Batting Most Runs Series

Sri Lanka vs other countries Tests Batting Records - Most Runs in Series

Most runs in a series

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
BC Lara (WI)	3	6	0	688	221	114.66	1226	56.11	3	1	0	70	5
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02
V Kohli (IND)	3	5	1	610	243	152.50	742	82.21	3	1	1	57	4
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2017/18
AH Jones (NZ)	3	6	1	513	186	102.60	1146	44.76	3	1	0	37	0
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1990/91
V Sehwag (IND)	3	4	0	491	293	122.75	454	108.14	2	1	0	68	9
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
DL Houghton (ZIM)	3	3	0	466	266	155.33	990	47.07	2	1	0	50	5
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1994/95
MEK Hussey (AUS)	3	5	0	463	142	92.60	774	59.81	2	2	0	47	6
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2011
TWM Latham (NZ)	2	3	1	450	264*	225.00	889	50.61	2	0	0	39	2
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2018/19
R Dravid (IND)	3	4	0	433	177	108.25	700	61.85	2	1	0	52	3
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
JE Root (ENG)	2	4	0	426	228	106.50	649	65.63	2	0	0	37	1
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21
JE Root (ENG)	2	4	0	426	228	106.50	649	65.63	2	0	0	37	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
KS Williamson (NZ)	2	4	2	396	242*	198.00	726	54.54	1	2	0	34	0
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2014/15
SC Ganguly (IND)	3	4	0	392	173	98.00	801	48.93	2	1	0	49	4
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1997/98
AN Cook (ENG)	3	4	0	390	133	97.50	771	50.58	2	2	0	42	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2011
SR Tendulkar (IND)	3	5	0	390	203	78.00	704	55.39	1	2	0	43	2
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
A Flower (ZIM)	3	6	2	388	129	97.00	1108	35.01	1	3	0	32	1
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1999/00
JM Bairstow (ENG)	3	4	1	387	167*	129.00	563	68.73	2	0	0	37	1
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2016
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	3	3	0	376	166	125.33	279+	59.49	2	1	0	14+	0
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1986/87
SP Fleming (NZ)	2	4	2	376	274*	188.00	825	45.57	1	1	1	36	1
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003
JE Root (ENG)	3	6	1	375	143	75.00	578	64.87	2	1	0	37	0
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
JE Root (ENG)	3	6	1	375	143	75.00	578	64.87	2	1	0	37	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2024
DS Lehmann (AUS)	3	6	0	375	153	62.50	651	57.60	2	1	0	42	4
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
CH Gayle (WI)	3	4	0	366	333	91.50	486	75.30	1	0	1	41	9
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010/11
MD Crowe (NZ)	2	3	0	365	299	121.66	667	54.72	1	0	0	34	3
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1990/91
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	3	5	1	364	135	91.00	746	48.79	1	3	0	29	5
Pakistan v Sri Lanka Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2013/14
SR Waugh (AUS)	2	3	2	362	170	362.00	697	51.93	2	1	0	29	0
Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series, 1995/96
KP Pietersen (ENG)	3	5	0	360	158	72.00	462	77.92	2	0	0	45	6
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006
S Dhawan (IND)	3	4	0	358	190	89.50	342	104.67	2	0	0	56	1
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2017
SP Fleming (NZ)	3	6	1	357	174*	71.40	857	41.65	1	2	0	39	1
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	3	6	1	355	138	71.00	761	46.64	1	2	0	42	3
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1999/00
ME Trescothick (ENG)	3	5	1	354	161	88.50	545	64.95	1	2	0	49	4
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2002
AB de Villiers (SA)	3	4	1	353	160*	117.66	560	63.03	1	2	0	40	3
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12
V Sehwag (IND)	3	5	0	348	109	69.60	357	97.47	2	1	1	59	1
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
V Sehwag (IND)	3	6	1	344	201*	68.80	366	93.98	1	1	0	46	5
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2008
