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
M Muralidaran	43	28	5	3	153.57	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
UDU Chandana	43	34	7	-	126.47	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
M Muralidaran	38	37	4	1	102.70	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
KC Sangakkara	27	27	4	-	100.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
ST Jayasuriya	71	78	9	1	91.02	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
ST Jayasuriya	131	145	17	2	90.34	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
ML Hayden	28	31	5	-	90.32	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
RL Johnson	26	29	1	2	89.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
ML Hayden	41	46	6	-	89.13	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
WPUJC Vaas	45	53	8	-	84.90	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
ST Jayasuriya	85	104	12	1	81.73	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
AC Gilchrist	144	185	19	3	77.83	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
TM Dilshan	100	129	13	1	77.51	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
AC Gilchrist	31*	41	-	2	75.60	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
KC Sangakkara	31	42	6	-	73.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
UDU Chandana	76	103	7	2	73.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
ME Trescothick	70	98	13	-	71.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
A Flintoff	77	109	10	4	70.64	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
TM Dilshan	31	44	5	-	70.45	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
KC Sangakkara	34	49	6	-	69.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
TM Dilshan	43	62	6	-	69.35	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
MP Vaughan	52	77	8	-	67.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
TM Dilshan	63	94	10	-	67.02	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
RT Ponting	92	138	11	1	66.66	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
DPMD Jayawardene	68	102	8	-	66.66	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
TM Dilshan	83	131	3	-	63.35	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
KC Sangakkara	29	46	4	-	63.04	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
ST Jayasuriya	35	56	4	-	62.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
ML Hayden	130	211	12	2	61.61	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
ST Jayasuriya	51	83	7	-	61.44	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
DS Lehmann	129	214	16	1	60.28	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
ME Trescothick	36	61	5	-	59.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
HP Tillakaratne	25	43	4	-	58.13	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
DS Lehmann	153	269	14	2	56.87	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
JL Langer	166	295	13	2	56.27	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
DS Lehmann	63	113	6	1	55.75	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
TM Dilshan	104	188	12	1	55.31	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
RT Ponting	27	49	2	1	55.10	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
ML Hayden	54	99	7	1	54.54	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
DPMD Jayawardene	134	246	14	1	54.47	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
ML Hayden	25	46	3	-	54.34	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
WPUJC Vaas	68*	126	9	1	53.96	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
MS Atapattu	118	219	19	-	53.88	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
DR Martyn	42	81	3	-	51.85	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
ST Jayasuriya	27	53	4	-	50.94	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
KC Sangakkara	71	142	9	1	50.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
MS Atapattu	35	71	5	-	49.29	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
KADM Fernando	51*	104	7	-	49.03	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
TT Samaraweera	41	84	8	-	48.80	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
DPMD Jayawardene	45	94	6	1	47.87	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
DR Martyn	161	349	21	1	46.13	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
DPMD Jayawardene	52	114	4	-	45.61	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
SK Warne	32	71	2	-	45.07	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
DR Martyn	110	250	10	-	44.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
ST Jayasuriya	48	110	8	-	43.63	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
WPUJC Vaas	32	76	6	-	42.10	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
TT Samaraweera	53	126	7	-	42.06	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
MS Atapattu	47	113	7	-	41.59	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
MA Butcher	54	132	6	1	40.90	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
DPMD Jayawardene	29	72	4	-	40.27	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
SM Katich	86	214	7	1	40.18	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
A Flintoff	30	75	6	-	40.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
TT Samaraweera	45	113	6	-	39.82	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
HP Tillakaratne	45	115	4	-	39.13	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
HDPK Dharmasena	27	69	2	-	39.13	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
DPMD Jayawardene	37	99	4	1	37.37	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
GJ Batty	26	70	2	1	37.14	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
HP Tillakaratne	74*	201	10	-	36.81	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
RT Ponting	28	78	2	-	35.89	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
ST Jayasuriya	32	90	4	-	35.55	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
DPMD Jayawardene	86*	242	7	-	35.53	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
GP Thorpe	43	121	4	-	35.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
TT Samaraweera	142	408	13	-	34.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
HP Tillakaratne	33	97	4	-	34.02	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
GJ Batty	25*	74	4	-	33.78	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
UDU Chandana	27	81	2	-	33.33	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
HDPK Dharmasena	29	91	4	-	31.86	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
PD Collingwood	28	88	2	-	31.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
MP Vaughan	105	333	11	-	31.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
MA Butcher	37	119	6	-	31.09	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
GP Thorpe	41	132	5	-	31.06	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
JL Langer	32	106	4	-	30.18	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
TT Samaraweera	36*	120	6	-	30.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
MS Atapattu	29	99	4	-	29.29	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
GP Thorpe	57	198	5	-	28.78	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
MA Butcher	51	207	4	-	24.63	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
GJ Batty	38	159	4	-	23.89	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
PD Collingwood	36	153	5	-	23.52	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670

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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:

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]