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 |
M D K J Perera*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2015-2021
|
22
|
41
|
3
|
1177
|
153*
|
2
|
7
|
30.97
|
72.25
|
2 |
M Muralitharan
|
Sri Lanka
|
1992-2010
|
133
|
164
|
56
|
1261
|
67
|
0
|
1
|
11.68
|
70.29
|
3 |
N Dickwella*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2014-
|
54
|
96
|
7
|
2757
|
96
|
0
|
22
|
30.98
|
66.47
|
4 |
T M Dilshan
|
Sri Lanka
|
1999-2013
|
87
|
145
|
11
|
5492
|
193
|
16
|
23
|
40.99
|
65.55
|
5 |
S T Jayasuriya
|
Sri Lanka
|
1991-2007
|
110
|
188
|
14
|
6973
|
340
|
14
|
31
|
40.07
|
65.13
|
6 |
R S Kaluwitharana
|
Sri Lanka
|
1992-2004
|
49
|
78
|
4
|
1933
|
132*
|
3
|
9
|
26.12
|
60.35
|
7 |
D de Silva*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2016-
|
54
|
96
|
8
|
3582
|
173
|
12
|
14
|
40.70
|
57.82
|
8 |
K Mendis*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2015-
|
63
|
118
|
4
|
4112
|
245
|
9
|
18
|
36.07
|
57.01
|
9 |
W U Tharanga
|
Sri Lanka
|
2005-2017
|
31
|
58
|
3
|
1754
|
165
|
3
|
8
|
31.89
|
54.61
|
10 |
K C Sangakkara
|
Sri Lanka
|
2000-2015
|
134
|
233
|
17
|
12400
|
319
|
38
|
52
|
57.41
|
54.19
|
11 |
K T G D Prasad
|
Sri Lanka
|
2008-2015
|
25
|
39
|
2
|
476
|
47
|
0
|
0
|
12.86
|
53.60
|
12 |
D Karunaratne*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2012-
|
91
|
174
|
7
|
6899
|
244
|
16
|
37
|
41.31
|
51.73
|
13 |
U W M B C A Welegedara
|
Sri Lanka
|
2007-2014
|
21
|
30
|
6
|
218
|
48
|
0
|
0
|
9.08
|
51.54
|
14 |
D P M D Jayawardene
|
Sri Lanka
|
1997-2014
|
149
|
252
|
15
|
11814
|
374
|
34
|
50
|
49.85
|
51.47
|
15 |
G P Wickramasinghe
|
Sri Lanka
|
1991-2001
|
40
|
64
|
5
|
555
|
51
|
0
|
1
|
9.41
|
50.18
|
16 |
D Chandimal*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2011-
|
79
|
142
|
15
|
5479
|
206*
|
15
|
26
|
43.14
|
49.91
|
17 |
H M R K B Herath
|
Sri Lanka
|
1999-2018
|
93
|
144
|
28
|
1699
|
80*
|
0
|
3
|
14.65
|
49.90
|
18 |
B O P Fernando*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2019-
|
21
|
37
|
4
|
1091
|
102
|
1
|
7
|
33.06
|
49.50
|
19 |
H A P W Jayawardene
|
Sri Lanka
|
2000-2015
|
58
|
83
|
11
|
2124
|
154*
|
4
|
5
|
29.50
|
48.70
|
20 |
A D Mathews*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2009-
|
109
|
193
|
26
|
7608
|
200*
|
16
|
41
|
45.56
|
48.65
|
21 |
R A S Lakmal*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2010-
|
70
|
109
|
25
|
934
|
42
|
0
|
0
|
11.12
|
48.24
|
22 |
M G Vandort
|
Sri Lanka
|
2001-2008
|
20
|
33
|
2
|
1144
|
140
|
4
|
4
|
36.90
|
47.25
|
23 |
T T Samaraweera
|
Sri Lanka
|
2001-2013
|
81
|
132
|
20
|
5462
|
231
|
14
|
30
|
48.77
|
46.92
|
24 |
M D K Perera
|
Sri Lanka
|
2014-2021
|
43
|
77
|
8
|
1303
|
95
|
0
|
7
|
18.88
|
46.89
|
25 |
R P Arnold
|
Sri Lanka
|
1997-2004
