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

Team records

Team wins, losses, and ties

Matches played (total)

Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No result	% Won
Sri Lanka	127	59	64	2	2	48.00
Note: Win percentage excludes no result matches and counts ties as half wins i.e. [won÷(matches – noresult)×100]. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

Matches played (by country)

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No result	% Won
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Australia	16	8	8	0	0	50.00
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	19	5	13	0	1	27.77
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	19	7	10	1	1	43.32
Pakistan	21	8	13	0	0	38.09
South Africa	13	5	7	0	0	42.30
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
West Indies	11	6	5	0	0	54.54
Zimbabwe	3	3	0	0	0	100.00
Last updated: 18 June 2020.[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	214–6 (20 overs)	Bangladesh	Colombo	10 March 2018
5	211–3 (20 overs)	Pakistan	Dubai	13 December 2013
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

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: 4 March 2020.

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	Bridgetown	19 June 2009
5	89	Mahela Jayawardena	England	Chittagong	27 March 2014
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

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	Isuru Udana	84*	SuperSport Park, Centurion	22 March 2019
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: 4 March 2020.

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	1,293	28.10	135.25	Kusal Perera†	47	2013–present
5	1,119	26.64	118.66	Angelo Mathews†	75	2009–present
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 March 2020.

Most runs in each batting position

Batting Position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	T20I Career Span
Opener	Tillakaratne Dilshan	66	1,720	30.18	2006–2016
Number 3	Kumar Sangakkara	23	585	29.25	2006–2014
Number 4	25	675	35.53	2006–2014
Number 5	Angelo Mathews†	28	741	37.05	2010–present
Number 6	Thisara Perera†	14	303	37.88	2010–present
Number 7		28	469	24.68	2010–present
Number 8		12	137	15.22	2010–present
Number 9	Nuwan Kulasekara	12	92	15.33	2008–2017
Number 10	Lasith Malinga†	20	58	4.46	2006–present
Number 11	Vikum Sanjaya†	5	20	6.67	2017–present
Source: Howstat. Last updated: 31 January 2020

Highest strike rates

Rank	Strike Rate	Player	Period
1	147.66	Thisara Perera†	2010-present
2	138.83	Niroshan Dickwella†	2016–present
3	135.25	Kusal Perera†	2013–present
4	133.18	Mahela Jayawardene	2006–2014
5	132.21	Milinda Siriwardana	2015–2017
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 March 2020.

Career Centuries

Rank	Centuries	Player	Period
1	1	Mahela Jayawardena	2006–2014
2	1	Tillakaratne Dilshan	2006–2016
Source: []. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

Most career half-centuries

Rank	50s	Player	Period
1	14	Tillakaratne Dilshan	2006–2016
2	12	Kusal Perera†	2013–present
3	10	Mahela Jayawardene	2006–2014
4	8	Kumar Sangakkara	2006–2014
5	5	Kusal Mendis†	2016–present
5	5	Angelo Mathews	2009-present
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

Most Ducks

Rank	Ducks	Player	Period
1	10	Tillakaratne Dilshan	2006–2016
2	8	Lasith Malinga†	2006–present
3	8	Thisara Perera†	2010–present
4	7	Dasun Shanaka†	2015–present
5	4	Milinda Siriwardana†	2015–present
		Sanath Jayasuriya	2006-2011
		Nuwan Kulasekara	2008-2017
		Mahela Jayawardene	2006-2014
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

Individual records (bowling)

Most Career Wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Average	Period
1	107	Lasith Malinga†	84	20.79	2006–present
2	66	Ajantha Mendis	39	14.42	2008–2014
2	66	Nuwan Kulasekara	58	23.18	2008–2017
4	45	Thisara Perera†	77	34.15	2010–present
5	38	Angelo Mathews†	75	31.07	2009–present
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

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	5/6	Lasith Malinga†	New Zealand	Pallekele	6 September 2019
5	5/31	Lasith Malinga†	England	Pallekele	1 October 2012
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

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: 4 March 2020.

Individual records (other)

Most player-of-the-match awards

Rank	Awards	Player	Matches	Period
1	7	Kusal Perera†	47	2013–present
2	6	Sanath Jayasuriya	31	2006–2011
		Mahela Jayawardene	55	2006–2014
		Tillakaratne Dilshan	80	2006–2016
5	5	Ajantha Mendis	39	2008–2014
Source: Howstat. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

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	12	7	5	Kusal Perera♦	19	2013–2018
4	9	9	0	Niroshan Dickwella	15	2016–present
5	7	5	2	Tillakaratne Dilshan	5	2006
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

♦ denotes current wicket-keeper

Most Catches taken

Rank	Catches	Player	Period
1	29	Thisara Perera†	2010–present
2	26	Tillakaratne Dilshan	2006–2016
3	23	Angelo Mathews†	2008–present
4	21	Lasith Malinga†	2006–present
5	17	Dinesh Chandimal†	2010–present
		Chamara Kapugedera	2006-2017
		Mahela Jayawardene	2006-2014
		Nuwan Kulasekara	2008-2017
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

Most Matches as a captain

Rank	Won	Matches	Player	Win %
1	13	26	Dinesh Chandimal	50.00
2	7	24	Lasith Malinga♣	32.60
3	13	22	Kumar Sangakkara	59.09
4	12	19	Mahela Jayawardene	65.78
5	5	13	Angelo Mathews	41.66
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

♣ 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	94	Bhanuka Rajapaksa† & Shehan Jayasuriya†	Pakistan	Lahore	7 October 2019
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	46	Isuru Udana† & Akila Dananjaya†	South Africa	Centurion	22 March 2019
9th wicket	44	Lasith Malinga† & Dilhara Fernando	New Zealand	Aukland	26 December 2006
10th wicket	16	Lasith Malinga† & Nuwan Pradeep†	Australia	Adelaide	27 October 2019
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

Highest partnerships (by runs)

Partnership	Runs	Players	Opponent	Venue	Date
2nd wicket	166	Mahela Jayawardena & Kumar Sangakkara	West Indies	Bridgetown	7 May 2010
2nd wicket	145	Mahela Jayawardena & Tillakaratne Dilshan	England	Chittagong	27 March 2014
1st wicket	124	Tillakaratne Dilshan & Sanath Jayasuriya	West Indies	Nottingham	10 June 2009
1st wicket	110	Tillakaratne Dilshan & Dinesh Chandimal†	Pakistan	Dhaka	4 March 2016
2nd wicket	109	Upul Tharanga & Kusal Perera†	India	Indore	22 December 2017
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 March 2020.

References

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

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[1] "Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricket records – Results Summary". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2016.