MA Butcher (ENG)	3	4	0	339	123	84.75	755	44.90	2	1	0	42	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2002
KS Williamson (NZ)	2	3	1	337	215	168.50	501	67.26	2	0	0	34	3
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
KS Williamson (NZ)	2	3	1	337	215	168.50	501	67.26	2	0	0	34	3
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2022/23
BA Young (NZ)	2	3	1	333	267*	166.50	577	57.71	1	1	0	45	1
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1996/97
DR Martyn (AUS)	3	6	0	333	161	55.50	736	45.24	2	0	0	36	1
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
IR Bell (ENG)	3	4	3	331	119*	331.00	477	69.39	2	2	0	39	1
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2011
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	3	6	0	329	96	54.83	710	46.33	0	5	0	27	1
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992
JG Wright (NZ)	3	6	0	329	101	54.83	651	50.53	1	2	0	43	1
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1990/91
T Bavuma (SA)	2	4	0	327	113	81.75	570	57.36	1	3	0	29	4
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2024/25
T Bavuma (SA)	2	4	0	327	113	81.75	570	57.36	1	3	0	29	4
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	3	6	0	324	236	54.00	752	43.08	1	0	0	26	1
Pakistan v Sri Lanka Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12
Abid Ali (PAK)	2	3	1	321	174	160.50	548	58.57	2	0	0	39	2
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
Abid Ali (PAK)	2	3	1	321	174	160.50	548	58.57	2	0	0	39	2
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 2019/20
PA Jaques (AUS)	2	3	0	318	150	106.00	535	59.43	2	1	0	38	0
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka in Australia), 2007/08
RR Sarwan (WI)	3	6	0	318	88	53.00	779	40.82	0	3	0	39	0
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02
MJ Clarke (AUS)	3	5	1	316	106	79.00	505	62.57	1	3	0	34	2
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka in Australia), 2012/13
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	3	6	0	315	196	52.50	558	56.45	1	1	0	36	1
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2	4	0	314	176	78.50	438	71.68	2	0	1	24	3
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2017/18
Younis Khan (PAK)	2	1	0	313	313	313.00	568	55.10	1	0	0	27	4
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 2008/09
RR Sarwan (WI)	2	4	0	311	102	77.75	663	46.90	1	3	0	31	0
Sri Lanka in West Indies Test Series, 2007/08
G Gambhir (IND)	3	6	0	310	74	51.66	568	54.57	0	3	0	40	0
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2008
CA Pujara (IND)	3	4	0	309	153	77.25	565	54.69	2	0	0	26	1
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2017
MJ Slater (AUS)	3	5	1	309	219	77.25	514	60.11	1	1	1	26	5
Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series, 1995/96
D Elgar (SA)	3	5	0	308	129	61.60	575	53.56	1	2	0	34	0
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2016/17
M Azharuddin (IND)	3	3	0	307	152	102.33	600	51.16	2	0	0	30	2
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1993/94
Javed Miandad (PAK)	3	3	1	306	203*	153.00	-	-	1	1	0	-	1
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1985/86
TM Head (AUS)	2	3	1	304	161	152.00	486	62.55	1	2	0	39	1
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka in Australia), 2018/19
R Dravid (IND)	3	4	0	304	93	76.00	678	44.83	0	3	0	36	1
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1997/98
MA Taylor (AUS)	2	4	0	304	164	76.00	616	49.35	2	0	0	32	2
Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series, 1989/90
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2	3	1	303	175*	151.50	676	44.82	2	0	0	29	0
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2	3	1	303	175*	151.50	676	44.82	2	0	0	29	0
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2022
Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN)	2	4	1	300	148	100.00	557	53.85	2	0	0	25	5
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2025
Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN)	2	4	1	300	148	100.00	557	53.85	2	0	0	25	5
ICC World Test Championship, 2025-2027
Azhar Ali (PAK)	3	5	0	300	157	60.00	614	48.85	2	0	2	23	0
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012
