List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricket records

A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket.[1][2] The first Twenty20 International match between two men's sides was played on 17 February 2005, involving Australia and New Zealand. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack reported that "neither side took the game especially seriously",[3] and it was noted by ESPNcricinfo that but for a large score for Ricky Ponting, "the concept would have shuddered".[4] However, Ponting himself said "if it does become an international game then I'm sure the novelty won't be there all the time".[5] This is a list of Sri Lanka Cricket team's Twenty20 International records. It is based on the List of Twenty20 International records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Sri Lankan cricket team. Sri Lanka played the first ever T20I in 2006.

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 as of August 2020.

Key

Symbol	Meaning
	Player or umpire is currently active in T20I cricket
	Even took place during a Cricket World Cup
*	Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠	Twenty20 International cricket record
Date	Starting date of the match
Innings	Number of innings played
Matches	Number of matches played
Opposition	The team Sri Lanka was playing against
Period	The time period when the player was active in ODI cricket
Player	The player involved in the record
Venue	Twenty20 International cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Overall record

Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %
128	59	65	2	2	47.62
[6] Last Updated: 9 August 2020

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

As of August 2020, Sri Lanka has played 128 T20I matches resulting in 59 victories, 65 defeats, 2 ties and 2 no results for an overall winning percentage of 47.62.[6]

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	% Won
Full Members
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Australia	16	8	8	0	0	50.00
Bangladesh	11	7	4	0	0	63.64
England	9	4	5	0	0	44.44
India	19	5	13	0	1	27.78
Ireland	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
New Zealand	19	7	10	1	1	41.67
Pakistan	21	8	13	0	0	38.10
South Africa	13	5	7	1	0	42.31
West Indies	11	6	5	0	0	54.55
Zimbabwe	3	3	0	0	0	100.00
Associate Members
Canada	1	1	0	0	0	100
Kenya	1	1	0	0	0	100
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	0	100
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	0	100
Total	128	59	65	2	2	47.62
Statistics are correct as of  Sri Lanka v  West Indies at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, 2nd T20I, 6 Mar. 2020.[7]

First bilateral T20I series wins

Opponent	Year of first Home win	Year of first Away win
Australia	2011	2010
Bangladesh	2013	2014
England	-	2006
India	-	-
New Zealand		2014
Pakistan	-	2019
South Africa	2018	2017
West Indies	-	YTP
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[8]

First T20I match wins

Opponent	Home		Away / Neutral
	Venue	Year	Venue	Year
Afghanistan	YTP	YTP	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	2016
Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	2011	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	2009
Bangladesh		2013	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2007
Canada	YTP	YTP	Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada	2008
England	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	2012	Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	2006
India	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2018	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India	2009
Ireland	YTP	YTP	Lord's, London, England	2009
Kenya			New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2007
Netherlands			Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	2014
New Zealand	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	2013	Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand	2006
Pakistan	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2012	Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada	2008
South Africa	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	2013	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	2014
United Arab Emirates	YTP	YTP	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	2016
West Indies	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	2012	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	2009
Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka		Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada	2008
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[9]

Most runs in an innings

The highest innings total scored in T20Is has been scored twice. The first occasion came in the match between Afghanistan and Ireland when Afghanistan scored 278/3 in the 2nd T20I of the Ireland series in India in February 2019.[10] The Czech Republic national cricket team against Turkey during the 2019 Continental Cup scored 278/4 to equal the record.[11] The highest score for Sri Lanka is 260/3 scored against Kenya during the 2007 World Twenty20.[12]

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	260/6	Kenya	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	14 September 2007
2	215/5	India	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India	9 December 2009
	215/3	West Indies	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	9 November 2015
4	214/6	Bangladesh	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	10 March 2018
5	211/3	Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE	13 December 2013
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[13]

Fewest runs in an innings

The lowest innings total scored was by Turkey against Czech Republic when they were dismissed for 21 during the 2019 Continental Cup.[11] The lowest score in T20I history for Sri Lanka is 82 scored against India in the 2016 tour of India.[14]

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	79/10	India	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India	14 February 2016
2	87/10	Australia	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	9 May 2010
		India	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India	20 December 2017
4	92/10	New Zealand	Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, USA	22 May 2010
5	99/10	Pakistan	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	3 June 2012
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[15]

Most runs conceded an innings

The first match of the Australia's tour of Sri Lanka in 2016 saw Sri Lanka concede their highest innings total of 263/3.[16]

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	263/3	Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	6 September 2016
2	260/5	India	Holkar Stadium, Indore, India	22 December 2017
3	233/2	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	27 October 2019
4	215/5	Bangladesh	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	10 March 2018
5	211/4	India	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India	12 December 2009
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[17]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

The lowest score conceded by Sri Lanka for a full inning is 39 when they dismissed the Netherlands during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh.[14]

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	39/10	Netherlands	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	24 March 2014
2	60/10	New Zealand		31 March 2014
3	81/10		Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, USA	23 May 2010
4	83/10	Bangladesh	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	18 September 2007
5	88/10	Kenya		14 September 2007
		New Zealand	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	6 September 2019
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[18]

Most runs aggregate in a match

The highest match aggregate scored in T20Is came in the match between India and West Indies in the first T20I of the August 2016 series at Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill when India scored 244/4 in response to West Indies score of 245/6 to loose the match by 1 run.[19] The first match of the ustralia's tour of Sri Lanka in 2016 saw ä total of 441 runs being scored, the most involving Sri Lanka.[16]

