List of Sri Lanka One Day International cricket records explained

One Day International (ODI) cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as well as the top four Associate members.[1] Unlike Test matches, ODIs consist of one inning per team, having a limit in the number of overs, currently 50 overs per innings – although in the past this has been 55 or 60 overs.[2] ODI cricket is List-A cricket, so statistics and records set in ODI matches also count toward List-A records. The earliest match recognized as an ODI was played between England and Australia in January 1971;[3] since when there have been over 4,000 ODIs played by 28 teams. This is a list of Sri Lanka Cricket team's One Day International records. It is based on the List of One Day International cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Sri Lankan cricket team. Sri Lanka played its first ever ODI in 1975.

Key

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties, all round records and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Sri Lanka only, and are correct .

Key
scope=col Symbolscope=col Meaning
scope=row Player or umpire is currently active in ODI cricket
scope=row Even took place during a Cricket World Cup
scope=row Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
scope=row style=background:#cee0f2; One Day International cricket record
scope=row DateStarting date of the match
scope=row InningsNumber of innings played
scope=row MatchesNumber of matches played
scope=row OppositionThe team Sri Lanka was playing against
scope=row PeriodThe time period when the player was active in ODI cricket
scope=row PlayerThe player involved in the record
scope=row VenueOne Day International cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Overall record

MatchesWonLostTiedNRWin %
915 420 450 5 40 45.90%
Last Updated: 14 February 2024[4]

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

, Sri Lanka has played 915 ODI matches resulting in 420 victories, 450 defeats, 5 ties and 40 no results.[5]

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedNo Result% WonFirstLast
Full Members
scope=row 15 10 4 0 1 71.42 2014 2024
scope=row 103 35 64 0 4 35.35 1975 2023
scope=row 54 42 10 0 2 80.76 1986 2023
scope=row 79 37 38 1 3 49.34 1982 2023
scope=row 168 57 99 1 11 36.62 1979 2023
scope=row 5 5 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2023
scope=row 101 41 51 1 8 44.62 1979 2023
scope=row 157 59 93 1 4 38.88 1975 2023
scope=row 81 33 46 1 1 41.87 1992 2023
scope=row 64 30 31 0 3 46.87 1975 2023
scope=row 64 29 12 0 3 80.32 1992 2024
Associate Members
scope=row 1 1 0 0 0 100 2007 2007
scope=row 1 1 0 0 0 100 2023 2023
scope=row 2 2 0 0 0 100 2003 2011
scope=row 6 5 1 0 0 83.33 1996 2011
scope=row 6 6 0 0 0 100 2002 2023
scope=row 4 4 0 0 0 100 2011 2023
scope=row 3 3 0 0 0 100 2004 2023
Total91542045054050.4719752024
[6]

First bilateral ODI series wins

Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win
YTP
2010
2005
2006
-
YTP 2014
2006
2001
1995
YTP 2019
-
1995
1994
Last updated: 7 June 2023[7]

First ODI match wins

Opponent Home Away / Neutral
Venue Year Venue Year
2014
1985
1988
YTP YTP
YTP YTP
2006
YTPYTPBulawayo
1982
YTP YTP 2011
2008
1989
Last updated: 23 June 2023[8]

Winning every match in a series

In a bilateral series winning all matches is referred to as whitewash. First such event occurred when West Indies toured England in 1976. Sri Lanka have recorded 20 such series victories.[9]

scope=col Oppositionscope=col style="text-align:center"Matchesscope=col Hostscope=col style="text-align:center"Season
3 1997/98
3 1999/00
3 2000/01
3 2002
5 2004
5 2004
3 2005
5 2006
3 2007
5 2008/09
3 2013/14
3 2015/16
3 2019
3 2019/20
32023/24
Last updated: 14 February 2024

Losing every match in a series

Sri Lanka have also suffered such whitewash 12 times.

scope=col Oppositionscope=col style="text-align:center"Matchesscope=col Hostscope=col style="text-align:center"Season
3 1982/83
3 1982/83
4 1985/86
3 1990/91
5 2014/15
5 2016/17
5 2017
5 2017/18
3 2018/19
5 2018/19
3 2020/21
3 2022/23
Last updated: 7 November 2023

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

The highest innings total scored in ODIs came in the match between England and Australia in June 2018. Playing in the third ODI at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, the hosts posted a total of 481/6.[10] The first ODI against the Netherlands in July 2006 saw Sri Lanka set their highest innings total of 443/9.[11]

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Scorecard
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen, NetherlandsScorecard
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, IndiaScorecard
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri LankaScorecard
4Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri LankaScorecard
5Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, IrelandScorecard
Last updated: 09 February 2024[12]

Fewest runs in an innings

The lowest innings total scored in ODIs has been scored twice. Zimbabwe were dismissed for 35 by Sri Lanka during the third ODI in Sri Lanka's tour of Zimbabwe in April 2004 and USA were dismissed for same score by Nepal in the sixth ODI of the 2020 ICC Cricket World League 2 in Nepal in February 2020.[13] [14] The lowest score in ODI history for Sri Lanka is 43 scored against South Africa in the Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa in 2012.[15]

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Scorecard
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Boland Park, Paarl, South AfricaScorecard
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri LankaScorecard
align=center rowspan=23scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, IndiaScorecard
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesScorecard
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Old Trafford, Manchester, EnglandScorecard
Last updated: 17 September 2023[16]

Most runs conceded an innings

Sri Lanka conceded the highest runs of 428 against South Africa in 2023 Cricket World Cup.[17]

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Scorecard
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaScorecard
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, IndiaScorecard
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Eden Gardens, Kolkata, IndiaScorecard
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, IndiaScorecard
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, IndiaScorecard
Last updated: 7 September 2021[18]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

The lowest score conceded by Sri Lanka for a full inning is 35 by Zimbabwe during the third ODI in Sri Lanka's tour of Zimbabwe in April 2004

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Scorecard
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZimbabweScorecard
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Boland Park, Paarl, South AfricaScorecard
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri LankaScorecard
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesScorecard
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZimbabweScorecard
Last updated: 7 September 2021[19]

