Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in SL: P Sara Oval, Colombo in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KP Pietersen	42*	28	4	2	150.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
KDK Vithanage	34	23	4	2	147.82	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
Javed Omar	28	23	6	0	121.73	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
V Sehwag	34	29	7	0	117.24	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
C de Grandhomme	83	77	5	5	107.79	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
DPMD Jayawardene	37*	35	5	0	105.71	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
V Sehwag	109	105	19	0	103.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
Mohammad Ashraful	42	41	5	2	102.43	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
RP Arnold	25	25	4	0	100.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
ST Jayasuriya	73	74	9	3	98.64	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
WPUJC Vaas	65	66	11	1	98.48	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
Faisal Iqbal	83	85	16	0	97.64	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
KS Lokuarachchi	28*	29	3	1	96.55	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
SM Warnapura	54	56	7	1	96.42	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
A Ranatunga	41	43	6	0	95.34	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
TM Dilshan	168	179	19	1	93.85	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
Younis Khan	58	62	13	0	93.54	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
N Dickwella	34	37	4	0	91.89	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
KP Pietersen	151	165	16	6	91.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
SK Raina	41*	45	4	1	91.11	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
ST Jayasuriya	145	164	13	6	88.41	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
PA de Silva	206	234	28	1	88.03	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
FDM Karunaratne	50	57	4	0	87.71	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
RAS Lakmal	42	48	4	0	87.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
RT Ponting	141	163	23	0	86.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
HAPW Jayawardene	42	49	6	1	85.71	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
Nafees Iqbal	30	35	4	0	85.71	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
HM Amla	40	47	7	0	85.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
RS Kaluwitharana	76	90	14	0	84.44	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
CK Kapugedera	63	77	9	2	81.81	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
SM Pollock	57*	70	5	2	81.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
PA de Silva	127	156	19	1	81.41	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
BB McCullum	35	43	7	0	81.39	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
Harbhajan Singh	26	32	5	0	81.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
Aamer Sohail	41	51	8	0	80.39	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
Hannan Sarkar	55	69	8	0	79.71	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
MV Boucher	32	41	6	0	78.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
LRPL Taylor	74	95	2	0	77.89	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
Sabbir Rahman	42	54	5	0	77.77	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
RAS Lakmal	35	45	2	1	77.77	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
AD Mathews	43*	57	4	0	75.43	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
DM de Silva	109	148	16	2	73.64	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
Shakib Al Hasan	116	159	10	0	72.95	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
V Kohli	78	107	8	1	72.89	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
KC Sangakkara	46	64	3	1	71.87	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
AN Cook	49*	69	6	0	71.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
ST Jayasuriya	65	92	9	0	70.65	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
ST Jayasuriya	47	67	8	0	70.14	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
TAM Siriwardana	42	60	3	2	70.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
VVS Laxman	103*	149	12	0	69.12	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
TCB Fernando	31*	45	4	0	68.88	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
LPC Silva	33	48	3	0	68.75	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
KC Sangakkara	67	98	14	0	68.36	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
Aamer Sohail	65	96	9	0	67.70	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
KC Sangakkara	75	111	12	0	67.56	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
AB de Villiers	95	141	18	0	67.37	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
ME Waugh	55	82	9	0	67.07	Australia	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
KC Sangakkara	75	114	5	2	65.78	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
Tamim Iqbal	82	125	7	1	65.60	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
HMRKB Herath	26*	40	1	1	65.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
WU Tharanga	26	40	3	0	65.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
A Ranatunga	135*	208	14	4	64.90	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
Fawad Alam	168	259	15	1	64.86	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
Shahriar Nafees	51	79	8	0	64.55	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
KTGD Prasad	36	56	5	0	64.28	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
Mushfiqur Rahim	52	81	6	0	64.19	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
MV Boucher	65	102	7	2	63.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
TT Samaraweera	138	217	20	0	63.59	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
DM de Silva	34	54	5	0	62.96	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
Aftab Ahmed	25	40	5	0	62.50	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
Saeed Anwar	136	218	12	0	62.38	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
Inzamam-ul-Haq	81	130	10	0	62.30	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
Rashid Latif	66	106	10	0	62.26	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
RG Sharma	34	55	2	0	61.81	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
M Vijay	82	133	4	2	61.65	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
KC Sangakkara	200*	325	20	2	61.53	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
JL Langer	72	117	10	0	61.53	Australia	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
SC Ganguly	35	57	4	1	61.40	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
TWM Latham	154	251	15	0	61.35	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
TAM Siriwardana	68	111	6	2	61.26	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
HDPK Dharmasena	30	49	5	0	61.22	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
AD Mathews	102	167	12	0	61.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
JL Langer	25	41	2	0	60.97	Australia	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
KC Sangakkara	39	64	8	0	60.93	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
A Mishra	40	66	4	0	60.60	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
G Gambhir	26	43	3	0	60.46	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
RL Dias	77	128	11	0	60.15	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
N Kapil Dev	27	45	2	1	60.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
RG Sharma	79	132	5	3	59.84	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
A Mithun	46	77	5	0	59.74	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
AG Prince	86	144	13	0	59.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
TT Samaraweera	83	139	6	0	59.71	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
Imran Nazir	40	67	7	0	59.70	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
Younis Khan	40	67	4	0	59.70	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
BKG Mendis	39	66	7	0	59.09	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
JDP Oram	33	56	2	0	58.92	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
Saleem Malik	50*	85	4	0	58.82	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
DPMD Jayawardene	50*	85	3	0	58.82	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
SM Warnapura	82	140	9	0	58.57	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
TM Dilshan	41	70	4	0	58.57	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, Aug 22-26, 2019 [Test # 2356]

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, Mar 15-19, 2017 [Test # 2254]

Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, Oct 22-26, 2015 [Test # 2182]