Rank	Aggregate	Scores	Venue	Date
1	441/12	Australia (263/3) v  Sri Lanka (178/9)	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	6 September 2016
2	432/14	India (260/5) v  Sri Lanka (172)	Holkar Stadium, Indore, India	22 December 2017
3	429/11	Sri Lanka (214/6) v  Bangladesh (215/5)	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	10 March 2018
4	417/11	Sri Lanka (206/7) v  India (211/4)	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India	12 December 2009
5	401/14	Sri Lanka (215/5) v  India (186/9)	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India	9 December 2009
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[20]

Fewest runs aggregate in a match

The lowest match aggregate in T20Is is 57 when Turkey were dismissed for 28 by Luxembourg in the second T20I of the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania in August 2019.[21] The lowest match aggregate in T20I history for Sri Lanka is 79 scored during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 against Netherlands.[22]

Rank	Aggregate	Scores	Venue	Date
1	79/11	Netherlands (39) v  Sri Lanka (40/1)	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	24 March 2014
2	124/9	South Africa (78/4) v  Sri Lanka (46/5)	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	22 September 2012
3	163/13	New Zealand (81) v  Sri Lanka (82/3)	Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, USA	23 May 2010
4	166/11	Sri Lanka (82/1) v  India (84/1)	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India	14 February 2016
5	179/19	Sri Lanka (119) v  New Zealand (60)	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	31 March 2014
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[23]

Result records

A T20I match is won when one side has scored more runs than the 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 T20Is was Czech Republic's victory over Turkey by 257 runs in the sixth match of the 2019 Continental Cup.[11] The largest victory recorded by Sri Lanka was during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 by 172 runs against Kenya.[25]

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	172 Runs	Kenya	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	14 September 2007
2	82 Runs	Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	18 September 2012
3	75 Runs	Bangladesh	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh	18 February 2018
4	64 Runs		New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	18 September 2007
		Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	5 October 2019
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[26]

Greatest win margins (by balls remaining)

The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is was Austria's victory over Turkey by 104 balls remaining in the ninth match of the 2019 Continental Cup.[27] The largest victory recorded by Sri Lanka is during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 against the Netherlands when they won by 9 wickets with 90 balls remaining.[28]

Rank	Balls remaining	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	90	9 wickets	Netherlands	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	24 March 2014
2	28		West Indies	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	29 September 2012
3	27	7 wickets	New Zealand	Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, USA	23 May 2010
4	24	3 wickets	South Africa	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	14 August 2018
5	21	7 wickets	Australia	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	31 October 2010
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[26]

Greatest win margins (by wickets)

A total of 22 matches have ended with chasing team winning by 10 wickets with New Zealand winning by such margins a record three times.[29] Sri Lanka have won by 9 wickets on three occasions.[26]

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	9 wickets	England	Bristol County Ground, Bristol, England	25 June 2011
		West Indies	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	29 September 2012
		Netherlands	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	24 March 2014
4	8 wickets	New Zealand	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	21 November 2013
5	7 wickets		New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	15 September 2007
			Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, USA	23 May 2010
		Australia	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	31 October 2010
Last updated: 3 December 2017[26]

Highest successful run chases

Australia holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 245/5 in response to New Zealand's 243/6.[30] The highest successful chase for Sri Lanka is 194/4 against Bangladesh during the Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh in 2018.[31]

Rank	Score	Target	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	194/4	194	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	15 February 2018
2	176/8	174	Australia	Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia	19 February 2017
3	175/5	175	India	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	6 March 2018
4	172/5	169	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	17 February 2017
5	170/5	170	South Africa	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	25 January 2017
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[31]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

The narrowest run margin victory is by 1 run which has been achieved in 15 T20I's. The narrowest win margin for Sri Lanka is 2 runs achieved three times.[32][33]

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	2 Runs	England	Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	15 June 2006
		Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	12 February 2014
		Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	28 January 2013
4	5 Runs	South Africa	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	22 March 2014
5	8 Runs	Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	8 August 2011
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[33]

Narrowest win margins (by balls remaining)

The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 26 times. Sri Lanka has achieve victory of the last ball on four occasions.[34]

Rank	Balls remaining	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	0	5 wickets	India	Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	11 May 2010
		3 wickets	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	14 February 2014
		5 wickets	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	17 February 2017
		2 wickets		Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia	19 February 2017
5	1	5 wickets	South Africa	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	25 January 2017
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[33]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is 1 wicket which has settled four such T20Is. The narrowest victory by wickets for Sri Lanka is two wickets.[35]

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	2 wickets	Australia	Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia	19 February 2017
2	3 wickets	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	14 February 2014
		South Africa	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	22 January 2017
			Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	14 August 2018
5	5 wickets	Zimbabwe	Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada	10 October 2008
		Pakistan		13 October 2008
		India	Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	11 May 2010
		Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	26 January 2013
		India	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India	9 February 2016
		South Africa	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	25 January 2017
		Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	17 February 2017
		India	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	6 March 2018
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[33]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

Sri Lanka's biggest defeat by runs was against Australia in the Sri Lanka's tour of Australia in 2019 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia.[36]

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	134 runs	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	27 October 2019
2	93 runs	India	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India	20 December 2017
3	88 runs		Holkar Stadium, Indore, India	22 December 2017
4	85 runs	Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	6 September 2016
5	81 runs		Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	9 May 2010
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[36]

Greatest loss margins (by balls remaining)

The largest defeat suffered by Sri Lanka was against New Zealand in New Zealand during the 2016 T20I Series when they lost by 9 wickets with 60 balls remaining.[28]

Rank	Balls remaining	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	60	9 wickets	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	10 January 2016
2	58	10 wickets	Australia	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	20 September 2007
3	42	9 wickets		The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia	30 October 2019
4	37		India	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India	14 February 2016
5	24	7 wickets	England	Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	13 May 2010
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[36]

Greatest loss margins (by wickets)

Sri Lanka have lost an T20I match by a margin of 10 wickets on one occasion.

