List of Sri Lanka One Day International cricket records

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Known as "Master Blaster", Sanath Jayasuriya holds several records for Sri Lanka in One Day International cricket

One Day International (ODI) cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as well as the top four Associate members.[1] Unlike Test matches, ODIs consist of one inning per team, having a limit in the number of overs, currently 50 overs per innings – although in the past this has been 55 or 60 overs.[2] ODI cricket is List-A cricket, so statistics and records set in ODI matches also count toward List-A records. The earliest match recognized as an ODI was played between England and Australia in January 1971;[3] since when there have been over 4,000 ODIs played by 28 teams. This is a list of Sri Lanka Cricket team's One Day International records. It is based on the List of One Day International cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Sri Lankan cricket team. Sri Lanka played its first ever ODI in 1975.

Key[edit]

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties, all round records and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Sri Lanka only, and are correct as of January 2022.

Key
Symbol Meaning
† Player or umpire is currently active in ODI cricket
‡ Even took place during a Cricket World Cup
* Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠ One Day International cricket record
Date Starting date of the match
Innings Number of innings played
Matches Number of matches played
Opposition The team Sri Lanka was playing against
Period The time period when the player was active in ODI cricket
Player The player involved in the record
Venue One Day International cricket ground where the match was played

Team records[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Matches Won Lost Tied NR Win %
915 420 450 5 40 50.47
Last Updated: 14 February 2024[4]

Team wins, losses, draws and ties[edit]

As of January 2024, Sri Lanka has played 915 ODI matches resulting in 420 victories, 450 defeats, 5 ties and 40 no results.[5]


Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
Full Members
 Afghanistan 15 10 4 0 1 71.42 2014 2024
 Australia 103 35 64 0 4 35.35 1975 2023
 Bangladesh 54 42 10 0 2 80.76 1986 2023
 England 79 37 38 1 3 49.34 1982 2023
 India 168 57 99 1 11 36.62 1979 2023
 Ireland 5 5 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2023
 New Zealand 101 41 51 1 8 44.62 1979 2023
 Pakistan 157 59 93 1 4 38.88 1975 2023
 South Africa 81 33 46 1 1 41.87 1992 2023
 West Indies 64 30 31 0 3 46.87 1975 2023
 Zimbabwe 64 29 12 0 3 80.32 1992 2024
Associate Members
 Bermuda 1 1 0 0 0 100 2007 2007
 Oman 1 1 0 0 0 100 2023 2023
 Canada 2 2 0 0 0 100 2003 2011
 Kenya 6 5 1 0 0 83.33 1996 2011
 Netherlands 6 6 0 0 0 100 2002 2023
 Scotland 4 4 0 0 0 100 2011 2023
 United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 0 100 2004 2023
Total 915 420 450 5 40 50.47 1975 2024
Statistics are correct as of  Sri Lanka v  Afghanistan at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023–24 3rd ODI, 14 February 2024.[6]

First bilateral ODI series wins[edit]

Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win
 Afghanistan 2023 YTP
 Australia 1982 2010
 Bangladesh 2002 2005
 England 1993 2006
 India 1993 -
 Ireland YTP 2014
 Netherlands 2006
 New Zealand 1993 2001
 Pakistan 2009 1995
 Scotland YTP 2019
 South Africa 2004 -
 West Indies 2010 1995
 Zimbabwe 1998 1994
Last updated: 7 June 2023[7]

First ODI match wins[edit]

Opponent Home Away / Neutral
Venue Year Venue Year
 Afghanistan Pallekele 2022 Mirpur 2014
 Australia Colombo (PSS) 1983 Melbourne 1985
 Bangladesh Kandy 1986 Dhaka 1988
 Bermuda YTP YTP Port of Spain 2007 ‡
 Canada Hambantota 2011 ‡ Paarl 2003 ‡
 England Colombo (SSC) 1982 Faisalabad 1996 ‡
 India Colombo (PSS) 1985 Manchester 1979 ‡
 Ireland YTP YTP St. George's 2007 ‡
 Kenya Nairobi 1996 Kandy 1996 ‡
 Netherlands Colombo (RPS) 2002 Amstelveen 2006
 New Zealand Moratuwa 1984 Derby 1983 ‡
 Oman YTP YTP Bulawayo 2023 ‡
 Pakistan Colombo (SSC) 1986 Lahore 1982
 South Africa Colombo (RPS) 1993 Wellington 1992 ‡
 Scotland YTP YTP Edinburgh 2011
 United Arab Emirates Dambulla 2004 Lahore 2008
 West Indies Colombo (RPS) 1993 Rajkot 1989
 Zimbabwe Colombo (SSC) 1996 ‡ New Plymouth 1992 ‡
Last updated: 23 June 2023[8]

Winning every match in a series[edit]

In a bilateral series winning all matches is referred to as whitewash. First such event occurred when West Indies toured England in 1976. Sri Lanka have recorded 20 such series victories.[9]

Opposition Matches Host Season
 Zimbabwe 3  Sri Lanka 1997/98
 Pakistan 3  Pakistan 1999/00
 England 3  Sri Lanka 2000/01
 Bangladesh 3  Sri Lanka 2002
 Zimbabwe 5  Zimbabwe 2004
 South Africa 5  Sri Lanka 2004
 Bangladesh 3  Sri Lanka 2005
 England 5  England 2006
 Bangladesh 3  Sri Lanka 2007
 Zimbabwe 5  Zimbabwe 2008/09
 Bangladesh 3  Bangladesh 2013/14
 West Indies 3  Sri Lanka 2015/16
 Bangladesh 3  Sri Lanka 2019
 West Indies 3  Sri Lanka 2019/20
 Afghanistan 3  Sri Lanka 2023/24
Last updated: 14 February 2024[9]

Losing every match in a series[edit]

Sri Lanka have also suffered such whitewash 12 times.

