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Home  »  Cricket  »  Sri Lanka  »  Records  »  Most Runs in Test for Sri Lanka

Most Runs in Test for Sri Lanka

Kumar Sangakkara leads the chart for the most runs in TESTs for Sri Lanka, amassing a staggering 12,400 runs in 134 matches at an average of 57.40, including 38 centuries. He is followed by Mahela Jayawardene with 11,814 runs in 149 matches, boasting a remarkable average of 49.84 and 34 centuries. Angelo Mathews takes third place with 8,167 runs, while Dimuth Karunaratne and Sanath Jayasuriya round off the top five with 7,222 and 6,973 runs, respectively. These players have been instrumental in shaping Sri lankan cricket's dominance in TESTs. Here is the list of Sri lankan players with the most runs in TEST history.
# Player Mat Inn Runs Highest Avg 100s 50s
1 Kumar Sangakkara 134 233 12,400 319 57.40 38 52
2 Mahela Jayawardene 149 252 11,814 374 49.84 34 50
3 Angelo Mathews 118 210 8,167 200* 44.62 16 45
4 Dimuth Karunaratne 100 191 7,222 244 39.25 16 39
5 Sanath Jayasuriya 110 188 6,973 340 40.07 14 31
6 Aravinda de Silva 93 159 6,361 267 42.97 20 22
7 Dinesh Chandimal 88 158 6,208 206* 43.41 16 32
8 Marvan Atapattu 90 156 5,502 249 39.02 16 17
9 Hashan Tillakaratne 87 145 5,492 193 40.98 16 23
10 Thilan Samaraweera 81 132 5,462 231 48.76 14 30
11 Arjuna Ranatunga 93 155 5,105 135* 35.69 4 38
12 Kusal Mendis 71 133 4,668 245 36.75 10 21
13 Hashan Tillakaratne 83 131 4,545 204* 42.87 11 20
14 Dhananjaya de Silva 63 112 4,095 173 39.37 12 19
15 Chaminda Vaas 111 162 3,089 100* 24.32 1 13
16 N Dickwella 54 96 2,757 96 30.97 - 22
17 Roshan Mahanama 52 89 2,576 225 29.27 4 11
18 Asanka Gurusinha 41 70 2,452 143 38.92 7 8
19 HAPW Jayawardene 58 83 2,124 154* 29.50 4 5
20 Kaushal Silva 39 74 2,099 139 28.36 3 12
21 Lahiru Thirimanne 44 85 2,088 155* 26.43 3 10
22 Romesh Kaluwitharana 49 78 1,933 132* 26.12 3 9
23 Russel Arnold 44 69 1,821 123 28.01 3 10
24 N Paranavitana 32 60 1,792 111 32.58 2 11
25 Upul Tharanga 31 58 1,754 165 31.89 3 8
26 Rangana Herath 93 144 1,699 80* 14.64 - 3
27 LRD Mendis 24 43 1,329 124 31.64 4 8
28 MDK Perera 43 77 1,303 95 18.88 - 7
29 Roy Dias 20 36 1,285 109 36.71 3 8
30 UC Hathurusingha 26 44 1,274 83 29.62 - 8
31 Muttiah Muralitharan 132 162 1,259 67 11.87 - 1
32 Sidath Wettimuny 23 43 1,221 190 29.07 2 6
33 Kamindu Mendis 12 21 1,184 182* 62.31 5 4
34 Kusal Perera 22 41 1,177 153* 30.97 2 7
35 Michael Vandort 20 33 1,144 140 36.90 4 4
36 Oshada Fernando 22 39 1,104 102 31.54 1 7
37 Ranjan Madugalle 21 39 1,029 103 29.40 1 7
38 Pathum Nissanka 16 28 936 127* 36.00 2 7
39 Suranga Lakmal 70 109 934 42 11.11 - -
40 HDPK Dharmasena 31 51 868 62* 19.72 - 3
41 SM Warnapura 14 24 821 120 35.69 2 7
42 JR Ratnayeke 22 38 807 93 25.21 - 5
43 Roshen Silva 12 23 702 109 35.10 1 5
44 Upul Chandana 16 24 616 92 26.78 - 2
45 KNM Fernando 10 18 571 205 33.58 1 2
46 Farveez Maharoof 22 34 556 72 18.53 - 3
47 GP Wickramasinghe 40 64 555 51 9.40 - 1
48 LPC Silva 11 17 537 152* 33.56 1 2
49 Sanjeeva Ranatunga 9 17 531 118 33.18 2 2
50 KTGD Prasad 25 39 476 47 12.86 - -
51 Asela Gunaratne 6 10 455 116 56.87 1 3
52 Rumesh Ratnayake 23 36 433 56 14.43 - 2
53 Chamara Kapugedera 8 15 418 96 34.83 - 4
54 RTM Mendis 16 24 408 45* 17.73 - -
55 DS de Silva 12 22 406 61 21.36 - 2
56 KMDN Kulasekara 21 28 391 64 14.48 - 1
57 Jehan Mubarak 13 23 385 49 17.50 - -
58 Kithuruwan Vithanage 10 16 370 103* 26.42 1 1
59 SAR Silva 9 16 353 111 25.21 2 -
60 Ashantha De Mel 17 28 326 34 14.17 - -
61 DSBP Kuruppu 4 7 320 201* 53.33 1 -
62 S Samarawickrama 9 14 308 104* 23.69 1 -
63 Danushka Gunathilaka 8 16 299 61 18.68 - 2
64 Milinda Siriwardana 5 9 298 68 33.11 - 2
65 Ruwan Kalpage 11 18 294 63 18.37 - 2
66 DNT Zoysa 30 40 288 28* 8.47 - -
67 Lasith Malinga 30 37 275 64 11.45 - 1
68 CRD Fernando 40 47 249 39* 8.30 - -
69 Prabath Jayasuriya 20 32 234 28* 7.54 - -
70 UWMBCA Welegedara 21 30 218 48 9.08 - -
71 BAW Mendis 19 19 213 78 16.38 - 1
72 DP Samaraweera 7 14 211 42 15.07 - -
73 Thisara Perera 6 10 203 75 20.30 - 1
74 Wanindu Hasaranga 4 7 196 59 28.00 - 1
75 PB Dassanayake 11 17 196 36 13.06 - -
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