Rank	Margins	Opposition	Most recent venue	Date
1	10 wickets	Australia	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	20 September 2007
2	9 wickets	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	10 January 2016
		India	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India	14 February 2016
		Australia	The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia	30 October 2019
5	8 wickets	Pakistan	Lord's, London, England	21 June 2009
		South Africa	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India	28 March 2016
		England	Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	5 July 2016
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[36]

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

The narrowest loss of Sri Lanka in terms of runs is by 3 runs suffered twice.[37]

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	3 runs	New Zealand	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 September 2009
		New Zealand	Bay Oval, Tauranga, New Zealand	7 January 2016
3	10 runs	England	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India	26 March 2016
4	12 runs	South Africa	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 August 2013
5	16 runs		Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	22 March 2019
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[37]

Narrowest loss margins (by balls remaining)

Sri Lanka has suffered loss with one ball remaining four times.[34]

Rank	Balls remaining	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	1	3 wickets	Pakistan	Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada	11 October 2008
		2 wickets	New Zealand	Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana	30 April 2010
			Pakistan	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	27 October 2017
			Bangladesh	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	16 March 2018
5	2	5 wickets			10 March 2018
		4 wickets	New Zealand	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	3 September 2019
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[33]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

Sri Lanka has suffered defeat by 1 wicket once.[37]

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	1 wicket	Pakistan	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1 August 2015
2	2 wickets	New Zealand	Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana	30 April 2010
		Pakistan	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	27 October 2017
		Bangladesh	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	16 March 2018
5	3 wickets	Pakistan	Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada	11 October 2008
		India	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	10 February 2009
		Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE	11 December 2013
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[37]

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 19 ties in T20Is history with Sri Lanka involved in two such games.[6]

Opposition	Venue	Date
New Zealand	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	27 September 2012
South Africa	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	19 March 2019
Last updated: 3 December 2017[37]

Individual 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 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[38] India's Virat Kohli has scored the most runs in T20Is with 2,794. Second is Rohit Sharma of India with 2,773 ahead of Martin Guptill from New Zealand in third with 2,536. Tillakaratne Dilshan is the leading Sri Lankan batsmen on this list.[39]

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	1,889	Tillakaratne Dilshan	80	79	2006-2016
2	1,493	Mahela Jayawardene	55	55	2006-2014
3	1,382	Kumar Sangakkara	56	53	2006-2014
4	1,293	Kusal Perera	47	46	2012-2020
5	1,119	Angelo Mathews	75	60	2009-2020
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[40]

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Career Span	Ref
Opener	Tillakaratne Dilshan	66	1720	30.17	2008-2016	[41]
Number 3	Kumar Sangakkara	23	585	29.25	2006-2014	[42]
Number 4		25	675	35.52		[43]
Number 5	Angelo Mathews	28	741	37.05	2010-2020	[44]
Number 6	Thisara Perera	13	242	34.57	2010-2020	[45]
Number 7		26	420 ♠	24.70		[46]
Number 8		12	137	15.22		[47]
Number 9	Nuwan Kulasekara	12	92	15.33	2008-2017	[48]
Number 10	Lasith Malinga	20	58	4.46	2007-2020	[49]
Number 11	Vikum Sanjaya	5	20	6.66	2017-2017	[50]
Last Updated: 9 August 2020

Highest individual score

The third T20I of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series saw Aaron Finch score the highest Individual score. Dilshan holds the highest such score for a Sri Lankan batsmen.[51]

Rank	Runs	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	104*	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	6 August 2011
2	100	Mahela Jayawardene	Zimbabwe	Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana	3 May 2010
3	98*		West Indies	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	7 May 2010
4	96*	Tillakaratne Dilshan		The Oval, London, England	19 June 2009
5	89	Mahela Jayawardene	England	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	27 March 2014
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[52]

Highest individual score – progression of record

Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
41	Sanath Jayasuriya	England	Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	15 June 2006
51*		New Zealand	Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand	22 December 2006
88		Kenya	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	14 September 2007
96*	Tillakaratne Dilshan	West Indies	The Oval, London, England	19 June 2009
100	Mahela Jayawardene	Zimbabwe	Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana	3 May 2010
104*	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	6 August 2011
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[52]

Highest score against each opponent

Opposition	Player	Score	Date
Afghanistan	Tillakaratne Dilshan	83*	17 March 2016
Australia		104*	6 August 2011
Bangladesh	Kusal Perera	77	4 April 2017
Canada	Mahela Jayawardene	35	12 October 2008
England		89	27 March 2014
India	Kumar Sangakkara	78	9 December 2009
Ireland	Mahela Jayawardene	78	14 June 2009
Kenya	Sanath Jayasuriya	88	14 September 2007
Netherlands	Kusal Perera	14	24 March 2014
New Zealand	Mahela Jayawardene	81	30 April 2010
	Angelo Mathews	81*	10 January 2016
Pakistan	Kusal Perera	84	13 December 2013
South Africa	Isuru Udana	84*	22 March 2019
United Arab Emirates	Dinesh Chandimal	50	25 February 2016
West Indies	Mahela Jayawardene	98*	7 May 2010
Zimbabwe		100	3 May 2010
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[52]

