Sri Lanka T20I Records: Most Runs, Wickets, Highest Totals & Head to Head

Sri Lanka T20I records

T20I records here start in 2006, when ball-by-ball data begins; earlier matches are not included.

Highest T20I totals

260/6 (20 ov) v Kenya, 2007
225/5 (20 ov) v Oman, 2026
218/5 (20 ov) v New Zealand, 2025

Lowest completed T20I totals

45 (9.5 ov) v India, 2026
77 (19.1 ov) v South Africa, 2024
80 (17.4 ov) v Zimbabwe, 2025

Biggest wins by runs

172 runs v Kenya, 2007
105 runs v Oman, 2026
83 runs v Netherlands, 2024

Biggest wins by wickets

9 wickets v Zimbabwe, 2025
9 wickets v West Indies, 2024
9 wickets v Zimbabwe, 2024

Highest individual scores

107 Pathum Nissanka (58 b) v India, 2025
104* Tillakaratne Dilshan (57 b) v Australia, 2011
101 Kushal Janith Perera (46 b) v New Zealand, 2025

Best bowling figures

6/8 Ajantha Mendis v Zimbabwe, 2012
6/16 Ajantha Mendis v Australia, 2011
5/3 Rangana Herath v New Zealand, 2014

Most T20I runs for Sri Lanka

Top 25, every match in our records

#	Batter	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50/100	4s	6s
1	Pathum Nissanka	89	2639	107	31.05	128.1	18/2	262	80
2	Kusal Mendis	105	2605	87	26.31	130.4	20/0	229	101
3	Kushal Janith Perera	91	2307	101	26.52	133.0	16/1	224	72
4	Dasun Shanaka	121	2046	76	21.09	129.4	9/0	134	117
5	Tillakaratne Dilshan	76	1747	104	26.88	120.2	12/1	210	29
6	Charith Asalanka	71	1462	80	23.58	127.1	6/0	100	69
7	Mahela Jayawardene	53	1458	100	32.40	132.5	9/1	167	33
8	Kumar Sangakkara	53	1382	78	31.41	119.6	8/0	139	20
9	Angelo Mathews	69	1343	81	27.41	118.6	6/0	87	45
10	Dinesh Chandimal	61	1048	66	19.41	103.5	6/0	88	21
11	Thisara Perera	68	1035	58	21.56	146.6	2/0	76	52
12	Kamindu Mendis	45	810	51	19.29	125.6	3/0	67	33
13	Dhananjaya de Silva	44	786	62	19.17	113.1	2/0	68	15
14	Wanindu Hasaranga	77	749	71	12.28	120.0	1/0	72	14
15	Dhanushka Gunathilleke	43	691	57	16.07	119.6	3/0	73	19
16	Chamara Kapugedera	36	675	50	22.50	118.2	1/0	56	24
17	Bhanuka Rajapaksa	37	657	77	21.90	128.1	3/0	52	29
18	Sanath Jayasuriya	28	615	88	23.65	130.9	4/0	75	22
19	Kamil Mishara	27	580	76	24.17	126.9	4/0	54	24
20	Niroshan Dickwella	26	480	68	18.46	131.1	1/0	61	9
21	Upul Tharanga	26	407	47	16.28	123.3	0/0	42	12
22	Avishka Fernando	37	376	37	11.06	92.2	0/0	28	8
23	Lahiru Thirimanne	19	285	44	16.76	112.2	0/0	26	5
24	Chamika Karunaratne	34	276	24	14.53	104.2	0/0	13	11
25	Milinda Siriwardana	19	275	42	17.19	132.2	0/0	16	12