Opposition Matches Host Season
 India 3  India 1982/83
 New Zealand 3  New Zealand 1982/83
 Pakistan 4  Pakistan 1985/86
 New Zealand 3  New Zealand 1990/91
 India 5  India 2014/15
 South Africa 5  South Africa 2016/17
 India 5  Sri Lanka 2017
 Pakistan 5  United Arab Emirates 2017/18
 New Zealand 3  New Zealand 2018/19
 South Africa 5  South Africa 2018/19
 West Indies 3  West Indies 2020/21
 India 3  India 2022/23
Last updated: 7 November 2023[9]

Team scoring records[edit]

Most runs in an innings[edit]

The highest innings total scored in ODIs came in the match between England and Australia in June 2018. Playing in the third ODI at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, the hosts posted a total of 481/6.[10] The first ODI against the Netherlands in July 2006 saw Sri Lanka set their highest innings total of 443/9.[11]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 443/9  Netherlands VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands 4 July 2006 Scorecard
2 411/8  India Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, India 15 December 2009 Scorecard
3 398/5  Kenya Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 6 March 1996 ‡ Scorecard
4 381/3  Afghanistan Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 9 February 2024 Scorecard
5 377/8  Ireland Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland 18 June 2016 Scorecard
Last updated: 09 February 2024[12]

Fewest runs in an innings[edit]

The lowest innings total scored in ODIs has been scored twice. Zimbabwe were dismissed for 35 by Sri Lanka during the third ODI in Sri Lanka's tour of Zimbabwe in April 2004 and USA were dismissed for same score by Nepal in the sixth ODI of the 2020 ICC Cricket World League 2 in Nepal in February 2020.[13][14] The lowest score in ODI history for Sri Lanka is 43 scored against South Africa in the Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa in 2012.[15]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 43  South Africa Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 11 January 2012 Scorecard
2 50  India R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 17 September 2023 Scorecard
3 55 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 2 November 2023 Scorecard
 West Indies Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 3 December 1986 Scorecard
5 67  England Old Trafford, Manchester, England 28 May 2014 Scorecard
Last updated: 17 September 2023[16]

Most runs conceded an innings[edit]

Sri Lanka conceded the highest runs of 428 against South Africa in 2023 Cricket World Cup.[17]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 428/5  South Africa Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi, India 7 October 2023 Scorecard
2 414/7  India Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, India 15 December 2009 Scorecard
3 404/5 Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 13 November 2014 Scorecard
4 392/4 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India 13 December 2017 Scorecard
5 390/5 Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India 15 January 2023 Scorecard
Last updated: 7 September 2021[18]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings[edit]

The lowest score conceded by Sri Lanka for a full inning is 35 by Zimbabwe during the third ODI in Sri Lanka's tour of Zimbabwe in April 2004[19][13]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 35  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 25 April 2004 Scorecard
2 36  Canada Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 19 February 2003 ‡ Scorecard
3 38  Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 8 December 2001 Scorecard
4 54  India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 29 October 2000 Scorecard
5 67  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 22 November 2008 Scorecard
Last updated: 7 September 2021[19]

Most runs aggregate in a match[edit]

The highest match aggregate scored in ODIs came in the match between South Africa and Australia in the fifth ODI of March 2006 series at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg when South Africa scored 438/9 in response to Australia's 434/4.[20] The first ODI of the 2009 ODI Series against India in | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot saw a total of 825 runs being scored.[17]

Rank Aggregate Scores Venue Date Scorecard
1 825/15  India (414/7) v  Sri Lanka (411/8) Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, India 15 December 2009 Scorecard
2 754/15  South Africa (428/5) v  Sri Lanka (326) Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India 7 October 2023 ‡ Scorecard
3 720/9  Sri Lanka (381/3) v  Afghanistan (339/6) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 9 February 2024 Scorecard
4 697/17  New Zealand (371/7) v  Sri Lanka (326) Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand 3 January 2019 Scorecard
5 694/15  South Africa (367/5) v  Sri Lanka (327) Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa 7 February 2017 Scorecard
Last updated: 09 February 2024[21]

Fewest runs aggregate in a match[edit]

The lowest match aggregate in ODIs is 71 when USA were dismissed for 35 by Nepal in the sixth ODI of the 2020 ICC Cricket World League 2 in Nepal in February 2020.[14] The lowest match aggregate in ODI history for Sri Lanka is 73 scored during the 2003 Cricket World Cup against Canada.[22]

Rank Aggregate Scores Venue Date Scorecard
1 73/11  Canada (36) v  Sri Lanka (37/1) Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 19 February 2003 ‡ Scorecard
2 75/11  Zimbabwe (35) v  Sri Lanka (40/1) Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 25 April 2004 Scorecard
3 78/11  Zimbabwe (38) v  Sri Lanka (40/1) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 8 December 2001 Scorecard
4 101/10  Sri Lanka (50) v  India (51/0) R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 17 September 2023 Scorecard
5 135/11  Zimbabwe (67) v  Sri Lanka (68/1) Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 22 November 2008 Scorecard
Last updated: 17 September 2023[23]

Result records[edit]

An ODI match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[24]

Greatest win margins (by runs)[edit]

The greatest winning margin by runs in ODIs was New Zealand's victory over Ireland by 290 runs in the only ODI of the 2008 England tour. The largest victory recorded by Sri Lanka was during the final of the 2000 Champions Trophy in Sharjah by 245 runs against India.[25]

Rank Margin Target Opposition Venue Date
1 245 Runs 300  India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 29 October 2000
2 243 Runs 322  Bermuda Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 15 March 2007 ‡
3 234 Runs 310  Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan 24 January 2009
4 219 Runs 352  England Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 23 October 2018
5 210 Runs 333  Canada Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka 20 February 2011 ‡
Last updated: 7 September 2021[26]

Greatest win margins (by balls remaining)[edit]

The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs was England's victory over Canada by 8 wickets with 277 balls remaining in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. The largest victory recorded by Sri Lanka is during the Zimbabwe's tour of Sri Lanka in 2001 when they won by 9 wickets with 274 balls remaining.[27]

Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 274 9 wickets  Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 8 December 2001
2 272  Canada Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 19 February 2003 ‡
3 244  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 25 April 2004
4 240 8 wickets  Ireland National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 18 April 2007 ‡
5 229 10 wickets  Bangladesh Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 25 January 2018
Last updated: 7 September 2021[26]

Greatest win margins (by wickets)[edit]

A total of 55 matches have ended with chasing team winning by 10 wickets with West Indies winning by such margins a record 10 times.[28] Sri Lanka have won an ODI match by this margin on six occasions.[26]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 10 wickets  England Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 27 March 2001
 Bangladesh City Oval, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 14 February 2003 ‡
 England Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka 18 November 2003
 Bangladesh Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 23 July 2004
 England 26 March 2011 ‡
 Bangladesh Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 25 January 2018
 Oman Queens Sports Club, Zimbabwe 23 June 2023 ‡
Last updated: 23 June 2023[26]

Highest successful run chases[edit]

South Africa holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 438/9 in response to Australia's 434/9.[29] Sri Lanka's highest innings total while chasing is 324/2 in a successful run chase against England at Headingley, Leeds during the Sri Lank's ODI whitewash of England in 2006.[30]

Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date
1 324/2 322  England Headingley, Leeds, England 1 July 2006
2 322/3  India The Oval, London, England 8 June 2017
3 314/6 314  Afghanistan Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 30 November 2022
4 314/8 313  South Africa New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 January 2012
5 313/7  Zimbabwe Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand 23 February 1992 ‡
6 313/6  West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 8 June 2003
Last updated: 7 September 2021[30]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)[edit]

The narrowest run margin victory is by 1 run which has been achieved in 31 ODI's with Australia winning such games a record 6 times.[31] Sri Lanka has achieved any victory by 1 run on two occasions.[32]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 run  Australia Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka 22 February 2004
 West Indies Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 23 November 2016
3 2 runs  India Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 17 August 1997
 England Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda 4 April 2007 ‡
 Afghanistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan 5 September 2023
5 3 runs  England Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 14 February 1982
 New Zealand Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 8 February 2001
 South Africa Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 8 August 2018
Last updated: 05 September 2023[32]

Narrowest win margins (by balls remaining)[edit]

The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 36 times with both South Africa winning seven times. Sri Lanka has yet to achieve a victory by this margin.[33]

Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 0 2 wickets  Pakistan R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 14 September 2023
2 1 3 wickets  South Africa Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 2 March 1992 ‡
4 wickets  India Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar, India 20 February 1994
2 wickets  South Africa New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 January 2012
5 2 4 wickets  Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 17 January 1992
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 3 October 1995
3 wickets  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 16 January 1996
1 wicket  England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 23 January 1999
2 wickets  Pakistan Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 18 June 2012
2 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 December 2013
2 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 27 December 2013
6 wickets  England Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 7 December 2014
Last updated: 7 September 2021[32]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)[edit]

The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is 1 wicket which has settled 55 such ODIs. Both West Indies and New Zealand have recorded such victory on eight occasions. Sri Lanka has won the match by a margin of one wicket on four occasions.[34]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 wicket  England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 23 January 1999
 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 3 November 2010
 West Indies Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1 November 2015
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 22 February 2020
5 2 wickets  Australia Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 April 1983
 South Africa Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 1 October 1996
 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 28 November 2008
 Bangladesh Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 16 January 2009
 South Africa New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 January 2012
 Pakistan Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 18 June 2012
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 December 2013
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 27 December 2013
 India Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah, Bangladesh 28 February 2014
 Pakistan Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 15 July 2015
 Pakistan R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 14 September 2023
 Zimbabwe R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 8 January 2024
Last updated: 16 January 2024[32]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)[edit]

Sri Lanka's biggest defeat by runs was against India in the Sri Lanka's tour of India in early 2023 at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India.[35]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 317 Runs  India Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India 15 January 2023
2 302 Runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 2 November 2023
3 232 Runs  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 28 January 1985
4 217 Runs  Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 17 April 2002
5 198 Runs  New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 25 March 2023
Last updated: 25 March 2023[36]

Greatest loss margins (by balls remaining)[edit]

The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs was England's victory over Canada by 8 wickets with 277 balls remaining in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. The largest defeat suffered by Sri Lanka was against New Zealand in New Zealand during the Sri Lanka's tour of New Zealand in late 20515 when they lost by 10 wickets with 250 balls remaining.[27]

Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 263 10 wickets  India R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 17 September 2023
2 250 10 wickets  New Zealand AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 28 December 2015
3 236 9 wickets  West Indies Old Trafford, Manchester, England 7 June 1975 ‡
4 227 10 wickets  England 28 May 2014
5 215 9 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England 20 June 1983 ‡
Last updated: 7 September 2021[35]

Greatest loss margins (by wickets)[edit]

Sri Lanka have lost an ODI match by a margin of 10 wickets on six occasions with most recent being during the 2019 Cricket World Cup game against New Zealand.

Rank Margins Opposition Most recent venue Date
1 10 wickets  India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 8 April 1984
 England Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 6 July 2011
Old Trafford, Manchester, England 28 May 2014
 New Zealand Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 28 December 2015
 England Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 24 June 2016
 New Zealand SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, England 1 June 2019 ‡
 India R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 17 September 2023
Last updated: 7 September 2021[35]

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)[edit]

The narrowest loss of Sri Lanka in terms of runs is by 1 runs suffered once.[37]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 run  India Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 25 July 1993
2 2 runs  New Zealand Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 18 April 1994
 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 5 November 1994
4 4 runs  New Zealand Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 8 February 2001
 India Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, India 15 December 2009
Last updated: 7 September 2021[37]

Narrowest loss margins (by balls remaining)[edit]

The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 36 times with both South Africa winning seven times. Sri Lanka has suffered loss by this margin three times.[33]

Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 0 1 wicket  New Zealand Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, New Zealand 31 December 2006
 West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 10 April 2008
4 wickets  New Zealand Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka 12 November 2013
4 1 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 9 January 1988
 Pakistan Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka 23 August 2014
Last updated: 7 September 2021[37]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)[edit]

Sri Lanka has suffered defeat by 1 wicket on five occasions.[37]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 wicket  New Zealand Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, NZ 31 December 2006
 South Africa Providence Stadium, Providence, West Indies 28 March 2007 ‡
 West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 10 April 2008
 New Zealand SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, ENG 9 June 2013
 India Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 11 July 2013
Last updated: 7 September 2021[37]

Most consecutive wins[edit]

Wins First win Last win
13  Afghanistan at Hambantota, 4 June 2023  Bangladesh at Colombo, 9 September 2023
10  Australia at Colombo, 29 February 2004  Bangladesh at Colombo, 23 July 2004
 Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, 27 December 2013  Ireland at Dublin, 6 May 2014
7  West Indies at Port of Spain, 13 April 1996  South Africa at Nairobi, 1 October 1996
 South Africa at Tangier, 15 August 2002  Australia at Colombo, 27 September 2002
 India at Colombo, 1 August 2004  Zimbabwe at London, 13 September 2004
 England at London, 17 June 2006  Netherlands at Amstelveen, 6 July 2006
 India at Colombo, 29 August 2008  Zimbabwe at Mirpur, 12 January 2009
Last updated: 09 September 2023[38]

Most consecutive Allout dismissal[edit]

Allout dismissal Team First Team Last Team
14  Sri Lanka  Afghanistan at Hambantota, 4 June 2023  India at Colombo, 12 September 2023
10  Australia  India at Punjab, 2 November 2009  West Indies at Adelaide, 9 February 2010
9  Australia  Afghanistan at Perth, 4 March 2015  England at London, 5 September 2015
Last updated: 15 September 2023[39]

Tied matches[edit]

A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings.[24] There have been 37 ties in ODIs history with Sri Lanka involved in five such games.[4]

Opposition Venue Date
 New Zealand Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 11 November 1996
 Pakistan 15 October 1999
 South Africa Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 3 March 2003 ‡
 India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 14 February 2012
 England Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 21 June 2016
Last updated: 7 September 2021[37]

Individual records[edit]

Batting records[edit]

Most career runs[edit]

A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[40] India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODIs with 18,426. Second is Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka with 14,234 ahead of Ricky Ponting from Australia in third with 13,704.[41]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period
1 14,234 Kumar Sangakkara 404 380 2000-2015
2 13,430 Sanath Jayasuriya 445 433 1989-2011
3 12,650 Mahela Jayawardene 448 418 1998-2015
4 10,290 Tillakaratne Dilshan 330 303 1999-2016
5 9,284 Aravinda de Silva 308 296 1984-2003
6 8,529 Marvan Atapattu 268 259 1990-2007
7 7,456 Arjuna Ranatunga 269 255 1982-1999
8 6,951 Upul Tharanga 235 223 2005-2019
9 5,916 Angelo Mathews† 226 195 2008-2023
10 5,162 Roshan Mahanama 213 198 1986-1999
Last updated: 09 November 2023[42]

Fastest runs getter[edit]

Runs Batsman Match Innings Record Date Reference
1000 Roy Dias 29 27 17 January 1985 [43]
2000 Pathum Nissanka† 52 52 14 February 2024 [44]
3000 Upul Tharanga 97 93 9 June 2010 [45]
4000 124 119 16 August 2011 [46]
5000 Marvan Atapattu 154 152 11 July 2002 [47]
6000 182 180 14 February 2003 ‡ [48]
7000 218 213 25 August 2004 [49]
8000 245 239 22 January 2006 [50]
9000 Kumar Sangakkara 288 270 18 March 2011 ‡ [51]
10000 Tillakaratne Dilshan 319 293 26 July 2015 [52]
11000 Kumar Sangakkara 340 318 28 March 2013 [53]
12000 359 336 20 December 2013 [54]
13000 386 363 3 December 2014 [55]
14000 402 378 8 March 2015 ‡ [56]

Most runs in each batting position[edit]

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Career Span Ref
Opener Sanath Jayasuriya 379 12,674 34.81 1989&-2011 [57]
Number 3 Kumar Sangakkara 234 9,611 44.70 2000-2015 [58]
Number 4 Aravinda de Silva 197 6,870 39.25 1984-2003 [59]
Number 5 Arjuna Ranatunga 153 4,675 ♠ 38.63 1982-1999 [60]
Number 6 Tillakaratne Dilshan 87 2,046 28.81 2009-2019 [61]
Number 7 Thisara Perera 53 1,003 20.46 2009-2021 [62]
Number 8 Chaminda Vaas 102 1,061 15.37 1994-2008 [63]
Number 9 68 552 13.14 [64]
Number 10 Muttiah Muralitharan 69 337 7.83 1993-2011 [65]
Number 11 58 170 ♠ 5.66 [66]
Last updated: 7 September 2021. Qualification: Batted 20 Innings at the position

Most runs against each team[edit]

Opposition Runs Batsman Matches Innings Career Span Ref
 Afghanistan 688 Pathum Nissanka† 11 11 2022–2024 [67]
 Australia 1,675 Kumar Sangakkara 43 43 2002–2015 [68]
 Bangladesh 1,206 31 28 2002–2015 [69]
 Bermuda 85 Mahela Jayawardene 1 1 2007–2007 [70]
 Canada 100 1 1 2003–2011 [71]
 England 1,625 Kumar Sangakkara 44 41 2001–2015 [72]
 India 2,899 Sanath Jayasuriya 89 85 1990–2009 [73]
 Ireland 167 Kusal Perera 3 3 2014–2016 [74]
 Kenya 251 Aravinda de Silva 4 4 1996–2003 [75]
 Netherlands 193 Sanath Jayasuriya 2 2 2002–2006 [76]
 New Zealand 1,568 Kumar Sangakkara 47 45 2001–2015 [77]
 Oman 61 Dimuth Karunaratne† 1 1 2023–2023
 Pakistan 2,517 Sanath Jayasuriya 82 79 1989–2009 [78]
 South Africa 1,789 Kumar Sangakkara 44 43 2000–2015 [79]
 Scotland 144 Dimuth Karunaratne† 3 3 2011–2023 [80]
 United Arab Emirates 87 Mahela Jayawardene 2 2 2004–2008 [81]
 West Indies 922 Sanath Jayasuriya 30 30 1993–2007 [82]
 Zimbabwe 906 Marvan Atapattu 28 25 1996–2006 [83]
Last updated: 14 February 2024