Most runs aggregate in a match

The highest match aggregate scored in ODIs came in the match between South Africa and Australia in the fifth ODI of March 2006 series at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg when South Africa scored 438/9 in response to Australia's 434/4.[20] The first ODI of the 2009 ODI Series against India in | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot saw a total of 825 runs being scored.[17]

scope=col Rankscope=col Aggregatescope=col Scoresscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Scorecard
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; (414/7) v (411/8)Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, IndiaScorecard
2 (428/5) v (326)Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, IndiaScorecard
3720/9 (381/3) v (339/6)Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, KandyScorecard
4 (371/7) v (326)Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New ZealandScorecard
5 (367/5) v (327)Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South AfricaScorecard
Last updated: 09 February 2024[21]

Fewest runs aggregate in a match

The lowest match aggregate in ODIs is 71 when USA were dismissed for 35 by Nepal in the sixth ODI of the 2020 ICC Cricket World League 2 in Nepal in February 2020. The lowest match aggregate in ODI history for Sri Lanka is 73 scored during the 2003 Cricket World Cup against Canada.[22]

scope=col Rankscope=col Aggregatescope=col Scoresscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Scorecard
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; (36) v (37/1)Boland Park, Paarl, South AfricaScorecard
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; (35) v (40/1)Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZimbabweScorecard
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; (38) v (40/1)Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri LankaScorecard
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; (50) v (51/0)R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri LankaScorecard
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; (67) v (68/1)Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZimbabweScorecard
Last updated: 17 September 2023[23]

Result records

An ODI match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[24]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

The greatest winning margin by runs in ODIs was New Zealand's victory over Ireland by 290 runs in the only ODI of the 2008 England tour. The largest victory recorded by Sri Lanka was during the final of the 2000 Champions Trophy in Sharjah by 245 runs against India.[25]

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Targetscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 245 Runs300Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 243 Runs322Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 234 Runs310Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 219 Runs352Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 210 Runs333Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 7 September 2021[26]

Greatest win margins (by balls remaining)

The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs was England's victory over Canada by 8 wickets with 277 balls remaining in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. The largest victory recorded by Sri Lanka is during the Zimbabwe's tour of Sri Lanka in 2001 when they won by 9 wickets with 274 balls remaining.[27]

scope=col Rankscope=col Balls remainingscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 274scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=39 wicketsSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 272Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 244Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 240scope=row style=text-align:center; 8 wicketsNational Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 229scope=row style=text-align:center; 10 wicketsShere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Greatest win margins (by wickets)

A total of 55 matches have ended with chasing team winning by 10 wickets with West Indies winning by such margins a record 10 times.[28] Sri Lanka have won an ODI match by this margin on six occasions.[26]

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
110 wicketsSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
Queens Sports Club, Zimbabwe
Last updated: 23 June 2023

Highest successful run chases

South Africa holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 438/9 in response to Australia's 434/9.[29] Sri Lanka's highest innings total while chasing is 324/2 in a successful run chase against England at Headingley, Leeds during the Sri Lank's ODI whitewash of England in 2006.

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Targetscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center rowspan=2322Headingley, Leeds, England
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; The Oval, London, England
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 314Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center rowspan=3313New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand
align=center 6scope=row style=text-align:center; Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Last updated: 7 September 2021[30]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

The narrowest run margin victory is by 1 run which has been achieved in 31 ODI's with Australia winning such games a record 6 times.[31] Sri Lanka has achieved any victory by 1 run on two occasions.

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=21scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
3Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
5Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand
Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 05 September 2023[32]

Narrowest win margins (by balls remaining)

The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 36 times with both South Africa winning seven times. Sri Lanka has yet to achieve a victory by this margin.[33]

scope=col Rankscope=col Balls remainingscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
1scope=row style=text-align:center; 0scope=row style=text-align:center; 2 wicketsR.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=32scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=31scope=row style=text-align:center; 3 wicketsBasin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
scope=row style=text-align:center; 4 wicketsGandhi Stadium, Jalandhar, India
scope=row style=text-align:center; 2 wicketsNew Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
align=center rowspan=85scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=82scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=24 wicketsMultan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
scope=row style=text-align:center; 3 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
scope=row style=text-align:center; 1 wicketAdelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
scope=row style=text-align:center; 2 wicketsRanasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
scope=row style=text-align:center; 2 wicketsDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
scope=row style=text-align:center; 2 wicketsSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
scope=row style=text-align:center; 6 wicketsRanasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is 1 wicket which has settled 55 such ODIs. Both West Indies and New Zealand have recorded such victory on eight occasions. Sri Lanka has won the match by a margin of one wicket on four occasions.[34]

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=41scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=41 wicketAdelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
52 wicketsPaikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah, Bangladesh
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 16 January 2024

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

Sri Lanka's biggest defeat by runs was against India in the Sri Lanka's tour of India in early 2023 at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India.[35]

RankMarginOppositionVenueDate
1317 RunsGreenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India
2302 RunsWankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
3232 RunsAdelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
4217 RunsSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
5198 RunsEden Park, Auckland25 March 2023
Last updated: 25 March 2023[36]

Greatest loss margins (by balls remaining)

The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs was England's victory over Canada by 8 wickets with 277 balls remaining in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. The largest defeat suffered by Sri Lanka was against New Zealand in New Zealand during the Sri Lanka's tour of New Zealand in late 20515 when they lost by 10 wickets with 250 balls remaining.[27]

scope=col Rankscope=col Balls remainingscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 263scope=row style=text-align:center; 10 wicketsR.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 250scope=row style=text-align:center; 10 wicketsAMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 236scope=row style=text-align:center; 9 wicketsOld Trafford, Manchester, England
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 227scope=row style=text-align:center; 10 wickets
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 215scope=row style=text-align:center; 9 wicketsHeadingley, Leeds, England
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Greatest loss margins (by wickets)

Sri Lanka have lost an ODI match by a margin of 10 wickets on six occasions with most recent being during the 2019 Cricket World Cup game against New Zealand.

