Team Largest Margins

Largest margins by Innings, runs & wickets in Tests held in Sri Lanka

By an innings

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	inns & 280 runs	-	-	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
Australia	inns & 242 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
Sri Lanka	inns & 239 runs	-	-	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
Sri Lanka	inns & 234 runs	-	-	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
Pakistan	inns & 222 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
Sri Lanka	inns & 215 runs	-	-	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
South Africa	inns & 208 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
Sri Lanka	inns & 196 runs	-	-	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
Sri Lanka	inns & 193 runs	-	-	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
India	inns & 171 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017	Test # 2269
Sri Lanka	inns & 166 runs	-	-	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
Pakistan	inns & 163 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
Sri Lanka	inns & 154 runs	-	-	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
Sri Lanka	inns & 153 runs	-	-	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
Sri Lanka	inns & 137 runs	-	-	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
Sri Lanka	inns & 96 runs	-	-	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
Sri Lanka	inns & 94 runs	-	-	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
Sri Lanka	inns & 90 runs	-	-	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	3 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
Sri Lanka	inns & 78 runs	-	-	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
Sri Lanka	inns & 77 runs	-	-	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
Sri Lanka	inns & 77 runs	-	-	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
Sri Lanka	inns & 69 runs	-	-	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
New Zealand	inns & 65 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
New Zealand	inns & 61 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
India	inns & 53 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	3 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
Pakistan	inns & 52 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
Sri Lanka	inns & 39 runs	-	-	v Australia	Galle	8 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
Australia	inns & 38 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
Sri Lanka	inns & 28 runs	-	-	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
Pakistan	inns & 20 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
Sri Lanka	inns & 16 runs	-	-	v New Zealand	Galle	3 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
Sri Lanka	inns & 15 runs	-	-	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
Sri Lanka	inns & 10 runs	-	-	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
Sri Lanka	inns & 6 runs	-	-	v West Indies	Galle	14 Oct 2015	Test # 2181

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	315 runs	395	43.3	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
Sri Lanka	313 runs	493	67.0	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
India	304 runs	550	76.5	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017	Test # 2265
Pakistan	301 runs	483	47.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	9 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
Sri Lanka	288 runs	473	60.4	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
India	278 runs	413	43.4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
Sri Lanka	278 runs	352	28.5	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
Sri Lanka	259 runs	457	60.2	v Bangladesh	Galle	7 Mar 2017	Test # 2252
Sri Lanka	246 runs	508	77.0	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
Sri Lanka	240 runs	378	41.2	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
India	235 runs	472	121.1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
Sri Lanka	229 runs	413	50.1	v Australia	Galle	4 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
England	211 runs	462	85.1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
Sri Lanka	209 runs	510	114.0	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012	Test # 2046
Sri Lanka	209 runs	437	71.0	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Sri Lanka	202 runs	413	71.5	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009	Test # 1930
Sri Lanka	199 runs	490	86.5	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
Australia	197 runs	352	45.2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
Sri Lanka	187 runs	348	79.0	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
India	170 runs	307	47.3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
New Zealand	167 runs	465	131.5	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
New Zealand	167 runs	363	85.5	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
New Zealand	165 runs	263	27.3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
Sri Lanka	164 runs	296	54.3	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
Sri Lanka	164 runs	297	56.1	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
Sri Lanka	163 runs	324	44.1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
South Africa	153 runs	370	71.3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Sri Lanka	149 runs	348	66.2	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
Sri Lanka	131 runs	322	83.5	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
Australia	125 runs	379	95.5	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Aug 2011	Test # 2005
Australia	121 runs	370	93.4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
India	117 runs	386	85.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015	Test # 2179
Sri Lanka	106 runs	268	88.3	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016	Test # 2209
Sri Lanka	105 runs	271	52.1	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
Sri Lanka	96 runs	494	123.5	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
Sri Lanka	88 runs	350	94.0	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
Sri Lanka	75 runs	340	99.0	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
Sri Lanka	72 runs	244	65.5	v West Indies	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
Sri Lanka	63 runs	176	49.5	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015	Test # 2176
Sri Lanka	63 runs	275	71.4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
England	57 runs	301	74.0	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
Sri Lanka	50 runs	168	44.3	v Pakistan	Galle	4 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
England	42 runs	327	86.4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
Australia	41 runs	316	94.2	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	3 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
Australia	27 runs	352	73.1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
Australia	16 runs	181	51.1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
South Africa	7 runs	177	50.1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

United Arab Emirates vs Oman at Abu Dhabi, Men's T20 Asia Cup 7th Match, Group A, Sep 15, 2025 [T20I # 3457]

Hong Kong vs Sri Lanka at Dubai (DICS), Men's T20 Asia Cup 8th Match, Group B, Sep 15, 2025 [T20I # 3458]

Zimbabwe vs Namibia at Bulawayo, Namibia in Zimbabwe 1st T20I, Sep 15, 2025 [T20I # 3456]