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Sri Lanka (Host) Records
Test Matches Records
Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories Held in Sri Lanka for Tests

By runs
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
South Africa
7 runs17750.1v Sri LankaKandy30 Jul 2000Test # 1505
Australia
16 runs18151.1v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)17 Aug 1992Test # 1194
Australia
27 runs35273.1v Sri LankaKandy16 Mar 2004Test # 1688
Australia
41 runs31694.2v PakistanColombo (PSS)3 Oct 2002Test # 1615
England
42 runs32786.4v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)23 Nov 2018Test # 2329
Sri Lanka
50 runs16844.3v PakistanGalle4 Jul 2009Test # 1921
England
57 runs30174.0v Sri LankaPallekele14 Nov 2018Test # 2326
Sri Lanka
63 runs17649.5v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015Test # 2176
Sri Lanka
63 runs27571.4v New ZealandGalle18 Sep 2024Test # 2549
Sri Lanka
72 runs24465.5v West IndiesColombo (PSS)22 Oct 2015Test # 2182
Sri Lanka
75 runs34099.0v EnglandGalle26 Mar 2012Test # 2038
Sri Lanka
88 runs35094.0v EnglandKandy1 Dec 2007Test # 1851
Sri Lanka
96 runs494123.5v New ZealandColombo (SSC)26 Aug 2009Test # 1932
Sri Lanka
105 runs27152.1v PakistanColombo (SSC)14 Aug 2014Test # 2136
Sri Lanka
106 runs26888.3v AustraliaPallekele26 Jul 2016Test # 2209
India
117 runs38685.0v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)28 Aug 2015Test # 2179
Australia
121 runs37093.4v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Mar 2004Test # 1691
Australia
125 runs37995.5v Sri LankaGalle31 Aug 2011Test # 2005
Sri Lanka
131 runs32283.5v West IndiesKandy21 Nov 2001Test # 1570
Sri Lanka
149 runs34866.2v IndiaColombo (PSS)6 Sep 1985Test # 1024
South Africa
153 runs37071.3v Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2014Test # 2129
Sri Lanka
163 runs32444.1v AustraliaColombo (SSC)13 Aug 2016Test # 2217
Sri Lanka
164 runs29654.3v New ZealandColombo (SSC)10 Jun 1998Test # 1418
Sri Lanka
164 runs29756.1v West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
New Zealand
165 runs26327.3v Sri LankaKandy9 Mar 1984Test # 980
New Zealand
167 runs465131.5v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)27 May 1998Test # 1415
New Zealand
167 runs36385.5v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)25 Nov 2012Test # 2063
India
170 runs30747.3v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Test # 1884
Sri Lanka
187 runs34879.0v West IndiesGalle21 Nov 2021Test # 2434
Australia
197 runs35245.2v Sri LankaGalle8 Mar 2004Test # 1685
Sri Lanka
199 runs49086.5v South AfricaColombo (SSC)20 Jul 2018Test # 2313
Sri Lanka
202 runs41371.5v New ZealandGalle18 Aug 2009Test # 1930
Sri Lanka
209 runs510114.0v PakistanGalle22 Jun 2012Test # 2046
Sri Lanka
209 runs43771.0v BangladeshPallekele29 Apr 2021Test # 2419
England
211 runs46285.1v Sri LankaGalle6 Nov 2018Test # 2324
Sri Lanka
229 runs41350.1v AustraliaGalle4 Aug 2016Test # 2213
India
235 runs472121.1v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)27 Jul 1993Test # 1228
Sri Lanka
240 runs37841.2v West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005Test # 1757
Sri Lanka
246 runs50877.0v PakistanGalle24 Jul 2022Test # 2473
Sri Lanka
259 runs45760.2v BangladeshGalle7 Mar 2017Test # 2252
India
278 runs41343.4v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)20 Aug 2015Test # 2177
Sri Lanka
