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A Ranatunga
3.0
3
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v India
Mohali
19 Nov 1997
Test # 1385
AD Mathews
2.0
2
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Galle
22 Jun 2012
Test # 2046
AD Mathews
2.0
2
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Durban
27 Nov 2024
Test # 2563
RS Madugalle
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
A Ranatunga
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v England
Lord's
23 Aug 1984
Test # 994
A Ranatunga
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Gujranwala
20 Dec 1991
Test # 1179
DPMD Jayawardene
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
ST Jayasuriya
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Kandy
07 Jan 1998
Test # 1394
PA de Silva
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Cape Town
19 Mar 1998
Test # 1410
HP Tillakaratne
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
24 Feb 1999
Test # 1445
RP Arnold
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Rawalpindi
26 Feb 2000
Test # 1485
A Ranatunga
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
HP Tillakaratne
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v England
Lord's
16 May 2002
Test # 1603
TT Samaraweera
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v England
Kandy
10 Dec 2003
Test # 1672
TM Dilshan
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
24 Mar 2004
Test # 1691
TM Dilshan
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Lahore
01 Mar 2009
Test # 1912
HMRKB Herath
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (RPS)
23 Nov 2010
Test # 1980
TM Dilshan
1.0
1
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Durban
26 Dec 2011
Test # 2026
PADLR Sandakan
0.2
-
-
1
-
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Galle
04 Aug 2016
Test # 2213
WPUJC Vaas
0.1
-
-
-
-
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Dunedin
18 Mar 1995
Test # 1293
ST Jayasuriya
4.0
3
1
-
0.25
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (RPS)
11 Sep 1996
Test # 1333
AD Mathews
4.0
3
1
-
0.25
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Wellington
15 Dec 2018
Test # 2335
A Ranatunga
3.0
2
1
-
0.33
Sri Lanka
v India
Lucknow
18 Jan 1994
Test # 1244
AD Mathews
3.0
2
1
-
0.33
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (RPS)
23 Nov 2010
Test # 1980
BAW Mendis
3.0
2
1
1
0.33
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (RPS)
23 Nov 2010
Test # 1980
RP Arnold
5.0
3
2
-
0.40
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
26 Apr 1997
Test # 1367
RP Arnold
7.0
4
3
1
0.42
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
30 Sep 1999
Test # 1461
A Ranatunga
4.0
2
2
-
0.50
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
04 Aug 1993
Test # 1229
TT Samaraweera
4.0
2
2
-
0.50
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Kandy
04 Jan 2002
Test # 1583
ST Jayasuriya
4.0
2
2
-
0.50
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
20 Oct 2004
Test # 1716
AP Gurusinha
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Auckland
01 Mar 1991
Test # 1165
PA de Silva
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (RPS)
11 Sep 1996
Test # 1333
HP Tillakaratne
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Kandy
21 Nov 2001
Test # 1570
ST Jayasuriya
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
18 Dec 2003
Test # 1675
RAS Lakmal
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Abu Dhabi
18 Oct 2011
Test # 2009
UWMBCA Welegedara
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Dubai (DICS)
26 Oct 2011
Test # 2011
AD Mathews
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
20 Aug 2015
Test # 2177
ST Jayasuriya
9.0
6
5
2
0.55
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
18 Dec 2003
Test # 1675
SD Anurasiri
15.0
11
9
-
0.60
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
22 Mar 1986
Test # 1043
HDPK Dharmasena
19.3
13
12
-
0.61
Sri Lanka
v England
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
Test # 1423
GP Wickramasinghe
8.0
6
5
4
0.62
Sri Lankans
v Zim Academy
Kwekwe
12 Nov 1999
First-class
A Ranatunga
3.0
2
2
-
0.66
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
02 Jan 1992
Test # 1182
UC Hathurusingha
3.0
2
2
-
0.66
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
PA de Silva
3.0
1
2
-
0.66
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
15 Mar 2001
Test # 1537
KJ Silva
14.4
9
10
3
0.68
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (RPS)
11 Sep 1996
Test # 1333
A Ranatunga
10.0
8
7
-
0.70
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
UC Hathurusingha
4.0
2
3
-
0.75
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Moratuwa
08 Sep 1992
Test # 1196
AD Mathews
4.0
1
3
-
0.75
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Pallekele
03 Jul 2015
Test # 2169
MVT Fernando
4.0
2
3
2
0.75
Sri Lanka
v Ireland
Galle
16 Apr 2023
Test # 2502
M Muralidaran
29.0
18
23
5
0.79
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Kandy
07 Jan 1998
Test # 1394
A Ranatunga
5.0
2
4
-
0.80