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.[53]

Rank	Average	Player	Innings	Runs	Not out	Period
1	31.77	Mahela Jayawardene	55	8	1,493	2006-2014
2	31.41	Kumar Sangakkara	53	9	1,382	2006-2014
3	28.19	Tillakaratne Dilshan	79	12	1,889	2006-2016
4	28.11	Kusal Perera	46	0	1,293	2012-2020
5	26.64	Angelo Mathews	60	18	1,119	2009-2020
Qualification: 15 innings Last Updated: 9 August 2020[54]

Highest Average in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Career Span	Ref
Opener	Mahela Jayawardene	23	812	40.60	2010-2013	[55]
Number 3	Kusal Perera	13	483	37.15	2013-2020	[56]
Number 4	Kumar Sangakkara	25	675	35.52	2006-2014	[57]
Number 5	Jeevan Mendis	5	118	39.33	2011-2013	[58]
Number 6	Thisara Perera	13	242	34.57	2012-2019	[59]
Number 7	Chamara Kapugedera	9	213	30.42	2006-2017	[60]
Number 8	Isuru Udana	7	130	32.50	2009-2020	[61]
Number 9	Nuwan Kulasekara	12	92	15.33	2008-2017	[62]
Number 10	Jeffrey Vandersay	5	15	15.00	2015-2016	[63]
Number 11	Nuwan Pradeep	5	10	10.00	2016-2019	[64]
Last Updated: 9 August 2020

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.

Virat Kohli of India has scored the most half-centuries in T20Is with 24. He is followed by India's Rohit Sharma on 21, Ireland's Paul Stirling on 18 and Australia's David Warner on 17. Dishan has the most half-centuries among Sri Lankan batsmen.[65]

Rank	Half centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	13	Tillakaratne Dilshan	79	1,889	2006-2016
2	12	Kusal Perera	46	1,293	2012-2020
3	9	Mahela Jayawardene	55	1,493	2006-2014
4	8	Kumar Sangakkara	53	1,382	2006-2014
5	5	Kusal Mendis	26	484	2016-2019
		Angelo Mathews	60	1,119	2009-2020
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[66]

Most centuries

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

Rohit Sharma has scored the most centuries in T20Is with 4. Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene, with one such knocks, hold the Sri Lankan record.[67]

Rank	Centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	1	Mahela Jayawardene	55	1493	2006-2014
		Tillakaratne Dilshan	79	1889	2006-2016
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[68]

Most Sixes

Rank	Sixes	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	53	Thisara Perera	68	1,044	2010-2020
2	47	Kusal Perera	46	1,293	2012-2020
3	38	Angelo Mathews	60	1,119	2009-2020
4	33	Tillakaratne Dilshan	79	1,889	2006-2016
		Mahela Jayawardene	55	1,493	2006-2014
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[69]

Most Fours

Rank	Fours	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	223	Tillakaratne Dilshan	79	1,889	2006-2016
2	173	Mahela Jayawardene	55	1,493	2006-2014
3	139	Kumar Sangakkara	53	1,382	2006-2014
4	123	Kusal Perera	46	1,293	2012-2020
5	76	Thisara Perera	68	1,044	2010-2020
		Sanath Jayasuriya	30	629	2006-2011
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[70]

Highest strike rates

Ravija Sandaruwan of Kuwait holds the record for highest strike rate, with minimum 250 balls faced qualification, with 165.80.[71] Thisara Perera is the Sri Lankan with the highest strike rate.

Rank	Strike Rate	Player	Runs	Balls Faced	Period
1	147.67	Thisara Perera	1,044	707	2010-2020
2	138.83	Niroshan Dickwella	429	309	2016-2019
3	135.25	Kusal Perera	1,293	956	2012-2020
4	133.18	Mahela Jayawardene	1,493	1,121	2006-2014
5	131.52	Kusal Mendis	484	368	2016-2019
Qualification= 250 balls faced. Last Updated: 9 August 2020[72]

Highest strike rates in an inning

Dwayne Smith of West Indies strike rate of 414.28 during his 29 off 7 balls against Bangladesh during 2007 ICC World Twenty20 is the world record for highest strike rate in an innings. Jehan Mubarak with his innings of 46* off 13 balls against Kenya in the same tournament holds the top position for a Sri Lanka player in this list.[73]

Rank	Strike Rate	Player	Runs	Balls Faced	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	353.85	Jehan Mubarak	46*	13	Kenya	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	14 September 2007
2	284.62	Angelo Mathews	37*		West Indies	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	9 November 2015
3	272.73	Dasun Shanaka	30*	11	Bangladesh	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh	18 February 2018
4	245.00	Thisara Perera	49	20	England	The Oval, London, England	20 May 2014
5	240.74	Mahela Jayawardene	65	27	Kenya	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	14 September 2007
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[74]

Most runs in a calendar year

Paul Stirling of Ireland holds the record for most runs scored in a calendar year with 748 runs scored in 2019. Dilshan scored 471 runs in 2009, the most for a Sri Lanka batsmen in a year.[75]

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Year
1	471	Tillakaratne Dilshan	12	12	2009
2	434	Kumar Sangakkara
3	373	Dinesh Chandimal	16	16	2016
4	343	Mahela Jayawardene	9	9	2010
5	301	Kusal Perera			2013
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[76]

