Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket Records in 2020s in Test matches

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JE Root	228	476	321	18	1	71.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
KS Williamson	215	390	296	23	2	72.63	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
Saud Shakeel	208*	491	361	19	0	57.61	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Abdullah Shafique	201	512	326	19	4	61.65	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
HM Nicholls	200*	393	240	15	4	83.33	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
F du Plessis	199	412	276	24	0	72.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
JE Root	186	495	309	18	0	60.19	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
RA Jadeja	175*	324	228	17	3	76.75	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
Mushfiqur Rahim	175*	527	355	21	0	49.29	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
Najmul Hossain Shanto	163	533	378	17	1	43.12	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
Abdullah Shafique	160*	524	408	7	1	39.21	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
SPD Smith	145*	368	272	16	0	53.30	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
Litton Das	141	385	246	16	1	57.31	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
Tamim Iqbal	133	332	218	15	0	61.00	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
Agha Salman	132*	208	154	15	1	85.71	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
D Elgar	127	241	163	22	0	77.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
Mominul Haque	127	431	304	11	0	41.77	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
KC Brathwaite	126	514	311	13	0	40.51	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
KS Williamson	121*	299	194	11	1	62.37	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
Babar Azam	119	312	244	11	2	48.77	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
Ibrahim Zadran	114	380	259	12	0	44.01	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
NE Bonner	113*	423	274	13	1	41.24	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
C Campher	111	311	229	15	2	48.47	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
SC Williams	107	208	137	10	3	78.10	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
Mushfiqur Rahim	105	449	282	4	0	37.23	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
M Labuschagne	104	216	156	12	0	66.66	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
PR Stirling	103	237	181	9	4	56.90	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
DJ Mitchell	102	299	193	6	2	52.84	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
RR Pant	96	164	97	9	4	98.96	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
D Elgar	95	202	130	16	0	73.07	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
A Balbirnie	95	275	163	14	0	58.28	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
Tamim Iqbal	92	165	150	12	0	61.33	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
SS Iyer	92	134	98	10	4	93.87	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
Rahmat Shah	91	209	139	13	0	65.46	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
Tamim Iqbal	90	185	101	15	0	89.10	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
Litton Das	88	271	189	10	0	46.56	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
Mominul Haque	87*	248	148	12	1	58.78	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
CR Ervine	85	-	187	5	3	45.45	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
KC Brathwaite	85	299	196	4	0	43.36	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
HT Tector	85	-	189	8	3	44.97	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
Agha Salman	83	159	113	9	1	73.45	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	81*	143	110	14	0	73.63	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
Babar Azam	81	193	146	6	1	55.47	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
DJ Mitchell	81	117	86	3	4	94.18	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
LJ Tucker	80	131	106	10	0	75.47	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
DP Conway	78	165	108	13	0	72.22	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
C Green	77	184	109	6	0	70.64	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
Tamim Iqbal	74*	136	98	10	3	75.51	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
KA Maharaj	73	157	106	6	2	68.86	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
DW Lawrence	73	182	150	6	1	48.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
RRS Cornwall	73	153	92	10	1	79.34	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
Sikandar Raza	72	163	99	4	2	72.72	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
KC Brathwaite	72	269	185	9	0	38.91	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
MJ Henry	72	107	75	10	3	96.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
JO Holder	71*	136	88	7	0	80.68	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
T Bavuma	71	190	125	7	0	56.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
UT Khawaja	71	152	130	7	0	54.61	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
Mushfiqur Rahim	68*	230	156	6	0	43.58	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
NE Bonner	68*	273	220	7	0	30.90	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
AK Markram	68	132	94	14	0	72.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
BRM Taylor	67	119	75	8	1	89.33	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
HE van der Dussen	67	213	127	12	0	52.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
SS Iyer	67	146	87	9	0	77.01	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
TWM Latham	67	235	144	7	0	46.52	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
KT Kasuza	63	-	214	5	1	29.43	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
BRM Taylor	62	62	62	10	1	100.00	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
Agha Salman	62	177	126	4	1	49.20	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
RRS Cornwall	61	125	85	9	2	71.76	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
R Ashwin	61	133	82	8	0	74.39	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
GH Vihari	58	163	128	5	0	45.31	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
Mahmudul Hasan Joy	58	218	142	9	0	40.84	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
Shakib Al Hasan	58	140	72	7	0	80.55	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
Saud Shakeel	57	126	110	6	0	51.81	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
DP Sibley	56*	181	144	2	0	38.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
PS Masvaure	55	-	149	7	0	36.91	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
JC Buttler	55	145	95	7	0	57.89	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
KR Mayers	55	102	76	8	0	72.36	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
Babar Azam	55	158	104	4	1	52.88	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
J Da Silva	54	165	129	5	0	41.86	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Rahmat Shah	54	149	119	5	0	45.37	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
Zakir Hasan	54	152	104	8	0	51.92	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
SC Williams	53*	108	77	6	1	68.83	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
KR Mayers	52	152	113	5	0	46.01	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
Litton Das	52	183	135	3	0	38.51	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
Shan Masood	51	87	47	4	1	108.51	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
Imam-ul-Haq	50*	140	84	4	1	59.52	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Mohammad Rizwan	50*	90	67	4	1	74.62	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
Litton Das	50	105	67	5	1	74.62	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
RR Pant	50	46	31	7	2	161.29	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
Mominul Haque	50	83	56	8	1	89.28	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
KR Mayers	49	88	61	8	0	80.32	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
Mominul Haque	49	143	104	7	0	47.11	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Imam-ul-Haq	49	103	90	4	0	54.44	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
JM Bairstow	47	154	93	2	0	50.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
Noor Ali Zadran	47	190	136	5	0	34.55	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
Taijul Islam	47	147	80	6	0	58.75	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
JC Buttler	46*	77	48	5	0	95.83	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
J Da Silva	46	176	124	5	0	37.09	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
RG Sharma	46	126	79	4	0	58.22	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
A Balbirnie	46	-	101	5	0	45.54	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503

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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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]