Sri Lanka ODI Records: Most Runs, Wickets, Highest Totals & Head to Head

Sri Lanka ODI records

ODI records here start in 2002, when ball-by-ball data begins; earlier matches are not included.

Highest ODI totals

411/8 (50 ov) v India, 2009
377/8 (50 ov) v Ireland, 2016
368/4 (50 ov) v Pakistan, 2015

Lowest completed ODI totals

43 (20.1 ov) v South Africa, 2012
50 (15.2 ov) v India, 2023
55 (19.4 ov) v India, 2023

Biggest wins by runs

243 runs v Bermuda, 2007
234 runs v Pakistan, 2009
219 runs (D/L) v England, 2018

Biggest wins by wickets

10 wickets v Oman, 2023
10 wickets v Bangladesh, 2018
10 wickets v England, 2011

Highest individual scores

174* Upul Tharanga (159 b) v India, 2013
169 Kumar Sangakkara (137 b) v South Africa, 2013
161* Tillakaratne Dilshan (146 b) v Bangladesh, 2015

Best bowling figures

7/19 Wanindu Hasaranga v Zimbabwe, 2024
6/13 Ajantha Mendis v India, 2008
6/14 Farveez Maharoof v West Indies, 2006

Most ODI runs for Sri Lanka

Top 25, every match in our records

#	Batter	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50/100	4s	6s
1	Kumar Sangakkara	280	11530	169	46.31	81.4	75/24	1105	76
2	Tillakaratne Dilshan	259	9212	161	40.23	87.4	42/21	1021	49
3	Mahela Jayawardene	260	7852	144	32.99	80.3	50/11	721	48
4	Upul Tharanga	205	6472	174	34.43	75.8	36/14	740	52
5	Angelo Mathews	185	5646	139	40.62	83.8	39/3	454	85
6	Kusal Mendis	141	4689	143	36.07	87.9	31/7	485	77
7	Sanath Jayasuriya	130	4376	152	35.29	95.7	15/14	510	87
8	Dinesh Chandimal	137	3657	111	31.26	73.6	24/3	248	42
9	Lahiru Thirimanne	103	3164	139	35.55	72.4	21/4	245	25
10	Kushal Janith Perera	107	3077	135	30.17	93.2	16/6	344	51
11	Charith Asalanka	70	2439	127	38.11	88.9	14/5	200	57
12	Pathum Nissanka	70	2364	137	35.28	84.8	17/5	301	26
13	Thisara Perera	128	2233	140	19.59	112.8	10/1	168	83
14	Marvan Atapattu	65	2025	124	34.91	68.6	10/3	201	0
15	Dhananjaya de Silva	76	1769	93	26.01	78.0	9/0	177	15
16	Niroshan Dickwella	52	1604	116	31.45	93.4	9/2	187	12
17	Dhanushka Gunathilleke	45	1592	133	36.18	86.9	11/2	171	20
18	Chamara Kapugedera	76	1505	95	21.81	71.3	8/0	99	28
19	Avishka Fernando	47	1405	127	29.89	87.3	7/4	147	23
20	Nuwan Kulasekara	117	1323	73	15.56	82.1	4/0	95	39
21	Chamara Silva	49	1279	107	30.45	72.9	11/1	114	10
22	Sadeera Samarawickrama	44	1268	108	31.70	89.9	7/1	132	7
23	Dasun Shanaka	56	1153	108	22.61	89.3	4/2	87	38
24	Russel Arnold	55	1068	76	26.05	70.8	7/0	71	5
25	Dimuth Karunaratne	38	1044	103	29.83	78.7	8/1	100	1

