Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for Sri Lanka in ODIs

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
J Liyanage	2024-2026	34	29	6	990	101*	43.04	1159	85.41	1	7	0	73	27
KIC Asalanka	2021-2026	83	75	10	2734	127	42.06	3021	90.49	5	17	5	225	63
KC Sangakkara	2000-2015	397	373	40	13975	169	41.96	17715	78.88	25	90	15	1349	86
P Nissanka	2021-2026	77	77	5	2920	210*	40.55	3263	89.48	7	18	6	367	36
AD Mathews	2008-2023	226	195	48	5916	139*	40.24	7136	82.90	3	40	17	468	90
TM Dilshan	1999-2016	330	303	41	10290	161*	39.27	11933	86.23	22	47	11	1111	55
MS Atapattu	1990-2007	268	259	32	8529	132*	37.57	12594	67.72	11	59	13	734	15
A Ranatunga	1982-1999	269	255	47	7456	131*	35.84	9571	77.90	4	49	18	523+	64+
MD Gunathilaka	2015-2022	47	46	1	1601	133	35.57	1844	86.82	2	11	1	172	20
BKG Mendis	2016-2026	154	151	13	4890	143	35.43	5591	87.46	6	35	15	503	77
RP Arnold	1997-2007	180	155	43	3950	103	35.26	5443	72.57	1	28	7	284	21
PA de Silva	1984-2003	308	296	30	9284	145	34.90	11443	81.13	11	64	17	712+	102+
HDRL Thirimanne	2010-2019	127	106	14	3194	139*	34.71	4419	72.27	4	21	7	246	25
WU Tharanga	2005-2019	234	222	17	6941	174*	33.85	9133	75.99	15	37	17	797	52
DPMD Jayawardene	1998-2015	443	413	38	12381	144	33.01	15736	78.67	18	75	28	1098	71
ST Jayasuriya	1989-2011	441	429	18	13364	189	32.51	14644	91.25	28	68	34	1493	268
S Samarawickrama	2017-2025	55	50	5	1456	108	32.35	1607	90.60	1	8	5	148	8
LD Chandimal	2010-2022	157	142	21	3854	111	31.85	5191	74.24	4	24	11	262	43
WIA Fernando	2016-2025	51	50	0	1589	127	31.78	1787	88.91	4	9	5	165	31
RL Dias	1979-1987	58	55	5	1573	121	31.46	2315	67.94	2	11	3	117+	4+
N Dickwella	2014-2022	55	52	1	1604	116	31.45	1717	93.41	2	9	1	187	12
FDM Karunaratne	2011-2023	50	46	4	1316	103	31.33	1654	79.56	1	11	4	131	1
MDKJ Perera	2013-2023	116	111	5	3237	135	30.53	3485	92.88	6	17	12	362	52
HP Tillakaratne	1986-2003	200	168	40	3789	104	29.60	6588	57.51	2	13	10	224+	10+
RS Mahanama	1986-1999	213	198	23	5162	119*	29.49	8521	60.57	4	35	15	331+	17+
SHT Kandamby	2004-2014	39	36	6	870	93*	29.00	1250	69.60	0	5	2	71	0
LPC Silva	1999-2011	75	62	7	1587	107*	28.85	2254	70.40	1	13	6	139	10
DA Gunawardene	1998-2006	61	61	1	1708	132	28.46	2389	71.49	1	12	5	210	5
AP Gurusinha	1985-1996	147	143	5	3902	117*	28.27	6409	60.88	2	22	12	279+	42+
TT Samaraweera	1998-2011	53	42	11	862	105*	27.80	1244	69.29	2	0	4	76	0
DAS Gunaratne	2016-2019	31	25	4	575	114*	27.38	724	79.41	1	1	0	50	6
PHKD Mendis	2019-2025	27	26	6	527	64	26.35	653	80.70	0	3	2	40	13
DM de Silva	2016-2026	93	85	10	1924	93	25.65	2469	77.92	0	10	4	191	17
C Karunaratne	2021-2023	26	24	6	451	75	25.05	575	78.43	0	1	0	32	8
S Wettimuny	1982-1987	35	33	1	786	86*	24.56	1636	48.04	0	4	1	46+	2+
PW Hasaranga	2017-2026	69	57	9	1135	80*	23.64	1035	109.66	0	5	3	102	36
LRD Mendis	1975-1989	79	74	9	1527	80	23.49	2034	75.07	0	7	4	113+	9+
SMA Priyanjan	2013-2015	23	20	2	420	74	23.33	522	80.45	0	2	0	47	3
