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	Symbol	scope=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	Date	Starting date of the match
scope=row	Innings	Number of innings played
scope=row	Matches	Number of matches played
scope=row	Opposition	The team Sri Lanka was playing against
scope=row	Period	The time period when the player was active in ODI cricket
scope=row	Player	The player involved in the record
scope=row	Venue	One Day International cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Overall record

Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %
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]

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	% Won	First	Last
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
Total	915	420	450	5	40	50.47	1975	2024
^[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
	YTP	YTP	Bulawayo
				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	Opposition	scope=col style="text-align:center"	Matches	scope=col	Host	scope=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
	3		2023/24
Last updated: 14 February 2024

Losing every match in a series

Sri Lanka have also suffered such whitewash 12 times.

scope=col	Opposition	scope=col style="text-align:center"	Matches	scope=col	Host	scope=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	Rank	scope=col	Score	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Scorecard
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;			VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands		Scorecard
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, India		Scorecard
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka		Scorecard
4			Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka		Scorecard
5			Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland		Scorecard
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	Rank	scope=col	Score	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Scorecard
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa		Scorecard
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;			R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka		Scorecard
align=center rowspan=2	3	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2			Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India		Scorecard
	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates		Scorecard
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Old Trafford, Manchester, England		Scorecard
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	Rank	scope=col	Score	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Scorecard
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi, India		Scorecard
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, India		Scorecard
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India		Scorecard
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India		Scorecard
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India		Scorecard
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	Rank	scope=col	Score	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Scorecard
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe		Scorecard
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa		Scorecard
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka		Scorecard
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates		Scorecard
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe		Scorecard
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	Rank	scope=col	Aggregate	scope=col	Scores	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Scorecard
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;		(414/7) v (411/8)	Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, India		Scorecard
2		(428/5) v (326)	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India		Scorecard
3	720/9	(381/3) v (339/6)	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy		Scorecard
4		(371/7) v (326)	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand		Scorecard
5		(367/5) v (327)	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa		Scorecard
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	Rank	scope=col	Aggregate	scope=col	Scores	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Scorecard
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;		(36) v (37/1)	Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa		Scorecard
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;		(35) v (40/1)	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe		Scorecard
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;		(38) v (40/1)	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka		Scorecard
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;		(50) v (51/0)	R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka		Scorecard
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;		(67) v (68/1)	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe		Scorecard
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	Rank	scope=col	Margin	scope=col	Target	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	245 Runs	300		Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	243 Runs	322		Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	234 Runs	310		Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	219 Runs	352		Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	210 Runs	333		Mahinda 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	Rank	scope=col	Balls remaining	scope=col	Margin	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	274	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=3	9 wickets		Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	272		Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	244		Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	240	scope=row style=text-align:center;	8 wickets		National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	229	scope=row style=text-align:center;	10 wickets		Shere-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	Rank	scope=col	Margin	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
1	10 wickets		Sinhalese 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	Rank	scope=col	Score	scope=col	Target	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;		align=center rowspan=2	322		Headingley, Leeds, England
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;			The Oval, London, England
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;		align=center	314		Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;		align=center rowspan=3	313		New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;			Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand
align=center	6	scope=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	Rank	scope=col	Margin	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center rowspan=2	1	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2			Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
3			Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
			Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda
			Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
5			Sinhalese 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	Rank	scope=col	Balls remaining	scope=col	Margin	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	0	scope=row style=text-align:center;	2 wickets		R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=3	2	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=3	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	3 wickets		Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
scope=row style=text-align:center;	4 wickets		Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar, India
scope=row style=text-align:center;	2 wickets		New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
align=center rowspan=8	5	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=8	2	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	4 wickets		Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
scope=row style=text-align:center;	3 wickets		Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
scope=row style=text-align:center;	1 wicket		Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
scope=row style=text-align:center;	2 wickets		Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
scope=row style=text-align:center;	2 wickets		Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
scope=row style=text-align:center;	2 wickets		Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
scope=row style=text-align:center;	6 wickets		Ranasinghe 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	Rank	scope=col	Margin	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center rowspan=4	1	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=4	1 wicket		Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
5	2 wickets		Paikiasothy 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]