Most ODI wickets for Sri Lanka

Top 25, every match in our records

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Avg	Best	Dot %
1	Lasith Malinga	208	1722.4	322	5.37	28.73	6/38	56%
2	Nuwan Kulasekara	176	1338.1	192	4.94	34.45	5/22	60%
3	Muttiah Muralitharan	120	1086.3	185	4.11	24.13	5/29	56%
4	Thisara Perera	152	944.2	164	5.89	33.92	6/44	49%
5	Ajantha Mendis	79	653.2	136	4.93	23.68	6/13	51%
6	Angelo Mathews	158	854.2	120	4.65	33.09	6/20	56%
7	Chaminda Vaas	95	792.3	112	4.15	29.37	5/39	66%
8	Farveez Maharoof	86	630.3	110	4.85	27.78	6/14	60%
9	Suranga Lakmal	81	623.5	105	5.52	32.79	4/13	56%
10	Dilhara Fernando	84	641.4	104	5.31	32.75	6/27	59%
11	Wanindu Hasaranga	62	490.4	98	5.15	25.78	7/19	51%
12	Tillakaratne Dilshan	180	845.3	87	4.92	47.83	4/4	45%
13	Sanath Jayasuriya	103	647.1	86	4.73	35.56	5/17	47%
14	Mahesh Theekshana	50	417.2	75	4.40	24.47	4/25	57%
15	Rangana Herath	63	504.2	68	4.42	32.76	4/20	51%
16	Dushmantha Chameera	54	391.1	61	5.57	35.69	5/16	56%
17	Nuwan Pradeep	45	373.5	58	6.05	39.02	4/34	51%
18	Akila Dananjaya	38	332.3	55	5.16	31.20	6/29	51%
19	Sachithra Senanayake	47	393	53	4.77	35.36	4/13	53%
20	Dilshan Madushanka	27	199	50	6.06	24.12	5/80	55%
21	Jeffrey Vandersay	30	237.3	48	5.33	26.40	6/33	48%
22	Thilan Thushara	35	256.5	46	5.22	29.15	5/47	58%
23	Asitha Fernando	30	213.3	41	6.10	31.78	4/35	53%
24	Dunith Wellalage	33	260.5	41	5.16	32.85	5/27	51%
25	Dhananjaya de Silva	68	341.2	41	5.17	43.07	3/32	46%

Sri Lanka ODI win percentage by year

Share of ODIs won each year

ODI: win % by year

43%

20022026

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Year	P	W	L	Win %
2026	7	3	4	43%
2025	13	7	6	54%
2024	15	9	3	60%
2023	26	13	13	50%
2022	8	5	3	63%
2021	15	4	10	27%
2020	3	3	0	100%
2019	20	6	14	30%
2018	16	6	9	38%
2017	29	5	23	17%
2016	18	5	9	28%
2015	24	11	12	46%
2014	31	19	12	61%
2013	30	14	13	47%
2012	33	14	16	42%
2011	27	13	12	48%
2010	22	15	6	68%
2009	25	10	14	40%
2008	25	12	11	48%
2007	24	15	8	63%
2006	31	16	13	52%
2005	10	3	7	30%
2004	16	11	5	69%
2003	22	9	12	41%
2002	1	0	1	0%

Sri Lanka best death over bowlers

Overs 41–50 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Dot %	Balls per boundary
1	Lasith Malinga	131	354.4	120	6.73	38%	9.5
2	Thisara Perera	65	122.4	50	9.00	32%	5.4
3	Ajantha Mendis	47	112.1	43	6.37	41%	10.9
4	Nuwan Kulasekara	83	174	41	7.52	33%	7.6
5	Muttiah Muralitharan	80	180.4	39	5.14	49%	15.3
6	Suranga Lakmal	38	85.4	23	9.51	28%	4.8
7	Sanath Jayasuriya	55	97.4	22	6.17	39%	11.1
8	Nuwan Pradeep	29	74	21	9.47	27%	4.8
9	Chaminda Vaas	37	77.3	20	7.34	36%	7.5
10	Angelo Mathews	42	81.1	19	7.07	36%	9.2

Sri Lanka best powerplay bowlers

Overs 1–10 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Dot %	Balls per boundary
1	Lasith Malinga	197	672	99	4.64	66%	9.8
2	Nuwan Kulasekara	172	713.5	89	4.31	67%	10.2
3	Chaminda Vaas	95	451	59	3.60	72%	13.3
4	Suranga Lakmal	77	293	39	4.53	66%	9.1
5	Angelo Mathews	98	242.2	28	4.00	67%	11.3
6	Farveez Maharoof	57	164	27	4.76	67%	8.9
7	Dilhara Fernando	54	146	24	5.63	64%	8.0
8	Dushmantha Chameera	50	150	23	5.25	62%	8.3
9	Dilshan Madushanka	27	99	22	5.32	63%	6.9
10	Asitha Fernando	30	108	21	5.62	62%	6.8

Sri Lanka best powerplay batsmen

Overs 1–10 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls

#	Batter	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Outs
1	Tillakaratne Dilshan	3527	3858	91.4	547	19	79
2	Upul Tharanga	2839	4013	70.7	396	20	86
3	Sanath Jayasuriya	2209	2578	85.7	298	32	68
4	Kumar Sangakkara	1859	2892	64.3	248	6	39
5	Kushal Janith Perera	1477	1533	96.3	200	25	52
6	Mahela Jayawardene	1229	1735	70.8	156	8	36
7	Pathum Nissanka	1192	1482	80.4	174	16	32
8	Kusal Mendis	1070	1430	74.8	149	21	41
9	Niroshan Dickwella	839	841	99.8	118	10	27
10	Dhanushka Gunathilleke	829	965	85.9	106	13	20