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginsscope=col Oppositionscope=col Most recent venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=71scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=710 wicketsSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, England
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

The narrowest loss of Sri Lanka in terms of runs is by 1 runs suffered once.

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style="text-align:center;" 1 runRanasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=22scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=22 runsSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
align=center rowspan=24scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=24 runsSeddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand
Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, India
Last updated: 7 September 2021[37]

Narrowest loss margins (by balls remaining)

The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 36 times with both South Africa winning seven times. Sri Lanka has suffered loss by this margin three times.[33]

scope=col Rankscope=col Balls remainingscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=31scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=30scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=21 wicketQueenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, New Zealand
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=34 wicketsMahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=24scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=21Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

Sri Lanka has suffered defeat by 1 wicket on five occasions.[37]

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=51scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=51 wicketQueenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, NZ
Providence Stadium, Providence, West Indies
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, ENG
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Most consecutive wins

WinsFirst winLast win
13 at Hambantota, 4 June 2023 at Colombo, 9 September 2023
10 at Colombo, 29 February 2004 at Colombo, 23 July 2004
at Abu Dhabi, 27 December 2013 at Dublin, 6 May 2014
7 at Port of Spain, 13 April 1996 at Nairobi, 1 October 1996
at Tangier, 15 August 2002 at Colombo, 27 September 2002
at Colombo, 1 August 2004 at London, 13 September 2004
at London, 17 June 2006 at Amstelveen, 6 July 2006
at Colombo, 29 August 2008 at Mirpur, 12 January 2009
Last updated: 09 September 2023[38]

Most consecutive Allout dismissal

Allout dismissalTeamFirst TeamLast Team
14 at Hambantota, 4 June 2023 at Colombo, 12 September 2023
10 at Punjab, 2 November 2009 at Adelaide, 9 February 2010
9 at Perth, 4 March 2015 at London, 5 September 2015
Last updated: 15 September 2023[39]

Tied matches

A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings.[24] There have been 37 ties in ODIs history with Sri Lanka involved in five such games.[4]

scope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
scope=row Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emiratesscope=row
scope=row scope=row
scope=row Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africascope=row
scope=row Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australiascope=row
scope=row Trent Bridge, Nottingham, Englandscope=row
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Individual records

Batting records

Most career runs

A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of 22yards of the pitch.[40] India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODIs with 18,426. Second is Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka with 14,234 ahead of Ricky Ponting from Australia in third with 13,704.[41]

scope=col Rankscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 14,234 align=center 404align=center 3802000-2015
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 13,430 align=center 445align=center 4331989-2011
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 12,650 align=center 448align=center 4181998-2015
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 10,290 align=center 330align=center 3031999-2016
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 9,284 align=center 308align=center 2961984-2003
align=center 6scope=row style=text-align:center; 8,529 align=center 268align=center 2591990-2007
align=center 7scope=row style=text-align:center; 7,456align=center 269align=center 2551982-1999
align=center 8scope=row style=text-align:center; 6,951 align=center 235align=center 2232005-2019
align=center 9scope=row style=text-align:center; 5,916align=center 226align=center 1952008-2023
align=center 10scope=row style=text-align:center; 5,162 align=center 213align=center 1981986-1999
Last updated: 09 November 2023[42]

Fastest runs getter

RunsBatsmanMatchInningsRecord DateReference
scope=row style="background:#cee0f2; text-align:center;" 1000Roy Dias292717 January 1985[43]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 2000Pathum Nissanka525214 February 2024[44]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 3000Upul Tharanga97939 June 2010[45]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 400012411916 August 2011[46]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 5000Marvan Atapattu15415211 July 2002[47]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 600018218014 February 2003 [48]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 700021821325 August 2004[49]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 800024523922 January 2006[50]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 9000Kumar Sangakkara28827018 March 2011 [51]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 10000Tillakaratne Dilshan31929326 July 2015[52]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 11000Kumar Sangakkara34031828 March 2013[53]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 1200035933620 December 2013[54]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 130003863633 December 2014[55]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 140004023788 March 2015 [56]

Most runs in each batting position

Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageCareer SpanRef
scope=row style=text-align:center; Opener379 12,674 34.81 1989&-2011[57]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 3234 9,611 44.70 2000-2015[58]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 4197 6,870 39.25 1984-2003[59]
Number 5153 4,675 ♠38.63 1982-1999[60]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 687 2,046 28.81 2009-2019[61]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 753 1,003 20.46 2009-2021[62]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 8102 1,061 15.37 1994-2008[63]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 968 552 13.14[64]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 1069 337 7.83 1993-2011[65]
Number 1158 170 ♠5.66[66]
Last updated: 7 September 2021. Qualification: Batted 20 Innings at the position

Most runs against each team

OppositionRunsBatsmanMatchesInningsCareer SpanRef
68811112022–2024 [67]
1,675 43 43 2002–2015 [68]
1,206 31 28 2002–2015 [69]
85 112007–2007 [70]
100 1 1 2003–2011 [71]
1,625 44 41 2001–2015 [72]
2,899 89 85 1990–2009 [73]
167 3 3 2014–2016 [74]
251 4 4 1996–2003 [75]
193 2 22002–2006 [76]
1,568 47 45 2001–2015 [77]
61scope=row style=text-align:center; 1 scope=row style=text-align:center; 1 2023–2023
2,517 82 79 1989–2009 [78]
1,789 44 432000–2015 [79]
144 3 3 2011–2023 [80]
87 2 2 2004–2008 [81]
922 30 301993–2007 [82]
906 28 251996–2006 [83]
Last updated: 14 February 2024

Highest individual score

See also: List of highest individual scores in ODIs. The fourth ODI of the Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2014 saw Rohit Sharma score the highest Individual score. Pathum Nissanka holds the Sri Lankan record when he scored 210 against Afghanistan in February 2024 at Kandy.[84]

scope=col Rankscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
1210*Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
2189Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
3174*Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
4169Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
5161*Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Last updated: 09 February 2024[85]

Highest individual score – progression of record

scope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Opponentscope=col Venuescope=col Season
21Old Trafford, Manchester, England 1975
53*The Oval, London, England
59Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 1979
67Old Trafford, Manchester, England
86*Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1981-82
102Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India 1982
121M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
140Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa 1994-95
145Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 1995-96
151*Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 1997
189Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2000-2001
210*Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka2023-2024
Last updated: 09 February 2024

Highest individual score against each team

scope=col Oppositionscope=col Batsmanscope=col Runsscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Ref
210* Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka [86]
137 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka [87]
161* Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka [88]
85 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago [89]
100 Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka [90]
152 Headingley, Leeds, England [91]
189 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates [92]
135 Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland [93]
145 Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka [94]
157 VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands [95]
140 Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa [96]
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
137* Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan [97]
169 Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka [98]
124 Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia [99]
61*Queens Sports Club, Zimbabwe[100]
78 [101]
132 Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [102]
144 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka [103]
Last updated: 09 February 2024.