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	317 Runs		Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India
2	302 Runs		Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
3	232 Runs		Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
4	217 Runs		Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
5	198 Runs		Eden Park, Auckland	25 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	Rank	scope=col	Balls remaining	scope=col	Margin	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	263	scope=row style=text-align:center;	10 wickets		R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	250	scope=row style=text-align:center;	10 wickets		AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	236	scope=row style=text-align:center;	9 wickets		Old Trafford, Manchester, England
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	227	scope=row style=text-align:center;	10 wickets
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	215	scope=row style=text-align:center;	9 wickets		Headingley, 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	Rank	scope=col	Margins	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Most recent venue	scope=col	Date
align=center rowspan=7	1	scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=7	10 wickets		Sharjah 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	Rank	scope=col	Margin	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1 run		Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=2	2	scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2	2 runs		Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
align=center rowspan=2	4	scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2	4 runs		Seddon 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	Rank	scope=col	Balls remaining	scope=col	Margin	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center rowspan=3	1	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=3	0	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	1 wicket		Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown, New Zealand
	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=3	4 wickets		Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=2	4		scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	1	Adelaide 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	Rank	scope=col	Margin	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center rowspan=5	1	scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=5	1 wicket		Queenstown 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

Wins	First win	Last 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 dismissal	Team	First Team	Last 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	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
scope=row		Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	scope=row
scope=row			scope=row
scope=row		Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	scope=row
scope=row		Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	scope=row
scope=row		Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	scope=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	Rank	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	14,234		align=center	404	align=center	380	2000-2015
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	13,430		align=center	445	align=center	433	1989-2011
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	12,650		align=center	448	align=center	418	1998-2015
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	10,290		align=center	330	align=center	303	1999-2016
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	9,284		align=center	308	align=center	296	1984-2003
align=center	6	scope=row style=text-align:center;	8,529		align=center	268	align=center	259	1990-2007
align=center	7	scope=row style=text-align:center;	7,456		align=center	269	align=center	255	1982-1999
align=center	8	scope=row style=text-align:center;	6,951		align=center	235	align=center	223	2005-2019
align=center	9	scope=row style=text-align:center;	5,916		align=center	226	align=center	195	2008-2023
align=center	10	scope=row style=text-align:center;	5,162		align=center	213	align=center	198	1986-1999
Last updated: 09 November 2023^[42]

Fastest runs getter

Runs	Batsman	Match	Innings	Record Date	Reference
scope=row style="background:#cee0f2; text-align:center;"	1000	Roy Dias	29	27	17 January 1985	^[43]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	2000	Pathum Nissanka	52	52	14 February 2024	^[44]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	3000	Upul Tharanga	97	93	9 June 2010	^[45]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	4000		124	119	16 August 2011	^[46]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	5000	Marvan Atapattu	154	152	11 July 2002	^[47]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	6000		182	180	14 February 2003	^[48]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	7000		218	213	25 August 2004	^[49]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	8000		245	239	22 January 2006	^[50]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	9000	Kumar Sangakkara	288	270	18 March 2011	^[51]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	10000	Tillakaratne Dilshan	319	293	26 July 2015	^[52]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	11000	Kumar Sangakkara	340	318	28 March 2013	^[53]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	12000		359	336	20 December 2013	^[54]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	13000		386	363	3 December 2014	^[55]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	14000		402	378	8 March 2015	^[56]

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Career Span	Ref
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Opener		379	12,674	34.81	1989&-2011	^[57]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 3		234	9,611	44.70	2000-2015	^[58]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 4		197	6,870	39.25	1984-2003	^[59]
Number 5		153	4,675 ♠	38.63	1982-1999	^[60]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 6		87	2,046	28.81	2009-2019	^[61]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 7		53	1,003	20.46	2009-2021	^[62]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 8		102	1,061	15.37	1994-2008	^[63]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 9		68	552	13.14		^[64]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 10		69	337	7.83	1993-2011	^[65]
Number 11	58		170 ♠	5.66	^[66]
Last updated: 7 September 2021. Qualification: Batted 20 Innings at the position