Most runs in a series

The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh saw Virat Kohli set the record for the most runs scored in a single series scoring 319 runs. He is followed by Tillakaratne Dilshan with 317 runs scored in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.[77]

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	317	Tillakaratne Dilshan	7	7	2009 ICC World Twenty20
2	302	Mahela Jayawardene	6	6	2010 ICC World Twenty20
3	243		7	7	2012 ICC World Twenty20
4	204	Kusal Perera	4	4	2018 Nidahas Trophy
5	179	Tillakaratne Dilshan	7	7	2012 ICC World Twenty20
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[78]

Most ducks

A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[79] Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka, Pakistan's Umar Akmal and Ireland's Kevin O'Brien has scored the equal highest number of ducks in T20Is with 10 such knocks.[80]

Rank	Ducks	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	10 ♠	Tillakaratne Dilshan	80	79	2006-2016
2	8	Thisara Perera	77	68	2010-2020
		Lasith Malinga	84	33	2006-2020
4	7	Dasun Shanaka	40	39	2015-2020
5	4	Sanath Jayasuriya	31	30	2006-2011
		Mahela Jayawardene	55	55	2006-2014
		Nuwan Kulasekara	58	30	2008-2017
		Milinda Siriwardana	22	19	2015-2017
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[81]

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.

Lasith Malinga, current captain of Sri Lanka, is the highest wicket-taker in T20Is.[82]

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Period
1	107 ♠	Lasith Malinga	84	83	2,225	2006-2020
2	66	Ajantha Mendis	39	39	952	2008-2014
		Nuwan Kulasekara	58	58	1,530	2008-2017
4	45	Thisara Perera	77	62	1,537	2010-2020
5	38	Angelo Mathews	75	60	1,181	2009-2020
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[83]

Best figures in an innings

Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[84] India's Deepak Chahar holds the world record for best figures in an innings when he took 6/7 against Bangladesh in November 2019 at Nagpur. Ajantha Mendis holds the Sri Lankan record for best bowling figures.[85]

Rank	Figures	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	6/8	Ajantha Mendis	Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	18 September 2012
2	6/16		Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	8 August 2011
3	5/3	Rangana Herath	New Zealand	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	31 March 2014
4	5/6	Lasith Malinga		Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	6 September 2019
5	5/31		England		1 October 2012
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[86]

Best figures in an innings – progression of record

Figures	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
2/32	Sanath Jayasuriya	England	Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	15 June 2006
3/21		New Zealand	Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand	22 December 2006
3/19	Dilhara Fernando		Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	26 December 2006
4/15	Ajantha Mendis	Zimbabwe	Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada	10 October 2008
6/16		Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	8 August 2011
6/8		Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	18 September 2012
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[86]

Best Bowling Figure against each opponent

Opposition	Player	Figures	Date
Afghanistan	Thisara Perera	3/33	17 March 2016
Australia	Ajantha Mendis	6/16	8 August 2011
Bangladesh	Lasith Malinga	3/20	14 February 2014
Canada	Ajantha Mendis	4/17	12 October 2008
England	Lasith Malinga	5/31	1 October 2012
India	Dasun Shanaka	3/16	9 February 2016
Ireland	Lasith Malinga	2/19	14 June 2009
Kenya	Tillakaratne Dilshan	2/4	14 September 2007
Netherlands	Ajantha Mendis	3/12	24 March 2014
New Zealand	Rangana Herath	5/3	31 March 2014
Pakistan	Kaushalya Weeraratne	4/19	11 October 2008
South Africa	Lakshan Sandakan	4/23	22 January 2017
United Arab Emirates	Lasith Malinga	4/26	25 February 2016
West Indies	Ajantha Mendis	4/12	7 October 2012
Zimbabwe		6/8	18 September 2012
Last updated: 9 August 2020.[86]

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 T20Is with 12.62. Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer, is second behind Rashid with an overall career average of 14.42 runs per wicket.[87]

Rank	Average	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	14.42	Ajantha Mendis	66	952	885	2008-2014
2	20.79	Lasith Malinga	107	2,225	1,799	2006-2020
3	23.18	Nuwan Kulasekara	66	1,530	1,231	2008-2017
4	31.07	Angelo Mathews	38	1,181	1,023	2009-2020
5	31.91	Isuru Udana	24	766	529
Qualification: 500 balls Last Updated: 9 August 2020[88]

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.[79] New Zealand's Daniel Vettori, holds the T20I record for the best career economy rate with 5.70. Mendis, with a rate of 6.45 runs per over conceded over his 39-match T20I career, is the highest Sri Lankan on the list.[89]

Rank	Economy rate	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	6.45	Ajantha Mendis	66	952	885	2008-2014
2	6.93	Angelo Mathews	38	1,181	1,023	2009-2020
3	7.42	Lasith Malinga	107	2,225	1,799	2006-2020
4	7.45	Nuwan Kulasekara	66	1,530	1,231	2008-2017
5	8.68	Isuru Udana	24	766	529	2009-2020
Qualification: 500 balls Last Updated: 9 August 2020[90]

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.[79] The top bowler with the best T20I career strike rate is Rashid Khan of Afghanistan with strike rate of 12.3 balls per wicket. Mendis is the Sri Lankan bowler with the lowest strike rate.[91]

