1984-1998	16	27	1	824	90	31.69	1701	48.44	-	7	1	92	6
EJ Gray (NZ)	1987-1987	1	1	-	31	31	31.00	105	29.52	-	-	-	2	0
RMS Eranga (SL)	2012-2014	3	5	3	62	45*	31.00	98	63.26	-	-	1	8	0
DP Conway (NZ)	2023-2024	4	7	-	204	78	29.14	361	56.50	-	2	-	26	1
KNM Fernando (SL)	2023-2023	1	2	-	58	39	29.00	124	46.77	-	-	-	7	1
TJ Franklin (NZ)	1991-1991	3	6	-	170	69	28.33	647	26.27	-	1	-	15	0
CI Dunusinghe (SL)	1995-1995	2	4	-	113	91	28.25	314	35.98	-	1	1	10	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2003-2003	2	4	-	112	63	28.00	280	40.00	-	1	-	11	2
CD Cumming (NZ)	2005-2006	4	7	-	194	47	27.71	557	34.82	-	-	-	21	2
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-2005	8	13	2	298	127	27.09	746	39.94	1	-	3	40	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2009	11	18	-	482	140	26.77	853	56.50	1	4	5	58	0
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2014-2019	4	8	1	187	64	26.71	573	32.63	-	2	2	13	0
JA Raval (NZ)	2018-2019	4	6	-	160	74	26.66	368	43.47	-	1	1	17	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-2006	9	16	-	426	114	26.62	1089	39.11	1	2	2	52	4
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-1998	3	6	-	159	142	26.50	248	64.11	1	-	1	14	6
HD Rutherford (NZ)	2014-2015	2	4	-	105	40	26.25	195	53.84	-	-	-	15	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1987-1995	8	12	-	311	105	25.91	647	48.06	1	1	2	40	5
IDS Smith (NZ)	1984-1991	7	8	2	154	42	25.66	195	78.97	-	-	-	22	0
GF Labrooy (SL)	1991-1991	3	4	1	77	70*	25.66	103	74.75	-	1	1	13	2
DR Flynn (NZ)	2009-2012	4	8	-	203	53	25.37	512	39.64	-	3	2	21	0
N Dickwella (SL)	2014-2023	6	10	1	228	80*	25.33	451	50.55	-	3	2	24	0
GP Howarth (NZ)	1983-1984	5	8	-	200	62	25.00	501	39.92	-	2	1	17	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2003-2009	6	12	1	273	74	24.81	671	40.68	-	2	-	36	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2006	13	23	2	513	82	24.42	815	62.94	-	4	2	73	1
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	1991-1995	4	7	1	146	65	24.33	388	37.62	-	1	1	14	1
BR Hartland (NZ)	1992-1992	2	4	-	97	52	24.25	284	34.15	-	1	-	9	0
TA Blundell (NZ)	2023-2024	4	7	1	143	60	23.83	221	64.70	-	1	-	13	3
GM Turner (NZ)	1983-1983	2	3	-	71	32	23.66	94	75.53	-	-	-	9	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1997-1998	3	3	1	46	25	23.00	65	70.76	-	-	-	5	0
JK Silva (SL)	2014-2015	2	4	-	92	50	23.00	266	34.58	-	1	-	8	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2005-2005	2	3	-	68	41	22.66	150	45.33	-	-	-	10	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-2003	5	7	1	135	38*	22.50	429	31.46	-	-	-	11	2
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2012-2023	6	7	1	135	47	22.50	203	66.50	-	-	1	18	0
CK Kapugedera (SL)	2006-2009	3	6	1	112	37	22.40	238	47.05	-	-	-	16	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2006	10	17	1	355	57	22.18	867	40.94	-	2	2	40	2
AC Parore (NZ)	1992-1998	9	15	1	308	67	22.00	794	38.79	-	2	-	31	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1992-1998	4	8	2	130	56	21.66	410	31.70	-	1	-	10	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1984-1984	3	3	1	43	35	21.50	122	35.24	-	-	-	3	0
MJ Horne (NZ)	1997-2003	7	13	-	278	66	21.38	694	40.05	-	1	-	31	2
S Wettimuny (SL)	1983-1984	5	10	1	189	65	21.00	620	30.48	-	2	1	18	0
WU Tharanga (SL)	2006-2006	2	4	-	84	33	21.00	187	44.91	-	-	-	10	1
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2005	7	11	4	143	32*	20.42	316	45.25	-	-	1	14	2
TG McIntosh (NZ)	2009-2009	2	4	-	81	69	20.25	274	29.56	-	1	1	7	1
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2024	5	9	-	179	67	19.88	403	44.41	-	1	-	16	5
ARS Silva (SL)	2018-2018	1	2	-	39	21	19.50	136	28.67	-	-	-	4	0
CP Senanayake (SL)	1991-1991	3	5	-	97	64	19.40	134	72.38	-	1	1	14	0
DP Samaraweera (SL)	1995-1995	2	4	-	77	33	19.25	181	42.54	-	-	-	9	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Jun 25-28, 2025 [Test # 2588]