Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN Sri Lanka

Cricket Records in 1990s in Test matches IN Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
N Kapil Dev	35	28	7	0	125.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
PA de Silva	37	32	7	0	115.62	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Ramiz Raja	36	33	6	0	109.09	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
RS Kaluwitharana	51	47	12	0	108.51	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
RS Mahanama	29	27	6	0	107.40	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
A Ranatunga	66	62	9	3	106.45	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
PA de Silva	103*	99	11	1	104.04	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
SR Tendulkar	53	54	10	0	98.14	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999	Test # 1445
PA de Silva	27	28	4	1	96.42	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
A Ranatunga	41	43	6	0	95.34	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
A Ranatunga	131	140	18	1	93.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
GA Hick	26	28	2	1	92.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
Moin Khan	98	109	9	3	89.90	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
ST Jayasuriya	41	46	6	1	89.13	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
MD Crowe	107	121	10	4	88.42	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
KR Rutherford	38	43	3	1	88.37	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
CC Lewis	45	51	7	0	88.23	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
ST Jayasuriya	199	226	21	2	88.05	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
KR Rutherford	53	62	9	2	85.48	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
ST Jayasuriya	32	38	8	0	84.21	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
MS Atapattu	26	31	5	0	83.87	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
RS Kalpage	62	74	9	2	83.78	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
RS Kaluwitharana	132*	158	26	0	83.54	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
CJ McDermott	40	48	5	0	83.33	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
PA de Silva	62	76	5	1	81.57	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
PA de Silva	127	156	19	1	81.41	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
PA de Silva	34	42	6	0	80.95	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
PA de Silva	58	72	7	1	80.55	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
Aamer Sohail	41	51	8	0	80.39	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
Inzamam-ul-Haq	100*	125	13	0	80.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
PA de Silva	35	44	6	0	79.54	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
CD McMillan	142	179	13	6	79.32	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
S Ramesh	30	38	5	0	78.94	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999	Test # 1445
A Ranatunga	86	110	14	0	78.18	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
RS Mahanama	64	83	11	0	77.10	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
Aamer Sohail	74	98	11	1	75.51	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
ST Jayasuriya	72	96	4	0	75.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
PL Symcox	48	64	7	0	75.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
RP Snell	48	65	8	0	73.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
ST Jayasuriya	62	84	7	1	73.80	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
GW Flower	41	56	8	0	73.21	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
GW Flower	38	52	4	0	73.07	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
ME Waugh	56	79	4	0	70.88	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
WPUJC Vaas	34	48	2	1	70.83	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
RS Mahanama	109	154	14	0	70.77	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
WPUJC Vaas	41	58	4	1	70.68	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
ST Jayasuriya	65	92	9	0	70.65	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
A Ranatunga	88	126	15	0	69.84	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
DM Jones	57	82	9	0	69.51	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Aamer Sohail	65	96	9	0	67.70	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
RS Kaluwitharana	39	58	8	0	67.24	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
S Ramesh	143	214	18	0	66.82	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999	Test # 1445
A Ranatunga	64	96	9	0	66.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
A Ranatunga	44	66	7	1	66.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PA de Silva	138*	208	19	0	66.34	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
A Ranatunga	49	74	6	1	66.21	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
A Ranatunga	127	192	15	3	66.14	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
RS Mahanama	37	56	7	0	66.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
RS Kaluwitharana	29	44	5	0	65.90	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
HP Tillakaratne	83*	126	14	0	65.87	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
DPMD Jayawardene	46	70	7	0	65.71	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
A Ranatunga	36	55	1	1	65.45	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
CL Cairns	26	40	2	2	65.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
ST Jayasuriya	59	91	8	0	64.83	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
PA de Silva	146	226	20	0	64.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
SR Tendulkar	104*	161	11	1	64.59	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
Saleem Malik	155	240	26	0	64.58	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
RS Kaluwitharana	57	89	8	0	64.04	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
Basit Ali	53	83	4	1	63.85	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
Inzamam-ul-Haq	54*	85	7	0	63.52	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
M Azharuddin	126	199	11	0	63.31	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
AP Gurusinha	29	46	3	0	63.04	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
DPMD Jayawardene	66	105	10	0	62.85	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
AR Border	106	169	16	0	62.72	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
A Ranatunga	75	120	7	0	62.50	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
PA de Silva	75	120	9	1	62.50	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
A Ranatunga	35	56	3	0	62.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
NJ Astle	30	48	4	0	62.50	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
Saeed Anwar	136	218	12	0	62.38	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
PA de Silva	68	109	9	1	62.38	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
Inzamam-ul-Haq	81	130	10	0	62.30	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
M Azharuddin	108*	174	14	0	62.06	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
UC Hathurusingha	26*	42	6	0	61.90	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
M Muralidaran	26*	42	4	0	61.90	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
A Ranatunga	34	55	5	0	61.81	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
RT Ponting	105*	171	11	0	61.40	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Sep 1999	Test # 1461
ST Jayasuriya	68	111	8	2	61.26	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
HDPK Dharmasena	30	49	5	0	61.22	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
MS Atapattu	48	79	9	0	60.75	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
GA Hick	68	112	7	2	60.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
PA de Silva	120	198	13	0	60.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
RS Kaluwitharana	88	146	8	0	60.27	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
DPMD Jayawardene	167	278	18	0	60.07	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
RT Ponting	96	160	10	1	60.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
N Kapil Dev	27	45	2	1	60.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
PA de Silva	126	211	16	0	59.71	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
AC Parore	67	113	8	0	59.29	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
ST Jayasuriya	340	578	36	2	58.82	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
Saleem Malik	50*	85	4	0	58.82	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
Ramiz Raja	50	85	3	0	58.82	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 3rd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1480]

Australia v India at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1479]

New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1999 [Test # 1478]