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	13.4	Ajantha Mendis	66	952	885	2008-2014
2	16.8	Lasith Malinga	107	2,225	1,799	2006-2020
3	18.7	Nuwan Kulasekara	66	1,530	1,231	2008-2017
4	22.0	Isuru Udana	24	766	529	2009-2020
5	22.4	Thisara Perera	45	1,537	1,012	2010-2020
Qualification: 2,000 balls Last Updated: 9 August 2020[92]

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

Pakistan's Umar Gul has taken the most four-wickets (or over) among all the bowlers. Mendis has taken the most such hauls among Sri Lankan bowlers.[93]

Rank	Four-wicket hauls	Player	Matches	Balls	Wickets	Period
1	5	Ajantha Mendis	39	885	66	2008-2014
2	3	Lasith Malinga	84	1,799	107	2006-2020
3	2	Nuwan Kulasekara	58	1,231	66	2008-2017
4	1	Nuwan Pradeep	14	265	15	2016-2019
		Rangana Herath	17	365	18	2011-2016
				390	17	2017-2020
		Sachithra Senanayake	24	486	25	2012-2016
		Kaushalya Weeraratne	5	90	4	2008-2009
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[94]

Best economy rates in an inning

The best economy rate in an inning, when a minimum of 12 balls are delivered by the bowler, is Sri Lankan player Nuwan Kulasekara economy of 0.00 during his spell of 0 runs for 1 wicket in 2 overs against Netherlands at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.[95]

Rank	Economy	Player	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	0.00 ♠	Nuwan Kulasekara	2	0	1	Netherlands	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	24 March 2014
2	0.86	Rangana Herath	3.3	3	5	New Zealand		31 March 2014
3	1.00	Sachithra Senanayake	3		2
4	1.33	Nuwan Kulasekara		4	3		Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, USA	23 May 2010
		Angelo Mathews			0		Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	30 October 2012
Qualification: 12 balls bowled Last Updated: 9 August 2020[96]

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 by Steve Tikolo of Kenya during his spell of 4/2 in 1.2 overs against Scotland during the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at ICC Academy, Dubai, UAE. Ajantha Mendis during both six-wicket spells in an inning also recorded the best strike rate for a Sri Lankan bowler.[97]

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	4.00	Ajantha Mendis	6	16	24	Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	8 August 2011
				8		Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	18 September 2012
3	4.2	Rangana Herath	5	3	21	New Zealand	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	31 March 2014
4	4.8	Lasith Malinga		31	24	England	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	1 October 2012
				6		New Zealand		6 September 2019
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[98]

Worst figures in an innings

The worst figures in an T20I came in the Sri Lanka's tour of Australia when Kasun Rajitha of Sri Lanka had figures of 0/75 off his four overs at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide.[99][100][101]

Rank	Figures	Player	Overs	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	0/75 ♠	Kasun Rajitha	4	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	27 October 2019
2	0/64	Sanath Jayasuriya		Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	17 September 2007
3	0/54	Lasith Malinga		West Indies	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	7 October 2012
4	0/52	Ajantha Mendis		England	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	27 March 2014
5	0/51	Suranga Lakmal		Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	6 September 2016
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[101]

Most runs conceded in a match

Kasun Rajitha also holds the dubious distinction of most runs conceded in an T20I during the aforomentioned match.[102]

Rank	Figures	Player	Overs	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	0/75 ♠	Kasun Rajitha	4	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	27 October 2019
2	0/64	Sanath Jayasuriya		Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	17 September 2007
3	2/61	Nuwan Pradeep		India	Holkar Stadium, Indore, India	22 December 2017
4	1/58	Thisara Perera		Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	6 September 2016
5	0/54	Lasith Malinga		West Indies	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	7 October 2012
Last updated:1 July 2020[103]

Most wickets in a calendar year

Australia's Andrew Tye holds the record for most wickets taken in a year when he took 31 wickets in 2018 in 19 T20Is. Malinga with 17 wickets in 2009 holds the Sri Lankan record for most wickets in a year.[104]

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Year
1	17	Lasith Malinga	13	2009
2	15	Ajantha Mendis	6	2012
3	14		9	2009
		Lasith Malinga	10	2019
5	13	Nuwan Kulasekara	9	2014
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[105]

Most wickets in a series

2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at UAE saw records set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in an T20I series when Oman's pacer Bilal Khan tool 18 wickets during the series. Mendis in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 took 15 wickets, the most for a Sri Lankan bowler in a series.[106]

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Series
1	15	Ajantha Mendis	6	2012 ICC World Twenty20
2	12	Lasith Malinga	7	2009 ICC World Twenty20
		Ajantha Mendis
4	11		3	2008 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada
5	9	Muttiah Muralitharan	7	2009 ICC World Twenty20
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[107]

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. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count. In T20Is history there have been just 13 hat-tricks, the first achieved by Brett Lee for Australia against Bangladesh in 2007 ICC World Twenty20.[108]

S. No	Bowler	Against	Wickets	Venue	Date	Ref.
1	Thisara Perera	India	Hardik Pandya (c Sachithra Senanayake) Suresh Raina (c Dushmantha Chameera) Yuvraj Singh (c Danushka Gunathilaka)	JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi	12 February 2016	[109]
2	Lasith Malinga	Bangladesh	Mushfiqur Rahim (b) Mashrafe Mortaza (b) Mehedi Hasan (lbw)	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	6 April 2017	[110]
3	Lasith Malinga	New Zealand	Colin Munro (b) Hamish Rutherford (lbw) Colin de Grandhomme (b) Ross Taylor (lbw)	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy	6 September 2019	[111]
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[108]

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.[112]