Most runs against each team

Opposition	Runs	Batsman	Matches	Innings	Career Span	Ref
	688		11	11	2022–2024	^[67]
	1,675		43	43	2002–2015	^[68]
	1,206		31	28	2002–2015	^[69]
	85		1	1	2007–2007	^[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	2	2002–2006	^[76]
	1,568		47	45	2001–2015	^[77]
	61		scope=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	43	2000–2015	^[79]
	144		3	3	2011–2023	^[80]
	87		2	2	2004–2008	^[81]
	922		30	30	1993–2007	^[82]
	906		28	25	1996–2006	^[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	Rank	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
1	210*			Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
2	189			Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
3	174*			Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
4	169			Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
5	161*			Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Last updated: 09 February 2024^[85]

Highest individual score – progression of record

scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Opponent	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Season
21			Old Trafford, Manchester, England	1975
53*			The Oval, London, England
59			Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	1979
67			Old Trafford, Manchester, England
86*			Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1981-82
102			Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India	1982
121			M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
140			Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa	1994-95
145			Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	1995-96
151*			Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	1997
189			Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	2000-2001
210*			Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	2023-2024
Last updated: 09 February 2024

Highest individual score against each team

scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Batsman	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date	scope=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	Rank	scope=col	Average	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Not out	scope=col	Period
1	43.88		58	2,326	5	2021-2024
2	41.96		373	13,975	40	2000-2015
3	41.85		55	1,967	8	2021-2024
4	40.24		195	5,916	48	2008-2023
5	39.27		303	10,290	41	1999-2016
Last updated: 07 August 2024^[105]

Highest Average in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Career Span	Ref
Opener		51	2,250	48.91	2021-2024	^[106]
Number 3		234	9,611	44.70	2000-2015	^[107]
Number 4	Arjuna Ranatunga	36	1,272	42.40	1984-1999	^[108]
Number 5	Angelo Mathews	87	3,116	51.08	2009-2020	^[109]
Number 6		59	1,703	44.81	1999-2007	^[110]
Number 7	Angelo Mathews	21	532	33.25	2008-2012	^[111]
Number 8		42	719	29.95	1994-2004	^[112]
Number 9		45	448	16.00	2003-2017	^[113]
Number 10		20	119	14.87	2008-2015	^[114]
Number 11		34	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	Rank	scope=col	Half centuries	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	93		align=center	373	align=center	13,975	2000-2015
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	75		align=center	413	align=center	12,381	1998-2015
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	68		align=center	429	align=center	13,364	1989-2011
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	64		align=center	296	align=center	9,284	1984-2003
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	59		align=center	259	align=center	8,529	1990-2007
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	Rank	scope=col	Centuries	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	28		align=center	429	align=center	13,364	1989-2011
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	25		align=center	373	align=center	13,975	2000-2015
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	22		align=center	303	align=center	10,290	1999-2016
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	18		align=center	413	align=center	12,381	1998-2015
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	15		align=center	222	align=center	6,941	2005-2019
Last updated: 7 September 2021^[119]

Most Sixes

scope=col	Rank	scope=col	Sixes	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	268		align=center	429	align=center	13,364	1989-2011
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	102		align=center	296	align=center	9,284	1984-2003
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	90		align=center	195	align=center	5,916	2008-2023
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	86		align=center	373	align=center	13,975	2000-2015
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	84		align=center	133	align=center	2,338	2009-2020
Last updated: 09 November 2023^[120]

