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 T20I Championship
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  New Zealand 21 2683 128
2  India 28 3441 123
3  South Africa 25 2986 119
4  West Indies 22 2547 116
5  England 23 2644 115
6  Australia 21 2391 114
7  Pakistan 34 3852 113
8  Sri Lanka 28 2632 94
9  Afghanistan 27 2192 81
10  Bangladesh 25 1828 73
11  Netherlands 17 1073 63
12  Zimbabwe 26 1614 62
13  Scotland 16 975 61
14  United Arab Emirates 17 752 44
15  Hong Kong 19 832 44
16  Oman 9 352 39
17  Ireland 17 596 35
Insufficient matches
 Papua New Guinea 6 — 68
Reference: ICC Rankings, 12 December 2016
"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 8746391154.70
Note: Win percentage excludes no result matches and counts ties as half wins i.e. [won÷(matches - noresult)×100].

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 September 2016.

Matches played (by country)

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No result % Won
 Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 Australia 10 6 4 0 0 60.00
 Bangladesh 5 4 1 0 0 80.00
 Canada 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 England 8 4 4 0 0 50.00
 India 10 4 6 0 0 40.00
 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 15 5 10 0 0 33.33
 South Africa 6 2 4 0 0 33.33
 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: 9 September 2016.[1]

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: 6 September 2016.

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 92 (19.4 overs)  New Zealand Lauderhill 22 May 2010
4 99 (19.2 overs)  Pakistan Hambantota 3 June 2012
5 101 (19.3 overs)  Australia Cape Town 20 September 2007
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 September 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: 6 September 2016.

Most career runs

Rank Runs Average Strike rate Player Matches Period
1 1,889 28.60120.71 Tillakaratne Dilshan 80 2006-2016
2 1,493 31.76133.18 Mahela Jayawardene 55 2006-2014
3 1,382 31.40119.55Kumar Sangakkara 56 2006-2014
4 976 28.70120.49 Angelo Mathews† 65 2009-Pre.
5 629 23.29129.15 Sanath Jayasuriya 31 2006-2011
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 September 2016.

Highest strike rates

Rank Strike Rate Player Period
1 200.00 Dilhara Lokuhettige 2008-2008
2 148.27 Kusal Mendis† 2016-Pre.
3 144.88 Thisara Perera† 2010-Pre.
4 133.92 Milinda Siriwardana† 2015-Pre.
5 133.33 Suraj Randiv 2010-2011
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 September 2016.

Career Centuries

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

Most career half-centuries

Rank 50s Player Period
1 13 Tillakaratne Dilshan 2006-2016
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 4 Dinesh Chandimal† 2010–Pre.
7 4 Angelo Mathews† 2009-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 September 2016.

Most Ducks

Rank Ducks Player Period
1 10 Tillakaratne Dilshan 2006-2016
2 5Thisara Perera† 2010–Pre.
3 4 Lasith Malinga† 2006-Pre.
4 4Nuwan Kulasekara 2008–Pre.
5 4 Sanath Jayasuriya 2006-2011
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 September 2016.

Individual records (bowling)

Most Career Wickets

Rank Wickets Player Matches Average Period
1 78 Lasith Malinga† 62 20.28 2006-Pre.
2 66 Ajantha Mendis† 39 14.42 2008-Pre.
3 56 Nuwan Kulasekara† 50 22.85 2008-Pre.
4 36 Angelo Mathews† 66 27.58 2009-Pre.
5 35 Thisara Perera† 53 28.11 2010-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 September 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: 6 September 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 6 Tillakaratne Dilshan 80 2006-2016.
4 5 Kusal Perera† 24 2013–Pre.
5 5 Ajantha Mendis† 39 2008–Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 September 2016.

Most Wicket-keeping dismissals

Rank Dismissals Catches Stumping Player Innings Period
1 452520 Kumar Sangakkara 56 2006-2014
2 11 92Dinesh Chandimal♠ 17 2010-Pre.
3 752 Tillakaratne Dilshan 5 2006-2016
4 321Kusal Perera 4 2013-Pre.
5 110 Niroshan Dickwella 3 2016-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 September 2016.

♠ denotes current wicket-keeper

Most Catches taken

Rank CatchesPlayer Period
1 26 Tillakaratne Dilshan 2006-2016
2 21 Angelo Mathews† 2008-Pre.
3 17 Nuwan Kulasekara† 2008-Pre.
4 17Mahela Jayawardene 2006-2014
5 16 Lasith Malinga† 2006-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 September 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 20 Dinesh Chandimal 45.00
4 6 9 Lasith Malinga 66.66
5 3 9 Angelo Mathews♣ 37.50
6 2 5 Tillakaratne Dilshan 40.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 September 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 80 Angelo Mathews† & Chamara Kapugedera†  England Delhi 26 March 2016
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 September 2016

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricket records - Results Summary". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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