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,[113][114] 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.[115] Kumar Sangakkara is the highest ranked Sri Lankan wicket keeper in the all-time list of taking most dismissals in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper, which is headed by India's MS Dhoni and West Indian Denesh Ramdin.[116]

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	45	Kumar Sangakkara	56	56	2006-2014
2	20	Dinesh Chandimal	54	24	2012-2018
3	12	Kusal Perera	47	20	2015-2020
4	10	Niroshan Dickwella	23	15	2016-2019
5	7	Tillakaratne Dilshan	80	5	2008-2009
Last updated:1 July 2020[117]

Most career catches

Sangakkara has taken the most catches in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper with Dhoni and Ramdin leading the all-time list.[118]

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	25	Kumar Sangakkara	56	56	2006-2014
2	15	Dinesh Chandimal	54	24	2012-2018
3	10	Niroshan Dickwella	23	15	2016-2019
4	7	Kusal Perera	47	20	2015-2020
5	5	Tillakaratne Dilshan	80	5	-
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[119]

Most career stumpings

Sangakkara has made the most stumpings in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper among Sri Lankan wicket-keepers with Dhoni and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan heading this all-time list.[120]

Rank	Stumpings	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	20	Kumar Sangakkara	56	56	2006-2014
2	5	Dinesh Chandimal	54	24	2012-2018
		Kusal Perera	47	20	2015-2020
4	2	Tillakaratne Dilshan	80	5	2008-2009
		Sadeera Samarawickrama	7	4	2017-2019
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[121]

Most dismissals in an innings

Four wicket-keepers on four occasions have taken five dismissals in a single innings in an T20I.[122]

The feat of taking 4 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 19 wicket-keepers on 26 occasions with Dinesh Chandimal being the only Sri Lankan wicket-keeper.[123]

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	4	Dinesh Chandimal	South Africa	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	22 January 2017
2	3	Kumar Sangakkara	Ireland	Lord's, London, England	14 June 2009
			Australia	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	31 October 2010
			Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE	13 December 2013
		Kusal Perera	Bangladesh	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	16 March 2018
		Dinesh Chandimal	South Africa		14 August 2018
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[124]

Most dismissals in a series

Netherlands wicket-keeper Scott Edwards holds the T20Is record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He made 13 dismissals during the 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Sri Lankan record is held by Sangakkara when he made 9 dimissials during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.[125]

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	9	Kumar Sangakkara	7	7	2009 ICC World Twenty20
2	7				2012 ICC World Twenty20
3	6	Tillakaratne Dilshan	4	4	2008 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada
4	5	Dinesh Chandimal	3	3	Sri Lanka in South Africa in 2016-17
5	4	Kumar Sangakkara	5	5	2007 ICC World Twenty20
		Dinesh Chandimal	3	3	2016 Asia Cup
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[126]

Most career catches

Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.[lower-alpha 1] 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.[128][129]

South Africa's David Miller holds the record for the most catches in T20Is by a non-wicket-keeper with 57, followed by Shoaib Malik of Pakistan on 50 and New Zealand's Martin Guptill with 47. Thisara Perera is the leading catcher for Sri Lanka.[130]

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Period
1	29	Thisara Perera	77	2010-2020
2	26	Tillakaratne Dilshan	75	2006-2016
3	23	Angelo Mathews
4	21	Lasith Malinga	84	2006-2020
5	17	Dinesh Chandimal	30	2010-2018
		Mahela Jayawardene	55	2006-2014
		Chamara Kapugedera	43	2006-2017
		Nuwan Kulasekara	58	2008-2017
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[131]

Most catches in an innings

The feat of taking 4 catches in an innings has been achieved by 14 fielders on 14 occasions with Chandimal being the only Sri Lankan fielder.[132][133]

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	4 ♠	Dinesh Chandimal	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	14 February 2014
2	3	Chamara Kapugedera	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	22 February 2017
		Danushka Gunathilaka	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	5 October 2019
4	2	21 Sri Lankan fielders on 42 occasions took 2 catches in an inning.
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[134]

Most catches in a series

The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, which saw Netherlands retain their title,[135] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in an T20I series. Jersey's Ben Stevens and Namibia's JJ Smit took 10 catches in the series. Thisara Perera with 6 catches in the 2018 Nidahas Trophy is the leading Sri Lankan fielder on this list.[136]

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	6	Thisara Perera	4	4	2018 Nidahas Trophy
2	4	Lasith Malinga	5	5	2007 ICC World Twenty20
		Jehan Mubarak	7	7	2009 ICC World Twenty20
		Tillakaratne Dilshan	2	2	Pakistan in Sri Lanka in 2012
			7	7	2012 ICC World Twenty20
		Dinesh Chandimal	2	2	Sri Lanka in Bangladesh in 2013-14
		Dushmantha Chameera	3	3	Sri Lanka in India in 2015-16
		Angelo Mathews			2016 Asia Cup
		Chamara Kapugedera	4	4
			3	3	Sri Lanka in Australia in 2016-17
		Danushka Gunathilaka			Sri Lanka in Pakistan in 2019-20
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[137]

Most career matches

Pakistan's Shoaib Malik holds the record for the most T20I matches played with 113, followed by Rohit Sharma of India with 108 and Ross Taylor of New Zealand with 100 games. Malinga is the most experienced Sri Lankan player having represented the team on 84 occasions.[138]