|
44
|
69
|
4
|
1821
|
123
|
3
|
10
|
28.02
|
44.58
|
26 |
S L Malinga
|
Sri Lanka
|
2004-2010
|
30
|
37
|
13
|
275
|
64
|
0
|
1
|
11.46
|
44.43
|
27 |
W P U J C Vaas
|
Sri Lanka
|
1994-2009
|
111
|
162
|
35
|
3089
|
100*
|
1
|
13
|
24.32
|
43.92
|
28 |
N T Paranavitana
|
Sri Lanka
|
2009-2012
|
32
|
60
|
5
|
1792
|
111
|
2
|
11
|
32.58
|
41.92
|
29 |
D N T Zoysa
|
Sri Lanka
|
1997-2004
|
30
|
40
|
6
|
288
|
28*
|
0
|
0
|
8.47
|
41.44
|
30 |
J K Silva
|
Sri Lanka
|
2011-2018
|
39
|
74
|
0
|
2099
|
139
|
3
|
12
|
28.36
|
40.27
|
31 |
M F Maharoof
|
Sri Lanka
|
2004-2011
|
22
|
34
|
4
|
556
|
72
|
0
|
3
|
18.53
|
39.60
|
32 |
H D R L Thirimanne*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2011-
|
44
|
85
|
6
|
2088
|
155*
|
3
|
10
|
26.43
|
39.44
|
33 |
N Pradeep*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2011-2017
|
28
|
50
|
17
|
132
|
17*
|
0
|
0
|
4.00
|
36.57
|
34 |
U C Hathurusingha
|
Sri Lanka
|
1991-1999
|
26
|
44
|
1
|
1274
|
83
|
0
|
8
|
29.63
|
35.66
|
35 |
C R D Fernando
|
Sri Lanka
|
2000-2012
|
40
|
47
|
17
|
249
|
39*
|
0
|
0
|
8.30
|
35.12
|
36 |
K R Pushpakumara
|
Sri Lanka
|
1994-2001
|
23
|
31
|
12
|
166
|
44
|
0
|
0
|
8.74
|
34.37
|
37 |
H D P K Dharmasena
|
Sri Lanka
|
1993-2004
|
31
|
51
|
7
|
868
|
62*
|
0
|
3
|
19.73
|
32.58
|
38 |
V Fernando*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2016-
|
23
|
32
|
16
|
138
|
38
|
0
|
0
|
8.63
|
29.36
|
39 |
L Kumara*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2016-
|
28
|
39
|
17
|
91
|
13*
|
0
|
0
|
4.14
|
29.26
|
40 |
R J Ratnayake
|
Sri Lanka
|
1983-1992
|
23
|
36
|
6
|
433
|
56
|
0
|
2
|
14.43
|
-
|
41 |
J R Ratnayeke
|
Sri Lanka
|
1982-1989
|
22
|
38
|
6
|
807
|
93
|
0
|
5
|
25.22
|
-
|
42 |
L R D Mendis
|
Sri Lanka
|
1982-1988
|
24
|
43
|
1
|
1329
|
124
|
4
|
8
|
31.64
|
-
|
43 |
R S Madugalle
|
Sri Lanka
|
1982-1988
|
21
|
39
|
4
|
1029
|
103
|
1
|
7
|
29.40
|
-
|
44 |
R S Mahanama
|
Sri Lanka
|
1986-1998
|
52
|
89
|
1
|
2576
|
225
|
4
|
11
|
29.27
|
-
|
45 |
S Wettimuny
|
Sri Lanka
|
1982-1987
|
23
|
43
|
1
|
1221
|
190
|
2
|
6
|
29.07
|
-
|
46 |
A Ranatunga
|
Sri Lanka
|
1982-2000
|
93
|
155
|
12
|
5105
|
135*
|
4
|
38
|
35.70
|
-
|
47 |
R L Dias
|
Sri Lanka
|
1982-1987
|
20
|
36
|
1
|
1285
|
109
|
3
|
8
|
36.71
|
-
|
48 |
M S Atapattu
|
Sri Lanka
|
1990-2007
|
90
|
156
|
15
|
5502
|
249
|
16
|
17
|
39.02
|
-
|
49 |
A P Gurusinha
|
Sri Lanka
|
1985-1996
|
41
|
70
|
7
|
2452
|
143
|
7
|
8
|
38.92
|
-
|
50 |
P A de Silva
|
Sri Lanka
|
1984-2002
|
93
|
159
|
11
|
6361
|
267
|
20
|
22
|
42.98
|
-
|
51 |
H P Tillakaratne
|
Sri Lanka
|
1989-2004
|
83
|
131
|
25
|
4545
|
204*
|
11
|
20
|
42.88
|
-
|
S/R not calculated for players with incomplete balls faced records
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