Batting Highest Career Batting Average IN Sri Lanka

Highest averages for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN Sri Lanka

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
SP Fleming (NZ)	1998-2003	5	10	3	733	274*	104.71	1682	43.57	2	3	1	75	2
BJ Watling (NZ)	2019-2019	2	3	1	183	105*	91.50	404	45.29	1	1	-	15	0
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2019-2019	1	1	-	83	83	83.00	77	107.79	-	1	-	5	5
RS Mahanama (SL)	1987-1992	3	4	-	307	153	76.75	520	59.03	2	-	-	40	0
LD Chandimal (SL)	2024-2024	2	3	-	207	116	69.00	429	48.25	1	1	-	24	0
MH Richardson (NZ)	2003-2003	2	4	1	201	85	67.00	590	34.06	-	3	-	22	2
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2009-2012	4	7	-	447	159	63.85	807	55.39	2	1	-	54	4
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1992-2003	6	7	-	424	144	60.57	1023	41.44	1	2	-	57	0
RS Madugalle (SL)	1984-1987	4	7	2	302	89*	60.40	729	41.42	-	2	-	38	1
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2012	9	15	1	834	167	59.57	1834	45.47	2	6	-	93	2
TM Dilshan (SL)	2009-2012	3	6	1	296	123*	59.20	334	88.62	1	1	-	29	2
JV Coney (NZ)	1984-1984	3	5	2	170	92	56.66	397	42.82	-	1	-	16	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1984-1987	4	5	1	226	151*	56.50	359	62.95	1	-	1	22	2
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2024	5	9	1	438	122	54.75	858	51.04	1	3	1	37	1
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2024	7	11	1	510	88	51.00	1195	42.67	-	5	-	57	5
BKG Mendis (SL)	2019-2024	4	7	1	294	106*	49.00	475	61.89	1	2	-	31	5
JF Reid (NZ)	1984-1984	3	5	-	243	180	48.60	632	38.44	1	-	1	24	0
KS Lokuarachchi (SL)	2003-2003	2	2	1	48	28*	48.00	86	55.81	-	-	-	5	1
TWM Latham (NZ)	2019-2024	4	7	-	329	154	47.00	610	53.93	1	1	1	29	1
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2009-2019	6	11	-	514	142	46.72	950	54.10	1	3	-	44	1
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1984-1987	4	6	1	233	120*	46.60	656	35.51	1	1	-	30	0
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1998-2003	5	7	-	326	88	46.57	567	57.49	-	3	-	49	0
GD Phillips (NZ)	2024-2024	2	4	1	131	78	43.66	163	80.36	-	1	1	8	8
CK Kapugedera (SL)	2009-2009	1	2	1	42	35	42.00	70	60.00	-	-	-	4	1
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1987-1992	3	5	-	207	105	41.40	358	57.82	1	1	1	26	5
RL Dias (SL)	1984-1987	3	4	-	159	108	39.75	335	47.46	1	-	-	23	0
R Ravindra (NZ)	2024-2024	2	4	-	153	92	38.25	265	57.73	-	1	-	15	1
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2003-2012	6	10	1	338	109	37.55	601	56.23	1	2	1	53	1
N Dickwella (SL)	2019-2019	2	3	-	112	61	37.33	273	41.02	-	2	1	9	0
DM de Silva (SL)	2019-2024	4	7	1	224	109	37.33	380	58.94	1	-	-	29	3
IDS Smith (NZ)	1984-1987	4	4	1	110	42	36.66	114	96.49	-	-	-	17	0
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1987-1992	3	4	1	101	43	33.66	243	41.56	-	-	-	11	1
GP Howarth (NZ)	1984-1984	3	5	-	163	62	32.60	338	48.22	-	2	-	15	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2003-2009	4	8	-	255	74	31.87	599	42.57	-	2	-	34	0
JD Ryder (NZ)	2009-2009	2	4	-	127	42	31.75	289	43.94	-	-	-	11	1
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1992-1992	2	3	1	63	27	31.50	162	38.88	-	-	-	10	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1998-2003	5	8	-	252	82	31.50	407	61.91	-	3	-	40	0
EJ Gray (NZ)	1987-1987	1	1	-	31	31	31.00	105	29.52	-	-	-	2	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1984-1998	9	14	-	427	76	30.50	790	54.05	-	4	-	51	4
JG Wright (NZ)	1984-1992	5	9	-	268	50	29.77	953	28.12	-	1	-	22	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2009	7	12	-	357	140	29.75	607	58.81	1	2	4	42	0
KS Williamson (NZ)	2012-2024	6	11	-	325	135	29.54	701	46.36	1	1	2	26	2
MD Crowe (NZ)	1984-1992	6	10	1	262	107	29.11	637	41.13	1	-	2	30	5
TA Blundell (NZ)	2024-2024	2	4	-	116	60	29.00	177	65.53	-	1	-	11	3
SB Styris (NZ)	2003-2003	2	4	-	112	63	28.00	280	40.00	-	1	-	11	2
HM Nicholls (NZ)	2019-2019	2	3	-	83	42	27.66	195	42.56	-	-	-	4	0
AC Parore (NZ)	1992-1998	5	9	1	219	67	27.37	591	37.05	-	2	-	22	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1992-1998	5	7	-	190	71	27.14	360	52.77	-	2	-	18	3
