Batting Most Runs Career

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka (Host) in Test matches

Most runs

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	81	129	9	7167	374	59.72	13662	52.45	23	34	4	832	41
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	75	124	11	6830	287	60.44	12293	55.56	22	25	8	827	22
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2007	62	102	8	4114	340	43.76	6258	65.73	9	19	8	523	36
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2024	62	106	17	4024	141	45.21	8111	49.61	7	24	4	393	51
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2024	40	75	3	3646	244	50.63	6572	55.47	11	16	6	367	7
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-2002	44	72	9	3290	206	52.22	5689+	53.20	11	13	1	372+	27
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2012	45	70	12	3123	159	53.84	6761	46.19	8	18	4	346	7
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2013	46	75	7	2925	168	43.01	4147	70.53	8	14	8	349	13
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	48	76	6	2851	135*	40.72	4447+	54.57	4	22	3	315+	25
MS Atapattu (SL)	1992-2005	48	78	9	2671	223	38.71	5968	44.75	8	7	11	325	2
LD Chandimal (SL)	2012-2024	35	62	8	2577	206*	47.72	4802	53.66	9	9	1	259	26
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1992-2004	41	60	14	2522	204*	54.82	5877	42.91	6	12	3	299	1
BKG Mendis (SL)	2015-2024	27	50	0	1907	245	38.14	3072	62.07	5	6	3	219	26
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2024	24	44	4	1677	166	41.92	2850	58.84	6	7	5	202	16
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	56	71	14	1533	100*	26.89	3205	47.83	1	8	5	189	9
RS Mahanama (SL)	1986-1998	24	41	1	1403	225	35.07	3022+	44.34	4	5	4	171+	1
N Dickwella (SL)	2014-2022	24	44	2	1280	92	30.47	1856	68.96	0	11	1	130	6
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2015	17	29	3	1172	177	45.07	2332	50.25	3	5	3	127	5
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1993-2010	12	19	2	1155	203	67.94	2070	55.79	5	4	0	137	4
NT Paranavitana (SL)	2009-2012	19	36	4	1114	111	34.81	2562	43.48	2	5	6	123	4
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2011-2021	20	38	5	1005	155*	30.45	2405	41.78	3	3	4	95	2
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2012	32	38	4	957	120*	28.14	1873	51.09	1	4	5	97	9
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1992-2004	24	33	2	948	132*	30.58	1661	57.07	1	6	0	145	1
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1986-1996	16	26	6	921	137	46.05	2091+	35.10	2	3	1	83+	5
WU Tharanga (SL)	2006-2017	19	34	0	887	115	26.08	1576	56.28	1	5	4	123	4
RP Arnold (SL)	1997-2002	25	34	1	790	71	23.93	2058	38.38	0	5	3	85	2
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	49	69	16	784	80*	14.79	1623	48.30	0	1	10	93	2
JK Silva (SL)	2014-2018	17	31	0	770	125	24.83	1986	38.77	2	3	3	92	0
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2001-2013	9	18	2	751	190	46.93	1593	47.14	3	1	2	90	3
SP Fleming (NZ)	1998-2003	5	10	3	733	274*	104.71	1682	43.57	2	3	1	75	2
RT Ponting (AUS)	1999-2011	9	16	1	723	141	48.20	1250	57.84	2	3	0	88	4
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	23	44	3	723	92*	17.63	1482	48.78	0	5	10	87	16
BC Lara (WI)	1993-2001	4	7	0	706	221	100.85	1279	55.19	3	1	0	72	5
V Sehwag (IND)	2008-2010	6	11	1	692	201*	69.20	723	95.71	3	2	1	105	6
