Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for Sri Lanka in Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
PHKD Mendis	2022-2025	14	24	3	1316	182*	62.66	2063	63.79	5	5	-	137	24
KC Sangakkara	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	22882	54.19	38	52	11	1491	51
DPMD Jayawardene	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	22959	51.45	34	50	15	1387	61
TT Samaraweera	2001-2013	81	132	20	5462	231	48.76	11641	46.92	14	30	11	633	7
P Nissanka	2021-2025	18	31	2	1305	187	45.00	2299	56.76	4	7	-	150	5
AD Mathews	2009-2025	119	212	27	8214	200*	44.40	16970	48.40	16	45	6	835	90
LD Chandimal	2011-2025	90	161	15	6361	206*	43.56	12703	50.07	16	34	8	668	44
PA de Silva	1984-2002	93	159	11	6361	267	42.97	11249+	51.04	20	22	7	737+	48
HP Tillakaratne	1989-2004	83	131	25	4545	204*	42.87	11152+	40.26	11	20	9	540	1
TM Dilshan	1999-2013	87	145	11	5492	193	40.98	8379	65.54	16	23	14	677	24
ST Jayasuriya	1991-2007	110	188	14	6973	340	40.07	10698	65.18	14	31	15	910	59
FDM Karunaratne	2012-2025	100	191	7	7222	244	39.25	14024	51.49	16	39	13	764	12
MS Atapattu	1990-2007	90	156	15	5502	249	39.02	12384+	44.42	16	17	22	685	4
DM de Silva	2016-2025	65	115	9	4133	173	38.99	7089	58.30	12	19	10	499	36
AP Gurusinha	1985-1996	41	70	7	2452	143	38.92	5802+	36.59	7	8	3	234+	11
MG Vandort	2001-2008	20	33	2	1144	140	36.90	2421	47.25	4	4	3	132	6
BKG Mendis	2015-2025	73	135	6	4757	245	36.87	8116	58.61	10	22	14	572	52
RL Dias	1982-1987	20	36	1	1285	109	36.71	1256+	52.94	3	8	2	95+	1
A Ranatunga	1982-2000	93	155	12	5105	135*	35.69	8672+	49.96	4	38	12	534+	40
SM Warnapura	2007-2009	14	24	1	821	120	35.69	1412	58.14	2	7	5	98	2
ARS Silva	2017-2019	12	23	3	702	109	35.10	1712	41.00	1	5	2	59	3
NT Paranavitana	2009-2012	32	60	5	1792	111	32.58	4274	41.92	2	11	9	206	5
WU Tharanga	2005-2017	31	58	3	1754	165	31.89	3212	54.60	3	8	6	239	9
LRD Mendis	1982-1988	24	43	1	1329	124	31.64	991+	61.04	4	8	2	78+	11
BOP Fernando	2019-2025	22	39	4	1104	102	31.54	2224	49.64	1	7	2	126	11
N Dickwella	2014-2023	54	96	7	2757	96	30.97	4148	66.46	-	22	4	304	11
MDKJ Perera	2015-2021	22	41	3	1177	153*	30.97	1629	72.25	2	7	5	151	12
UC Hathurusingha	1991-1999	26	44	1	1274	83	29.62	3573	35.65	-	8	2	154	0
HAPW Jayawardene	2000-2015	58	83	11	2124	154*	29.50	4361	48.70	4	5	9	223	15
RS Madugalle	1982-1988	21	39	4	1029	103	29.40	1869+	38.89	1	7	4	93+	2
RS Mahanama	1986-1998	52	89	1	2576	225	29.27	5917+	41.64	4	11	7	293+	2
S Wettimuny	1982-1987	23	43	1	1221	190	29.07	2010+	40.74	2	6	5	114+	0
JK Silva	2011-2018	39	74	-	2099	139	28.36	5212	40.27	3	12	6	238	2
RP Arnold	1997-2004	44	69	4	1821	123	28.01	4084	44.58	3	10	7	222	3
UDU Chandana	1999-2005	16	24	1	616	92	26.78	1217	50.61	-	2	-	77	6
HDRL Thirimanne	2011-2022	44	85	6	2088	155*	26.43	5294	39.44	3	10	11	207	3