BC Lara (WI)	2	3	1	299	209	149.50	475	62.94	1	1	0	35	2
Sri Lanka in West Indies Test Series, 2003
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2	3	1	299	133	149.50	517	57.83	2	0	0	32	4
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka in Australia), 2007/08
Saud Shakeel (PAK)	2	3	1	295	208*	147.50	509	57.95	1	1	0	31	0
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2023
Saud Shakeel (PAK)	2	3	1	295	208*	147.50	509	57.95	1	1	0	31	0
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2	3	1	295	232	147.50	453	65.12	1	0	0	22	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2	3	1	295	232	147.50	453	65.12	1	0	0	22	1
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2024/25
M Vijay (IND)	2	3	0	292	155	97.33	500	58.40	2	0	0	26	1
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2017/18
AD Hales (ENG)	3	5	0	292	94	58.40	619	47.17	0	3	0	35	2
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2016
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2	3	0	290	143	96.66	557	52.06	2	0	0	37	0
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1997
CA Pujara (IND)	3	5	0	289	143	57.80	635	45.51	1	1	0	36	0
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2017/18
ML Hayden (AUS)	2	4	0	288	132	72.00	442	65.15	2	0	0	28	3
Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series, 2004
NS Sidhu (IND)	3	4	0	288	131	72.00	671	42.92	1	1	0	37	4
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1997/98
SO Dowrich (WI)	3	6	1	288	125*	57.60	655	43.96	1	2	0	30	1
Sobers/Tissera Trophy (Sri Lanka in West Indies), 2018
MP Vaughan (ENG)	3	5	1	285	115	71.25	492	57.92	1	1	0	41	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2002
Younis Khan (PAK)	3	6	1	285	136	57.00	515	55.33	1	1	0	27	1
Pakistan v Sri Lanka Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2013/14
DJ Cullinan (SA)	2	4	0	284	113	71.00	470	60.42	2	1	1	33	2
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 1997/98
ML Hayden (AUS)	3	6	0	283	130	47.16	442	64.02	1	1	0	34	3
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
G Gambhir (IND)	2	3	0	282	167	94.00	455	61.97	2	0	0	28	0
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
Litton Das (BAN)	2	3	0	281	141	93.66	570	49.29	1	2	0	29	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
Litton Das (BAN)	2	3	0	281	141	93.66	570	49.29	1	2	0	29	1
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2022
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2	4	1	280	92	93.33	375	74.66	0	3	0	40	4
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2	4	1	280	92	93.33	375	74.66	0	3	0	40	4
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2021
JL Smith (ENG)	3	6	0	280	111	46.66	368	76.08	1	1	0	31	3
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
JL Smith (ENG)	3	6	0	280	111	46.66	368	76.08	1	1	0	31	3
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2024
VVS Laxman (IND)	3	5	1	279	103*	69.75	532	52.44	1	2	0	28	0
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
AN Cook (ENG)	3	6	0	278	118	46.33	677	41.06	1	2	1	29	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08
BT Foakes (ENG)	3	6	2	277	107	69.25	492	56.30	1	1	0	21	5
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19
L Vincent (NZ)	2	3	0	276	224	92.00	462	59.74	1	1	1	31	4
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2004/05
Wajahatullah Wasti (PAK)	2	3	1	276	133	138.00	628	43.94	2	0	0	32	3
Asian Test Championship (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh/India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka), 1998/99
DM Jones (AUS)	3	6	1	276	100*	55.20	534	51.68	1	2	0	26	2
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992
L Klusener (SA)	3	6	2	275	118*	68.75	546	50.36	1	1	0	27	2
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000
Moin Khan (PAK)	3	5	1	274	117*	68.50	498	55.02	1	2	0	32	2
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1995/96
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2	4	0	273	163	68.25	580	47.06	1	0	0	20	0
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2025

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]