Most T20I wickets for Sri Lanka

Top 25, every match in our records

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Avg	Best	Dot %
1	Wanindu Hasaranga	92	346	155	7.23	16.13	4/9	37%
2	Lasith Malinga	83	300	107	7.42	20.79	5/6	40%
3	Dushmantha Chameera	81	293.1	99	8.21	24.32	5/24	40%
4	Mahesh Theekshana	84	314	84	7.17	26.81	3/17	39%
5	Nuwan Kulasekara	56	197.1	64	7.43	22.88	4/31	45%
6	Ajantha Mendis	37	139.3	58	6.59	15.86	6/8	41%
7	Dasun Shanaka	76	141.5	46	8.28	25.54	3/16	31%
8	Thisara Perera	62	166.4	42	9.28	36.81	3/24	30%
9	Angelo Mathews	68	185.5	41	7.14	32.34	3/16	45%
10	Nuwan Thushara	32	105.5	33	8.32	26.70	5/20	39%
11	Matheesha Pathirana	23	74.5	32	8.39	19.63	4/40	39%
12	Lahiru Kumara	24	86.4	31	8.37	23.39	3/7	40%
13	Akila Dananjaya	32	112.5	28	8.22	33.14	3/36	34%
14	Isuru Udana	32	105.1	27	8.70	33.89	3/11	32%
15	Sachithra Senanayake	23	81	25	6.78	21.96	4/46	43%
16	Chamika Karunaratne	40	114.5	24	8.19	39.21	2/22	30%
17	Lakshan Sandakan	20	76.4	23	7.27	24.22	4/23	34%
18	Binura Fernando	26	90.1	22	8.63	35.36	3/31	37%
19	Dunith Wellalage	18	65.3	20	7.76	25.40	3/9	37%
20	Sanath Jayasuriya	23	57.5	19	7.31	22.26	3/21	33%
21	Dilshan Madushanka	20	65.2	18	9.63	34.94	3/24	39%
22	Dhananjaya de Silva	26	50.4	16	6.79	21.50	2/22	35%
23	Rangana Herath	16	56.5	16	6.14	21.81	5/3	42%
24	Eshan Malinga	17	53.3	16	9.83	32.88	2/24	34%
25	Kasun Rajitha	17	62	16	9.42	36.50	3/29	39%

Sri Lanka T20I win percentage by year

Share of T20Is won each year

T20I: win % by year

30%

20062026

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Year	P	W	L	Win %
2026	23	7	16	30%
2025	17	8	9	47%
2024	19	8	11	42%
2023	6	2	4	33%
2022	22	9	13	41%
2021	20	8	12	40%
2020	4	0	4	0%
2019	13	4	9	31%
2018	8	4	4	50%
2017	15	5	10	33%
2016	15	2	13	13%
2015	4	1	3	25%
2014	9	8	1	89%
2013	9	6	3	67%
2012	11	6	4	55%
2011	4	3	1	75%
2010	9	5	4	56%
2009	13	7	6	54%
2008	2	1	1	50%
2007	5	3	2	60%
2006	3	2	1	67%

Sri Lanka best death over bowlers

Overs 16–20 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Dot %	Balls per boundary
1	Lasith Malinga	71	123.5	58	8.33	27%	6.9
2	Dushmantha Chameera	60	95.1	42	9.48	30%	5.3
3	Wanindu Hasaranga	44	50	37	7.50	36%	8.3
4	Nuwan Kulasekara	43	62.2	24	9.59	24%	5.2
5	Dasun Shanaka	32	33.4	21	9.95	25%	5.8
6	Mahesh Theekshana	53	59.5	20	8.27	32%	6.9
7	Ajantha Mendis	26	31	19	7.45	36%	8.9
8	Thisara Perera	38	43.4	15	10.90	20%	4.4
9	Isuru Udana	26	33.1	14	9.77	24%	5.5
10	Matheesha Pathirana	16	20.4	13	9.82	33%	5.6

Sri Lanka best powerplay bowlers

Overs 1–6 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Dot %	Balls per boundary
1	Mahesh Theekshana	79	138	39	7.09	43%	6.1
2	Nuwan Kulasekara	56	122	34	6.20	54%	6.9
3	Dushmantha Chameera	71	121	33	7.95	44%	5.4
4	Angelo Mathews	57	105.1	31	6.10	54%	6.8
5	Lasith Malinga	74	114	27	6.57	53%	7.1
6	Nuwan Thushara	32	65.1	21	7.46	43%	6.4
7	Wanindu Hasaranga	21	25	15	8.48	38%	4.7
8	Akila Dananjaya	22	45	14	8.42	44%	4.9
9	Kasun Rajitha	16	33	11	8.03	50%	4.7
10	Ajantha Mendis	20	23	9	5.26	51%	9.9

Sri Lanka best powerplay batsmen

Overs 1–6 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls

#	Batter	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Outs
1	Pathum Nissanka	1487	1183	125.7	170	48	43
2	Kusal Mendis	1312	1050	125.0	140	50	44
3	Kushal Janith Perera	1063	800	132.9	130	32	40
4	Tillakaratne Dilshan	898	744	120.7	130	16	33
5	Mahela Jayawardene	592	452	131.0	81	15	17
6	Dhanushka Gunathilleke	535	436	122.7	63	14	30
7	Sanath Jayasuriya	431	325	132.6	59	14	16
8	Dinesh Chandimal	382	377	101.3	47	5	16
9	Dhananjaya de Silva	311	260	119.6	37	5	11
10	Kumar Sangakkara	310	286	108.4	45	2	7