Most Fours

scope=col	Rank	scope=col	Fours	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	1493		align=center	429	align=center	13,364	1989-2011
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	1349		align=center	373	align=center	13,975	2000-2015
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	1111		align=center	303	align=center	10,290	1999-2016
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	1098		align=center	413	align=center	12,381	1998-2015
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	796		align=center	222	align=center	6,941	2005-2019
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	Rank	scope=col	Strike rate	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Balls Faced	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	112.08		align=center	2,338	align=center	2,086	2009-2021
2	109.27		919	841	2017-2024
3	98.28		516	525	2015-2019
4	93.63		1,192	1,273	2017-2024
5	93.41		1,604	1,717	2014-2022
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	Rank	scope=col	Strike rate	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Balls Faced	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	311.11		align=center	28	align=center rowspan=2	9		Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	300.00		align=center	27*	MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	272.00		align=center	68	align=center	25		Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	271.43		align=center	76	align=center	28		Singapore Cricket Club Ground, Singapore, Singapore
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	260.00		align=center	39*	align=center	15		Mahinda 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	Rank	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Year
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	1,333		align=center	36	align=center	33
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	1,260		align=center	34	align=center	31
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	1,256		align=center	28	align=center	28
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	1,244		align=center	32	align=center	31
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	1,212		align=center	28	align=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	Rank	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Series
1	583		16	15	2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
2	548		11	11
3	541		7	7
4	513		11	11
5	500		9	9
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	Rank	scope=col	Ducks	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	34		align=center	441	align=center	429	1989-2011
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	28		align=center	443	align=center	413	1998-2015
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	26		align=center	226	align=center	119	2004-2019
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	25		align=center	321	align=center	219	1994-2008
align=center rowspan=2	5	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	24		align=center	189	align=center	181	1990-2004
	align=center	343	align=center	161	1993-2011
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	Rank	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	534	♠	align=center	343	align=center	334	align=center	12,066	1993-2011
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	400		align=center	321	align=center	319	align=center	10,955	1994-2008
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	338		align=center	226	align=center	220	align=center	9,760	2004-2019
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	320		align=center	441	align=center	365	align=center	11,737	1989-2011
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	199		align=center	184	align=center	181	align=center	6,751	2003-2017
align=center	6	scope=row style=text-align:center;	183	Dilhara Fernando	align=center	146	align=center	140	align=center	5,612	2001-2012
align=center	7	scope=row style=text-align:center;	175	Thisara Perera	align=center	166	align=center	157	align=center	5,740	2009-2021
align=center	8	scope=row style=text-align:center;	152	Ajantha Mendis	align=center	87	align=center	84	align=center	3,324	2008-2015
align=center	9	scope=row style=text-align:center;	151	Upul Chandana	align=center	147	align=center	136	align=center	4,818	1994-2007
align=center	10	scope=row style=text-align:center;	138	Kumar Dharmasena	align=center	141	align=center	134	align=center	4,998	1994-2004
Last updated: 7 September 2021^[134]

Fastest wicket taker

Wickets	Bowler	Match	Record Date	Reference
50		19 ♠	12 January 2009	^[135]
100		63	26 July 2013	^[136]
150		84	1 November 2015	^[137]
200		127	4 August 2012	^[138]
250		163	25 February 2014	^[139]
300		202	13 January 2003	^[140]
350		229	29 February 2004	^[141]
400		263	24 January 2006	^[142]
450		295 ♠	18 April 2007	^[143]
500		324 ♠	24 January 2009	^[144]
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Most career wickets against each team

scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Period	scope=col	Ref
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	15		7	7	281	2022–2024	^[145]
	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	48		37	36	1,529	1995–2011	^[146]
		28	27	1220	2007–2019
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	31		17	17	534	1995–2010	^[147]
	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	4		align=center rowspan=2	1	align=center rowspan=2	1	23	2007–2007	^[148]
		12	2003–2003	^[149]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	48		30	30	1,284	2006–2019	^[150]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	74		63	59	2,352	1993–2011	^[151]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	7		2	2	67	2014–2016	^[152]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	14		6	6	137	1996–2011	^[153]
	8		3	3	105	2023–2023	^[154]
			3	3	106	2023–2023
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	74		41	40	1,328	1994–2011	^[155]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	5		1	1	13	2023–2023	^[156]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	96		65	63	2,424	1993–2011	^[157]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	49		32	32	1,144	1993–2009	^[158]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	7		2	2	59	2011–2015	^[159]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	6		1	1	24	2023–2023	^[160]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	34		27	27	956	1993–2011	^[161]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	59		31	30	866		^[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	Rank	scope=col	Figures	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1				Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;				National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
align=center	5	scope=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	Figures	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
1/33			Old Trafford, Manchester, England	1975
2/60			The Oval, London, England
3/42			Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
3/29			Old Trafford, Manchester, England	1979
4/34			Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1981-82
5/39			Headingley, Leeds, England	1983
5/32			Racecourse Ground, Derby, England
5/26			Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka	1983-84
6/29			Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka	1992-93
7/30			Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	2000-01
8/19			Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2001-02
Last updated: 7 September 2021