Highest career average

A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[104]

scope=col Rankscope=col Averagescope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Not outscope=col Period
143.88582,32652021-2024
241.9637313,975402000-2015
341.85551,96782021-2024
440.241955,916482008-2023
539.2730310,290411999-2016
Last updated: 07 August 2024[105]

Highest Average in each batting position

Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageCareer SpanRef
Opener51 2,250 48.91 2021-2024[106]
Number 3234 9,611 44.70 2000-2015[107]
Number 4Arjuna Ranatunga36 1,272 42.40 1984-1999[108]
Number 5Angelo Mathews87 3,116 51.08 2009-2020[109]
Number 659 1,703 44.81 1999-2007[110]
Number 7Angelo Mathews21 532 33.25 2008-2012[111]
Number 842 719 29.95 1994-2004[112]
Number 945 448 16.00 2003-2017[113]
Number 1020 119 14.87 2008-2015[114]
Number 1134 108 7.71 2001-2012[115]
Last updated: 07 August 2024.

Most half-centuries

A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.

Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in ODIs with 96. He is followed by the Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara on 93, South Africa's Jacques Kallis on 86 and India's Rahul Dravid and Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq on 83.[116]

scope=col Rankscope=col Half centuriesscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 93align=center 373align=center 13,9752000-2015
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 75align=center 413align=center 12,3811998-2015
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 68align=center 429align=center 13,3641989-2011
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 64align=center 296align=center 9,2841984-2003
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 59align=center 259align=center 8,5291990-2007
Last updated: 7 September 2021[117]

Most centuries

A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.

Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in ODIs with 49. Sanath Jayasuriya has the most centuries for Sri Lanka.[118]

scope=col Rankscope=col Centuriesscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 28align=center 429align=center 13,3641989-2011
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 25align=center 373align=center 13,9752000-2015
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 22align=center 303align=center 10,2901999-2016
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 18align=center 413align=center 12,3811998-2015
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 15align=center 222align=center 6,9412005-2019
Last updated: 7 September 2021[119]

Most Sixes

scope=col Rankscope=col Sixesscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 268align=center 429align=center 13,3641989-2011
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 102align=center 296align=center 9,2841984-2003
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 90align=center 195align=center 5,9162008-2023
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 86align=center 373align=center 13,9752000-2015
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 84align=center 133align=center 2,3382009-2020
Last updated: 09 November 2023[120]

Most Fours

scope=col Rankscope=col Foursscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 1493align=center 429align=center 13,3641989-2011
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 1349align=center 373align=center 13,9752000-2015
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 1111align=center 303align=center 10,2901999-2016
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 1098align=center 413align=center 12,3811998-2015
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 796align=center 222align=center 6,9412005-2019
Last updated: 7 September 2021[121]

Highest strike rates

Andre Russell of West Indies holds the record for highest strike rate, with minimum 500 balls faced qualification, with 130.22.[122] Thisara Perera is the Sri Lankan with the highest strike rate.

scope=col Rankscope=col Strike ratescope=col Playerscope=col Runsscope=col Balls Facedscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 112.08align=center 2,338align=center 2,0862009-2021
2109.279198412017-2024
398.285165252015-2019
493.631,1921,2732017-2024
593.411,6041,7172014-2022
Qualification= 500 balls faced. Last updated: 07 August 2024[123]

Highest strike rates in an inning

James Franklin of New Zealand's strike rate of 387.50 during his 31 off 8 balls against Canada during 2011 Cricket World Cup is the world record for highest strike rate in an innings. Kusal mendis holds the top position for a Sri Lanka player in this list.[124]

scope=col Rankscope=col Strike ratescope=col Playerscope=col Runsscope=col Balls Facedscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 311.11align=center 28align=center rowspan=29Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 300.00align=center 27*MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 272.00align=center 68align=center 25Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 271.43align=center 76align=center 28Singapore Cricket Club Ground, Singapore, Singapore
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 260.00align=center 39*align=center 15Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 7 September 2021[125]

Most runs in a calendar year

Tendulkar holds the record for most runs scored in a calendar year with 1894 runs scored in 1998. Sangakkara scored 1333 runs in 2006, the most for a Sri Lankan batsmen in a year.[126]

scope=col Rankscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Year
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 1,333 align=center 36align=center 33
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 1,260 align=center 34align=center 31
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 1,256 align=center 28align=center 28
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 1,244 align=center 32align=center 31
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 1,212 align=center 28align=center 27
Last updated: 7 September 2021[127]

Most runs in a series

The 1980-81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup in Australia saw Greg Chappell set the record for the most runs scored in a single series scoring 685 runs. He is followed by Sachin Tendulkar with 673 runs scored in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Mahela Jayawardene has scored the most runs in a series for a Sri Lanka batsmen, when he scored 548 runs in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[128]

scope=col Rankscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Series
158316152020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
25481111
354177
45131111
550099
Last updated: 08 July 2023[129]

Most ducks

A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[130] Sanath Jayasuriya has scored the equal highest number of ducks in ODIs with 34 such knocks.[131]

scope=col Rankscope=col Ducksscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 34align=center 441align=center 4291989-2011
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 28align=center 443align=center 4131998-2015
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 26align=center 226align=center 1192004-2019
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 25align=center 321align=center 2191994-2008
align=center rowspan=25scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=224align=center 189align=center 1811990-2004
align=center 343align=center 1611993-2011
Last updated: 7 September 2021[132]

