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
Wasim Akram	100	89	8	6	112.35	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
ST Jayasuriya	148	156	24	1	94.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
A Ranatunga	88	103	15	-	85.43	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
A Ranatunga	65	80	13	-	81.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
ST Jayasuriya	85	113	14	-	75.22	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
ST Jayasuriya	26	35	3	-	74.28	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
A Ranatunga	54	77	9	1	70.12	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Inzamam-ul-Haq	112	163	18	-	68.71	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
Younis Khan	32*	47	2	2	68.08	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
A Ranatunga	28*	42	6	-	66.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
PA de Silva	30	48	4	-	62.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
ST Jayasuriya	32	54	5	-	59.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
JN Rhodes	63*	107	6	-	58.87	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DPMD Jayawardene	167	288	22	2	57.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DPMD Jayawardene	72	127	8	1	56.69	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
N Boje	35	63	5	-	55.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DPMD Jayawardene	101*	183	14	1	55.19	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
N Boje	29*	53	3	-	54.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
L Klusener	95*	175	6	-	54.28	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
MV Boucher	60	111	8	-	54.05	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
L Klusener	118*	219	13	2	53.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
DPMD Jayawardene	77	145	6	-	53.10	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
ST Jayasuriya	188	358	17	2	52.51	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	28 Jun 2000	Test # 1502
Saeed Anwar	123	237	12	2	51.89	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
UDU Chandana	32	62	3	-	51.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
SM Pollock	33	64	4	-	51.56	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Abdul Razzaq	48	95	6	-	50.52	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
JN Rhodes	33	66	2	1	50.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Mohammad Wasim	30	60	1	-	50.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
DJ Cullinan	114*	231	12	1	49.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
MS Atapattu	207*	457	19	1	45.29	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	28 Jun 2000	Test # 1502
DJ Cullinan	38	84	6	-	45.23	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
MS Atapattu	54	120	9	-	45.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
JH Kallis	40	90	6	-	44.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
PA de Silva	41	94	6	-	43.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
MV Boucher	25	59	2	-	42.37	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
JH Kallis	87	208	6	1	41.82	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
RP Arnold	28	67	3	-	41.79	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
MS Atapattu	40	96	6	-	41.66	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
Younis Khan	116	281	9	1	41.28	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
Saeed Anwar	56	136	8	-	41.17	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
A Ranatunga	51	124	5	-	41.12	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
MS Atapattu	120	292	15	-	41.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
RP Arnold	40	98	5	-	40.81	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
WPUJC Vaas	54	133	7	-	40.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
Moin Khan	47	116	5	1	40.51	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
Mohammad Wasim	29	72	3	-	40.27	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
L Klusener	35	87	4	-	40.22	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
ST Jayasuriya	28	70	4	-	40.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
G Kirsten	55	138	7	-	39.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DPMD Jayawardene	34	86	4	-	39.53	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
RP Arnold	28	72	2	-	38.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Wasim Akram	78	204	6	2	38.23	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
MS Atapattu	59	158	9	-	37.34	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
N Boje	27	73	2	-	36.98	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
ND McKenzie	25	68	4	-	36.76	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
JH Kallis	29	79	2	1	36.70	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
JN Rhodes	54	151	5	-	35.76	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
MS Atapattu	73	219	9	-	33.33	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
Mohammad Yousuf	41	123	4	1	33.33	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
KC Sangakkara	25	77	2	-	32.46	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
RP Arnold	26	88	4	-	29.54	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
G Kirsten	40	150	3	-	26.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507

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Minimum of 25 runs
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:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]