Best Bowling Figure against each opponent

scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Figures	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date	scope=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	Rank	scope=col	Average	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Balls	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center	21.87		align=center	152	align=center	4,154	align=center	3,324	2008-2015
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center	23.07		align=center	523	align=center	18,433	align=center	12,066	1993-2011
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center	25.88		align=center	87	align=center	2,637	align=center	2,252	2017-2024
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center	27.46		align=center	399	align=center	15,721	align=center	10,955	1994-2008
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center	28.07		align=center	135	align=center	4,640	align=center	3,789	2004-2016
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	Rank	scope=col	Economy rate	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Balls	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center	3.93		align=center	534	align=center	12,066	align=center	18,433	1993-2011
align=center rowspan=2	2	scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=2	4.18		align=center	400	align=center	10,955	align=center	15,721	1994-2008
	align=center	32	align=center	1,464	align=center	2,100	1986-1994
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center	4.28		align=center	138	align=center	4,998	align=center	7,009	1994-2004
align=center rowspan=2	5	scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=2	4.29		align=center	68	align=center	2,049	align=center	2,864	1986-1995
	align=center	34	align=center	1,655	align=center	2,311	1982-1987
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	Rank	scope=col	Strike rate	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Balls	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center	27.3		align=center	152	align=center	3,324	align=center	4,154	2008-2015
4	30.3		87	2,252	2,637	2017-2024
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center	32.3		align=center	338	align=center	9,760	align=center	10,936	2004-2019
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center	33.7		align=center	175	align=center	5,740	align=center	5,900	2009-2021
5	34.3		135	3,789	4,640	2004-2016
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	Rank	scope=col	Four-wicket hauls	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Balls	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center	25		align=center	343	align=center	18,433	align=center	534	1993-2011
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center	19		align=center	226	align=center	10,936	align=center	338	2004-2019
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center	13		align=center	321	align=center	15,721	align=center	400	1994-2008
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center	12		align=center	441	align=center	14,748	align=center	320	1989-2011
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center	10		align=center	87	align=center	4,154	align=center	152	2008-2015
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	Rank	scope=col	Five-wicket hauls	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Balls	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center	10		align=center	343	align=center	18,433	align=center	534	1993-2011
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center	8		align=center	226	align=center	10,936	align=center	338	2004-2019
align=center rowspan=4	3	scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=4	4		align=center	55	align=center	2,637	align=center	87	2017-2024
	align=center	321	align=center	15,721	align=center	400	1994-2008
	align=center	441	align=center	14,748	align=center	320	1989-2011
	align=center	164	align=center	5,828	align=center	172	2009-2020
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	Rank	scope=col	Economy	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Overs	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;			align=center	6	align=center	5	align=center	1		Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=3	2	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=3			align=center rowspan=3	10	align=center rowspan=3	9	align=center	0		Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
	align=center	3	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
	align=center	5		Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;				align=center	12	align=center	11	align=center	2	Racecourse 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	Rank	scope=col	Strike rate	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Balls	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;			align=center	4	align=center	4	align=center	18		Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;			align=center	7	align=center	19	align=center	35		Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=5	3	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=5			align=center	4	align=center rowspan=2	19	align=center	24		Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna, India
	align=center	8	align=center	48	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
	align=center rowspan=2	4	align=center rowspan=2	14	align=center rowspan=2	24		Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
		Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
	align=center	6	align=center	20	align=center	36		Ranasinghe 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	Rank	scope=col	Figures	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Overs	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;			align=center rowspan=5	10		Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;				University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;				The Oval, London, England
align=center	5	scope=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	Rank	scope=col	Figures	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Overs	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;			align=center rowspan=3	10		Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;				National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;			align=center	7.4		Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;			align=center	10		Gymkhana 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	Rank	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Year