Sri Lanka
v India
Chandigarh
23 Nov 1990
Test # 1156
MF Maharoof
5.0
2
4
-
0.80
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Galle
04 Aug 2004
Test # 1709
TM Dilshan
5.0
2
4
1
0.80
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (RPS)
23 Nov 2010
Test # 1980
JR Ratnayeke
21.0
11
17
-
0.80
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
WPUJC Vaas
18.0
9
15
4
0.83
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
13 Jul 2005
Test # 1755
GP Wickramasinghe
6.0
2
5
-
0.83
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
HMRKB Herath
6.0
3
5
-
0.83
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
12 Jul 2009
Test # 1924
CAK Rajitha
6.0
2
5
1
0.83
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Rawalpindi
11 Dec 2019
Test # 2373
HMRKB Herath
22.0
14
19
1
0.86
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Sharjah
03 Nov 2011
Test # 2014
UC Hathurusingha
8.0
4
7
1
0.87
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (PSS)
14 Sep 1993
Test # 1234
HMRKB Herath
45.0
30
40
5
0.88
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
M Muralidaran
5.2
3
5
2
0.93
Sri Lankans
v Zim Academy
Kwekwe
12 Nov 1999
First-class
WPUJC Vaas
21.0
14
20
4
0.95
Sri Lanka
v India
Chennai
02 Dec 2005
Test # 1775
M Muralidaran
36.0
17
35
4
0.97
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
27 Dec 2001
Test # 1581
M Muralidaran
40.0
21
40
3
1.00
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
18 Dec 2003
Test # 1675
WPUJC Vaas
15.0
7
15
3
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Kandy
09 Sep 1999
Test # 1459
UC Hathurusingha
12.0
4
12
1
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (RPS)
28 Aug 1992
Test # 1195
WPUJC Vaas
10.0
4
10
2
1.00
Sri Lankans
v Brit Univ
Cambridge
24 Apr 2006
First-class
DK Liyanage
9.0
3
9
2
1.00
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
UC Hathurusingha
9.0
5
9
1
1.00
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Moratuwa
25 Aug 1993
Test # 1232
ST Jayasuriya
8.0
4
8
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Harare
04 Dec 1999
Test # 1474
A Ranatunga
6.0
2
6
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
A Ranatunga
6.0
3
6
1
1.00
Sri Lanka
v England
Lord's
25 Aug 1988
Test # 1103
UC Hathurusingha
6.0
4
6
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (PSS)
14 Sep 1993
Test # 1234
ST Jayasuriya
5.0
-
5
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Kandy
09 Sep 1999
Test # 1459
RP Arnold
5.0
2
5
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Centurion
15 Nov 2002
Test # 1626
AD Mathews
5.0
2
5
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Hobart
14 Dec 2012
Test # 2067
TM Dilshan
4.0
1
4
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
11 Aug 2004
Test # 1710
ST Jayasuriya
4.0
1
4
1
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
20 Oct 2004
Test # 1716
KTGD Prasad
4.0
2
4
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v India
Galle
12 Aug 2015
Test # 2176
AD Mathews
4.0
1
4
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Dunedin
10 Dec 2015
Test # 2192
AP Gurusinha
3.0
-
3
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Moratuwa
25 Aug 1993
Test # 1232
PA de Silva
3.0
1
3
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (PSS)
14 Sep 1993
Test # 1234
AP Gurusinha
3.0
1
3
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (RPS)
11 Sep 1996
Test # 1333
RP Arnold
3.0
1
3
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
FDM Karunaratne
3.0
1
3
-
1.00
Sri Lankans
v Northants
Northampton
05 Jun 2014
First-class
DPMD Jayawardene
2.0
1
2
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
MRCN Bandaratilleke
2.0
-
2
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
29 Nov 2001
Test # 1572
DPMD Jayawardene
2.0
1
2
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Centurion
15 Nov 2002
Test # 1626
TM Dilshan
2.0
-
2
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
26 Dec 2008
Test # 1903
TM Dilshan
2.0
-
2
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Hobart
14 Dec 2012
Test # 2067
DM de Silva
2.0
-
2
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Galle
04 Aug 2016
Test # 2213
DM de Silva
2.0
-
2
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Galle
16 Jul 2022
Test # 2472
DM de Silva
2.0
1
2
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Galle
16 Jul 2023
Test # 2511
B Warnapura
1.0
-
1
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (PSS)
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
A Ranatunga
1.0
-
1
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Karachi
07 Nov 1985
Test # 1028
ST Jayasuriya
1.0
-
1
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v England
Lord's
22 Aug 1991
Test # 1176
HP Tillakaratne
1.0
-
1
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Moratuwa
27 Nov 1992
Test # 1203
MS Atapattu
1.0
-
1
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Kandy
07 Jan 1998
Test # 1394
ST Jayasuriya
1.0
-
1
-
1.00
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
18 Nov 1999
Test # 1470
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