List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricket records

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This is a list of Sri Lanka T20 International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. Records for One Day International cricket are at List of One-Day International cricket records. This list is based on the List of T20 International cricket records.

Key

The top five to seven records are listed for each category, except in "team wins, losses, and draws" and "highest wicket partnerships". Tied records for the fifth place are listed as well. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate.

Symbol Meaning
† Player is currently active in T20I cricket
* Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠ World record
d Innings was declared (e.g. 952–6d)
Date Starting date of the T20I match
Innings Number of innings played
Matches Number of matches played
Opponent The team Sri Lanka was playing against
Period The time period when the player was active in T20I cricket
Player The player involved in the record
Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  India 47 12,410 264
2  Australia 33 8,471 257
3  England 30 7,569 252
4  South Africa 23 5,749 250
5  New Zealand 45 11,229 250
6  West Indies 36 8,950 249
7  Pakistan 37 9,154 247
8  Sri Lanka 34 7,898 232
9  Bangladesh 35 8,085 231
10  Afghanistan 31 6,725 217
11  Ireland 38 7,309 192
12  Scotland 18 3,447 192
13  Zimbabwe 36 6,876 191
14  Namibia 33 6,253 189
15  Netherlands 13 2,455 189
16  United Arab Emirates 42 7,386 176
17    Nepal 36 6,147 171
18  Oman 34 5,605 165
19  United States 11 1,662 151
20  Papua New Guinea 27 3,981 147
21  Hong Kong 37 4,977 135
22  Uganda 58 7,782 134
23  Canada 18 2,251 125
24  Malaysia 40 4,931 123
25  Kuwait 31 3,677 119
26  Bahrain 34 4,030 119
27  Jersey 17 2,010 118
28  Qatar 23 2,598 113
29  Bermuda 11 1,185 108
30  Spain 13 1,376 106
31  Italy 13 1,363 105
32  Saudi Arabia 30 3,142 105
33  Kenya 40 4,189 105
34  Germany 28 2,541 91
35  Tanzania 42 3,797 90
36  Guernsey 11 867 79
37  Nigeria 29 2,233 77
38  Portugal 12 902 75
39  Singapore 23 1,676 73
40  Cayman Islands 9 646 72
41  Isle of Man 9 635 71
42  Denmark 19 1,312 69
43  Cambodia 22 1,471 67
44  Belgium 12 733 61
45   Switzerland 13 751 58
46  Norway 12 693 58
47  Vanuatu 16 921 58
48  Botswana 24 1,298 54
49  Austria 21 1,096 52
50  Japan 22 1,130 51
51  Finland 13 651 50
52  Malawi 15 728 49
53  Czech Republic 14 658 47
54  Sweden 13 580 45
55  France 14 616 45
56  Indonesia 23 981 43
57  Argentina 8 340 43
58  Philippines 17 701 41
59  Romania 20 822 41
60  Mozambique 16 522 33
61  Rwanda 58 1,885 33
62  Malta 37 1,183 32
63  Ghana 28 873 31
64  Thailand 19 591 31
65  Fiji 5 152 30
66  Luxembourg 23 692 30
67  Sierra Leone 25 651 26
68  Cyprus 6 154 26
69  Bahamas 8 191 24
70  Hungary 13 264 20
71  Panama 9 257 17
72  Gibraltar 23 374 16
73  Serbia 13 176 14
74  Bulgaria 18 208 12
75  Bhutan 16 176 11
76  Estonia 8 60 8
77  Eswatini 17 118 7
78  China 11 53 5
79  Maldives 21 61 3
80  Cameroon 10 26 3
81  Seychelles 5 0 0
82  Samoa 5 0 0
83  Mali 6 0 0
84  Lesotho 11 0 0
85  Gambia 6 0 0
86  Croatia 8 0 0
References: ICC T20I rankings, As of 2 May 2024
"Matches" is the number of matches played in the 12–24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that.

