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Best Batting Average (Test)
This list features the players with the best test match batting average for the Sri Lanka national cricket team.
RANK | PLAYER | APPS | RUNS | BATTING AVERAGE | YEARS |
1 | Bhanuka Mendis | 14 | 1316 | 62.66 | 2022-2025 |
2 | Kumar Sangakkara | 134 | 12400 | 57.40 | 2000-2015 |
3 | Mahela Jayawardene | 149 | 11814 | 49.84 | 1997-2014 |
4 | Tharanga Samaraweera | 81 | 5462 | 48.76 | 2001-2013 |
5 | Pathum Nissanka | 18 | 1305 | 45.00 | 2021-2025 |
6 | Angelo Mathews | 119 | 8214 | 44.40 | 2009-2025 |
7 | Dinesh Chandimal | 90 | 6361 | 43.56 | 2011-2025 |
8 | Aravinda de Silva | 93 | 6361 | 42.97 | 1984-2002 |
9 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 83 | 4545 | 42.87 | 1989-2004 |
10 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 87 | 5492 | 40.98 | 1999-2013 |
References
ESPNcricinfo (2025). Sri Lanka – Highest career batting average. Available at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/batting-highest-career-batting-average/sri-lanka-8/test-matches-1 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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