Bowling records

Most career wickets

A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.Muttiah Muralitharan widely acknowledged as one of the greatest bowlers of all time is the highest wicket-taker in ODIs.[133]

scope=col Rankscope=col Wicketsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1534 align=center 343align=center 334align=center 12,0661993-2011
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 400align=center 321align=center 319align=center 10,9551994-2008
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 338align=center 226align=center 220align=center 9,7602004-2019
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 320align=center 441align=center 365align=center 11,7371989-2011
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 199align=center 184align=center 181align=center 6,7512003-2017
align=center 6scope=row style=text-align:center; 183Dilhara Fernandoalign=center 146align=center 140align=center 5,6122001-2012
align=center 7scope=row style=text-align:center; 175Thisara Pereraalign=center 166align=center 157align=center 5,7402009-2021
align=center 8scope=row style=text-align:center; 152Ajantha Mendisalign=center 87align=center 84align=center 3,3242008-2015
align=center 9scope=row style=text-align:center; 151Upul Chandanaalign=center 147align=center 136align=center 4,8181994-2007
align=center 10scope=row style=text-align:center; 138Kumar Dharmasenaalign=center 141align=center 134align=center 4,9981994-2004
Last updated: 7 September 2021[134]

Fastest wicket taker

WicketsBowlerMatchRecord DateReference
5019 ♠12 January 2009[135]
1006326 July 2013[136]
150841 November 2015[137]
2001274 August 2012[138]
25016325 February 2014[139]
30020213 January 2003[140]
35022929 February 2004[141]
40026324 January 2006[142]
450295 ♠18 April 2007 [143]
500324 ♠24 January 2009[144]
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Most career wickets against each team

scope=col Oppositionscope=col Wicketsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Periodscope=col Ref
scope=row style=text-align:center; 15 7 7 281 2022–2024 [145]
scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=248 37361,529 1995–2011 [146]
28271220 2007–2019
scope=row style=text-align:center; 31 1717534 1995–2010 [147]
scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=24 align=center rowspan=21 align=center rowspan=2123 2007–2007 [148]
12 2003–2003 [149]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 48 30301,284 2006–2019 [150]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 74 63592,352 1993–2011 [151]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 7 2267 2014–2016 [152]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 14 66137 1996–2011 [153]
8 33105 2023–2023 [154]
331062023–2023
scope=row style=text-align:center;74 41401,328 1994–2011 [155]
scope=row style=text-align:center;5 1113 2023–2023[156]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 9665632,424 1993–2011 [157]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 4932321,144 1993–2009 [158]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 7 2259 2011–2015 [159]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 6 1124 2023–2023 [160]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 34 2727956 1993–2011 [161]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 593130866 [162]
Last updated: 11 February 2024

Best figures in an innings

Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[163] Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas holds the world record for best figures in an innings when he took 8/19 against Zimbabwe in December 2001 at Colombo (SSC).

scope=col Rankscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India
Last updated: 11 January 2024[164]

Best figures in an innings – progression of record

scope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
1/33Old Trafford, Manchester, England1975
2/60The Oval, London, England
3/42Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
3/29Old Trafford, Manchester, England1979
4/34Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka1981-82
5/39Headingley, Leeds, England1983
5/32Racecourse Ground, Derby, England
5/26Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka1983-84
6/29Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka1992-93
7/30Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates2000-01
8/19Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka2001-02
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Best Bowling Figure against each opponent

scope=col Oppositionscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Ref
scope=row style=text-align:center; 5/55 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[165]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 5/22 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia[166]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 6/25 City Oval, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa[167]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 4/23 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago[168]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 4/12 Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa[169]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 6/27 Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka[170]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 7/30 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates[171]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 5/43 Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland[172]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 6/38 Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka[173]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 4/15 [174]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 5/9 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates[175]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 5/13 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe[176]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 6/44 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka[177]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 6/29 Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka[178]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 5/30 The Grange Club, Edinburgh, Scotland[179]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 6/24 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe[180]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 6/14 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India[181]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 8/19 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka[182]
Last updated: 23 June 2023.

Best career average

A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.Afghanistan's Rashid Khan holds the record for the best career average in ODIs with 18.54. Joel Garner, West Indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early 1980s West Indies cricket teams, is second behind Rashid with an overall career average of 18.84 runs per wicket. Ajantha Mendis is the highest ranked Sri Lankan when the qualification of 2000 balls bowled is followed.[183]

scope=col Rankscope=col Averagescope=col Playerscope=col Wicketsscope=col Ballsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 21.87align=center 152align=center 4,154align=center 3,3242008-2015
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center 23.07align=center 523align=center 18,433align=center 12,0661993-2011
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center 25.88align=center 87align=center 2,637align=center 2,2522017-2024
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center 27.46align=center 399align=center 15,721align=center 10,9551994-2008
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center 28.07align=center 135align=center 4,640align=center 3,7892004-2016
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 07 August 2024[184]

Best career economy rate

A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[130] West Indies' Joel Garner, holds the ODI record for the best career economy rate with 3.09. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, with a rate of 3.93 runs per over conceded over his 343-match ODI career, is the highest Sri Lankan on the list.[185]

scope=col Rankscope=col Economy ratescope=col Playerscope=col Wicketsscope=col Runsscope=col Ballsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 3.93align=center 534align=center 12,066align=center 18,4331993-2011
align=center rowspan=22scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=24.18align=center 400align=center 10,955align=center 15,7211994-2008
align=center 32align=center 1,464align=center 2,1001986-1994
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center 4.28align=center 138align=center 4,998align=center 7,0091994-2004
align=center rowspan=25scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=24.29align=center 68align=center 2,049align=center 2,8641986-1995
align=center 34align=center 1,655align=center 2,3111982-1987
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 7 September 2021[186]