MAR Samarasekera	1983-1994	39	39	2	844	76	22.81	1207	69.92	0	4	2	73+	5+
J Mubarak	2002-2013	40	37	6	704	72	22.70	1115	63.13	0	4	1	62	5
HDPK Dharmasena	1994-2004	141	87	33	1222	69*	22.62	1879	65.03	0	4	2	63	2
TAM Siriwardana	2015-2019	27	24	1	516	66	22.43	525	98.28	0	3	1	39	13
MD Shanaka	2016-2024	71	63	5	1299	108*	22.39	1420	91.47	2	4	6	103	42
RS Kaluwitharana	1990-2004	189	181	14	3711	102*	22.22	4776	77.70	2	23	24	411	17
SAR Silva	1984-1985	20	20	0	441	85	22.05	838	52.62	0	3	1	32+	0
DN Wellalage	2022-2026	34	27	6	453	67*	21.57	538	84.20	0	1	3	36	12
RG de Alwis	1983-1988	31	27	8	401	59*	21.10	512	78.32	0	2	2	33+	7+
CK Kapugedera	2006-2017	102	84	7	1624	95	21.09	2254	72.04	0	8	7	117	28
UC Hathurusingha	1992-1999	35	33	1	669	66	20.90	1318	50.75	0	4	3	59	0
RS Kalpage	1992-1999	86	69	28	844	51	20.58	1320	63.93	0	1	2	29	4
DSBP Kuruppu	1983-1990	54	52	1	1022	72	20.03	1978	51.66	0	4	3	79+	4+
NLTC Perera	2009-2021	166	133	16	2338	140	19.98	2086	112.08	1	10	11	176	84
DS de Silva	1975-1985	41	29	10	371	37*	19.52	691	53.69	0	0	0	23+	0+
MF Maharoof	2004-2016	109	75	18	1113	69*	19.52	1294	86.01	0	2	3	89	25
BMAJ Mendis	2010-2019	58	44	10	636	72	18.70	769	82.70	0	1	2	48	13
T Thushara	2008-2010	38	27	6	392	54*	18.66	424	92.45	0	1	4	32	9
RS Madugalle	1979-1988	63	56	5	950	73	18.62	1574	60.35	0	3	4	57+	16+
UDU Chandana	1994-2007	147	111	17	1627	89	17.30	2229	72.99	0	5	8	108	22
RJ Ratnayake	1982-1993	70	55	18	612	33*	16.54	705	86.80	0	0	4	43+	18+
M Theekshana	2021-2025	59	33	12	344	38*	16.38	624	55.12	0	0	4	24	3
KMDN Kulasekara	2003-2017	184	123	37	1327	73	15.43	1629	81.46	0	4	13	95	39
JR Ratnayeke	1982-1990	78	69	14	824	50	14.98	1571	52.45	0	1	4	43+	2+
ALF de Mel	1982-1987	57	41	9	466	36	14.56	595	78.31	0	0	6	22+	3+
WPUJC Vaas	1994-2008	321	219	72	2018	50*	13.72	2785	72.45	0	1	25	127	22
DNT Zoysa	1997-2007	95	47	21	343	47*	13.19	358	95.81	0	0	5	29	7
SMSM Senanayake	2012-2015	49	33	11	290	42	13.18	311	93.24	0	0	6	31	6
A Dananjaya	2012-2024	42	32	6	323	50*	12.42	451	71.61	0	1	3	29	3
S Prasanna	2011-2019	40	37	3	421	95	12.38	445	94.60	0	2	7	29	26
PVD Chameera	2015-2025	58	39	13	296	29	11.38	498	59.43	0	0	4	21	3
CPH Ramanayake	1986-1995	62	35	14	210	26	10.00	374	56.14	0	0	7	13	1
EAR de Silva	1986-1992	28	20	6	138	19*	9.85	241	57.26	0	0	2	4	1
RAS Lakmal	2009-2021	86	48	22	244	26	9.38	404	60.39	0	0	9	18	3
HMRKB Herath	2004-2015	71	30	15	140	17*	9.33	217	64.51	0	0	3	10	2
CRD Fernando	2001-2012	146	61	35	239	20	9.19	392	60.96	0	0	9	19	2
GP Wickramasinghe	1990-2002	134	64	24	344	32	8.60	543	63.35	0	0	12	17	2
GF Labrooy	1986-1992	44	36	7	249	33	8.58	350	71.14	0	0	6	13+	3+
BAW Mendis	2008-2015	87	42	19	188	21*	8.17	263	71.48	0	0	10	16	2
M Muralidaran	1993-2011	343	161	63	674	33*	6.87	867	77.73	0	0	24	50	12
SL Malinga	2004-2019	226	119	36	567	56	6.83	761	74.50	0	1	26	45	21
N Pradeep	2012-2022	49	25	17	35	7	4.37	83	42.16	0	0	4	3	1

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]