Sri Lanka best death over batsmen

Overs 41–50 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls

#	Batter	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Outs
1	Angelo Mathews	2102	1797	117.0	162	42	58
2	Kumar Sangakkara	1213	871	139.3	137	13	40
3	Thisara Perera	1115	861	129.5	84	38	63
4	Tillakaratne Dilshan	941	815	115.5	85	10	36
5	Mahela Jayawardene	838	696	120.4	92	9	38
6	Nuwan Kulasekara	728	697	104.4	49	23	46
7	Farveez Maharoof	574	535	107.3	42	15	32
8	Wanindu Hasaranga	571	431	132.5	54	14	21
9	Charith Asalanka	504	367	137.3	34	21	18
10	Dinesh Chandimal	489	506	96.6	31	7	21

Sri Lanka ODI squad

Players who played for Sri Lanka ODI in the last 12 months (since 13 Oct 2025), by role

Batters 4

Pathum Nissanka10 matches · 306 runs, SR 83.8Right-hand bat
Pavan Rathnayake8 matches · 297 runs, SR 91.4Right-hand bat
Kamindu Mendis7 matches · 155 runs, SR 84.2Left-hand bat
Kamil Mishara6 matches · 148 runs, SR 86.5Left-hand bat

Wicketkeepers 2

Kusal Mendis10 matches · 463 runs, SR 92.2Right-hand bat
Sadeera Samarawickrama3 matches · 129 runs, SR 78.2Right-hand bat

All-rounders 4

Janith Liyanage10 matches · 265 runs, SR 93.6 · 1 wkts, econ 4.88Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast-medium
Charith Asalanka9 matches · 177 runs, SR 75.0 · 2 wkts, econ 4.98Left-hand bat · Right-arm off-break
Dunith Wellalage6 matches · 133 runs, SR 118.8 · 6 wkts, econ 5.27Left-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodox
Dhananjaya de Silva3 matches · 59 runs, SR 61.5 · 4 wkts, econ 5.20Right-hand bat · Right-arm off-break

Bowlers 10

Asitha Fernando9 matches · 11 wkts, econ 6.68Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium-fast
Dushmantha Chameera4 matches · 7 wkts, econ 6.38Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast
Jeffrey Vandersay4 matches · 8 wkts, econ 5.05Right-hand bat · Right-arm leg-break
Pramod Madushan4 matches · 3 wkts, econ 6.64Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium-fast
Wanindu Hasaranga4 matches · 5 wkts, econ 5.20Right-hand bat · Right-arm leg-break
Dilshan Madushanka3 matches · 4 wkts, econ 5.69Right-hand bat · Left-arm fast-medium
Eshan Malinga3 matches · 2 wkts, econ 6.12Left-hand bat · Right-arm medium-fast
Mahesh Theekshana3 matches · 4 wkts, econ 4.28Right-hand bat · Right-arm off-break
Sachindu Colombage3 matches · 6 wkts, econ 6.54Right-hand bat · Right-arm leg-break
Milan Priyanath1 match · 0 wkts, econ 5.40Left-hand bat · Right-arm medium-fast

Sri Lanka ODI bowling attack

Share of overs by type of bowler since 13 Oct 2025, ODIs only

Right-arm pace42% of overs · 24 wkts · econ 6.26
Asitha Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Pramod Madushan, Eshan Malinga, Janith Liyanage, Milan Priyanath
Left-arm pace5% of overs · 4 wkts · econ 5.69
Dilshan Madushanka
Off-spin17% of overs · 10 wkts · econ 4.92
Dhananjaya de Silva, Mahesh Theekshana, Charith Asalanka
Leg-spin22% of overs · 19 wkts · econ 5.47
Jeffrey Vandersay, Sachindu Colombage, Wanindu Hasaranga
Left-arm orthodox12% of overs · 6 wkts · econ 5.27
Dunith Wellalage

Bowling style unknown for 1% of overs.