Best career strike rate

A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[130] The top bowler with the best ODI career strike rate is South Africa's Lungi Ngidi with strike rate of 23.2 balls per wicket. Ajantha Mendis is the highest ranked Sri Lankan in this list.[187]

scope=col Rankscope=col Strike ratescope=col Playerscope=col Wicketsscope=col Runsscope=col Ballsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 27.3align=center 152align=center 3,324align=center 4,1542008-2015
430.3872,2522,6372017-2024
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center 32.3align=center 338align=center 9,760align=center 10,9362004-2019
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center 33.7align=center 175align=center 5,740align=center 5,9002009-2021
534.31353,7894,6402004-2016
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 07 August 2024[188]

Most four-wickets (& over) hauls in an innings

Pakistan's Waqar Younis has taken the most four-wickets (or over) among all the bowlers with Muralitharan second.[189]

scope=col Rankscope=col Four-wicket haulsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Ballsscope=col Wicketsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 25align=center 343align=center 18,433align=center 5341993-2011
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center 19align=center 226align=center 10,936align=center 3382004-2019
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center 13align=center 321align=center 15,721align=center 4001994-2008
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center 12align=center 441align=center 14,748align=center 3201989-2011
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center 10align=center 87align=center 4,154align=center 1522008-2015
Last updated: 7 September 2021[190]

Most five-wicket hauls in a match

A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[191] As in the four (&over) list, top two positions are held by Waqar Younis and Muralitharan .[192]

scope=col Rankscope=col Five-wicket haulsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Ballsscope=col Wicketsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 10align=center 343align=center 18,433align=center 5341993-2011
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center 8align=center 226align=center 10,936align=center 3382004-2019
align=center rowspan=43scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=44align=center 55align=center 2,637align=center 872017-2024
align=center 321align=center 15,721align=center 4001994-2008
align=center 441align=center 14,748align=center 3201989-2011
align=center 164align=center 5,828align=center 1722009-2020
Last updated: 07 August 2024[193]

Best economy rates in an inning

The best economy rate in an inning, when a minimum of 30 balls are delivered by the player, is West Indies player Phil Simmons economy of 0.30 during his spell of 3 runs for 4 wickets in 10 overs against Sri Lanka at Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1991–92 Australian Tri-Series. Thilan Thushara holds the Sri Lankan record during his spell in New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2009 at Colombo (RPS).[194]

scope=col Rankscope=col Economyscope=col Playerscope=col Oversscope=col Runsscope=col Wicketsscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 6align=center 5align=center 1Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=32scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=3align=center rowspan=310align=center rowspan=39align=center 0Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
align=center 3Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
align=center 5Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 12align=center 11align=center 2Racecourse Ground, Derby, England
Qualification: 30 balls bowled. Last updated: 7 September 2021[195]

Best strike rates in an inning

The best strike rate in an inning, when a minimum of 4 wickets are taken by the player, is shared by Sunil Dhaniram of Canada, Paul Collingwood of England and Virender Sehwag of Sri Lanka when they achieved a striekk rate of 4.2 balls pr wicket. Tillakaratne Dilshan during his spell of 4/4 achieved the best strike rate for a Sri Lankan bowler.[196]

scope=col Rankscope=col Strike ratescope=col Playerscope=col Wicketsscope=col Runsscope=col Ballsscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 4align=center 4align=center 18Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 7align=center 19align=center 35Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=53scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=5align=center 4align=center rowspan=219align=center 24Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna, India
align=center 8align=center 48Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=24align=center rowspan=214align=center rowspan=224Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
align=center 6align=center 20align=center 36Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 11 January 2024[197]

Worst figures in an innings

The worst figures in an ODI came in the 5th One Day International between South Africa at home to Australia in 2006. Australia's Mick Lewis returned figures of 0/113 from his 10 overs in the second innings of the match.[198] [199] The worst figures by a Sri Lankan is 0/106 that came off the bowling of Nuwan Pradeep in the Sri Lanka's tour of India in December 2017 at Mohali.

scope=col Rankscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oversscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center rowspan=510Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; The Oval, London, England
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 7 September 2021[200]

Most runs conceded in a match

Mick Lewis also holds the dubious distinction of most runs conceded in an ODI during the aforementioned match. Pradeep holds the most runs conceded distinction for Sri Lanka.[201]

scope=col Rankscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oversscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center rowspan=310Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 7.4Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 10Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
Last updated:7 September 2021[202]

Most wickets in a calendar year

Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq holds the record for most wickets taken in a year when he took 69 wickets in 1997 in 36 ODIs. Muralitharan with 56 wickets in 2001 is the leading Sri Lankan on this list.[203]

scope=col Rankscope=col Wicketsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Year
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 56align=center 332001
align=center rowspan=22scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=248align=center 182008
align=center 242011
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 47align=center 322012
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 46align=center 242003
Last updated: 7 September 2021[204]

Most wickets in a series

1998–99 Carlton and United Series involving Australia, England and Sri Lanka and the 2019 Cricket World Cup saw the records set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in an ODI series when Australian pacemen Glenn McGrath and Mitchell Starc achieved a total of 27 wickets during the series, respectively. Chaminda Vaas in the 2003 Cricket World Cup and Muttiah Muralitharan at 2007 Cricket World Cup are the leading Sri Lankans with 23 wickets taken in a series.[205]

scope=col Rankscope=col Wicketsscope=col PlayerMatchesInningsSeries
align=center rowspan=21scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2231010
222772023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
32188
992023 Cricket World Cup
51888
1111
Last updated: 09 July 2023[206]

Hat-trick

In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Sri Lanka holds the record Most hat-tricks By team, By Player Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count.In ODIs history there have been just 49 hat-tricks.

