Test Cricket - Batting Records and Statistics - Averages / Scoring Rates
Highest Batting Averages for Players Batting   Innings for       Left Handers Only   
  Player Country Career Mat Inns NO Runs  HS 100s 50s Avg S/R
1 D P M D Jayawardene Sri Lanka 1997-2014 149 252 15 11814 374 34 50 49.85 51.47
2 K C Sangakkara Sri Lanka 2000-2015 134 233 17 12400 319 38 52 57.41 54.19
3 M Muralitharan Sri Lanka 1992-2010 133 164 56 1261 67 0 1 11.68 70.29
4 W P U J C Vaas Sri Lanka 1994-2009 111 162 35 3089 100* 1 13 24.32 43.92
5 S T Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 1991-2007 110 188 14 6973 340 14 31 40.07 65.13
6 A D Mathews* Sri Lanka 2009- 108 191 26 7529 200* 16 40 45.63 48.60
7 P A de Silva Sri Lanka 1984-2002 93 159 11 6361 267 20 22 42.98 -   
8 A Ranatunga Sri Lanka 1982-2000 93 155 12 5105 135* 4 38 35.70 -   
9 H M R K B Herath Sri Lanka 1999-2018 93 144 28 1699 80* 0 3 14.65 49.90
10 M S Atapattu Sri Lanka 1990-2007 90 156 15 5502 249 16 17 39.02 -   
11 D Karunaratne* Sri Lanka 2012- 90 172 7 6809 244 16 36 41.27 51.57
12 T M Dilshan Sri Lanka 1999-2013 87 145 11 5492 193 16 23 40.99 65.55
13 H P Tillakaratne Sri Lanka 1989-2004 83 131 25 4545 204* 11 20 42.88 -   
14 T T Samaraweera Sri Lanka 2001-2013 81 132 20 5462 231 14 30 48.77 46.92
15 D Chandimal* Sri Lanka 2011- 78 140 15 5411 206* 15 25 43.29 49.80
16 R A S Lakmal* Sri Lanka 2010- 70 109 25 934 42 0 0 11.12 48.24
17 K Mendis* Sri Lanka 2015- 62 116 4 4017 245 9 17 35.87 56.89
18 H A P W Jayawardene Sri Lanka 2000-2015 58 83 11 2124 154* 4 5 29.50 48.70
19 N Dickwella* Sri Lanka 2014- 54 96 7 2757 96 0 22 30.98 66.47
20 D de Silva* Sri Lanka 2016- 53 94 8 3511 173 12 13 40.83 57.78
21 R S Mahanama Sri Lanka 1986-1998 52 89 1 2576 225 4 11 29.27 -   
22 R S Kaluwitharana Sri Lanka 1992-2004 49 78 4 1933 132* 3 9 26.12 60.35
23 R P Arnold Sri Lanka 1997-2004 44 69 4 1821 123 3 10 28.02 44.58
24 H D R L Thirimanne* Sri Lanka 2011- 44 85 6 2088 155* 3 10 26.43 39.44
25 M D K Perera Sri Lanka 2014-2021 43 77 8 1303 95 0 7 18.88 46.89
26 A P Gurusinha Sri Lanka 1985-1996 41 70 7 2452 143 7 8 38.92 -   
27 G P Wickramasinghe Sri Lanka 1991-2001 40 64 5 555 51 0 1 9.41 50.18
28 C R D Fernando Sri Lanka 2000-2012 40 47 17 249 39* 0 0 8.30 35.12
29 J K Silva Sri Lanka 2011-2018 39 74 0 2099 139 3 12 28.36 40.27
30 N T Paranavitana Sri Lanka 2009-2012 32 60 5 1792 111 2 11 32.58 41.92
31 W U Tharanga Sri Lanka 2005-2017 31 58 3 1754 165 3 8 31.89 54.61
32 H D P K Dharmasena Sri Lanka 1993-2004 31 51 7 868 62* 0 3 19.73 32.58
33 D N T Zoysa Sri Lanka 1997-2004 30 40 6 288 28* 0 0 8.47 41.44
34 S L Malinga Sri Lanka 2004-2010 30 37 13 275 64 0 1 11.46 44.43
35 N Pradeep* Sri Lanka 2011-2017 28 50 17 132 17* 0 0 4.00 36.57
36 L Kumara* Sri Lanka 2016- 27 38 17 85 13* 0 0 4.05 28.43
37 U C Hathurusingha Sri Lanka 1991-1999 26 44 1 1274 83 0 8 29.63 35.66
38 K T G D Prasad Sri Lanka 2008-2015 25 39 2 476 47 0 0 12.86 53.60
39 L R D Mendis Sri Lanka 1982-1988 24 43 1 1329 124 4 8 31.64 -   
40 S Wettimuny Sri Lanka 1982-1987 23 43 1 1221 190 2 6 29.07 -   
41 K R Pushpakumara Sri Lanka 1994-2001 23 31 12 166 44 0 0 8.74 34.37
42 R J Ratnayake Sri Lanka 1983-1992 23 36 6 433 56 0 2 14.43 -   
43 M F Maharoof Sri Lanka 2004-2011 22 34 4 556 72 0 3 18.53 39.60
44 V Fernando* Sri Lanka 2016- 22 30 15 119 38 0 0 7.93 27.80
45 M D K J Perera* Sri Lanka 2015-2021 22 41 3 1177 153* 2 7 30.97 72.25
46 J R Ratnayeke Sri Lanka 1982-1989 22 38 6 807 93 0 5 25.22 -   
47 R S Madugalle Sri Lanka 1982-1988 21 39 4 1029 103 1 7 29.40 -   
48 B O P Fernando* Sri Lanka 2019- 21 37 4 1091 102 1 7 33.06 49.50
49 U W M B C A Welegedara Sri Lanka 2007-2014 21 30 6 218 48 0 0 9.08 51.54
50 M G Vandort Sri Lanka 2001-2008 20 33 2 1144 140 4 4 36.90 47.25
51 R L Dias Sri Lanka 1982-1987 20 36 1 1285 109 3 8 36.71 -   
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