Team records

Team wins, losses, and ties

Matches played (total)

Team Matches Won Lost Tied No result % Won
 Sri Lanka 74 44 28 1 1 60.41
Note: Win percentage excludes no result matches and counts ties as half wins i.e. [won÷(matches - noresult)×100].

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Matches played (by country)

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No result % Won
 Australia 8 6 2 0 0 75.00
 Bangladesh 4 4 0 0 0 100.00
 Canada 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 England 6 4 2 0 0 66.66
 India 7 4 3 0 0 50.00
 Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 Kenya 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 Netherlands 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 New Zealand 15 6 7 1 1 46.42
 Pakistan 14 5 9 0 0 35.71
 South Africa 5 2 3 0 0 40.00
 West Indies 8 6 2 0 0 75.00
 Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 0 100.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Team scoring records

Highest Team Totals

Rank Score Opponent Venue Season
1 260-6♠ (20 overs)  Kenya Johannesburg 14 September 2007
2 215-5 (20 overs)  India Nagpur 9 December 2009
3 215-3 (20 overs)  West Indies Pallekele 9 November 2015
4 211-3 (20 overs)  Pakistan Dubai 13 December 2013
5 206-7 (20 overs)  India Mohali 12 December 2009
6 198-3 (20 overs)  Australia Pallekele 6 August 2011
7 198-5 (20 overs)  Bangladesh Pallekele 31 March 2013
8 195-3 (20 overs)  West Indies Bridgetown 7 May 2010
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Lowest Team Totals

Rank Score Opponent Venue Season
1 87 (16.2 overs)  Australia Bridgetown 10 May 2010
2 92 (19.4 overs)  New Zealand Lauderhill 22 May 2010
3 99 (19.2 overs)  Pakistan Hambantota 3 June 2012
4 101 (19.3 overs)  Australia Cape Town 20 September 2007
5 101 (18.4 overs)  West Indies Colombo 7 October 2012
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score

Rank Runs Player Opponent Venue Date
1 104* Tillakaratne Dilshan†  Australia Pallekele 6 August 2011
2 100 Mahela Jayawardena  Zimbabwe Guyana 3 May 2010
3 98* Mahela Jayawardena  West Indies Bridgetown 7 May 2010
4 96* Tillakaratne Dilshan  West Indies London 19 June 2009
5 89 Mahela Jayawardena  England Chittagong 27 March 2014
6 88 Sanath Jayasuriya  Kenya Johannesburg 14 September 2007
7 86 Mahela Jayawardena  Australia Pallekele 8 August 2011
8 84 Kusal Perera†  Pakistan Dubai 13 December 2013
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Most career runs

Rank Runs Average Strike rate Player Matches Period
1 1,618 28.38 120.65 Tillakaratne Dilshan† 68 2006-Pre.
2 1,493 31.76 133.18 Mahela Jayawardene 55 2006-2014
3 1,382 31.40 119.55 Kumar Sangakkara 56 2006-2014
4 824 27.46 123.72 Angelo Mathews† 59 2009-Pre.
5 629 23.29 129.15 Sanath Jayasuriya 31 2006-2011
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Highest strike rates

Rank Strike Rate Player Period
1 200.00 Dilhara Lokuhettige 2008-2008
2 161.90 Seekkuge Prasanna† 2013-Pre.
3 150.14 Thisara Perera† 2010-Pre.
4 144.68 Milinda Siriwardana† 2015-Pre.
4 133.33 Jeffrey Vandersay† 2015-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Career Centuries

Rank Centuries Player Period
1 1 Mahela Jayawardena 2006-2014
2 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan† 2006-Pre.
Source: []. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Most career half-centuries