No.BowlerAgainstDismissalsVenueDateRef.
1• Stuart Carlisle (c Suresh Perera)
• Craig Wishart (lbw)
• Tatenda Taibu (lbw)
[207]
2• Hannan Sarkar (b)
• Mohammad Ashraful (c and b)
• Ehsanul Haque (c Mahela Jayawardene)
[208]
3 • Shaun Pollock (b)
• Andrew Hall (c Upul Tharanga)
• Jacques Kallis (c Kumar Sangakkara)
• Makhaya Ntini (b)
[209]
4 • Ravindra Jadeja (lbw)
• Praveen Kumar (b)
• Zaheer Khan (c Kumar Sangakkara)
[210]
5 • Tanmay Mishra (lbw)
• Peter Ongondo (b)
• Shem Ngoche (b)
[211]
6 • Mitchell Johnson (b)
• John Hastings (lbw)
• Xavier Doherty (b)
[212]
7• Younis Khan (c Kumar Sangakkara)
• Shahid Afridi (c Dinesh Chandimal)
• Sarfraz Ahmed (c Mahela Jayawardene)
[213]
8 • Malcolm Waller (b)
• Donald Tiripano (lbw)
• Tendai Chatara (b)
[214]
9 • Mashrafe Mortaza (c Kusal Mendis)
• Rubel Hossain (b)
• Mahmudullah (c Upul Tharanga)
D[215]

Wicket-keeping records

The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.[216]

Most career dismissals

A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[217] [218] Laws 5.6.2.2 and 5.6.2.3 state that the hand or the glove holding the bat shall be regarded as the ball striking or touching the bat while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.[219] Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara holds the record in taking most dismissals in ODIs as a designated wicket-keeper.[220]

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center 1473 ♠align=center 397align=center 3462000-2015
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 206align=center 189align=center 1851992-2004
353127492016-2024
45255512014-2022
545200521986-1999
Last updated: 14 February 2024[221]

Most career catches

Sangakkara is third in taking most catches in ODIs as a designated wicket-keeper.[222]

scope=col Rankscope=col Catchesscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center 1377align=center 397align=center 3462000-2015
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 131align=center 189align=center 1851992-2004
34749492016-2024
44155512014-2022
538200521986-1999
Last updated: 14 February 2024[223]

Most career stumpings

Moin Khan is fourth in making stumpings in ODIs as a designated wicket-keeper.[224]

scope=col Rankscope=col Stumpingsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center 196align=center 397align=center 3462000-2015
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 75align=center 189align=center 1851992-2004
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 11align=center 55align=center 512014-2022
align=center rowspan=24scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=28align=center 54align=center 311983-1990
align=center 157align=center 442010-2022
Last updated: 21 January 2022[225]

Most dismissals in an innings

Ten wicket-keepers on 15 occasions have taken six dismissals in a single innings in an ODI. Adam Gilchrist of Australia alone has done it six times.[226]

The feat of taking 5 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 49 wicket-keepers on 87 occasions including 4 Sri Lankans.[227]

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=41scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=45Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=265scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=264Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Axxess DSL St. Georges, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
WACA, Perth, Australia
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland
Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa
Headingley, Leeds, England
Last updated: 7 September 2021[228]

Most dismissals in a series

Gilchrist also holds the ODIs record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He made 27 dismissals during the 1998-99 Carlton & United Series. Sri Lankai record is held by Moin Khan when he made 19 dismissals during the 1999-00 Carlton & United Series.[229]

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Series
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 17align=center 10align=center 10
align=center rowspan=22scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=215align=center 6align=center 6
align=center 11align=center 11
align=center rowspan=24scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=214align=center 9align=center 8
align=center 7align=center 7
Last updated: 7 September 2021[230]

Fielding records

Most career catches

Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket. The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.[231] [232]

Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene holds the record for the most catches in ODIs by a non-wicket-keeper with 218, followed by Ricky Ponting of Australia on 160.[233]

scope=col Rankscope=col Catchesscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Period
align=center 1218 align=center 4431998-2015
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 128align=center 3431993-2011
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 123align=center 4411989-2011
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 120align=center 3271999-2016
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 109align=center 2131986-1999
Last updated: 7 September 2021[234]

Most catches in an innings

South Africa's Jonty Rhodes is the only fielder to have taken five catches in an innings.[235]

The feat of taking 4 catches in an innings has been achieved by 42 fielders on 44 occasions.[236]

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=281scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=283Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, India
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
National Cricket Stadium, Tangier, Morocco
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands
National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 7 September 2021[237]

Most catches in a series

The 2019 Cricket World Cup, which was won by England for the first time,[238] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in an ODI series. Englishman batsman and captain of the England Test team Joe Root took 13 catches in the series as well as scored 556 runs.[239] Mahela Jayawardene holds the Sri Lankan record with 8 catches taken in a series on two occasions, the 2002–03 VB Series and the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[240]

scope=col Rankscope=col Catchesscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Series
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 9align=center 15142020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
align=center rowspan=22scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=28align=center 8align=center rowspan=28
align=center 9
align=center rowspan=63scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=67align=center 8align=center 8
align=center 5align=center 5
align=center 4align=center 4
align=center 8align=center 8
align=center rowspan=25align=center rowspan=25
Last updated: 09 July 2023[241]

All-round Records

1000 runs and 100 wickets

A total of 64 players have achieved the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in their ODI career.[242]

scope=col Rankscope=col Playerscope=col Average Differencescope=col Periodscope=col Matchesscope=col Runsscope=col Bat Avgscope=col Wicketsscope=col Bowl Avg
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 8.322008-2020align=center 218align=center 5835align=center 41.67align=center 120align=center 33.35
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; -4.161989-2011align=center 441align=center 13364align=center 32.51align=center 320align=center 36.67
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; -4.501984-2003align=center 308align=center 9284align=center 34.9align=center 106align=center 39.4
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; -5.801999-2016align=center 330align=center 10290align=center 39.27align=center 106align=center 45.07
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; -8.542004-2016align=center 109align=center 1113align=center 19.52align=center 135align=center 28.06
align=center 6scope=row style=text-align:center; -12.812009-2021align=center 166align=center 2338align=center 19.98align=center 175align=center 32.80
align=center 7scope=row style=text-align:center; -13.581994-2004align=center 141align=center 1222align=center 22.62align=center 138align=center 36.21
align=center 8scope=row style=text-align:center; -13.721994-2008align=center 321align=center 2018align=center 13.72align=center 399align=center 27.45
align=center 9scope=row style=text-align:center; -14.591994-2007align=center 147align=center 1627align=center 17.3align=center 151align=center 31.9
align=center 10scope=row style=text-align:center; -18.492003-2017align=center 184align=center 1327align=center 15.43align=center 199align=center 33.92
Last updated: 7 September 2021[243]