ODI: every match since 2002

Type	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Avg
Right-arm pace	47%	1,550	5.41	33.29
Left-arm pace	9%	281	4.98	31.38
Off-spin	23%	693	4.73	31.54
Leg-spin	11%	351	5.18	32.70
Left-arm orthodox	9%	239	4.88	37.50
Left-arm wrist-spin	1%	27	6.21	57.00

Sri Lanka recent ODI results

27 Sept
England355/7 (50)
Sri Lanka132 (29.1)
England won by 223 runs
24 Sept
Sri Lanka321/6 (50)
England305/9 (50)
Sri Lanka won by 16 runs
22 Sept
England265 (48.1)
Sri Lanka176 (37)
England won by 89 runs
3 Jun
Sri Lanka303/7 (50)
West Indies262 (49.2)
Sri Lanka won by 41 runs
27 Jan
England357/3 (50)
Sri Lanka304 (46.4)
England won by 53 runs
24 Jan
Sri Lanka219 (49.3)
England223/5 (46.2)
England won by 5 wickets
22 Jan
Sri Lanka271/6 (50)
England252 (49.2)
Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
16 Nov
Sri Lanka211 (45.2)
Pakistan215/4 (44.4)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
14 Nov
Sri Lanka288/8 (50)
Pakistan289/2 (48.2)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
11 Nov
Pakistan299/5 (50)
Sri Lanka293/9 (50)
Pakistan won by 6 runs

Sri Lanka head to head records

Record against every opponent, most played first

Sri Lanka vs India25–59 90 played · 28%
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan22–35 59 played · 37%
Sri Lanka vs Australia22–33 57 played · 39%
Sri Lanka vs England28–25 57 played · 49%
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand20–25 51 played · 39%
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh32–13 47 played · 68%
Sri Lanka vs South Africa16–28 45 played · 36%
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe25–7 34 played · 74%
Sri Lanka vs West Indies20–10 32 played · 63%
Sri Lanka vs Ireland4–0 4 played · 100%
Sri Lanka vs Kenya2–1 3 played · 67%
Sri Lanka vs Netherlands3–0 3 played · 100%
Sri Lanka vs Scotland3–0 3 played · 100%
Sri Lanka vs Canada2–0 2 played · 100%
Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates2–0 2 played · 100%
Sri Lanka vs Bermuda1–0 1 played · 100%
Sri Lanka vs Oman1–0 1 played · 100%

Sri Lanka grounds

Where they have played most often

Ground	P	W	Win %
R Premadasa StadiumColombo	83	46	55%
Rangiri Dambulla International StadiumDambulla	37	18	49%
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	35	19	54%
Shere Bangla National StadiumDhaka	22	13	59%
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, SooriyawewaHambantota	20	9	45%
Harare Sports ClubHarare	14	12	86%
Queens Sports ClubBulawayo	12	10	83%
Kennington OvalLondon	11	5	45%
Sydney Cricket GroundSydney	10	5	50%
Adelaide OvalAdelaide	9	3	33%
National Stadium, KarachiKarachi	9	4	44%
Sinhalese Sports Club GroundColombo	9	6	67%
Brisbane Cricket GroundBrisbane	8	3	38%
Queen's Park OvalPort of Spain	8	4	50%
Sharjah Cricket StadiumSharjah	8	1	13%

Sri Lanka season by season (25)

Each season links to its squad, best batsmen, best bowlers and death bowling

Season	P	W	L	Win %
ODI 2026	7	3	4	43%
ODI 2025	13	7	6	54%
ODI 2024	15	9	3	60%
ODI 2023	26	13	13	50%
ODI 2022	8	5	3	63%
ODI 2021	15	4	10	27%
ODI 2020	3	3	0	100%
ODI 2019	20	6	14	30%
ODI 2018	16	6	9	38%
ODI 2017	29	5	23	17%
ODI 2016	18	5	9	28%
ODI 2015	24	11	12	46%
ODI 2014	31	19	12	61%
ODI 2013	30	14	13	47%
ODI 2012	33	14	16	42%
ODI 2011	27	13	12	48%
ODI 2010	22	15	6	68%
ODI 2009	25	10	14	40%
ODI 2008	25	12	11	48%
ODI 2007	24	15	8	63%
ODI 2006	31	16	13	52%
ODI 2005	10	3	7	30%
ODI 2004	16	11	5	69%
ODI 2003	22	9	12	41%
ODI 2002	1	0	1	0%

Sri Lanka ODI: quick answers

Who has scored the most ODI runs for Sri Lanka?

Kumar Sangakkara, with 11,530 runs in 280 innings at a strike rate of 81.4.

Who has taken the most ODI wickets for Sri Lanka?

Lasith Malinga, with 322 wickets at an economy of 5.37.

What is Sri Lanka's highest ODI total?

411/8 against India in 2009.

What is Sri Lanka's lowest ODI total?

43 against South Africa in 2012.

What is the highest ODI score for Sri Lanka?

174* by Upul Tharanga against India in 2013.

What are the best ODI bowling figures for Sri Lanka?

7/19 by Wanindu Hasaranga against Zimbabwe in 2024.

What is Sri Lanka's biggest ODI win?

By 243 runs against Bermuda in 2007.