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	56		align=center	33	2001
align=center rowspan=2	2	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	48		align=center	18	2008
	align=center	24	2011
	align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	47	align=center	32	2012
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	46		align=center	24	2003
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	Rank	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
align=center rowspan=2	1	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	23		10	10
2	22		7	7	2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
3	21		8	8
	9	9	2023 Cricket World Cup
5	18		8	8
			11	11
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.	Bowler	Against	Dismissals	Venue	Date	Ref.
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	Rank	scope=col	Dismissals	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	473 ♠		align=center	397	align=center	346	2000-2015
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	206		align=center	189	align=center	185	1992-2004
3	53		127	49	2016-2024
4	52		55	51	2014-2022
5	45		200	52	1986-1999
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	Rank	scope=col	Catches	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	377		align=center	397	align=center	346	2000-2015
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	131		align=center	189	align=center	185	1992-2004
3	47		49	49	2016-2024
4	41		55	51	2014-2022
5	38		200	52	1986-1999
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	Rank	scope=col	Stumpings	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	96		align=center	397	align=center	346	2000-2015
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	75		align=center	189	align=center	185	1992-2004
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	11		align=center	55	align=center	51	2014-2022
align=center rowspan=2	4	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	8		align=center	54	align=center	31	1983-1990
	align=center	157	align=center	44	2010-2022
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	Rank	scope=col	Dismissals	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center rowspan=4	1	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=4	5			Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
		Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
		Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=26	5	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=26	4			Bangabandhu 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	Rank	scope=col	Dismissals	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Series
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	17		align=center	10	align=center	10
align=center rowspan=2	2	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	15		align=center	6	align=center	6
align=center	11	align=center	11
align=center rowspan=2	4	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	14		align=center	9	align=center	8
align=center	7	align=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	Rank	scope=col	Catches	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	218	♠	align=center	443	1998-2015
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	128		align=center	343	1993-2011
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	123		align=center	441	1989-2011
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	120		align=center	327	1999-2016
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	109		align=center	213	1986-1999
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	Rank	scope=col	Dismissals	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center rowspan=28	1	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=28	3			Bangabandhu 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	Rank	scope=col	Catches	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Innings	scope=col	Series
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center	9		align=center	15	14	2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
align=center rowspan=2	2	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	8		align=center	8	align=center rowspan=2	8
align=center	9
align=center rowspan=6	3	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=6	7		align=center	8	align=center	8
align=center	5	align=center	5
	align=center	4	align=center	4
	align=center	8	align=center	8
	align=center rowspan=2	5	align=center rowspan=2	5
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	Rank	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Average Difference	scope=col	Period	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Bat Avg	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Bowl Avg
align=center	1		scope=row style=text-align:center;	8.32	2008-2020	align=center	218	align=center	5835	align=center	41.67	align=center	120	align=center	33.35
align=center	2		scope=row style=text-align:center;	-4.16	1989-2011	align=center	441	align=center	13364	align=center	32.51	align=center	320	align=center	36.67
align=center	3		scope=row style=text-align:center;	-4.50	1984-2003	align=center	308	align=center	9284	align=center	34.9	align=center	106	align=center	39.4
align=center	4		scope=row style=text-align:center;	-5.80	1999-2016	align=center	330	align=center	10290	align=center	39.27	align=center	106	align=center	45.07
align=center	5		scope=row style=text-align:center;	-8.54	2004-2016	align=center	109	align=center	1113	align=center	19.52	align=center	135	align=center	28.06
align=center	6		scope=row style=text-align:center;	-12.81	2009-2021	align=center	166	align=center	2338	align=center	19.98	align=center	175	align=center	32.80
align=center	7		scope=row style=text-align:center;	-13.58	1994-2004	align=center	141	align=center	1222	align=center	22.62	align=center	138	align=center	36.21
align=center	8		scope=row style=text-align:center;	-13.72	1994-2008	align=center	321	align=center	2018	align=center	13.72	align=center	399	align=center	27.45
align=center	9		scope=row style=text-align:center;	-14.59	1994-2007	align=center	147	align=center	1627	align=center	17.3	align=center	151	align=center	31.9
align=center	10		scope=row style=text-align:center;	-18.49	2003-2017	align=center	184	align=center	1327	align=center	15.43	align=center	199	align=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	Player	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Series