Highest individual score[edit]

See also: List of highest individual scores in ODIs

The fourth ODI of the Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2014 saw Rohit Sharma score the highest Individual score. Pathum Nissanka holds the Sri Lankan record when he scored 210 against Afghanistan in February 2024 at Kandy.[84]

Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
1 210* Pathum Nissanka †  Afghanistan Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 9 February 2024
2 189 Sanath Jayasuriya  India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 29 October 2000
3 174* Upul Tharanga Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 2 July 2013
4 169 Kumar Sangakkara  South Africa Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 20 July 2013
5 161* Tillakaratne Dilshan  Bangladesh Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 February 2015 ‡
Last updated: 09 February 2024[85]

Highest individual score – progression of record[edit]

Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
21 Somachandra de Silva  West Indies Old Trafford, Manchester, England 1975 ‡
53* Sunil Wettimuny  Australia The Oval, London, England
59 Anura Tennekoon  New Zealand Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 1979 ‡
67 Sunil Wettimuny  India Old Trafford, Manchester, England
86* Sidath Wettimuny  England Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1981-82
102 Roy Dias  India Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India 1982
121 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
140 Sanath Jayasuriya  New Zealand Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa 1994-95
145 Aravinda de Silva  Kenya Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 1995-96 ‡
151* Sanath Jayasuriya  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 1997
189 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2000-2001
210* Pathum Nissanka †  Afghanistan Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 2023-2024
Last updated: 09 February 2024[85]

Highest individual score against each team[edit]

Opposition Batsman Runs Venue Date Ref
 Afghanistan Pathum Nissanka † 210* Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 9 February 2024 [86]
 Australia 137 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 19 June 2022 [87]
 Bangladesh Tillakaratne Dilshan 161* Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka 26 February 2015 ‡ [88]
 Bermuda Mahela Jayawardene 85 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 15 March 2007 ‡ [89]
 Canada 100 Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka 20 February 2011 ‡ [90]
 England Sanath Jayasuriya 152 Headingley, Leeds, England 1 July 2006 [91]
 India 189 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 29 October 2000 [92]
 Ireland Kusal Perera † 135 Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland 18 June 2016 [93]
 Kenya Aravinda de Silva 145 Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 6 March 1996 ‡ [94]
 Netherlands Sanath Jayasuriya 157 VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands 4 July 2006 [95]
 New Zealand 140 Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa 8 December 1994 [96]
Thisara Perera Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand 5 January 2019
 Pakistan Tillakaratne Dilshan 137* Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan 24 January 2009 [97]
 South Africa Kumar Sangakkara 169 Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 20 July 2013 ‡ [98]
 Scotland 124 Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 11 March 2015 [99]
 Oman Dimuth Karunaratne † 61* Queens Sports Club, Zimbabwe 23 June 2023 ‡ [100]
 United Arab Emirates Kusal Mendis † 78 19 June 2023 [101]
 West Indies Avishka Gunawardene 132 Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 4 October 2000 [102]
 Zimbabwe Tillakaratne Dilshan 144 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 10 March 2011 ‡ [103]
Last updated: 09 February 2024.

Highest career average[edit]

A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[104]

Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out Period
1 44.50 Pathum Nissanka † 55 2,225 5 2021-2024
2 43.59 Charith Asalanka † 52 1,918 8
3 41.96 Kumar Sangakkara 373 13,975 40 2000-2015
4 40.24 Angelo Mathews† 195 5,916 48 2008-2023
5 39.27 Tillakaratne Dilshan 303 10,290 41 1999-2016
Last updated: 19 March 2024[105]

Highest Average in each batting position[edit]

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Career Span Ref
Opener Pathum Nissanka † 48 2,149 49.97 2021-2024 [106]
Number 3 Kumar Sangakkara 234 9,611 44.70 2000-2015 [107]
Number 4 Arjuna Ranatunga 36 1,272 42.40 1984-1999 [108]
Number 5 Angelo Mathews† 87 3,116 51.08 2009-2020 [109]
Number 6 Russel Arnold 59 1,703 44.81 1999-2007 [110]
Number 7 Angelo Mathews† 21 532 33.25 2008-2012 [111]
Number 8 Kumar Dharmasena 42 719 29.95 1994-2004 [112]
Number 9 Nuwan Kulasekara 45 448 16.00 2003-2017 [113]
Number 10 Ajantha Mendis 20 119 14.87 2008-2015 [114]
Number 11 Dilhara Fernando 34 108 7.71 2001-2012 [115]
Last updated: 18 March 2024.

Most half-centuries[edit]

A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.

Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in ODIs with 96. He is followed by the Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara on 93, South Africa's Jacques Kallis on 86 and India's Rahul Dravid and Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq on 83.[116]

Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 93 Kumar Sangakkara 373 13,975 2000-2015
2 75 Mahela Jayawardene 413 12,381 1998-2015
3 68 Sanath Jayasuriya 429 13,364 1989-2011
4 64 Aravinda de Silva 296 9,284 1984-2003
5 59 Marvan Atapattu 259 8,529 1990-2007
Last updated: 7 September 2021[117]

Most centuries[edit]

A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.

Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in ODIs with 49. Sanath Jayasuriya has the most centuries for Sri Lanka.[118]

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 28 Sanath Jayasuriya 429 13,364 1989-2011
2 25 Kumar Sangakkara 373 13,975 2000-2015
3 22 Tillakaratne Dilshan 303 10,290 1999-2016
4 18 Mahela Jayawardene 413 12,381 1998-2015
5 15 Upul Tharanga 222 6,941 2005-2019
Last updated: 7 September 2021[119]

Most Sixes[edit]

Rank Sixes Player Innings Runs Period
1 268 Sanath Jayasuriya 429 13,364 1989-2011
2 102 Aravinda de Silva 296 9,284 1984-2003
3 90 Angelo Mathews † 195 5,916 2008-2023
4 86 Kumar Sangakkara 373 13,975 2000-2015
5 84 Thisara Perera 133 2,338 2009-2020
Last updated: 09 November 2023[120]

Most Fours[edit]

Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period
1 1493 Sanath Jayasuriya 429 13,364 1989-2011
2 1349 Kumar Sangakkara 373 13,975 2000-2015
3 1111 Tillakaratne Dilshan 303 10,290 1999-2016
4 1098 Mahela Jayawardene 413 12,381 1998-2015
5 796 Upul Tharanga 222 6,941 2005-2019
Last updated: 7 September 2021[121]

Highest strike rates[edit]

Andre Russell of West Indies holds the record for highest strike rate, with minimum 500 balls faced qualification, with 130.22.[122] Thisara Perera is the Sri Lankan with the highest strike rate.

Rank Strike rate Player Runs Balls Faced Period
1 112.08 Thisara Perera 2,338 2,086 2009-2021
2 111.04 Wanindu Hasaranga† 895 806 2017-2024
3 98.28 Milinda Siriwardana 516 525 2015-2019
4 95.66 Sadeera Samarawickrama† 1,170 1,223 2017-2024
5 93.41 Niroshan Dickwella † 1,604 1,717 2014-2022
Qualification= 500 balls faced. Last updated: 18 March 2024[123]

Highest strike rates in an inning[edit]

James Franklin of New Zealand's strike rate of 387.50 during his 31* off 8 balls against Canada during 2011 Cricket World Cup is the world record for highest strike rate in an innings. Kusal mendis holds the top position for a Sri Lanka player in this list.[124]

Rank Strike rate Player Runs Balls Faced Opposition Venue Date
1 311.11 Kusal Mendis † 28 9  Bangladesh Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 27 January 2018
2 300.00 Farveez Maharoof 27* MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 25 February 2006
3 272.00 Kusal Perera † 68 25  Pakistan Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 15 July 2015
4 271.43 Sanath Jayasuriya 76 28 Singapore Cricket Club Ground, Singapore, Singapore 7 April 1996
5 260.00 Ashan Priyanjan 39* 15 Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka 23 August 2014
Last updated: 7 September 2021[125]

Most runs in a calendar year[edit]

Tendulkar holds the record for most runs scored in a calendar year with 1894 runs scored in 1998. Sangakkara scored 1333 runs in 2006, the most for a Sri Lankan batsmen in a year.[126]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Year
1 1,333 Kumar Sangakkara 36 33 2006
2 1,260 Mahela Jayawardene 34 31 2001
3 1,256 Kumar Sangakkara 28 28 2014
4 1,244 Angelo Mathews † 32 31
5 1,212 Aravinda de Silva 28 27 1997
Last updated: 7 September 2021[127]

Most runs in a series[edit]

The 1980-81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup in Australia saw Greg Chappell set the record for the most runs scored in a single series scoring 685 runs. He is followed by Sachin Tendulkar with 673 runs scored in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Mahela Jayawardene has scored the most runs in a series for a Sri Lanka batsmen, when he scored 548 runs in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[128]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series
1 583 Charith Asalanka † 16 15 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
2 548 Mahela Jayawardene 11 11 2007 Cricket World Cup
3 541 Kumar Sangakkara 7 7 2015 Cricket World Cup
4 513 Tillakaratne Dilshan 11 11 2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series
5 500 9 9 2011 Cricket World Cup
Last updated: 08 July 2023[129]

Most ducks[edit]

A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[130] Sanath Jayasuriya has scored the equal highest number of ducks in ODIs with 34 such knocks.[131]

Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period
1 34 Sanath Jayasuriya 441 429 1989-2011
2 28 Mahela Jayawardene 443 413 1998-2015
3 26 Lasith Malinga 226 119 2004-2019
4 25 Chaminda Vaas 321 219 1994-2008
5 24 Romesh Kaluwitharana 189 181 1990-2004
Muttiah Muralitharan 343 161 1993-2011
Last updated: 7 September 2021[132]

Bowling records[edit]

Most career wickets[edit]

A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.

Murli Holds several bowling records for Sri Lanka

Muttiah Muralitharan widely acknowledged as one of the greatest bowlers of all time is the highest wicket-taker in ODIs.[133]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Period
1 534 Muttiah Muralitharan♠ 343 334 12,066 1993-2011
2 400 Chaminda Vaas 321 319 10,955 1994-2008
3 338 Lasith Malinga 226 220 9,760 2004-2019
4 320 Sanath Jayasuriya 441 365 11,737 1989-2011
5 199 Nuwan Kulasekara 184 181 6,751 2003-2017
6 183 Dilhara Fernando 146 140 5,612 2001-2012
7 175 Thisara Perera 166 157 5,740 2009-2021
8 152 Ajantha Mendis 87 84 3,324 2008-2015
9 151 Upul Chandana 147 136 4,818 1994-2007
10 138 Kumar Dharmasena 141 134 4,998 1994-2004
Last updated: 7 September 2021[134]

Fastest wicket taker[edit]

Wickets Bowler Match Record Date Reference
50 Ajantha Mendis 19 ♠ 12 January 2009 [135]
100 63 26 July 2013 [136]
150 84 1 November 2015 [137]
200 Lasith Malinga 127 4 August 2012 [138]
250 163 25 February 2014 [139]
300 Muttiah Muralitharan 202 13 January 2003 [140]
350 229 29 February 2004 [141]
400 263 24 January 2006 [142]
450 295 ♠ 18 April 2007 ‡ [143]
500 324 ♠ 24 January 2009 [144]
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Most career wickets against each team[edit]