RS Kaluwitharana	1992-2004	49	78	4	1933	132*	26.12	3203	60.34	3	9	5	284	6
JR Ratnayeke	1982-1989	22	38	6	807	93	25.21	1074+	39.66	-	5	5	70+	1
WPUJC Vaas	1994-2009	111	162	35	3089	100*	24.32	7033	43.92	1	13	12	376	16
DS de Silva	1982-1984	12	22	3	406	61	21.36	912+	34.10	-	2	3	25+	0
HDPK Dharmasena	1993-2004	31	51	7	868	62*	19.72	2665	32.57	-	3	4	91	2
MDK Perera	2014-2021	43	77	8	1303	95	18.88	2779	46.88	-	7	14	158	23
MF Maharoof	2004-2011	22	34	4	556	72	18.53	1404	39.60	-	3	1	67	3
RTM Mendis	2021-2025	16	24	1	408	45*	17.73	929	43.91	-	-	3	41	2
J Mubarak	2002-2015	13	23	1	385	49	17.50	885	43.50	-	-	5	50	3
HMRKB Herath	1999-2018	93	144	28	1699	80*	14.64	3405	49.89	-	3	23	201	6
KMDN Kulasekara	2005-2014	21	28	1	391	64	14.48	930	42.04	-	1	4	47	8
RJ Ratnayake	1983-1992	23	36	6	433	56	14.43	456+	55.70	-	2	5	31+	10
ALF de Mel	1982-1986	17	28	5	326	34	14.17	387+	40.82	-	-	5	17+	3
RMS Eranga	2011-2016	19	26	11	193	45*	12.86	469	41.15	-	-	4	26	0
KTGD Prasad	2008-2015	25	39	2	476	47	12.86	888	53.60	-	-	8	53	8
M Muralidaran	1992-2010	132	162	56	1259	67	11.87	1787	70.45	-	1	32	146	29
SL Malinga	2004-2010	30	37	13	275	64	11.45	619	44.42	-	1	9	36	6
RAS Lakmal	2010-2022	70	109	25	934	42	11.11	1936	48.24	-	-	21	114	12
CPH Ramanayake	1988-1993	18	24	9	143	34*	9.53	550	26.00	-	-	7	13	0
GP Wickramasinghe	1991-2001	40	64	5	555	51	9.40	1105	50.22	-	1	17	69	4
UWMBCA Welegedara	2007-2014	21	30	6	218	48	9.08	423	51.53	-	-	4	30	4
KR Pushpakumara	1994-2001	23	31	12	166	44	8.73	483	34.36	-	-	5	19	4
DNT Zoysa	1997-2004	30	40	6	288	28*	8.47	695	41.43	-	-	9	31	5
CRD Fernando	2000-2012	40	47	17	249	39*	8.30	709	35.11	-	-	8	30	1
NGRP Jayasuriya	2022-2025	22	34	2	255	28*	7.96	772	33.03	-	-	6	27	0
L Embuldeniya	2019-2022	17	27	1	191	40	7.34	583	32.76	-	-	8	17	6
MVT Fernando	2016-2025	28	40	17	161	38	7.00	618	26.05	-	-	13	16	1
CAK Rajitha	2018-2024	18	24	5	133	22	7.00	551	24.13	-	-	6	14	0
PVD Chameera	2015-2021	12	21	2	104	22	5.47	342	30.40	-	-	5	13	0
SD Anurasiri	1986-1998	18	22	5	91	24	5.35	380+	20.78	-	-	3	5+	0
CBRLS Kumara	2016-2025	34	50	21	135	13*	4.65	458	29.47	-	-	16	21	0
N Pradeep	2011-2017	28	50	17	132	17*	4.00	361	36.56	-	-	18	19	0
AM Fernando	2021-2025	24	34	16	58	11	3.22	222	26.12	-	-	11	10	1

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Police Sports Club vs Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Police), Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group A, Jul 21, 2025 [List A]

Ace Capital Cricket Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Panadura, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group A, Jul 21, 2025 [List A]

Burgher Recreation Club vs Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Kurunegala, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group B, Jul 21, 2025 [List A]