250 runs and 5 wickets in a series

A total of 50 players on 103 occasions have achieved the double of 250 runs and 5 wickets in a series.[244]

scope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Runsscope=col Wicketsscope=col Series
align=center 8align=center 279align=center 7
align=center 5align=center 306align=center 5
align=center 7align=center 359align=center 8
align=center rowspan=210align=center 267align=center 9
align=center 321align=center 10
align=center 5align=center 322align=center 5
align=center 11align=center 467align=center 7
align=center 9align=center 500align=center 8
align=center 5align=center 273align=center 6
align=center rowspan=27align=center 357align=center 12
align=center 395align=center 5
align=center 19align=center 426align=center 172020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
align=center 15align=center 338align=center 8
align=center 15align=center 304align=center 15
Last updated: 09 July 2023[245]

Other records

Most career matches

India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most ODI matches played with 463, with former captains Mahela Jayawardene and Sanath Jayasuriya being second and third having represented Sri Lanka on 443 and 441 occasions, respectively. Shahid Afridi is the most experienced Sri Lanka players having represented the team on 393 occasions.[246]

scope=col Rankscope=col Matchesscope=col Playerscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 4431998-2015
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 4411989-2011
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 3972000-2015
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 3431993-2011
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 3301999-2016
Last updated: 7 September 2021[247]

Most consecutive career matches

Tendulkar also holds the record for the most consecutive ODI matches played with 185. He broke Richie Richardson's long standing record of 132 matches.[248]

scope=col Rankscope=col Matchesscope=col Playerscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 1222005-2009
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 1191999-2003
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 1151999-2003
align=center rowspan=24scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2961993-1997
1994-1998
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Most matches as captain

See also: List of Sri Lanka national cricket captains. Ricky Ponting, who led the Australian cricket team from 2002 to 2012, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in ODIs with 230 (including 1 as captain of ICC World XI team).

scope=col Rankscope=col Playerscope=col MatchesWonLostTiedNRWin %Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 19389951848.381988-1999
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 126684958.052004-2013
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 11866472358.261998-2003
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 10649511549.012012-2018
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 6335270156.452001-2006
Last updated: 7 September 2021[249]

Youngest players on Debut

The youngest player to play in an ODI match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 233 days. Making his debut for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe on 30 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[250] The youngest Sri Lankan to play ODIs was Sudath Pasqual who at the age of 17 years and 237 days debuted in the 1979 Cricket World Cup against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England.[251]

scope=col Rankscope=col Agescope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India
Last Updated: 7 September 2021[252]

Oldest players on Debut

The Netherlands batsmen Nolan Clarke is the oldest player to appear in an ODI match. Playing in the 1996 Cricket World Cup against New Zealand in 1996 at Reliance Stadium in Vadodara, Sri Lanka he was aged 47 years and 240 days. Michael Tissera is the oldest Sri Lankan ODI debutant when he played against West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester, England during the 1975 Cricket World Cup.[253]

scope=col Rankscope=col Agescope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Old Trafford, Manchester, England
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Old Trafford, Manchester, England
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Last Updated: 7 September 2021[254]

Oldest players

The Netherlands batsmen Nolan Clarke is the oldest player to appear in an ODI match. Playing in the 1996 Cricket World Cup against South Africa in 1996 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan he was aged 47 years and 257 days.[255]

scope=col Rankscope=col Agescope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; The Oval, London, England
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Last updated: 7 September 2021[256]

Partnership records

In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.

Highest partnerships by wicket

A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.

scope=col Wicketscope=col Runsscope=col First batsmanscope=col Second batsmanscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Scorecard
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 286Headingley, Leeds, EnglandScorecard
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 212*Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New ZealandScorecard
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 239Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri LankaScorecard
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 185Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, BangladeshScorecard
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 166Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesScorecard
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 177National Stadium, Karachi, PakistanScorecard
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 126*Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri LankaScorecard
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 91Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & TobagoScorecard
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 132 ♠Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, AustraliaScorecard
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 58Axxess DSL St. Georges, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaScorecard
Last updated: 1 July 2020[257]

Highest partnerships by runs

The highest ODI partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the West Indian pairing of Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels who put together a second wicket partnership of 372 runs during the 2015 Cricket World Cup against Zimbabwe in February 2015. This broke the record of 331 runs set by Indian pair of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid against New Zealand in 1999[258]

scope=col Wicketscope=col Runsscope=col First batsmanscope=col Second batsmanscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Datescope=col Scorecard
align=center rowspan=2scope=row style=text-align:center; 286Headingley, Leeds, EnglandScorecard
scope=row style=text-align:center; 282Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri LankaScorecard
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 239Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri LankaScorecard
align=center rowspan=2scope=row style=text-align:center; 237Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, AustraliaScorecard
scope=row style=text-align:center; 231*Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri LankaScorecard
Last updated: 1 July 2020[259]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

RankRunsInningsPlayersHighestAverage100/50T20I career span
align=center 15,992151 179 41.61 15/32 2000–2015
align=center 25,475108 210* 53.67 20/19
align=center 35,462144 237 39.29 14/26 1996-2007
align=center 4scope-"row" 3,802105 153 37.27 8/18 1984–1999
align=center 53,43083 226 44.54 4/22 1998–2007
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 11 October 2022[260]

Umpiring records

Most matches umpired

An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.

Rudi Koertzen of South Africa holds the record for the most ODI matches umpired with 209. The current active Aleem Dar is currently at 208 matches. They are followed by New Zealand's Billy Bowden who officiated in 200 matches. Asoka de Silva is the most experienced Sri Lankan umpire having officiated in 122 matches.[261]

scope=col Rankscope=col Matchesscope=col Umpirescope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 1221999-2012
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 1182009-2022
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 892011-2023
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 561982-1999
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 521999-2013
Last updated: 27 June 2023

See also

Notes and References

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