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2007-2021	8	14	3	689	200	62.63	1346	51.18	1	4	0	72	4
MG Vandort (SL)	2001-2008	11	15	0	663	140	44.20	1261	52.57	3	1	0	76	5
R Dravid (IND)	1997-2010	12	21	1	662	107	33.10	1630	40.61	1	4	0	74	0
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	0	655	228	65.50	971	67.45	3	0	0	58	3
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2012-2022	9	16	0	630	157	39.37	1496	42.11	3	1	2	53	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2010	73	74	30	624	67	14.18	890	70.11	0	1	16	67	17
LRD Mendis (SL)	1982-1987	12	21	1	590	124	29.50	412+	50.24	1	5	1	30+	3
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2012-2015	8	13	1	589	131	49.08	1203	48.96	2	3	1	58	2
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-2008	9	17	1	588	147	36.75	1294	45.44	1	3	2	72	5
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1999	9	14	1	567	126	43.61	821+	55.42	2	2	1	55+	0
RL Dias (SL)	1982-1987	9	16	1	560	108	37.33	512+	48.82	2	3	2	36+	0
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2013-2021	5	10	1	556	92	61.77	884	62.89	0	6	0	64	6
RS Madugalle (SL)	1982-1987	9	16	3	556	103	42.76	980+	38.67	1	4	1	41+	2
VVS Laxman (IND)	1999-2010	7	13	2	530	103*	48.18	1060	50.00	1	4	0	51	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1994-2006	9	12	3	528	112	58.66	969	54.48	2	2	0	66	0
S Dhawan (IND)	2015-2017	4	6	0	520	190	86.66	696	74.71	3	0	0	72	1
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2009-2019	6	11	0	514	142	46.72	950	54.10	1	3	0	44	1
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2014-2023	7	11	3	501	103	62.62	645	77.67	1	5	0	45	1
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1992-1999	13	21	1	479	67	23.95	1352	35.42	0	2	1	51	0
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2002-2015	11	20	2	477	66*	26.50	1095	43.56	0	4	1	47	4
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2007	7	14	0	470	105	33.57	1158	40.58	1	3	0	58	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1986-1997	7	10	1	465	155	51.66	532+	58.27	1	3	0	41+	0
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2011-2011	3	5	0	463	142	92.60	774	59.81	2	2	0	47	6
CA Pujara (IND)	2015-2017	4	6	1	454	153	90.80	856	53.03	3	0	1	40	1
GP Thorpe (ENG)	2001-2003	6	12	2	452	113*	45.20	1234	36.62	1	2	0	43	0
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1994-2000	5	6	0	446	136	74.33	844	52.84	2	2	0	43	2
MDKJ Perera (SL)	2015-2021	10	19	0	443	70	23.31	633	69.98	0	3	2	56	2
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-2004	11	15	1	441	92	31.50	788	55.96	0	2	0	56	3
AN Cook (ENG)	2007-2012	5	10	1	435	118	48.33	1054	41.27	1	3	2	47	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2006-2009	4	8	2	423	148*	70.50	875	48.34	2	0	1	53	5
SM Warnapura (SL)	2007-2009	8	13	1	423	115	35.25	729	58.02	1	4	4	49	2
DR Martyn (AUS)	2002-2004	4	8	0	420	161	52.50	934	44.96	2	1	0	45	1
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2010	6	10	0	420	333	42.00	596	70.46	1	0	4	48	9
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2010-2021	27	39	13	420	42	16.15	871	48.22	0	0	5	47	8
Abdullah Shafique (PAK)	2022-2023	4	7	1	417	201	69.50	880	47.38	2	0	1	35	5
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2003	6	12	0	415	122	34.58	974	42.60	1	2	1	57	0
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2012-2015	5	10	1	413	196	45.88	687	60.11	1	1	0	48	2
