Batting records

Test Matches

    * Highest team total – 952/6 against India in 1997.
    * Highest aggregate of runs- Mahela Jayawardene (8221) in 101 matches at an Average of 53.38
    * Most number of matches played – Muttiah Muralitharan (126).
    * Most number of matches as captain – Arjuna Ranatunga (56) from 1989 to 1999.
    * Highest individual score – 374 by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in July 2006.
    * Highest partnership – 624 for the third wicket by Kumar Sangakkara (287) & Mahela Jayawardene (374) against South Africa in 2006.
    * Most number of centuries – Mahela Jayawardene (25) in 101 matches.
    * Most number of half centuries – Arjuna Ranatunga (38) in 93 matches.
    * Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara (173 dismissals) in 79 matches.
    * Most number of catches – Mahela Jayawardene (142) in 101 matches.
    * Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) – Kumar Sangakkara (54.59)

ODI Matches

    * Highest team total- 443/9 against Netherlands in July 2006.
    * Highest aggregate of runs – Sanath Jayasuriya (13,151) in 432 matches at an average of 32.71.
    * Most number of matches played – Sanath Jayasuriya (432).
    * Most number of matches as captain – Arjuna Ranatunga (193) from 1988 to 1999.
    * Highest individual score – 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in October, 2000.
    * Highest partnership – 286 for the first wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya (152) & Upul Tharanga (109) against England in July 2006.
    * Most number of centuries – Sanath Jayasuriya (28) in 432 matches.
    * Most number of half centuries – Sanath Jayasuriya (67) in 432 matches.
    * Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara(291 dismissals) in 246 matches.
    * Most number of catches – Mahela Jayawardene (159) in 299 matches.
    * Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) – Marvan Atapattu (37.57).
    * Highest number of sixes in a match – Sanath Jayasuriya (11).
    * Highest number of sixes in a career – Sanath Jayasuriya (268).

Twenty20 Matches

    * Highest team total – 260/6 against Kenya on 14 September 2007.
    * Highest winning margin – 172 runs against Kenya in 14 September 2007.

Bowling records

Test Matches

    * Most number of wickets – 800 by Muttiah Muralitharan at 21.77 in 132 matches.
    * Best individual bowling – 9-51 by Muttiah Muralitharan against Zimbabwe in January 2002.
    * Best bowling in a match – 16-220 by Muttiah Muralitharan against England in August 1998.
    * Most number of 10 wicket hauls – Muttiah Muralitharan (20).
    * Most number of 5 wicket hauls – Muttiah Muralitharan (62).
    * Best average – 18.94 by Ajantha Mendis.
    * Most number of wickets taken bowled – Muttiah Muralitharan (157).
    * Most number of wickets taken stumped – Muttiah Muralitharan (41).

ODI Matches

    * Most number of wickets – 505 by Muttiah Muralitharan at 22.74 in 329 matches.
    * Best individual bowling – 8-19 by Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in December 2001.
    * Most number of 5 wicket hauls – Muttiah Muralitharan (8).
    * Best Average – 10.25 by Ajantha Mendis.
    * Most Test Wickets – Muttiah Muralitharan ( broken in 2007 against England at home)
    * Only bowler to take 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls – Lasith Malinga against South Africa in March 2007.
    * Only Sri Lankan bowler to have taken two ODI Hat-tricks in a career – Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001 and Bangladesh in 2003.
    * Only bowler to have taken 8 wickets in a ODI – Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001.

World Cup Records by Sri Lanka

    * Highest team total – 398/5 against Kenya in 1996.
    * Highest partnership(runs) – 183 for the third wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya(115) and Mahela Jayawardene (82) against West Indies in 2007.

- 183 for the third wicket by Asanka Gurusinha (84) and Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996.

    * Most number of runs – Sanath Jayasuriya (1165) in 38 matches.
    * Highest individual score – Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996.
    * Most number of matches played – Sanath Jayasuriya (38).
    * Best individual bowling – 6-25 by Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.
    * Most number of dismissals (includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara (32) in 21 matches.
    * Most number of wickets – Muttiah Muralitharan (53) in 31 matches.
    * World's only bowler to take four wickets in four consecutive balls – Lasith Malinga against South Africa in 2007.
    * First Sri Lankan bowler to take a World Cup Hatrick – Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.
    * World's only bowler to have taken a World Cup Hat-trick in the first three balls of a match – Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.