Sri Lanka best death over batsmen

Overs 16–20 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls

#	Batter	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Outs
1	Dasun Shanaka	1087	682	159.4	84	65	51
2	Angelo Mathews	620	375	165.3	47	26	24
3	Thisara Perera	599	353	169.7	46	33	25
4	Wanindu Hasaranga	344	260	132.3	33	8	35
5	Charith Asalanka	336	226	148.7	19	22	23
6	Chamara Kapugedera	279	179	155.9	18	16	14
7	Tillakaratne Dilshan	275	150	183.3	31	10	8
8	Kumar Sangakkara	249	158	157.6	27	4	7
9	Chamika Karunaratne	233	189	123.3	13	10	14
10	Mahela Jayawardene	225	142	158.5	26	4	8

Sri Lanka T20I squad

Players who played for Sri Lanka T20I in the last 12 months (since 13 Oct 2025), by role

Batters 18

Dasun Shanaka26 matches · 452 runs, SR 155.3Right-hand bat
Pathum Nissanka23 matches · 573 runs, SR 140.4Right-hand bat
Kamil Mishara19 matches · 402 runs, SR 128.0Left-hand bat
Kamindu Mendis19 matches · 373 runs, SR 133.2Left-hand bat
Pavan Rathnayake15 matches · 271 runs, SR 140.4Right-hand bat
Janith Liyanage10 matches · 151 runs, SR 118.0Right-hand bat
Charith Asalanka9 matches · 156 runs, SR 114.7Left-hand bat
Lahiru Udara6 matches · 133 runs, SR 140.0Right-hand bat
Sahan Arachchige5 matches · 43 runs, SR 89.6Left-hand bat
Sineth Jayawardena4 matches · 63 runs, SR 108.6
Dhananjaya de Silva3 matches · 43 runs, SR 116.2Right-hand bat
Lasith Croospulle3 matches · 2 runs, SR 33.3Right-hand bat
Ashen Bandara2 matches · 18 runs, SR 66.7Right-hand bat
Chamindu Wickramasinghe2 matches · 29 runs, SR 120.8Left-hand bat
Nuwanidu Fernando2 matches · 16 runs, SR 123.1Right-hand bat
Sohan de Livera2 matches · 6 runs, SR 85.7
Bhanuka Rajapaksa1 match · 11 runs, SR 61.1Left-hand bat
Chamika Karunaratne1 match · 4 runs, SR 50.0Right-hand bat

Wicketkeepers 2

Kusal Mendis22 matches · 593 runs, SR 128.4Right-hand bat
Kushal Janith Perera7 matches · 59 runs, SR 107.3Left-hand bat

All-rounders 1

Dunith Wellalage13 matches · 163 runs, SR 121.6 · 14 wkts, econ 8.28Left-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodox

Bowlers 13

Mahesh Theekshana21 matches · 21 wkts, econ 7.95Right-hand bat · Right-arm off-break
Dushmantha Chameera19 matches · 30 wkts, econ 8.83Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast
Eshan Malinga17 matches · 16 wkts, econ 9.83Left-hand bat · Right-arm medium-fast
Wanindu Hasaranga16 matches · 24 wkts, econ 7.87Right-hand bat · Right-arm leg-break
Dilshan Madushanka7 matches · 5 wkts, econ 9.23Right-hand bat · Left-arm fast-medium
Matheesha Pathirana7 matches · 9 wkts, econ 7.72Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast
Nuwan Thushara7 matches · 5 wkts, econ 9.55Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium-fast
Dushan Hemantha6 matches · 7 wkts, econ 9.45Right-hand bat · Right-arm leg-break
Tharindu Ratnayake4 matches · 6 wkts, econ 9.36Left-hand bat · Right-arm off-break
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth4 matches · 3 wkts, econ 7.17Right-hand bat · Right-arm leg-break
Binura Fernando3 matches · 0 wkts, econ 11.27Right-hand bat · Left-arm medium-fast
W Sahan2 matches · 3 wkts, econ 5.67
Pramod Madushan1 match · 0 wkts, econ 11.50Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium-fast

Sri Lanka T20I bowling attack

Share of overs by type of bowler since 13 Oct 2025, T20Is only

Right-arm pace42% of overs · 71 wkts · econ 9.06
Dushmantha Chameera, Eshan Malinga, Dasun Shanaka, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Janith Liyanage, Pramod Madushan
Left-arm pace6% of overs · 5 wkts · econ 9.93
Dilshan Madushanka, Binura Fernando
Off-spin22% of overs · 35 wkts · econ 7.87
Mahesh Theekshana, Tharindu Ratnayake, Sahan Arachchige, Pavan Rathnayake, Dhananjaya de Silva, Lasith Croospulle, Nuwanidu Fernando, Charith Asalanka
Leg-spin18% of overs · 34 wkts · econ 8.12
Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushan Hemantha, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Left-arm orthodox9% of overs · 14 wkts · econ 8.28
Dunith Wellalage

Bowling style unknown for 2% of overs.