NJ Astle (NZ)	1998-1998	3	6	-	162	53	27.00	514	31.51	-	1	-	18	2
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-1998	3	6	-	159	142	26.50	248	64.11	1	-	1	14	6
DR Flynn (NZ)	2009-2012	4	8	-	203	53	25.37	512	39.64	-	3	2	21	0
BR Hartland (NZ)	1992-1992	2	4	-	97	52	24.25	284	34.15	-	1	-	9	0
DP Conway (NZ)	2024-2024	2	4	-	91	61	22.75	149	61.07	-	1	-	11	1
BB McCullum (NZ)	2009-2012	4	8	-	181	68	22.62	314	57.64	-	1	-	21	4
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1992	3	5	-	112	38	22.40	357	31.37	-	-	-	7	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
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2019-2019	2	3	-	64	40	21.33	167	38.32	-	-	-	6	3
MJ Santner (NZ)	2019-2024	3	6	-	125	67	20.83	267	46.81	-	1	-	11	4
BA Young (NZ)	1998-1998	3	6	-	124	46	20.66	386	32.12	-	-	-	17	0
TG McIntosh (NZ)	2009-2009	2	4	-	81	69	20.25	274	29.56	-	1	1	7	1
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2009-2012	4	6	1	99	30*	19.80	203	48.76	-	-	-	13	0
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2024-2024	2	4	-	79	57	19.75	132	59.84	-	1	-	9	2
TD Astle (NZ)	2012-2012	1	2	-	38	35	19.00	136	27.94	-	-	-	3	0
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2019-2019	2	4	-	76	64	19.00	239	31.79	-	1	1	5	0
NT Paranavitana (SL)	2009-2012	4	8	1	129	40	18.42	334	38.62	-	-	3	12	1
AMJG Amerasinghe (SL)	1984-1984	2	4	1	54	34	18.00	84	64.28	-	-	-	8	0
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009-2012	4	8	-	144	35	18.00	266	54.13	-	-	-	22	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	1998-2003	5	7	1	106	48	17.66	317	33.43	-	-	2	12	0
MJ Horne (NZ)	1998-2003	5	10	-	175	42	17.50	440	39.77	-	-	-	20	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2009	8	10	6	69	26*	17.25	132	52.27	-	-	2	7	2
S Wettimuny (SL)	1984-1984	3	6	-	102	65	17.00	390	26.15	-	1	1	9	0
JTC Vaughan (NZ)	1992-1992	1	2	1	17	17	17.00	139	12.23	-	-	-	1	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2003	5	8	3	84	29	16.80	236	35.59	-	-	-	8	1
JS Patel (NZ)	2009-2012	4	8	2	98	26	16.33	190	51.57	-	-	2	7	1
PA Horne (NZ)	1987-1987	1	1	-	16	16	16.00	92	17.39	-	-	-	1	0
DK Liyanage (SL)	1992-1992	2	1	-	16	16	16.00	32	50.00	-	-	-	0	0
S Randiv (SL)	2012-2012	2	3	-	48	39	16.00	150	32.00	-	-	1	4	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1998-1998	3	5	1	63	27	15.75	129	48.83	-	-	2	6	0
AGD Wickremasinghe (SL)	1992-1992	2	2	1	15	13*	15.00	20	75.00	-	-	-	2	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2012-2024	6	11	2	133	24*	14.77	215	61.86	-	-	-	7	6
RG de Alwis (SL)	1984-1984	3	6	-	87	28	14.50	131	66.41	-	-	-	10	2
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2019	4	6	1	71	26	14.20	84	84.52	-	-	-	5	4
VB John (SL)	1984-1984	3	6	3	42	27*	14.00	96	43.75	-	-	2	3	1
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1998-2003	4	5	-	70	31	14.00	286	24.47	-	-	-	6	0
SMS Kaluperuma (SL)	1984-1984	3	6	-	82	23	13.66	286	28.67	-	-	-	10	0
CFK van Wyk (NZ)	2012-2012	2	4	1	41	28	13.66	95	43.15	-	-	2	4	0
CM Spearman (NZ)	1998-1998	1	2	-	26	22	13.00	88	29.54	-	-	-	3	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2003-2003	2	2	-	26	22	13.00	49	53.06	-	-	-	4	0
RG Hart (NZ)	2003-2003	2	4	-	52	31	13.00	198	26.26	-	-	1	7	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1987-1992	3	2	-	25	24	12.50	96	26.04	-	-	-	1	0
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2009-2012	3	4	-	50	18	12.50	114	43.85	-	-	-	5	3
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-1998	3	6	-	74	26	12.33	160	46.25	-	-	1	5	4
JA Raval (NZ)	2019-2019	2	3	-	37	33	12.33	112	33.03	-	-	1	3	0
LRD Mendis (SL)	1984-1987	4	7	-	83	36	11.85	178	46.62	-	-	1	14	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1984-1987	2	3	-	35	17	11.66	90	38.88	-	-	-	4	1
C Pringle (NZ)	1992-1992	1	2	-	23	23	11.50	22	104.54	-	-	1	0	3
RS Kalpage (SL)	1998-1998	1	2	-	22	16	11.00	39	56.41	-	-	-	4	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2009-2012	3	4	2	22	11*	11.00	33	66.66	-	-	1	4	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]