| Years |
Days |
| 42 | 78 | DS de Silva | Sri Lanka v England | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1984 |
| 40 | 235 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v England | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2018/19 |
| 38 | 187 | MDK Perera | Sri Lanka v England | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2020/21 |
| 38 | 158 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v England | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2007/08 |
| 38 | 96 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v India | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2010 |
| 37 | 301 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v India | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 2015 |
| 37 | 83 | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2014 |
| 36 | 363 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2007/08 |
| 36 | 306 | AD Mathews | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2023/24 |
| 36 | 279 | PA de Silva | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 2002 |
| 36 | 258 | HP Tillakaratne | Sri Lanka v Australia | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2003/04 |
| 36 | 253 | A Ranatunga | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2000 |
| 36 | 156 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2012/13 |
| 36 | 106 | TT Samaraweera | Sri Lanka v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2012/13 |
| 36 | 5 | LRD Mendis | Sri Lanka v England | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1988 |
| 35 | 341 | FDM Karunaratne | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2023/24 |
| 35 | 178 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2009 |
| 35 | 90 | HAPW Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2014/15 |
| 35 | 4 | RAS Lakmal | Sri Lanka v India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 2021/22 |
| 34 | 343 | RS Kaluwitharana | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi | 2004/05 |
| 34 | 342 | EAR de Silva | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1990/91 |
| 34 | 226 | J Mubarak | Sri Lanka v India | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 2015 |
| 34 | 185 | RL Dias | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | 1986/87 |
| 34 | 137 | LD Chandimal | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2023/24 |
| 33 | 263 | KPJ Warnaweera | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 1994 |
| 33 | 151 | UWMBCA Welagedara | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2014 |
| 32 | 359 | CRD Fernando | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 2012 |
| 32 | 342 | UDU Chandana | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2004/05 |
| 32 | 323 | HDPK Dharmasena | Sri Lanka v Australia | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2003/04 |
| 32 | 267 | LWS Kaluperuma | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 1981/82 |
| 32 | 210 | DM de Silva | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2023/24 |
| 32 | 198 | MVT Fernando | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2023/24 |
| 32 | 193 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v India | Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 2017 |
| 32 | 187 | HDRL Thirimanne | Sri Lanka v India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 2021/22 |
| 32 | 175 | JK Silva | Sri Lanka v England | Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 2018/19 |
| 32 | 150 | NGRP Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2023/24 |
| 32 | 149 | KTGD Prasad | Sri Lanka v West Indies | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 2015/16 |
| 32 | 146 | JDF Vandersay | Sri Lanka v Australia | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2022 |
