Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - Sri Lanka

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches - Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
A Ranatunga	52	36	8	1	144.44	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
A Ranatunga	51	47	7	1	108.51	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
RG de Alwis	26	24	3	1	108.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
LRD Mendis	94	97	9	3	96.90	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
RL Dias	53	56	9	0	94.64	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	05 Mar 1982	Test # 923
RG de Alwis	28	30	4	0	93.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
JR Ratnayeke	38	41	5	0	92.68	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
RL Dias	97	108	18	0	89.81	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
LRD Mendis	105	123	17	1	85.36	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
RL Dias	50	59	7	0	84.74	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
DSBP Kuruppu	25	31	5	0	80.64	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
LRD Mendis	54	67	8	1	80.59	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	05 Mar 1982	Test # 923
A Ranatunga	33	41	5	1	80.48	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	05 Mar 1982	Test # 923
LRD Mendis	74	92	12	0	80.43	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
DSBP Kuruppu	46	58	6	0	79.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
AMJG Amerasinghe	34	43	5	0	79.06	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
LRD Mendis	111	143	11	3	77.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
A Ranatunga	59	77	5	1	76.62	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
A Ranatunga	90	120	16	0	75.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
A Ranatunga	45	65	6	0	69.23	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
S Wettimuny	96	145	13	0	66.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
RS Madugalle	34	52	6	0	65.38	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	04 Mar 1983	Test # 950
RS Mahanama	28	43	5	0	65.11	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
A Ranatunga	135*	208	14	4	64.90	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
RL Dias	109	179	14	1	60.89	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
RL Dias	77	128	11	0	60.15	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
DS de Silva	36*	61	3	0	59.01	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
VB John	27*	46	2	1	58.69	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
LRD Mendis	56	97	8	0	57.73	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
PA de Silva	75	130	9	3	57.69	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
RS Madugalle	38	66	4	0	57.57	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
A Ranatunga	54	96	7	0	56.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RL Dias	98	177	15	0	55.36	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
LRD Mendis	26	47	4	0	55.31	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
LRD Mendis	124	228	11	2	54.38	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
A Ranatunga	50	92	7	1	54.34	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
RL Dias	25	46	3	0	54.34	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
S Wettimuny	71	131	13	0	54.19	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	05 Mar 1982	Test # 923
PA de Silva	72	133	12	0	54.13	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
JR Ratnayeke	59*	112	9	0	52.67	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
ALF de Mel	34	65	5	0	52.30	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
MAR Samarasekera	57	110	7	1	51.81	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
LRD Mendis	36	70	6	0	51.42	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
GF Labrooy	42	83	6	0	50.60	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
RL Dias	108	215	18	0	50.23	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
A Ranatunga	32	64	2	1	50.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
RL Dias	106	216	17	0	49.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
RL Dias	38	79	5	0	48.10	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
ALF de Mel	25*	52	1	1	48.07	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
S Wettimuny	157	330	21	0	47.57	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
JR Ratnayeke	29*	61	2	0	47.54	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
RS Madugalle	89*	188	14	0	47.34	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
DS de Silva	26	55	3	0	47.27	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
RS Madugalle	91*	193	15	0	47.15	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
DS de Silva	52	111	4	0	46.84	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	04 Mar 1983	Test # 950
PA de Silva	167	361	17	1	46.26	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989	Test # 1131
A Ranatunga	84	183	8	0	45.90	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
RS Madugalle	79	173	12	0	45.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
S Wettimuny	63*	139	6	0	45.32	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	04 Mar 1983	Test # 950
RS Madugalle	36	80	5	0	45.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
RJ Ratnayake	30	67	5	0	44.77	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
A Ranatunga	77	175	11	0	44.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
DS de Silva	25	57	1	0	43.85	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
A Ranatunga	78	179	10	0	43.57	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
ALF de Mel	29	69	3	0	42.02	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
S Wettimuny	41	98	5	0	41.83	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
A Ranatunga	38	91	3	0	41.75	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
AP Gurusinha	43	104	3	0	41.34	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989	Test # 1131
JR Ratnayeke	56	138	6	0	40.57	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989	Test # 1131
S Wettimuny	190	471	21	0	40.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
JR Ratnayeke	75	187	13	0	40.10	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
SAR Silva	102*	255	12	0	40.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
A Ranatunga	25	63	2	0	39.68	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989	Test # 1131
RS Madugalle	65	164	3	1	39.63	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RS Madugalle	60	157	6	1	38.21	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
AP Gurusinha	116*	307	14	0	37.78	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
JR Ratnayeke	32	85	4	0	37.64	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
RS Mahanama	85	229	3	0	37.11	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
DSBP Kuruppu	201*	548	24	0	36.67	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
D Ranatunga	45	123	1	0	36.58	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
RS Madugalle	33	91	4	0	36.26	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
HM Goonatilleke	56	156	7	0	35.89	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
A Ranatunga	37	109	6	0	33.94	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
RS Madugalle	44*	132	5	0	33.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
D Ranatunga	40	120	3	0	33.33	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989	Test # 1131
B Warnapura	26	79	3	0	32.91	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
A Ranatunga	55	169	5	0	32.54	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
HM Goonatilleke	27	86	4	0	31.39	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
ERNS Fernando	46	149	6	0	30.87	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	04 Mar 1983	Test # 950
RL Dias	32	104	3	0	30.76	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
RS Mahanama	41	134	3	0	30.59	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
DS de Silva	61	200	5	0	30.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
RS Madugalle	29	97	4	0	29.89	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	05 Mar 1982	Test # 923
ERNS Fernando	29	99	2	0	29.29	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
LRD Mendis	27	93	2	1	29.03	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
DS de Silva	26	92	3	0	28.26	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	05 Mar 1982	Test # 923
S Wettimuny	65	238	5	0	27.31	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
EAR de Silva	50	189	4	0	26.45	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
B Warnapura	38	155	5	0	24.51	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
S Wettimuny	26	119	2	0	21.84	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982

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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:

Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]