Opposition Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Period Ref
 Afghanistan 15 Wanindu Hasaranga † 7 7 281 2022–2024 [145]
 Australia 48 Muttiah Muralitharan 37 36 1,529 1995–2011 [146]
Lasith Malinga 28 27 1220 2007–2019
 Bangladesh 31 Muttiah Muralitharan 17 17 534 1995–2010 [147]
 Bermuda 4 Farveez Maharoof 1 1 23 2007–2007 [148]
 Canada Prabath Nissanka 12 2003–2003 [149]
 England 48 Lasith Malinga 30 30 1,284 2006–2019 [150]
 India 74 Muttiah Muralitharan 63 59 2,352 1993–2011 [151]
 Ireland 7 Suranga Lakmal 2 2 67 2014–2016 [152]
 Kenya 14 Muttiah Muralitharan 6 6 137 1996–2011 [153]
 Netherlands 8 Dilshan Madushanka † 3 3 105 2023–2023 [154]
Maheesh Theekshana † 3 3 106 2023–2023
 New Zealand 74 Muttiah Muralitharan 41 40 1,328 1994–2011 [155]
 Oman 5 Wanindu Hasaranga † 1 1 13 2023–2023 [156]
 Pakistan 96 Muttiah Muralitharan 65 63 2,424 1993–2011 [157]
 South Africa 49 32 32 1,144 1993–2009 [158]
 Scotland 7 Lasith Malinga 2 2 59 2011–2015 [159]
 United Arab Emirates 6 Wanindu Hasaranga† 1 1 24 2023–2023 [160]
 West Indies 34 Muttiah Muralitharan 27 27 956 1993–2011 [161]
 Zimbabwe 59 31 30 866 [162]
Last updated: 11 February 2024

Best figures in an innings[edit]

Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[163] Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas holds the world record for best figures in an innings when he took 8/19 against Zimbabwe in December 2001 at Colombo (SSC).

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 8/19 Chaminda Vaas  Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 8 December 2001
2 7/19 Wanindu Hasaranga † Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 11 January 2024
3 7/30 Muttiah Muralitharan  India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 27 October 2000
4 6/13 Ajantha Mendis National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 6 July 2008
5 6/14 Farveez Maharoof  West Indies Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India 14 October 2006
Last updated: 11 January 2024[164]

Best figures in an innings – progression of record[edit]

Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1/33 Somachandra de Silva  West Indies Old Trafford, Manchester, England 1975 ‡
2/60  Australia The Oval, London, England
3/42 Bandula Warnapura  Pakistan Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
3/29 Somachandra de Silva  India Old Trafford, Manchester, England 1979 ‡
4/34 Ashantha de Mel  England Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1981-82
5/39  Pakistan Headingley, Leeds, England 1983 ‡
5/32  New Zealand Racecourse Ground, Derby, England
5/26 Uvais Karnain  New Zealand Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 1983-84
6/29 Sanath Jayasuriya  England Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 1992-93
7/30 Muttiah Muralitharan  India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2000-01
8/19 Chaminda Vaas  Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001-02
Last updated: 7 September 2021[164]

Best Bowling Figure against each opponent[edit]

Opposition Figures Player Venue Date Ref
 Afghanistan 5/55 Thisara Perera Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 17 September 2008 [165]
 Australia 5/22 Nuwan Kulasekara Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia 18 January 2013 [166]
 Bangladesh 6/25 Chaminda Vaas City Oval, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 14 February 2003 ‡ [167]
 Bermuda 4/23 Farveez Maharoof Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 15 March 2007 ‡ [168]
 Canada 4/12 Prabath Nissanka Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 19 February 2003 ‡ [169]
 England 6/27 Dilhara Fernando Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 October 2007 [170]
 India 7/30 Muttiah Muralitharan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 27 October 2000 [171]
 Ireland 5/43 Dasun Shanaka Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland 16 June 2016 [172]
 Kenya 6/38 Lasith Malinga Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1 March 2011 ‡ [173]
 Netherlands 4/15 Muttiah Muralitharan 16 September 2002 [174]
 New Zealand 5/9 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 4 April 2002 [175]
 Oman 5/13 Wanindu Hasaranga † Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 23 June 2023 [176]
 Pakistan 6/44 Thisara Perera Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 9 June 2012 [177]
 South Africa 6/29 Akila Dananjaya Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 August 2018 [178]
 Scotland 5/30 Lasith Malinga The Grange Club, Edinburgh, Scotland 13 July 2011 [179]
 United Arab Emirates 6/24 Wanindu Hasaranga † Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 19 June 2023 [180]
 West Indies 6/14 Farveez Maharoof Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India 14 October 2006 [181]
 Zimbabwe 8/19 Chaminda Vaas Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 8 December 2001 [182]
Last updated: 23 June 2023.[164]

Best career average[edit]

A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken. Afghanistan's Rashid Khan holds the record for the best career average in ODIs with 18.54. Joel Garner, West Indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early 1980s West Indies cricket teams, is second behind Rashid with an overall career average of 18.84 runs per wicket. Ajantha Mendis is the highest ranked Sri Lankan when the qualification of 2000 balls bowled is followed.[183]

Rank Average Player Wickets Balls Runs Period
1 21.87 Ajantha Mendis 152 4,154 3,324 2008-2015
2 23.07 Muttiah Muralitharan 523 18,433 12,066 1993-2011
3 26.11 Wanindu Hasaranga † 84 2,577 2,192 2017-2024
4 27.46 Chaminda Vaas 399 15,721 10,955 1994-2008
5 28.07 Farveez Maharoof 135 4,640 3,789 2004-2016
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 18 March 2024[184]

Best career economy rate[edit]

