List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricket records

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

Current International Rankings

ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

Team	Matches	Points	Rating
India	55	14,714	268
Australia	40	10,241	256
England	39	9876	253
West Indies	46	11604	252
South Africa	35	8777	251
New Zealand	49	12,113	247
Pakistan	46	11,097	241
Sri Lanka	37	8,508	230
Bangladesh	50	11,253	225
Afghanistan	39	8,682	223
Ireland	47	9,159	195
Zimbabwe	41	7,878	192
Scotland	24	4,606	192
Namibia	37	6,965	188
Netherlands	21	3,873	184
United Arab Emirates	42	7,386	176
Nepal	39	6,601	169
United States	20	3381	169
Oman	38	6,192	163
Papua New Guinea	31	4,472	144
Uganda	62	8,353	135
Hong Kong	37	4,977	135
Canada	21	2,700	129
Malaysia	40	4,931	123
Kuwait	31	3,677	119
Bahrain	34	4,030	119
Jersey	22	2,556	116
Qatar	23	2,598	113
Italy	18	1,944	108
Bermuda	11	1,185	108
Spain	13	1,376	106
Kenya	42	4,419	105
Saudi Arabia	30	3,142	105
Germany	28	2,541	91
Tanzania	42	3,797	90
Guernsey	18	1,389	77
Nigeria	29	2,233	77
Singapore	23	1,676	73
Cayman Islands	9	646	72
Denmark	21	1,430	68
Cambodia	22	1,471	67
Norway	15	985	66
Portugal	17	1,071	63
Isle of Man	14	857	61
Belgium	25	1,512	60
Switzerland	13	751	58
Vanuatu	16	921	58
Austria	30	1,691	56
France	24	1,325	55
Botswana	24	1,298	54
Japan	28	1,504	54
Romania	28	1,316	47
Czech Republic	14	658	47
Malawi	18	834	46
Sweden	13	580	45
Finland	16	684	43
Argentina	8	340	43
Philippines	17	701	41
Indonesia	28	1,091	39
Thailand	24	850	35
Rwanda	60	2,006	33
Mozambique	16	522	33
Ghana	28	873	31
Fiji	5	152	30
Malta	41	1,188	29
Luxembourg	28	753	27
Sierra Leone	25	651	26
Israel	7	178	25
Bahamas	8	191	24
Gibraltar	25	528	21
Hungary	17	336	20
Estonia	14	255	18
Panama	9	257	17
Serbia	13	176	14
Cyprus	12	146	12
Bhutan	16	176	11
Bulgaria	21	154	7
Eswatini	17	118	7
China	11	53	5
Maldives	21	61	3
Cameroon	10	26	3
Mongolia	8	0	0
Turkey	9	0	0
Seychelles	5	0	0
Samoa	5	0	0
Mali	6	0	0
Lesotho	11	0	0
Gambia	6	0	0
Croatia	8	0	0
References: ICC T20I rankings, As of 2 July 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	109	55	52	1	1	51.38
Note: Win percentage excludes no result matches and counts ties as half wins i.e. [won÷(matches – noresult)×100]. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 16 March 2018.

Matches played (by country)

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No result	% Won
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Australia	13	8	5	0	0	61.53
Bangladesh	11	7	4	0	0	63.63
Canada	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
England	8	4	4	0	0	50.00
India	16	5	11	0	0	31.25
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	18	5	13	0	0	32.46
South Africa	10	5	5	0	0	50.00
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
West Indies	9	6	3	0	0	66.66
Zimbabwe	3	3	0	0	0	100.00
Last updated: 15 August 2018.

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	214–6 (20 overs)	Bangladesh	Colombo	10 March 2018
5	211–3 (20 overs)	Pakistan	Dubai	13 December 2013
6	210–4 (20 overs)	Bangladesh	Sylhet	18 February 2018
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

Lowest Team Totals

Rank	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
1	82 (18 overs)	India	Visakhapatnam	14 February 2016
2	87 (16.2 overs)	Australia	Bridgetown	10 May 2010
3	87 (16 overs)	India	Cuttack	20 December 2017
4	92 (19.4 overs)	New Zealand	Lauderhill	22 May 2010
5	99 (19.2 overs)	Pakistan	Hambantota	3 June 2012
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

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*	Asela Gunaratne†	Australia	Geelong	19 February 2017
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

Highest score against each opponent

Opposition	Player	Score	Venue	Date
Afghanistan	Tillakaratne Dilshan	83*	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	17 March 2016
Australia	Tillakaratne Dilshan	104*	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy	6 August 2011
Bangladesh	Kusal Perera	77	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	4 April 2017
Canada	Mahela Jayawardene	35	Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City	12 October 2008
England	Mahela Jayawardene	89	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	27 March 2014
India	Kumar Sangakkara	78	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur	9 December 2009
Ireland	Mahela Jayawardene	78	Lord's, London	14 June 2009
Kenya	Sanath Jayasuriya	88	The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	14 September 2007
Netherlands	Kusal Perera	14	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	24 March 2014
New Zealand	Angelo Mathews	81*	Eden Park, Auckland	10 January 2016
Pakistan	Kusal Perera	84	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai	13 December 2013
South Africa	Tillakaratne Dilshan	74*	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota	6 August 2013
United Arab Emirates	Dinesh Chandimal	50	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	25 February 2016
West Indies	Mahela Jayawardene	98*	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	7 May 2010
Zimbabwe	Mahela Jayawardene	100	Providence Stadium, Providence	3 May 2010
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

