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
AD Mathews	25*	13	2	2	192.30	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
Q de Kock	36	40	4	0	90.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
UWMBCA Welegedara	27*	30	5	0	90.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
KTGD Prasad	31	35	2	2	88.57	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
AB de Villiers	51	58	6	0	87.93	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Abdur Rehman	50	61	6	1	81.96	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
Sarfaraz Ahmed	103	127	7	1	81.10	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
KC Sangakkara	72	90	8	0	80.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Sarfaraz Ahmed	55	71	6	0	77.46	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
AD Mathews	63*	83	2	2	75.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
WU Tharanga	30	40	4	0	75.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Sarfaraz Ahmed	52*	70	5	0	74.28	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
DPMD Jayawardene	26	35	3	0	74.28	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
AN Petersen	34	46	4	0	73.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
WU Tharanga	45	63	5	0	71.42	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
Ahmed Shehzad	58	85	7	0	68.23	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
N Dickwella	72	116	8	1	62.06	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Sarfaraz Ahmed	55	89	2	0	61.79	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
JK Silva	44	73	7	0	60.27	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
DPMD Jayawardene	165	284	17	1	58.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Q de Kock	51	90	6	0	56.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
D Elgar	103	187	11	3	55.08	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
WU Tharanga	83	155	14	1	53.54	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Younis Khan	177	331	15	1	53.47	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
DPMD Jayawardene	59	112	7	0	52.67	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
KC Sangakkara	76	145	9	1	52.41	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
KC Sangakkara	221	425	24	0	52.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
Asad Shafiq	32	62	5	0	51.61	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
WU Tharanga	92	179	12	0	51.39	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
Asad Shafiq	75	147	8	2	51.02	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
AN Petersen	32	63	4	0	50.79	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AD Mathews	89	182	14	1	48.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
JP Duminy	100*	206	10	0	48.54	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AD Mathews	91	188	9	1	48.40	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
F du Plessis	37	78	3	0	47.43	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AD Mathews	63	135	6	0	46.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Asad Shafiq	42	90	2	0	46.66	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
JK Silva	64	140	11	0	45.71	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
JK Silva	26	57	5	0	45.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
KC Sangakkara	59	130	4	0	45.38	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
AD Mathews	39	86	3	0	45.34	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
Misbah-ul-Haq	28	64	2	1	43.75	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
Azhar Ali	30	69	5	0	43.47	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
DW Steyn	30	71	2	2	42.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Azhar Ali	32	77	2	0	41.55	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
F du Plessis	80	196	5	1	40.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Q de Kock	37	92	1	0	40.21	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
DPMD Jayawardene	54	137	8	0	39.41	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
HDRL Thirimanne	38	98	7	0	38.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
JK Silva	38	98	5	0	38.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
JK Silva	41	106	6	0	38.67	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
AD Mathews	27*	70	3	1	38.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AB de Villiers	37	99	5	0	37.37	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
HM Amla	139*	382	12	0	36.38	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AD Mathews	43*	119	2	0	36.13	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
F du Plessis	36	109	3	1	33.02	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Misbah-ul-Haq	31	100	2	0	31.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
VD Philander	27	96	3	0	28.12	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
VD Philander	27*	98	5	0	27.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Azhar Ali	41	151	4	0	27.15	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
HM Amla	25	159	4	0	15.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131

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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:

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]