Batting records

Test Matches

1. Highest team total - 952/6 against India in 1997.
   


2. Highest aggregate of runs- Mahela Jayawardene (8221) in 101 matches at an Average of 53.38
   


3. Most number of matches played - Muttiah Muralitharan (126).
   


4. Most number of matches as captain - Arjuna Ranatunga (56) from 1989 to 1999.
   


5. Highest individual score - 374 by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in July 2006.
   


6. Highest partnership - 624 for the third wicket by Kumar Sangakkara (287) & Mahela Jayawardene (374) against South Africa in 2006.
   


7. Most number of centuries- Mahela Jayawardene (25) in 101 matches.
   


8. Most number of half centuries- Arjuna Ranatunga (38) in 93 matches.
   


9. Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara (173 dismissals) in 79 matches.
   


10. Most number of catches - Mahela Jayawardene (142) in 101 matches.
    


11. Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) - Kumar Sangakkara (54.59)
    

ODI Matches

1. Highest team total- 443/9 against Netherlands in July 2006.
   


2. Highest aggregate of runs- Sanath Jayasuriya (13,151) in 432 matches at an average of 32.71.
   


3. Most number of matches played - Sanath Jayasuriya (432).
   


4. Most number of matches as captain - Arjuna Ranatunga (193) from 1988 to 1999.
   


5. Highest individual score - 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in October, 2000.
   


6. Highest partnership - 286 for the first wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya (152) & Upul Tharanga (109) against England in July 2006.
   


7. Most number of centuries - Sanath Jayasuriya (28) in 432 matches.
   


8. Most number of half centuries - Sanath Jayasuriya (67) in 432 matches.
   


9. Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara(291 dismissals) in 246 matches.
   


10. Most number of catches - Mahela Jayawardene (159) in 299 matches.
    


11. Highest average (qualification 20 inns.)- Marvan Atapattu (37.57).
    


12. Highest number of sixes in a match - Sanath Jayasuriya (11).
    


13. Highest number of sixes in a career - Sanath Jayasuriya (268).
    

Twenty20 Matches

1. Highest team total - 260/6 against Kenya on 14 September 2007.
   


2. Highest winning margin - 172 runs against Kenya in 14 September 2007.

World Cup Records by Sri Lanka

1. Highest team total - 398/5 against Kenya in 1996.
2. Highest partnership(runs) - 183 for the third wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya(115) Mahela Jayawardene (82) against West Indies in 2007.
3. - 183 for the third wicket by Asanka Gurusinha (84) and Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996.
4. Most number of runs - Sanath Jayasuriya (1165) in 38 matches.
5. Highest individual score - Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996.
6. Most number of matches played - Sanath Jayasuriya (38).
7. Best individual bowling - 6-25 by Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.
8. Most number of dismissals (includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara (32) in 21 matches. Most number of wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (53) in 31 matches
9. World's only bowler to take four wickets in four consecutive balls - Lasith Malinga against South Africa in 2007.
10. First Sri Lankan bowler to take a World Cup Hatrick - Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.
11. World's only bowler to have taken a World Cup Hat-trick in the first three balls of a match - Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003

Malinga's World Record - 4 Wickets in 4 balls