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Most runs conceded in an innings
| Rank | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Innings in match | Team | Opposition | Ground | Result | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | HMRKB Herath | 53.3 | 2 | 240 | 3 | 4.48 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Brabourne | lost | 02 Dec 2009 | Test # 1937 |
🥈 2 | M Muralidaran | 54.0 | 3 | 224 | 2 | 4.14 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | W.A.C.A | lost | 08 Dec 1995 | Test # 1317 |
🥉 3 | S Randiv | 73.0 | 16 | 222 | 2 | 3.04 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | draw | 26 Jul 2010 | Test # 1966 |
4 | MDK Perera | 45.0 | 2 | 202 | 3 | 4.48 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Nagpur | lost | 24 Nov 2017 | Test # 2283 |
5 | KTH Ratnayake | 49.2 | 3 | 196 | 3 | 3.97 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | draw | 17 Jun 2025 | Test # 2586 |
6 | M Muralidaran | 51.0 | 4 | 195 | 4 | 3.82 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Brabourne | lost | 02 Dec 2009 | Test # 1937 |
7 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 53.0 | 11 | 194 | 2 | 3.66 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | lost | 24 Jul 2023 | Test # 2514 |
8 | L Embuldeniya | 50.0 | 4 | 193 | 1 | 3.86 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | lost | 19 Dec 2019 | Test # 2375 |
8 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 60.0 | 8 | 193 | 3 | 3.21 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | lost | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 |
10 | KN Peiris | 41.0 | 1 | 189 | - | 4.60 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | lost | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 |
11 | L Embuldeniya | 46.0 | 3 | 188 | 2 | 4.08 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Mohali | lost | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 |
12 | S Randiv | 48.2 | 3 | 183 | 3 | 3.78 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | draw | 15 Nov 2010 | Test # 1977 |
13 | L Embuldeniya | 42.3 | 8 | 182 | 4 | 4.28 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | draw | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 |
13 | JDF Vandersay | 38.0 | - | 182 | 3 | 4.78 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | lost | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 |
15 | M Muralidaran | 65.0 | 11 | 179 | 4 | 2.75 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Bengaluru | lost | 26 Jan 1994 | Test # 1245 |
15 | UDU Chandana | 47.5 | 7 | 179 | 6 | 3.74 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Dhaka | lost | 12 Mar 1999 | Test # 1450 |
17 | L Embuldeniya | 45.0 | 4 | 176 | 3 | 3.91 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | lost | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 |
18 | M Muralidaran | 37.0 | - | 175 | 2 | 4.72 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kanpur | lost | 24 Nov 2009 | Test # 1935 |
19 | M Muralidaran | 65.0 | 9 | 174 | 2 | 2.67 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | draw | 02 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 |
19 | M Muralidaran | 75.0 | 30 | 174 | 3 | 2.32 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Mohali | draw | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 |
19 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 58.3 | 13 | 174 | 5 | 2.97 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | won | 24 Apr 2023 | Test # 2503 |
22 | M Muralidaran | 50.3 | 8 | 173 | 5 | 3.42 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | lost | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 |
23 | M Muralidaran | 65.0 | 14 | 172 | 1 | 2.64 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | draw | 21 Feb 2009 | Test # 1909 |
23 | BAW Mendis | 63.0 | 10 | 172 | 4 | 2.73 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | draw | 26 Jul 2010 | Test # 1966 |
25 | PW Hasaranga | 45.0 | 5 | 171 | 4 | 3.80 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | lost | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 |
26 | M Muralidaran | 50.0 | 4 | 170 | 2 | 3.40 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Brisbane | lost | 08 Nov 2007 | Test # 1845 |
26 | KN Peiris | 33.4 | 4 | 170 | 6 | 5.04 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | won | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 |
28 | BAW Mendis | 59.0 | 6 | 169 | 6 | 2.86 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | draw | 15 Nov 2010 | Test # 1977 |
29 | PADLR Sandakan | 33.5 | 1 | 167 | 4 | 4.93 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Delhi | draw | 02 Dec 2017 | Test # 2286 |
30 | GF Labrooy | 35.0 | 4 | 164 | 1 | 4.68 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kanpur | draw | 17 Dec 1986 | Test # 1061 |
30 | HMRKB Herath | 49.0 | 5 | 164 | 3 | 3.34 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | draw | 30 Jun 2012 | Test # 2047 |
30 | CBRLS Kumara | 25.0 | 1 | 164 | - | 6.56 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | lost | 17 Mar 2023 | Test # 2500 |