Most career runs

Rank	Runs	Average	Strike rate	Player	Matches	Period
1	1,889	28.60	120.71	Tillakaratne Dilshan	80	2006–2016
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	1,055	27.05	118.14	Angelo Mathews†	72	2009–present
5	1,023	29.22	137.68	Kusal Perera†	35	2013–present
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

Highest strike rates

Rank	Strike Rate	Player	Period
1	200.00	Dilhara Lokuhettige	2008–2008
2	150.90	Kusal Mendis†	2016–present
3	146.76	Thisara Perera†	2010–present
4	139.10	Niroshan Dickwella†	2016–present
5	137.68	Kusal Perera†	2013–present
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

Career Centuries

Rank	Centuries	Player	Period
1	1	Mahela Jayawardena	2006–2014
2	1	Tillakaratne Dilshan	2006–2016
Source: []. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

Most career half-centuries

Rank	50s	Player	Period
1	14	Tillakaratne Dilshan	2006–2016
2	10	Mahela Jayawardene	2006–2014
4	10	Kusal Perera†	2013–present
4	8	Kumar Sangakkara	2006–2014
5	5	Angelo Mathews†	2009–present
6	4	Kusal Mendis†	2016–present
7	4	Sanath Jayasuriya	2006–2011
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

Most Ducks

Rank	Ducks	Player	Period
1	10	Tillakaratne Dilshan	2006–2016
2	8	Thisara Perera†	2010–prsent
3	6	Dasun Shanaka†	2015–present
4	5	Lasith Malinga†	2006–present
5	4	Milinda Siriwardana†	2015–present
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

Individual records (bowling)

Most Career Wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Average	Period
1	90	Lasith Malinga†	68	19.77	2006–present
2	66	Ajantha Mendis†	39	14.42	2008–present
3	66	Nuwan Kulasekara†	58	23.18	2008–present
4	44	Thisara Perera†	70	31.54	2010–present
5	37	Angelo Mathews†	71	29.75	2009–present
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

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: 15 August 2018.

Best bowling figure against each opponent

Opposition	Player	Score	Venue	Date
Afghanistan	Thisara Perera	3/33	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	17 March 2016
Australia	Ajantha Mendis	6/16	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy	8 August 2011
Bangladesh	Lasith Malinga	3/20	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	14 February 2014
Canada	Ajantha Mendis	4/17	Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City	12 October 2008
England	Lasith Malinga	5/31	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy	1 October 2012
India	Dasun Shanaka	3/16	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune	9 February 2016
Ireland	Lasith Malinga	2/19	Lord's, London	14 June 2009
Kenya	Tillakaratne Dilshan	2/4	The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	14 September 2007
Netherlands	Ajantha Mendis	3/12	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	24 March 2014
New Zealand	Rangana Herath	5/3	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	31 March 2014
Pakistan	Ajantha Mendis	4/19	Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City	11 October 2008
South Africa	Lakshan Sandakan	4/23	The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	22 January 2017
United Arab Emirates	Lasith Malinga	4/26	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	25 February 2016
West Indies	Ajantha Mendis	4/12	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	7 October 2012
Zimbabwe	Ajantha Mendis	6/8	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota	18 September 2012
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

Individual records (other)

Most player-of-the-match awards

Rank	Awards	Player	Matches	Period
1	7	Kusal Perera†	35	2013–present
2	6	Sanath Jayasuriya	31	2006–2011
3	6	Mahela Jayawardene	55	2006–2014
4	6	Tillakaratne Dilshan	80	2006–2016
5	5	Ajantha Mendis†	39	2008–present
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

Most Wicket-keeping dismissals

Rank	Dismissals	Catches	Stumping	Player	Innings	Period
1	45	25	20	Kumar Sangakkara	56	2006–2014
2	20	15	5	Dinesh Chandimal	23	2010–2018
3	7	5	2	Tillakaratne Dilshan	5	2006
4	7	7	0	Niroshan Dickwella♦	10	2016–present
5	7	4	3	Kusal Perera	9	2013–2018
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

♦ denotes current wicket-keeper

Most Catches taken

Rank	Catches	Player	Period
1	28	Thisara Perera†	2010–present
2	26	Tillakaratne Dilshan	2006–2016
3	23	Angelo Mathews†	2008–present
4	18	Lasith Malinga†	2006–present
5	17	Chamara Kapugedera†	2006–present
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

Most wins as a captain

Rank	Won	Matches	Player	Win %
1	13	22	Kumar Sangakkara	59.09
2	13	26	Dinesh Chandimal	50.00
3	12	19	Mahela Jayawardene	65.78
4	6	9	Lasith Malinga	66.66
5	5	13	Angelo Mathews♣	41.66
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

♣ 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	80	Angelo Mathews† & Chamara Kapugedera†	England	Delhi	26 March 2016
6th wicket	97	Kusal Perera† & Thisara Perera†	Bangladesh	Colombo	16 March 2018
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	15	Seekkuge Prasanna† & Vikum Sanjaya†	Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	26 October 2017
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 August 2018.

See also

• List of Twenty20 International records
• List of Test cricket records
• List of Cricket World Cup records
• List of One Day International cricket records