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2000	6	11	1	412	114*	41.20	960	42.91	2	1	0	52	3
AM Rahane (IND)	2015-2017	6	10	1	407	132	45.22	783	51.97	2	1	1	38	0
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2013-2021	5	9	1	399	127	49.87	848	47.05	1	2	0	38	0
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2022	5	9	1	398	145*	49.75	765	52.02	2	1	1	35	1
S Ramesh (IND)	1999-2001	4	8	0	396	143	49.50	880	45.00	1	1	0	42	0
V Kohli (IND)	2015-2017	6	10	1	394	103*	43.77	707	55.72	2	1	0	34	2
SE Marsh (AUS)	2011-2016	3	5	0	393	141	78.60	925	42.48	2	1	0	46	0
JL Langer (AUS)	1999-2004	7	12	0	389	166	32.41	856	45.44	1	1	0	39	2
KNM Fernando (SL)	2023-2024	5	8	1	386	205	55.14	668	57.78	1	1	0	48	3
S Wettimuny (SL)	1982-1986	11	21	0	382	96	18.19	616+	34.57	0	2	4	23+	0
NS Sidhu (IND)	1993-1997	5	6	0	381	111	63.50	845	45.08	2	1	0	43	3
JC Buttler (ENG)	2018-2021	5	9	1	381	64	47.62	547	69.65	0	3	0	36	1
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2004	3	6	0	375	153	62.50	651	57.60	2	1	0	42	4
MV Boucher (SA)	2000-2006	7	13	1	364	85	30.33	714	50.98	0	4	1	45	2
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2009	7	12	0	357	140	29.75	607	58.81	1	2	4	42	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	1996-2002	7	14	0	357	72	25.50	933	38.26	0	3	3	37	0
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2023	12	18	1	354	45*	20.82	743	47.64	0	0	2	35	2
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2007-2012	5	10	2	352	151	44.00	529	66.54	1	0	0	41	9
DM Bravo (WI)	2010-2015	5	8	1	350	80	50.00	748	46.79	0	5	0	34	9
Babar Azam (PAK)	2022-2023	4	7	0	347	119	49.57	647	53.63	1	2	0	35	5
IR Bell (ENG)	2007-2012	5	9	0	344	83	38.22	731	47.05	0	4	0	39	1
JN Rhodes (SA)	1993-2000	6	11	2	340	101*	37.77	789	43.09	1	2	0	32	2
AB de Villiers (SA)	2006-2014	4	8	0	338	95	42.25	586	57.67	0	3	0	50	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2000-2009	7	11	1	338	112	33.80	648	52.16	1	1	0	32	2
BOP Fernando (SL)	2021-2022	9	14	0	334	81	23.85	705	47.37	0	3	1	36	5
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1992-1992	3	6	0	329	96	54.83	710	46.33	0	5	0	27	1
KC Wessels (AUS/SA)	1983-1993	4	6	0	329	141	54.83	707	46.53	1	1	0	35	0
ML Hayden (AUS)	2002-2004	4	8	0	321	130	40.12	516	62.20	1	1	0	38	3
RR Sarwan (WI)	2001-2001	3	6	0	318	88	53.00	779	40.82	0	3	0	39	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2004	5	10	1	318	87	35.33	724	43.92	0	3	1	34	3
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1993-2004	18	27	4	316	54	13.73	1069	29.56	0	1	2	32	0
G Gambhir (IND)	2008-2010	4	8	0	312	74	39.00	573	54.45	0	3	1	40	0
P Nissanka (SL)	2021-2022	6	10	0	307	73	30.70	679	45.21	0	3	0	26	1
HM Amla (SA)	2006-2018	6	12	1	306	139*	27.81	869	35.21	1	0	1	29	0
Agha Salman (PAK)	2022-2023	4	7	2	304	132*	60.80	450	67.55	1	2	0	31	4
A Flower (ZIM)	1996-2002	7	14	1	304	105*	23.38	914	33.26	1	1	1	23	1
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2008-2015	15	22	2	297	47	14.85	555	53.51	0	0	5	35	5
Saud Shakeel (PAK)	2023-2023	2	3	1	295	208*	147.50	509	57.95	1	1	0	31	0
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2001-2007	8	16	0	291	84	18.18	460	63.26	0	1	0	37	0
AR Border (AUS)	1983-1992	4	7	1	290	106	48.33	590	49.15	1	1	0	30	1
JA Rudolph (SA)	2004-2006	4	8	1	283	102	40.42	701	40.37	1	1	0	38	0
