Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN Sri Lanka

Players IN Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
N Kapil Dev	35	28	7	0	125.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
A Ranatunga	131	140	18	1	93.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PA de Silva	34	42	6	0	80.95	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
PL Symcox	48	64	7	0	75.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
RP Snell	48	65	8	0	73.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
ST Jayasuriya	65	92	9	0	70.65	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
A Ranatunga	88	126	15	0	69.84	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
A Ranatunga	44	66	7	1	66.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
SR Tendulkar	104*	161	11	1	64.59	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
PA de Silva	68	109	9	1	62.38	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
N Kapil Dev	27	45	2	1	60.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
NS Sidhu	82	140	12	1	58.57	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
VG Kambli	125	220	13	1	56.81	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
ST Jayasuriya	44	79	7	0	55.69	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
M Azharuddin	26	48	3	0	54.16	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
DJ Cullinan	33	61	2	1	54.09	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
SR Tendulkar	28	52	5	0	53.84	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
M Azharuddin	50	94	7	0	53.19	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
PL Symcox	30	58	1	2	51.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
HP Tillakaratne	33*	64	4	0	51.56	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
RS Kaluwitharana	40	78	6	0	51.28	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
M Prabhakar	95	187	11	0	50.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
PA de Silva	148	297	17	2	49.83	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
VG Kambli	120	241	15	2	49.79	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
JN Rhodes	101*	207	14	1	48.79	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
UC Hathurusingha	37	76	4	0	48.68	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
ST Jayasuriya	31*	64	6	0	48.43	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
AP Gurusinha	27	57	4	0	47.36	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
SR Tendulkar	71	152	10	0	46.71	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
PL Symcox	50	108	5	1	46.29	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
DJ Cullinan	46	100	7	0	46.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
UC Hathurusingha	43	96	4	0	44.79	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
RS Kalpage	42	94	7	0	44.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
DJ Cullinan	102	237	17	0	43.03	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
KC Wessels	92	220	7	0	41.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
RS Mahanama	151	362	19	0	41.71	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
HP Tillakaratne	92	222	13	0	41.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
WJ Cronje	122	295	11	0	41.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
WJ Cronje	73*	179	6	1	40.78	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
PA de Silva	27	67	2	0	40.29	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
DJ Richardson	62	155	6	0	40.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
RS Mahanama	53	135	5	0	39.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
NS Sidhu	104	268	7	0	38.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
DJ Cullinan	52	138	7	0	37.68	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
AC Hudson	28	75	3	0	37.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
KC Wessels	26	73	3	0	35.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
HP Tillakaratne	86	247	10	0	34.81	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
PA de Silva	93	268	16	0	34.70	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
A Ranatunga	50	148	2	0	33.78	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
M Prabhakar	55	163	8	0	33.74	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
HP Tillakaratne	51	155	8	0	32.90	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
AC Hudson	90	274	10	1	32.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
AC Hudson	58	177	9	0	32.76	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
KC Wessels	47	144	2	0	32.63	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
NS Sidhu	39	123	5	0	31.70	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
PA de Silva	82	263	8	0	31.17	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
HP Tillakaratne	28	96	2	0	29.16	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
AP Gurusinha	39	134	6	1	29.10	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
AP Gurusinha	56	199	8	1	28.14	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
UC Hathurusingha	34	122	3	0	27.86	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
AP Gurusinha	35	127	0	0	27.55	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
HP Tillakaratne	37	139	4	0	26.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
RS Mahanama	25	94	2	0	26.59	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
AP Gurusinha	26	99	2	0	26.26	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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]