Rank 50s Player Period
1 11 Tillakaratne Dilshan† 2006-Pre.
2 9 Mahela Jayawardene 2006-2014
3 8 Kumar Sangakkara 2006-2014
4 5 Kusal Perera† 2013–Pre.
5 4 Sanath Jayasuriya 2006–2011.
6 3 Angelo Mathews† 2009-Pre.
7 1 Dinesh Chandimal† 2010–Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Most Ducks

Rank Ducks Player Period
1 9 Tillakaratne Dilshan† 2006-Pre.
2 4 Lasith Malinga† 2006-Pre.
3 4 Sanath Jayasuriya 2006-2011
4 4 Mahela Jayawardena 2006–2014
5 3 Nuwan Kulasekara† 2008–Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Individual records (bowling)

Most Career Wickets

Rank Wickets Player Matches Average Period
1 74 Lasith Malinga† 61 21.02 2006-Pre.
2 66 Ajantha Mendis† 39 14.42 2008-Pre.
3 48 Nuwan Kulasekara† 44 23.43 2008-Pre.
4 32 Angelo Mathews† 59 26.96 2009-Pre.
5 27 Thisara Perera† 43 27.25 2010-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Best Bowling Figures

Rank Bowling Player Opposition Ground Date
1 6/8♠ Ajantha Mendis†  Zimbabwe Hambantota 18 September 2012
2 6/16 Ajantha Mendis  Australia Pallekele 8 August 2011
3 5/3 Rangana Herath†  New Zealand Chittagong 31 March 2014
4 5/31 Lasith Malinga†  England Pallekele 1 October 2012
5 4/12 Ajantha Mendis  West Indies Colombo 7 October 2012
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Individual records (other)

Most player-of-the-match awards

Rank Awards Player Matches Period
1 6 Sanath Jayasuriya 31 2006-2011.
2 6 Mahela Jayawardene 55 2006-2014
3 5 Kusal Perera† 22 2013–Pre.
4 5 Ajantha Mendis† 39 2008–Pre.
5 5 Tillakaratne Dilshan† 69 2006-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Most Catches taken

Rank Catches Player Period
1 25 Tillakaratne Dilshan† 2006-Pre.
2 17 Mahela Jayawardene 2006-2014
3 17 Angelo Mathews† 2008-Pre.
4 15 Nuwan Kulasekara† 2010-Pre.
5 15 Lasith Malinga† 2006-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

Most wins as a captain

Rank Won Matches Player Win %
1 13 22 Kumar Sangakkara 59.09
2 12 19 Mahela Jayawardene 65.78
3 9 15 Dinesh Chandimal 60.00
4 5 8 Lasith Malinga♣ 62.50
5 2 4 Angelo Mathews 66.66
6 2 5 Tillakaratne Dilshan 40.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016.

♣ denote current captain.

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership Runs Players Opponent Venue Date
1st wicket 124 Tillakaratne Dilshan† & Sanath Jayasuriya  West Indies Nottingham 10 June 2009
2nd wicket 166 Mahela Jayawardena & Kumar Sangakkara  West Indies Bridgetown 7 May 2010
3rd wicket 87 Sanath Jayasuriya & Mahela Jayawardena  Kenya Johannesburg 14 September 2007
4th wicket 104* Tillakaratne Dilshan & Jeevan Mendis†  Australia Pallekele 6 August 2011
5th wicket 66 Angelo Mathews† & Jeevan Mendis  Bangladesh Pallekele 31 March 2013
6th wicket 55 Milinda Siriwardene† & Chamara Kapugedera†  Pakistan Colombo 1 August 2015
7th wicket 68* Kumar Sangakkara & Angelo Mathews  Pakistan London 21 June 2009
8th wicket 43* Thisara Perera† & Nuwan Kulasekara  Pakistan Hambantota 9 November 2015
9th wicket 44 Lasith Malinga & Dilhara Fernando  New Zealand Aukland 26 December 2006
10th wicket 8* Kumar Sangakkara & Ajantha Mendis  South Africa Colombo 2 August 2013
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 February 2016

See also

References

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