Sri Lanka Cricket Team – Test matches Cricket Records
Test matches
Most matches as captain
| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | NR | W/L | %W | %L | % Tied | % Draw | %NR | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | A Ranatunga | A Ranatunga (SL) | 1989-1999 | 56 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0.63 | 21.42 | 33.92 | - | 44.64 | - | 38.70 |
🥈 2 | ST Jayasuriya | ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1999-2002 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.50 | 47.36 | 31.57 | - | 21.05 | - | 60.00 |
🥈 2 | DPMD Jayawardene | DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 2006-2013 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.50 | 47.36 | 31.57 | - | 21.05 | - | 60.00 |
4 | AD Mathews | AD Mathews (SL) | 2013-2017 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.86 | 38.23 | 44.11 | - | 17.64 | - | 46.42 |
5 | FDM Karunaratne | FDM Karunaratne (SL) | 2019-2023 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 | - | 20.00 | - | 50.00 |
6 | LD Chandimal | LD Chandimal (SL) | 2017-2021 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.40 | 21.05 | 52.63 | - | 26.31 | - | 28.57 |
6 | LRD Mendis | LRD Mendis (SL) | 1982-1987 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.25 | 10.52 | 42.10 | - | 47.36 | - | 20.00 |
8 | MS Atapattu | MS Atapattu (SL) | 2002-2005 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 | 44.44 | 33.33 | - | 22.22 | - | 57.14 |
9 | KC Sangakkara | KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2009-2011 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.66 | 33.33 | 20.00 | - | 46.66 | - | 62.50 |
10 | DM de Silva | DM de Silva (SL) | 2024-2025 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.16 | 50.00 | 42.85 | - | 7.14 | - | 53.84 |
11 | TM Dilshan | TM Dilshan (SL) | 2011-2012 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.20 | 9.09 | 45.45 | - | 45.45 | - | 16.66 |
11 | HP Tillakaratne | HP Tillakaratne (SL) | 1999-2004 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.25 | 9.09 | 36.36 | - | 54.54 | - | 20.00 |
13 | PA de Silva | PA de Silva (SL) | 1991-1999 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 66.66 | - | 33.33 | - | - |
14 | HMRKB Herath | HMRKB Herath (SL) | 2016-2017 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 60.00 | 40.00 | - | - | - | 60.00 |
14 | RAS Lakmal | RAS Lakmal (SL) | 2018-2018 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 60.00 | 40.00 | - | - | - | 60.00 |
16 | B Warnapura | B Warnapura (SL) | 1982-1982 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 75.00 | - | 25.00 | - | - |
17 | DS de Silva | DS de Silva (SL) | 1983-1983 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - | - | - |
17 | RS Madugalle | RS Madugalle (SL) | 1988-1988 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Information
The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win