Records by Sri Lankan Cricket team

Records by Sri Lanka

National records by Sri Lanka

Records are bold if it is a World Record.

Batting records

Test Matches

·         Highest team total – 952/6 against India in 1997, in which the record holding partnership between the two star batsman Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya was witnessed.

·         Highest aggregate of runs- Mahela Jayawardene (10517) in 132 matches at an Average of 50.80

·         Most number of matches played – Muttiah Muralitharan (126).

·         Most number of matches as captain – Arjuna Ranatunga (56) from 1989 to 1999.

·         Highest individual score – 374 by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in July 2006.

·         Highest partnership – 624 for the third wicket by Kumar Sangakkara (287) & Mahela Jayawardene (374) against South Africa in 2006.

·         Most number of centuries – Kumar Sangakkara (33) in 101 matches.

·         Most number of half centuries – Arjuna Ranatunga (38) in 93 matches.

·         Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara (173 dismissals) in 79 matches.

·         Most number of catches – Mahela Jayawardene (142) in 101 matches.

·         Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) – Kumar Sangakkara (56.63)

ODI Matches

·         Highest team total – 443/9 against Netherlands in July 2006.

·         Highest aggregate of runs – Sanath Jayasuriya (13,430) in 445 matches at an average of 32.36.

·         Most number of matches played – Sanath Jayasuriya (432).

·         Most number of matches as captain – Arjuna Ranatunga (193) from 1988 to 1999.

·         Highest individual score – 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in October 2000.

·         Highest opening partnership – 286 by Sanath Jayasuriya (152) and Upul Tharanga (109) against England on July 2006.

·         Highest ninth wicket partnership – 132 by Angelo Mathews (77) and Lasith Malinga (56) against Australia on November 2010.

·         Most number of centuries – Sanath Jayasuriya (28) in 432 matches.

·         Most number of half centuries – Kumar Sangakkara (71) in 325 matches.

·         Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara(291 dismissals) in 246 matches.

·         Most number of catches – Mahela Jayawardene (170) in 343 matches.

·         Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) – Dinesh Chandimal (43.08).

·         Highest number of sixes in a match – Sanath Jayasuriya (11).

·         Highest number of sixes in a career – Sanath Jayasuriya (268).

·         The World's Fastest ODI 50 – scored by Sanath Jayasuriya (17 balls).

·         The World's Fastest ODI 150 – scored by Sanath Jayasuriya (99 balls).

Twenty20 Matches

·         Highest team total – 260/6 against Kenya on 14 September 2007.

·         Highest winning margin – 172 runs against Kenya in 14 September 2007.

Bowling records

Test Matches

·         Most number of wickets – 800 by Muttiah Muralitharan

·         Best individual bowling – 9/51 by Muttiah Muralitharan against Zimbabwe in January 2002.

·         Best bowling in a match – 16/220 by Muttiah Muralitharan against England in August 1998.

·         Most number of 10 wicket hauls – Muttiah Muralitharan (22).

·         Most number of 5 wicket hauls – Muttiah Muralitharan (67).

·         Best average – 18.94 by Ajantha Mendis.

·         Most number of wickets taken bowled – Muttiah Muralitharan (157).

·         Most number of wickets taken stumped – Muttiah Muralitharan (41).

ODI Matches

·         Most number of wickets – 534 by Muttiah Muralitharan at 23.00 in 349 matches.

·         Best individual bowling – 8/19 by Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in December 2001.

·         Most number of 5 wicket hauls – Muttiah Muralitharan (8).

·         Best Average – 10.25 by Ajantha Mendis.

·         Only bowler to take 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls – Lasith Malinga against South Africa in March 2007.

·         First Sri Lankan bowler to have taken two ODI Hat-tricks in a career – Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001 and Bangladesh in 2003.

·         First bowler to have taken three ODI Hat-tricks in a career – Lasith Malinga against South Africa in 2007, Kenya in 2011 and Australia in 2011.

·         Only bowler to have taken 8 wickets in a ODI – Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001.

·         Only bowler to take a hat-trick in first three balls in an ODI match by Chaminda Vaas in 2003 against Bangladesh

Twenty20 Matches

·         World's first bowler to take two 6 wicket hauls in a Twenty20 match – Ajantha Mendis against Australia on 8 August 2011 and Zimbabwe on 18 September 2012.

·         Best bowling figures in a Twenty20 match – 6/8 by Ajantha Mendis against Zimbabwe on 18 September 2012.

World Cup records by Sri Lanka

·         Highest team total – 398/5 against Kenya in 1996.

·         Highest opening partnership – 282 by Upul Tharanga(133) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (144) against Zimbabwe in 2011.

·         First 200 run opening stand in World Cup Cricket – 282 by Upul Tharanga(133) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (144) against Zimbabwe in 2011.

·         'Highest partnership (runs) – 282 for the first wicket by Upul Tharanga (133) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (144) against Zimbabwe.

·         Most number of runs – Sanath Jayasuriya (1165) in 38 matches.

·         Highest individual score – Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996.

·         Most number of matches played – Muttiah Muralitharan (40).

·         Best individual bowling – 6/25 by Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.

·         Most number of dismissals (includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara (32) in 21 matches.

·         Most number of wickets – Muttiah Muralitharan (68) in 40 matches.

·         World's only bowler to take four wickets in four consecutive balls – Lasith Malinga against South Africa in 2007.

·         World's only bowler to take two World Cup hat-tricks – Lasith Malinga against South Africa and Kenya in 2007 and 2011.^[19]

·         First Sri Lankan bowler to take a World Cup Hat-trick – Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.

·         World's only bowler to have taken a World Cup Hat-trick in the first three balls of a match – Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.

·         Sri Lanka walked off with a 210-runs victory against Canada at Hambantota on 20 February 2011, the seventh largest in World Cup history.

Other records

·         The first player to play in 400 matches – Sanath Jayasuriya.

·         The Oldest player to score an ODI century – Sanath Jayasuriya, at 39 years and 212 days.

refference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team#History_of_Sri_Lankan_international_cricket