Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain for Sri Lanka in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
A Ranatunga	1988-1999	249	101	114	1	25	8	0.880	40.56	45.78	0.40	10.04	3.21	46.99
DPMD Jayawardene	2004-2013	183	98	67	2	8	8	1.460	53.55	36.61	1.09	4.37	4.37	59.28
ST Jayasuriya	1998-2003	156	84	59	2	8	3	1.420	53.84	37.82	1.28	5.12	1.92	58.62
AD Mathews	2012-2021	156	68	75	1	6	6	0.900	43.58	48.07	0.64	3.84	3.84	47.56
MD Shanaka	2019-2023	89	45	41	2	0	1	1.090	50.56	46.06	2.24	-	1.12	52.27
KC Sangakkara	2009-2012	82	45	26	0	7	4	1.730	54.87	31.70	-	8.53	4.87	63.38
MS Atapattu	2001-2006	81	43	33	0	4	1	1.300	53.08	40.74	-	4.93	1.23	56.57
LRD Mendis	1982-1987	80	13	54	0	9	4	0.240	16.25	67.50	-	11.25	5.00	19.40
LD Chandimal	2013-2021	57	23	28	0	5	1	0.820	40.35	49.12	-	8.77	1.75	45.09
FDM Karunaratne	2019-2023	47	22	19	0	6	0	1.150	46.80	40.42	-	12.76	-	53.65
KIC Asalanka	2024-2025	44	24	16	3	0	1	1.500	54.54	36.36	6.81	-	2.27	59.30
TM Dilshan	2008-2012	42	14	23	0	5	0	0.600	33.33	54.76	-	11.90	-	37.83
SL Malinga	2014-2020	33	7	24	1	0	1	0.290	21.21	72.72	3.03	-	3.03	23.43
WU Tharanga	2016-2017	28	7	19	0	0	2	0.360	25.00	67.85	-	-	7.14	26.92
PA de Silva	1991-1999	24	5	16	0	2	1	0.310	20.83	66.66	-	8.33	4.16	23.80
BKG Mendis	2023-2024	16	8	7	0	0	1	1.140	50.00	43.75	-	-	6.25	53.33
RS Madugalle	1988-1988	15	2	13	0	0	0	0.150	13.33	86.66	-	-	-	13.33
DM de Silva	2024-2025	14	7	6	0	1	0	1.160	50.00	42.85	-	7.14	-	53.84
NLTC Perera	2017-2018	12	1	11	0	0	0	0.090	8.33	91.66	-	-	-	8.33
B Warnapura	1979-1982	12	3	8	0	1	0	0.370	25.00	66.66	-	8.33	-	27.27
HP Tillakaratne	1999-2004	11	1	4	0	6	0	0.250	9.09	36.36	-	54.54	-	20.00
PW Hasaranga	2024-2024	10	6	4	0	0	0	1.500	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
MDKJ Perera	2021-2021	9	1	7	0	0	1	0.140	11.11	77.77	-	-	11.11	12.50
HMRKB Herath	2016-2017	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
RAS Lakmal	2018-2018	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
HDRL Thirimanne	2015-2019	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
APB Tennekoon	1975-1979	4	0	4	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
DS de Silva	1983-1983	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
RS Mahanama	1994-1994	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
SSD Arachchige	2023-2023	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
SHT Kandamby	2011-2011	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
CK Kapugedera	2017-2017	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
JR Ratnayeke	1988-1988	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
WPUJC Vaas	2006-2006	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-

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The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs Sri Lanka at Dubai (DICS), Men's T20 Asia Cup 18th Match, Super Fours, Sep 26, 2025 [T20I # 3476]

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Men's T20 Asia Cup 15th Match, Super Fours, Sep 23, 2025 [T20I # 3469]

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Dubai (DICS), Men's T20 Asia Cup 13th Match, Super Fours, Sep 20, 2025 [T20I # 3466]