A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[130] West Indies' Joel Garner, holds the ODI record for the best career economy rate with 3.09. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, with a rate of 3.93 runs per over conceded over his 343-match ODI career, is the highest Sri Lankan on the list.[185]

Rank Economy rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 3.93 Muttiah Muralitharan 534 12,066 18,433 1993-2011
2 4.18 Chaminda Vaas 400 10,955 15,721 1994-2008
Don Anurasiri 32 1,464 2,100 1986-1994
4 4.28 Kumar Dharmasena 138 4,998 7,009 1994-2004
5 4.29 Champaka Ramanayake 68 2,049 2,864 1986-1995
Vinothen John 34 1,655 2,311 1982-1987
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 7 September 2021[186]

Best career strike rate[edit]

A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[130] The top bowler with the best ODI career strike rate is South Africa's Lungi Ngidi with strike rate of 23.2 balls per wicket. Ajantha Mendis is the highest ranked Sri Lankan in this list.[187]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 27.3 Ajantha Mendis 152 3,324 4,154 2008-2015
4 30.7 Wanindu Hasaranga † 84 2,194 2,577 2017-2024
3 32.3 Lasith Malinga 338 9,760 10,936 2004-2019
4 33.7 Thisara Perera 175 5,740 5,900 2009-2021
5 34.3 Farveez Maharoof 135 3,789 4,640 2004-2016
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 18 March 2024[188]

Most four-wickets (& over) hauls in an innings[edit]

Pakistan's Waqar Younis has taken the most four-wickets (or over) among all the bowlers with Muralitharan second.[189]

Rank Four-wicket hauls Player Matches Balls Wickets Period
1 25 Muttiah Muralitharan 343 18,433 534 1993-2011
2 19 Lasith Malinga 226 10,936 338 2004-2019
3 13 Chaminda Vaas 321 15,721 400 1994-2008
4 12 Sanath Jayasuriya 441 14,748 320 1989-2011
5 10 Ajantha Mendis 87 4,154 152 2008-2015
Last updated: 7 September 2021[190]

Most five-wicket hauls in a match[edit]

A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[191] As in the four (&over) list, top two positions are held by Waqar Younis and Muralitharan .[192]

Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Matches Balls Wickets Period
1 10 Muttiah Muralitharan 343 18,433 534 1993-2011
2 8 Lasith Malinga 226 10,936 338 2004-2019
3 4 Wanindu Hasaranga † 49 2,314 74 2017-2024
Chaminda Vaas 321 15,721 400 1994-2008
Sanath Jayasuriya 441 14,748 320 1989-2011
Thisara Perera 164 5,828 172 2009-2020
Last updated: 11 January 2024[193]

Best economy rates in an inning[edit]

The best economy rate in an inning, when a minimum of 30 balls are delivered by the player, is West Indies player Phil Simmons economy of 0.30 during his spell of 3 runs for 4 wickets in 10 overs against Sri Lanka at Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1991–92 Australian Tri-Series. Thilan Thushara holds the Sri Lankan record during his spell in New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2009 at Colombo (RPS).[194]

Rank Economy Player Overs Runs Wickets Opposition Venue Date
1 0.83 Thilan Thushara 6 5 1  New Zealand Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 8 September 2009
2 0.90 Muttiah Muralitharan 10 9 0  West Indies Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 4 October 2000
Farveez Maharoof 3 Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka 2 August 2005
Muttiah Muralitharan 5  New Zealand Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 9 April 2002
5 0.92 Somachandra de Silva 12 11 2 Racecourse Ground, Derby, England 18 June 1983 ‡
Qualification: 30 balls bowled. Last updated: 7 September 2021[195]

Best strike rates in an inning[edit]

The best strike rate in an inning, when a minimum of 4 wickets are taken by the player, is shared by Sunil Dhaniram of Canada, Paul Collingwood of England and Virender Sehwag of Sri Lanka when they achieved a striekk rate of 4.2 balls pr wicket. Tillakaratne Dilshan during his spell of 4/4 achieved the best strike rate for a Sri Lankan bowler.[196]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Opposition Venue Date
1 4.5 Tillakaratne Dilshan 4 4 18  Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka 10 March 2011
2 5.0 Wanindu Hasaranga 7 19 35 Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 10 March 2011
3 6.0 Sanath Jayasuriya 4 19 24 Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna, India 15 November 1993
Chaminda Vaas 8 48 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 8 December 2001
Sanath Jayasuriya 4 14 24  Bangladesh Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 25 July 2007
Muttiah Muralitharan  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 20 November 2008
Angelo Mathews 6 20 36  India Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 September 2009
Last updated: 11 January 2024[197]

Worst figures in an innings[edit]

The worst figures in an ODI came in the 5th One Day International between South Africa at home to Australia in 2006. Australia's Mick Lewis returned figures of 0/113 from his 10 overs in the second innings of the match.[198][199] The worst figures by a Sri Lankan is 0/106 that came off the bowling of Nuwan Pradeep in the Sri Lanka's tour of India in December 2017 at Mohali.[200]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/106 Nuwan Pradeep 10  India Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India 13 December 2017
2 0/99 Muttiah Muralitharan  Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 12 February 2006
3 0/93 Suranga Lakmal  New Zealand University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 23 January 2015
4 0/88 Nuwan Pradeep  Australia The Oval, London, England 15 June 2019 ‡
5 0/85 Lasith Malinga  South Africa Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka 12 July 2014
Last updated: 7 September 2021[200]

Most runs conceded in a match[edit]

Mick Lewis also holds the dubious distinction of most runs conceded in an ODI during the aforementioned match. Pradeep holds the most runs conceded distinction for Sri Lanka.[201]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/106 Nuwan Pradeep 10  India Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India 13 December 2017
2 0/99 Muttiah Muralitharan  Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 12 February 2006
3 1/97 Ashantha de Mel  West Indies National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 13 October 1987 ‡
4 1/96 Lasith Malinga 7.4  India Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 28 February 2012
5 3/94 Sanath Jayasuriya 10

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