33 | RMS Eranga | 30.0 | 3 | 163 | 3 | 5.43 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | draw | 12 Jun 2014 | Test # 2124 |
34 | DS de Silva | 48.0 | 4 | 162 | 2 | 3.37 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Chennai | draw | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 |
34 | M Muralidaran | 41.5 | 3 | 162 | 5 | 3.87 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Lucknow | lost | 18 Jan 1994 | Test # 1244 |
34 | BAW Mendis | 38.0 | 3 | 162 | 2 | 4.26 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kanpur | lost | 24 Nov 2009 | Test # 1935 |
34 | MDK Perera | 53.2 | 8 | 162 | 4 | 3.03 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Galle | lost | 16 Jul 2014 | Test # 2129 |
38 | HMRKB Herath | 62.0 | 11 | 161 | 2 | 2.59 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | draw | 08 Mar 2013 | Test # 2078 |
39 | PHT Kaushal | 22.0 | - | 159 | 1 | 7.22 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | lost | 26 Dec 2014 | Test # 2151 |
39 | HMRKB Herath | 40.0 | 6 | 159 | 1 | 3.97 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | lost | 26 Jul 2017 | Test # 2265 |
41 | SD Anurasiri | 45.0 | 2 | 158 | 1 | 3.51 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Bengaluru | lost | 26 Jan 1994 | Test # 1245 |
41 | M Muralidaran | 48.0 | 10 | 158 | 3 | 3.29 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | draw | 11 May 2006 | Test # 1802 |
43 | BAW Mendis | 59.0 | 14 | 157 | 1 | 2.66 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | draw | 21 Feb 2009 | Test # 1909 |
43 | HMRKB Herath | 46.0 | 6 | 157 | 5 | 3.41 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | draw | 20 Jul 2009 | Test # 1927 |
43 | HMRKB Herath | 52.0 | 11 | 157 | 7 | 3.01 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | draw | 16 Sep 2011 | Test # 2008 |
46 | SL Malinga | 35.0 | 6 | 156 | 1 | 4.45 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | lost | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1847 |
46 | PM Pushpakumara | 38.2 | 2 | 156 | 2 | 4.06 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | lost | 03 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 |
46 | MDK Perera | 40.0 | 1 | 156 | 2 | 3.90 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | draw | 15 Dec 2018 | Test # 2335 |
46 | L Embuldeniya | 37.0 | 4 | 156 | 2 | 4.21 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (PSS) | lost | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2356 |
50 | M Muralidaran | 59.3 | 14 | 155 | 7 | 2.60 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | won | 27 Aug 1998 | Test # 1423 |
51 | CRD Fernando | 29.2 | 2 | 154 | 3 | 5.25 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | Manchester | lost | 13 Jun 2002 | Test # 1606 |
51 | KTGD Prasad | 30.0 | 2 | 154 | 2 | 5.13 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cape Town | lost | 03 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 |
51 | HMRKB Herath | 56.0 | 8 | 154 | 1 | 2.75 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | lost | 03 Jan 2015 | Test # 2155 |
51 | HMRKB Herath | 42.0 | 7 | 154 | 4 | 3.66 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | lost | 03 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 |
51 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 48.0 | 2 | 154 | - | 3.20 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | draw | 17 Jun 2025 | Test # 2586 |
56 | M Muralidaran | 56.0 | 9 | 153 | 5 | 2.73 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | lost | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 |
56 | PHT Kaushal | 31.0 | 1 | 153 | 1 | 4.93 | 4 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Pallekele | lost | 03 Jul 2015 | Test # 2169 |
58 | BAW Mendis | 36.0 | 3 | 152 | 2 | 4.22 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | draw | 08 Mar 2013 | Test # 2078 |
59 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 38.0 | 6 | 151 | 5 | 3.97 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | lost | 06 Feb 2025 | Test # 2580 |
60 | M Muralidaran | 52.0 | 5 | 150 | 3 | 2.88 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | draw | 30 Sep 1999 | Test # 1461 |
60 | HMRKB Herath | 37.0 | 2 | 150 | 3 | 4.05 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | draw | 31 Jan 2018 | Test # 2295 |
62 | SL Malinga | 29.2 | 2 | 149 | 4 | 5.07 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Cairns | draw | 09 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 |
62 | MDK Perera | 41.0 | 3 | 149 | 1 | 3.63 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | lost | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 |
64 | HMRKB Herath | 60.0 | 12 | 148 | 1 | 2.46 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Galle | lost | 16 Jul 2014 | Test # 2129 |
65 | SD Anurasiri | 58.0 | 13 | 147 | 2 | 2.53 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Lucknow | lost | 18 Jan 1994 | Test # 1244 |
65 | MDK Perera | 40.0 | 3 | 147 | 1 | 3.67 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | lost | 03 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 |
65 | PVD Chameera | 30.0 | 5 | 147 | 1 | 4.90 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | lost | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 |