BT Foakes (ENG)	2018-2018	3	6	2	277	107	69.25	492	56.30	1	1	0	21	5
L Klusener (SA)	2000-2004	4	7	2	277	118*	55.40	562	49.28	1	1	0	27	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2000	8	9	1	277	100	34.62	457+	54.04	1	1	2	20+	10
DM Jones (AUS)	1992-1992	3	6	1	276	100*	55.20	534	51.68	1	2	0	26	2
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2002-2004	4	8	2	272	144	45.33	410	66.34	1	1	2	30	5
F du Plessis (SA)	2014-2018	4	8	0	268	80	33.50	587	45.65	0	1	0	27	3
KL Rahul (IND)	2015-2017	5	8	0	268	108	33.50	441	60.77	1	2	0	28	1
JG Wright (NZ)	1984-1992	5	9	0	268	50	29.77	953	28.12	0	1	0	22	0
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2018-2021	3	6	1	264	110	52.80	476	55.46	1	0	0	22	2
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1986-1997	5	7	0	264	122	37.71	364+	57.14	1	1	1	26+	0
MD Crowe (NZ)	1984-1992	6	10	1	262	107	29.11	637	41.13	1	0	2	30	5
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	1998-2002	5	10	0	259	68	25.90	671	38.59	0	3	1	29	0
ARS Silva (SL)	2018-2018	4	8	1	257	85	36.71	610	42.13	0	2	1	19	1
JDP Oram (NZ)	2003-2009	4	8	0	255	74	31.87	599	42.57	0	2	0	34	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2007	5	10	1	254	52	28.22	676	37.57	0	1	1	27	0
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2011-2022	6	11	2	252	71	28.00	541	46.58	0	1	1	24	2
VG Kambli (IND)	1993-1993	3	3	0	249	125	83.00	467	53.31	2	0	0	29	3
Javed Omar (BAN)	2001-2007	6	12	0	249	62	20.75	441	56.46	0	1	0	42	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2005-2010	5	8	2	248	69	41.33	684	36.25	0	2	0	19	2
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	2002-2012	4	8	1	247	88	35.28	398	62.06	0	2	1	44	0
JF Reid (NZ)	1984-1984	3	5	0	243	180	48.60	632	38.44	1	0	1	24	0
Fawad Alam (PAK)	2009-2022	3	6	0	241	168	40.16	435	55.40	1	0	0	20	1
Shahriar Nafees (BAN)	2005-2007	5	10	0	238	64	23.80	434	54.83	0	2	1	36	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1993-1993	3	5	1	237	122	59.25	591	40.10	1	1	0	23	1
Shan Masood (PAK)	2015-2023	3	5	0	235	125	47.00	354	66.38	1	1	0	23	3
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	7	13	2	235	35	21.36	598	39.29	0	0	2	27	1
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1984-1987	4	6	1	233	120*	46.60	656	35.51	1	1	0	30	0
KK Jennings (ENG)	2018-2018	3	6	1	233	146*	46.60	431	54.06	1	0	0	18	0
J Blackwood (WI)	2015-2021	4	8	0	232	92	29.00	466	49.78	0	1	0	23	5
DAS Gunaratne (SL)	2017-2017	4	6	1	230	85	46.00	452	50.88	0	2	1	18	0
WP Saha (IND)	2015-2017	5	7	1	230	67	38.33	478	48.11	0	3	0	20	2
TWM Latham (NZ)	2019-2019	2	3	0	229	154	76.33	420	54.52	1	0	0	21	1
CL Hooper (WI)	1993-2001	4	7	0	229	69	32.71	454	50.44	0	3	0	22	0
Ahmed Shehzad (PAK)	2014-2015	5	10	1	229	69	25.44	412	55.58	0	2	1	26	1
IA Healy (AUS)	1992-1999	6	10	2	227	71	28.37	536	42.35	0	2	1	20	0
DA Warner (AUS)	2016-2022	5	10	1	227	68	25.22	269	84.38	0	1	1	32	3
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1984-1987	4	5	1	226	151*	56.50	359	62.95	1	0	1	22	2
R Ashwin (IND)	2015-2017	6	9	0	226	58	25.11	380	59.47	0	2	0	24	2

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Colombo (SSC), Only Test, Feb 2-5, 2024 [Test # 2527]

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 24-27, 2023 [Test # 2514]

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jul 16-20, 2023 [Test # 2511]