278 runs35228.5v South AfricaGalle12 Jul 2018Test # 2311
Sri Lanka
288 runs47360.4v BangladeshColombo (SSC)28 Jul 2002Test # 1611
Pakistan
301 runs48347.0v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)9 Aug 1994Test # 1265
India
304 runs55076.5v Sri LankaGalle26 Jul 2017Test # 2265
Sri Lanka
313 runs49367.0v South AfricaColombo (SSC)11 Aug 2004Test # 1710
Sri Lanka
315 runs39543.3v ZimbabweGalle12 Jan 2002Test # 1585
By wickets
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
Sri Lanka
1 wicket352113.3v South AfricaColombo (PSS)4 Aug 2006Test # 1812
England
3 wickets16171.1v Sri LankaKandy7 Mar 2001Test # 1532
England
4 wickets7424.3v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)15 Mar 2001Test # 1537
Bangladesh
4 wickets19157.5v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)15 Mar 2017Test # 2254
Sri Lanka
4 wickets388114.5v ZimbabweColombo (RPS)14 Jul 2017Test # 2263
Pakistan
4 wickets342127.2v Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2022Test # 2472
Pakistan
4 wickets13132.5v Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2023Test # 2511
Sri Lanka
5 wickets14042.4v EnglandColombo (SSC)13 Mar 1993Test # 1219
Sri Lanka
5 wickets326113.5v ZimbabweColombo (SSC)14 Jan 1998Test # 1395
Pakistan
5 wickets13142.0v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)14 Jun 2000Test # 1499
India
5 wickets25768.3v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)3 Aug 2010Test # 1968
Sri Lanka
6 wickets9526.5v AustraliaKandy9 Sep 1999Test # 1459
Sri Lanka
6 wickets17238.3v West IndiesColombo (SSC)13 Jul 2005Test # 1755
Sri Lanka
6 wickets26886.1v New ZealandGalle14 Aug 2019Test # 2354
England
6 wickets16443.3v Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021Test # 2405
England
7 wickets17158.1v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
India
7 wickets26478.4v Sri LankaKandy22 Aug 2001Test # 1557
Sri Lanka
7 wickets17131.5v PakistanColombo (PSS)12 Jul 2009Test # 1924
Sri Lanka
7 wickets16041.4v BangladeshColombo (RPS)16 Mar 2013Test # 2082
Sri Lanka
7 wickets9916.2v PakistanGalle6 Aug 2014Test # 2133
Sri Lanka
7 wickets15326.3v PakistanColombo (PSS)25 Jun 2015Test # 2168
Pakistan
7 wickets377103.1v Sri LankaPallekele3 Jul 2015Test # 2169
England
7 wickets7424.2v Sri LankaGalle14 Jan 2021Test # 2403
Sri Lanka
8 wickets3213.0v PakistanColombo (CCC)14 Mar 1986Test # 1041
Sri Lanka
8 wickets101.5v ZimbabweKandy7 Jan 1998Test # 1394
Pakistan
8 wickets18343.2v Sri LankaKandy3 Apr 2006Test # 1796
Sri Lanka
8 wickets12233.1v IndiaColombo (PSS)8 Aug 2008Test # 1886
England
8 wickets9419.4v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)3 Apr 2012Test # 2039
Sri Lanka
9 wickets7014.4v New ZealandColombo (SSC)6 Dec 1992Test # 1204
Australia
9 wickets7517.4v Sri LankaGalle6 Feb 2025Test # 2580
Sri Lanka
10 wickets276.4v ZimbabweColombo (SSC)18 Sep 1996Test # 1334
Sri Lanka
10 wickets61.5v IndiaGalle14 Aug 2001Test # 1555
Sri Lanka
10 wickets30.4v West IndiesGalle13 Nov 2001Test # 1567
Sri Lanka
10 wickets265.3v West IndiesColombo (SSC)29 Nov 2001Test # 1572
Sri Lanka
10 wickets9514.1v IndiaGalle18 Jul 2010Test # 1964
Sri Lanka
10 wickets9318.3v New ZealandGalle17 Nov 2012Test # 2059
Pakistan
10 wickets9011.2v Sri LankaGalle17 Jun 2015Test # 2167
Australia
10 wickets50.4v Sri LankaGalle29 Jun 2022Test # 2469
Sri Lanka
10 wickets567.2v AfghanistanColombo (SSC)2 Feb 2024Test # 2527
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