| Balls |
| 345 | TT Samaraweera | Sri Lanka v England | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2003/04 |
| 303 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v England | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2000/01 |
| 294 | MG Vandort | Sri Lanka v England | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2006 |
| 269 | AP Gurusinha | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 1985/86 |
| 267 | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v England | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2007/08 |
| 265 | TT Samaraweera | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban | 2011/12 |
| 264 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2000 |
| 263 | PA de Silva | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 1999/00 |
| 256 | AD Mathews | Sri Lanka v Australia | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2011 |
| 244 | RS Mahanama | Sri Lanka v India | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997 |
| 242 | HP Tillakaratne | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2001/02 |
| 239 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2001/02 |
| 234 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 1999/00 |
| 232 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | 2003 |
| 232 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | 2011/12 |
| 231 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2000 |
| 231 | TT Samaraweera | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 2004/05 |
| 229 | TT Samaraweera | Sri Lanka v India | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 2010 |
| 229 | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v Australia | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2011 |
| 225 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v India | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 2009/10 |
| 224 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v India | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2001 |
| 224 | HAPW Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2011/12 |
| 223 | HP Tillakaratne | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Centurion Park, Centurion | 2002/03 |
| 223 | TT Samaraweera | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2009 |
| 217 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1999/00 |
| 217 | NT Paranavitana | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2010 |
| 216 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v West Indies | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2010/11 |
| 216 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v England | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 2011 |
| 215 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2012/13 |
| 213 | HP Tillakaratne | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 2003 |
