Sri Lanka Records

Test Matches Records

Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain for Sri Lanka in Tests

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
A Ranatunga	1989-1999	56	12	19	0	25	0	0.630	21.42	33.92	0	44.64	0	38.7
ST Jayasuriya	1999-2002	38	18	12	0	8	0	1.500	47.36	31.57	0	21.05	0	60
DPMD Jayawardene	2006-2013	38	18	12	0	8	0	1.500	47.36	31.57	0	21.05	0	60
AD Mathews	2013-2017	34	13	15	0	6	0	0.860	38.23	44.11	0	17.64	0	46.42
FDM Karunaratne	2019-2023	30	12	12	0	6	0	1.000	40	40	0	20	0	50
LD Chandimal	2017-2021	19	4	10	0	5	0	0.400	21.05	52.63	0	26.31	0	28.57
LRD Mendis	1982-1987	19	2	8	0	9	0	0.250	10.52	42.1	0	47.36	0	20
MS Atapattu	2002-2005	18	8	6	0	4	0	1.330	44.44	33.33	0	22.22	0	57.14
KC Sangakkara	2009-2011	15	5	3	0	7	0	1.660	33.33	20	0	46.66	0	62.5
DM de Silva	2024-2025	14	7	6	0	1	0	1.160	50	42.85	0	7.14	0	53.84
TM Dilshan	2011-2012	11	1	5	0	5	0	0.200	9.09	45.45	0	45.45	0	16.66
HP Tillakaratne	1999-2004	11	1	4	0	6	0	0.250	9.09	36.36	0	54.54	0	20
PA de Silva	1991-1999	6	0	4	0	2	0	0.000	0	66.66	0	33.33	0	0
HMRKB Herath	2016-2017	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60	40	0	0	0	60
RAS Lakmal	2018-2018	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60	40	0	0	0	60
B Warnapura	1982-1982	4	0	3	0	1	0	0.000	0	75	0	25	0	0
DS de Silva	1983-1983	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
RS Madugalle	1988-1988	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0

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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:

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Jun 25-28, 2025 [Test # 2588]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Galle, Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 1st Test, Jun 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2586]

Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle, Australia in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Feb 6-9, 2025 [Test # 2580]