	align=center	8	align=center	279	align=center	7
	align=center	5	align=center	306	align=center	5
	align=center	7	align=center	359	align=center	8
	align=center rowspan=2	10	align=center	267	align=center	9
	align=center	321	align=center	10
	align=center	5	align=center	322	align=center	5
	align=center	11	align=center	467	align=center	7
	align=center	9	align=center	500	align=center	8
	align=center	5	align=center	273	align=center	6
	align=center rowspan=2	7	align=center	357	align=center	12
	align=center	395	align=center	5
	align=center	19	align=center	426	align=center	17	2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
	align=center	15	align=center	338	align=center	8
	align=center	15	align=center	304	align=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	Rank	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	443		1998-2015
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	441		1989-2011
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	397		2000-2015
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	343		1993-2011
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	330		1999-2016
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	Rank	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	122		2005-2009
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	119		1999-2003
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	115		1999-2003
align=center rowspan=2	4	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	96		1993-1997
	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	Rank	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %	Period
align=center	1		scope=row style=text-align:center;	193	89	95	1	8	48.38	1988-1999
align=center	2		scope=row style=text-align:center;	126	68	49			58.05	2004-2013
align=center	3		scope=row style=text-align:center;	118	66	47	2	3	58.26	1998-2003
align=center	4		scope=row style=text-align:center;	106	49	51	1	5	49.01	2012-2018
align=center	5		scope=row style=text-align:center;	63	35	27	0	1	56.45	2001-2006
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	Rank	scope=col	Age	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;					Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
align=center	5	scope=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	Rank	scope=col	Age	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Old Trafford, Manchester, England
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Old Trafford, Manchester, England
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand
align=center	5	scope=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	Rank	scope=col	Age	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;				The Oval, London, England
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;				Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
align=center	5	scope=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	Wicket	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	First batsman	scope=col	Second batsman	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Scorecard
align=center		scope=row style=text-align:center;	286				Headingley, Leeds, England		Scorecard
align=center		scope=row style=text-align:center;	212*				Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand		Scorecard
align=center		scope=row style=text-align:center;	239				Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka		Scorecard
align=center		scope=row style=text-align:center;	185				Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh		Scorecard
align=center		scope=row style=text-align:center;	166				Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates		Scorecard
align=center		scope=row style=text-align:center;	177				National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan		Scorecard
align=center		scope=row style=text-align:center;	126*				Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka		Scorecard
align=center		scope=row style=text-align:center;	91				Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago		Scorecard
align=center		scope=row style=text-align:center;	132 ♠				Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia		Scorecard
align=center		scope=row style=text-align:center;	58				Axxess DSL St. Georges, Port Elizabeth, South Africa		Scorecard
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	Wicket	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	First batsman	scope=col	Second batsman	scope=col	Opposition	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Scorecard
align=center rowspan=2		scope=row style=text-align:center;	286				Headingley, Leeds, England		Scorecard
scope=row style=text-align:center;	282			Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka			Scorecard
align=center		scope=row style=text-align:center;	239				Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka		Scorecard
align=center rowspan=2		scope=row style=text-align:center;	237				Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia		Scorecard
scope=row style=text-align:center;	231*				Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka		Scorecard
Last updated: 1 July 2020^[259]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Rank	Runs	Innings	Players	Highest	Average	100/50	T20I career span
align=center	1	5,992	151		179	41.61	15/32	2000–2015
align=center	2	5,475	108		210*	53.67	20/19
align=center	3	5,462	144		237	39.29	14/26	1996-2007
align=center	4	scope-"row"	3,802	105		153	37.27	8/18	1984–1999
align=center	5	3,430	83		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	Rank	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Umpire	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	122		1999-2012
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	118		2009-2022
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	89		2011-2023
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	56		1982-1999
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	52		1999-2013
Last updated: 27 June 2023

See also

• List of One Day International cricket records
• List of batsmen who have scored over 10,000 One Day International cricket runs
• List of One Day International cricket hat-tricks
• List of Test cricket records
• List of List A cricket records
• List of Cricket World Cup records

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