Rank	Matches	Player	Period
1	84	Lasith Malinga	2006-2020
2	80	Tillakaratne Dilshan	2006-2016
3	77	Thisara Perera	2010-2020
4	75	Angelo Mathews	2009-2020
5	58	Nuwan Kulasekara	2008-2017
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[139]

Most consecutive career matches

Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad and Asghar Afghan hold the record for the most consecutive T20I matches played with 58. Angelo Mathews holds the Sri Lankan record.[140]

Rank	Matches	Player	Period
1	55	Angelo Mathews	2009-2015
2	28	Thisara Perera	2011-2014
3	27	Kumar Sangakkara	2009-2012
Last updated: 3 June 2018[140]

Most matches as captain

MS Dhoni, who led the Indian cricket team from 2007 to 2016, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in T20Is with 72. Dinesh Chandimal has led Sri Lanka in 26 matches, the most for any player from his country.[141]

Rank	Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %	Period
1	26	Dinesh Chandimal	13	13	0	0	50.00	2013-2018
2	24	Lasith Malinga	7	15	1	1	32.61	2014-2020
3	22	Kumar Sangakkara	13	9	0	0	59.09	2009-2012
4	19	Mahela Jayawardene	12	6	1		65.79	2006-2012
5	13	Angelo Mathews	5	7	0	1	41.67	2012-2018
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[142]

Youngest players on Debut

The youngest player to play in an T20I match is Meet Bhavsar at the age of 14 years and 211 days. Making his debut for Kuwait against the Maldives on 20 January 2019 in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 tournament,[143] he became the youngest to play in a men's T20I match.[144][145][146]

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	18 years and 359 days	Akila Dananjaya	New Zealand	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	27 September 2012
2	19 years and 111 days	Chamara Kapugedera	England	Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	15 June 2006
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[146]

Oldest Players on Debut

The Turkish batsmen Osman Göker is the oldest player to make their debut a T20I match. Playing in the 2019 Continental Cup against Romania at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei he was aged 59 years and 181 days.[147][148]

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	36 years and 350 days	Sanath Jayasuriya	[[ national cricket team|]]	Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	15 June 2006
2	36 years and 30 days	Marvan Atapattu	New Zealand	Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand	22 December 2006
3	35 years and 161 days	Indika de Saram	India	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	10 February 2009
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[148]

Oldest Players

The Turkish batsmen Osman Göker is the oldest player to appear in a T20I match during the same above mentioned match.[149]

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	41 years and 360 days	Sanath Jayasuriya	England	Bristol County Ground, Bristol, England	25 June 2011
2	39 years and 331 days	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Australia	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	9 September 2016
3	38 years and 197 days	Muttiah Muralitharan		WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	31 October 2010
4	38 years and 9 days	Rangana Herath	South Africa	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India	28 March 2016
5	36 years and 314 days	Mahela Jayawardene	India	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	6 April 2014
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[149]

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.

Wicket	Runs	First batsman	Second batsman	Opposition	Venue	Date
1st Wicket	124	Sanath Jayasuriya	Tillakaratne Dilshan	West Indies	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	10 June 2009
2nd Wicket	166 ♠	Kumar Sangakkara	Mahela Jayawardene		Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	7 May 2010
3rd Wicket	94	Bhanuka Rajapaksa	Shehan Jayasuriya	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	7 October 2019
4th Wicket	104*	Jeevan Mendis	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	6 August 2011
5th Wicket	80	Angelo Mathews	Chamara Kapugedera	England	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India	26 March 2016
6th Wicket	97	Kusal Perera	Thisara Perera	Bangladesh	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	16 March 2018
7th Wicket	68*	Angelo Mathews	Kumar Sangakkara	Pakistan	Lord's, London, England	21 June 2009
8th Wicket	46	Akila Dananjaya	Isuru Udana	South Africa	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	22 March 2019
9th Wicket	44	Dilhara Fernando	Lasith Malinga	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	26 December 2006
10th Wicket	16*	Nuwan Pradeep		Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	27 October 2019
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[150]

Highest partnerships by runs

The highest T20I partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Afghan pairing of Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani who put together an opening wicket partnership of 236 runs during the Ireland v Afghanistan series in India in 2019[151]

Wicket	Runs	First batsman	Second batsman	Opposition	Venue	Date
2nd Wicket	166	Mahela Jayawardene	Kumar Sangakkara	West Indies	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	7 May 2010
	145		Tillakaratne Dilshan	England	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	27 March 2014
1st Wicket	124	Sanath Jayasuriya		West Indies	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	10 June 2009
	110	Dinesh Chandimal		Pakistan	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	4 March 2016
2nd Wicket	109	Kusal Perera	Upul Tharanga	India	Holkar Stadium, Indore, India	22 December 2017
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[152]

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.

Ahsan Raza of Pakistan holds the record for the most T20I matches umpired with 49. The most experienced Sri Lankan umpire is Ruchira Palliyaguruge with 33 matches officiated so far.[153]

Rank	Matches	Umpire	Period
1	33	Ruchira Palliyaguruge	2011-2020
2	29	Ranmore Martinesz	2010-2018
3	27	Raveendra Wimalasiri	2013-2020
4	22	Kumar Dharmasena	2009-2016
5	13	Lyndon Hannibal	2018-2020
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[153]

See also

• List of Twenty20 International records
• List of Test cricket records
• List of Cricket World Cup records
• List of One Day International cricket records

Notes

1. In 2017, The Laws of Cricket were amended, reducing the methods of dismissals from ten to nine, with handled the ball now covered as part of obstructing the field.[127]

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