68 | KR Pushpakumara | 26.0 | 3 | 145 | 4 | 5.57 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Kandy | lost | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 |
68 | MDK Perera | 31.1 | - | 145 | 1 | 4.65 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Delhi | draw | 02 Dec 2017 | Test # 2286 |
68 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 35.0 | 3 | 145 | 3 | 4.14 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | lost | 16 Jul 2023 | Test # 2511 |
71 | WPUJC Vaas | 35.0 | 6 | 144 | 4 | 4.11 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | lost | 07 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 |
71 | HDPK Dharmasena | 48.0 | 12 | 144 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Wankhede | draw | 03 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 |
71 | CAK Rajitha | 34.0 | 5 | 144 | - | 4.23 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | draw | 15 Dec 2018 | Test # 2335 |
74 | M Muralidaran | 64.0 | 12 | 143 | 5 | 2.23 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v England | Birmingham | lost | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 |
75 | EAR de Silva | 56.0 | 14 | 141 | - | 2.51 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | draw | 31 Jan 1991 | Test # 1162 |
75 | WPUJC Vaas | 41.0 | 3 | 141 | 1 | 3.43 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v England | Birmingham | lost | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 |
75 | M Muralidaran | 48.0 | 9 | 141 | 4 | 2.93 | 4 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | won | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1903 |
78 | M Muralidaran | 58.5 | 16 | 140 | 2 | 2.37 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (PSS) | draw | 25 Apr 2003 | Test # 1641 |
78 | M Muralidaran | 46.0 | 4 | 140 | 1 | 3.04 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | lost | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1847 |
78 | PADLR Sandakan | 33.0 | 2 | 140 | 4 | 4.24 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | lost | 15 Mar 2017 | Test # 2254 |
81 | RJ Ratnayake | 35.0 | 4 | 139 | 2 | 3.97 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Nagpur | lost | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 |
81 | HMRKB Herath | 48.0 | 9 | 139 | 5 | 2.89 | 4 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | won | 26 Aug 2009 | Test # 1932 |
81 | CBRLS Kumara | 29.0 | 5 | 139 | 2 | 4.79 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | lost | 19 Dec 2019 | Test # 2375 |
81 | RTM Mendis | 36.0 | 2 | 139 | - | 3.86 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | lost | 24 Jul 2023 | Test # 2514 |
81 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 34.0 | 2 | 139 | 3 | 4.08 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | won | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 |
86 | M Muralidaran | 50.0 | 13 | 138 | 4 | 2.76 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | lost | 21 Jun 2000 | Test # 1501 |
86 | M Muralidaran | 50.0 | 10 | 138 | 5 | 2.76 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Gros Islet | draw | 20 Jun 2003 | Test # 1648 |
88 | M Muralidaran | 46.0 | 9 | 137 | - | 2.97 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Nagpur | draw | 26 Nov 1997 | Test # 1387 |
88 | M Muralidaran | 36.0 | 5 | 137 | 4 | 3.80 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | lost | 27 May 1998 | Test # 1415 |
88 | M Muralidaran | 60.0 | 20 | 137 | 3 | 2.28 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | Manchester | lost | 13 Jun 2002 | Test # 1606 |
88 | MDK Perera | 31.5 | 1 | 137 | 5 | 4.30 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | won | 06 Aug 2014 | Test # 2133 |
88 | L Embuldeniya | 42.0 | 6 | 137 | 7 | 3.26 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | lost | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 |
93 | M Muralidaran | 47.1 | 12 | 136 | 4 | 2.88 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | draw | 04 Aug 1993 | Test # 1229 |
93 | M Muralidaran | 33.0 | 6 | 136 | - | 4.12 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | lost | 07 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 |
93 | HMRKB Herath | 37.3 | 2 | 136 | 1 | 3.62 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | draw | 12 Jun 2014 | Test # 2124 |
93 | RTM Mendis | 42.2 | 2 | 136 | 5 | 3.21 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | lost | 16 Jul 2023 | Test # 2511 |
93 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 40.0 | 5 | 136 | 4 | 3.40 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | won | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 |
98 | SD Anurasiri | 36.1 | 8 | 135 | 3 | 3.73 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | lost | 22 Aug 1991 | Test # 1176 |
98 | M Muralidaran | 45.0 | 8 | 135 | 4 | 3.00 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cape Town | lost | 19 Mar 1998 | Test # 1410 |
98 | MVT Fernando | 26.0 | 1 | 135 | 2 | 5.19 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Mohali | lost | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 |
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