| 374 | (374) | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
| 340 | (340) | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v India | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997 |
| 305 | (162,143) | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong | 2008/09 |
| 296 | (232,64) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2004 |
| 291 | (38,253) | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 2004/05 |
| 287 | (287) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
| 275 | (275) | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v India | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | 2009/10 |
| 270 | (270) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 2004 |
| 267 | (267) | PA de Silva | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1990/91 |
| 266 | (146,120) | PA de Silva | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 1997 |
| 262 | (240,22) | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi | 2008/09 |
| 261 | (219,42*) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2010 |
| 255 | (231,24*) | TT Samaraweera | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi | 2008/09 |
| 249 | (249) | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 2004 |
| 249 | (57,192) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2007/08 |
| 247 | (142,105) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2012/13 |
| 244 | (230,14*) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 2001/02 |
| 244 | (92,152) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v England | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2007/08 |
| 242 | (242) | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 1998/99 |
| 242 | (237,5) | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2004 |
| 241 | (138*,103*) | PA de Silva | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 1996/97 |
| 237 | (213,24*) | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v England | The Foster's Oval, Kennington | 1998 |
| 236 | (165,71*) | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra | 2005/06 |
| 231 | (32,199) | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 1997 |
| 229 | (223,6*) | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 1997/98 |
| 225 | (225) | RS Mahanama | Sri Lanka v India | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997 |
| 222 | (222*) | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2007 |
| 221 | (119,102) | AP Gurusinha | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Trust Bank Park, Hamilton | 1990/91 |
| 220 | (137*,83) | TT Samaraweera | Sri Lanka v India | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 2010 |
| 219 | (96,123) | PA de Silva | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1990/91 |