T20I: every match since 2006

Type	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Avg
Right-arm pace	48%	629	8.19	26.98
Left-arm pace	8%	82	8.75	35.07
Off-spin	20%	250	7.11	23.75
Leg-spin	16%	234	7.51	21.58
Left-arm orthodox	6%	74	7.51	24.77
Left-arm wrist-spin	2%	23	7.27	24.22

Sri Lanka recent T20I results

13 Oct
Pakistan168/8 (20)
Sri Lanka172/2 (17.1)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
11 Oct
Pakistan215/3 (20)
Sri Lanka133/7 (20)
Pakistan won by 82 runs
9 Oct
Sri Lanka182/8 (20)
Pakistan187/6 (18.5)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
3 Oct · 3rd Place Play-Off
Sri Lanka165/9 (20)
Bangladesh102 (17.3)
Sri Lanka won by 63 runs
1 Oct · Semi Final
India169/7 (20)
Sri Lanka45 (9.5)
India won by 124 runs
19 Sept
Sri Lanka124 (18.5)
England126/2 (9.4)
England won by 8 wickets
17 Sept
Sri Lanka145/9 (20)
England146/4 (12.1)
England won by 6 wickets
15 Sept
England254/4 (20)
Sri Lanka135 (19)
England won by 119 runs
14 Jun
Sri Lanka169 (20)
West Indies170/5 (19.4)
West Indies won by 5 wickets
13 Jun
Sri Lanka194/6 (20)
West Indies157 (18.1)
Sri Lanka won by 37 runs

Sri Lanka head to head records

Record against every opponent, most played first

Sri Lanka vs India9–24 33 played · 27%
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan13–20 33 played · 39%
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand11–17 29 played · 38%
Sri Lanka vs Australia11–16 27 played · 41%
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh14–9 23 played · 61%
Sri Lanka vs England4–17 21 played · 19%
Sri Lanka vs West Indies11–10 21 played · 52%
Sri Lanka vs South Africa5–13 18 played · 28%
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe7–4 11 played · 64%
Sri Lanka vs Ireland4–0 4 played · 100%
Sri Lanka vs Netherlands4–0 4 played · 100%
Sri Lanka vs Namibia1–1 2 played · 50%
Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates2–0 2 played · 100%
Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong1–0 1 played · 100%
Sri Lanka vs Kenya1–0 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	35	9	26%
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	28	13	46%
Dubai International Cricket Stadium	10	6	60%
Rangiri Dambulla International StadiumDambulla	8	4	50%
Rawalpindi Cricket StadiumRawalpindi	8	3	38%
Zayed Cricket StadiumAbu Dhabi	8	4	50%
Shere Bangla National StadiumDhaka	7	4	57%
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, SooriyawewaHambantota	6	3	50%
Wanderers StadiumJohannesburg	6	4	67%
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury StadiumChattogram	6	5	83%
Melbourne Cricket GroundMelbourne	5	3	60%
Eden ParkAuckland	4	1	25%
GMHBA StadiumVictoria	4	3	75%
Gaddafi StadiumLahore	4	3	75%
Sharjah Cricket StadiumSharjah	4	2	50%

Sri Lanka season by season (21)

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

Season	P	W	L	Win %
T20I 2026	23	7	16	30%
T20I 2025	17	8	9	47%
T20I 2024	19	8	11	42%
T20I 2023	6	2	4	33%
T20I 2022	22	9	13	41%
T20I 2021	20	8	12	40%
T20I 2020	4	0	4	0%
T20I 2019	13	4	9	31%
T20I 2018	8	4	4	50%
T20I 2017	15	5	10	33%
T20I 2016	15	2	13	13%
T20I 2015	4	1	3	25%
T20I 2014	9	8	1	89%
T20I 2013	9	6	3	67%
T20I 2012	11	6	4	55%
T20I 2011	4	3	1	75%
T20I 2010	9	5	4	56%
T20I 2009	13	7	6	54%
T20I 2008	2	1	1	50%
T20I 2007	5	3	2	60%
T20I 2006	3	2	1	67%

Sri Lanka T20I: quick answers

Who has scored the most T20I runs for Sri Lanka?

Pathum Nissanka, with 2,639 runs in 89 innings at a strike rate of 128.1.

Who has taken the most T20I wickets for Sri Lanka?

Wanindu Hasaranga, with 155 wickets at an economy of 7.23.

What is Sri Lanka's highest T20I total?

260/6 against Kenya in 2007.

What is Sri Lanka's lowest T20I total?

45 against India in 2026.

What is the highest T20I score for Sri Lanka?

107 by Pathum Nissanka against India in 2025.

What are the best T20I bowling figures for Sri Lanka?

6/8 by Ajantha Mendis against Zimbabwe in 2012.

What is Sri Lanka's biggest T20I win?

By 172 runs against Kenya in 2007.