| Balls |
| 141 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v India | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2007/08 |
| 138 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2010/11 |
| 135 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2017/18 |
| 134 | AP Gurusinha | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | 1993/94 |
| 134 | HDRL Thirimanne | Sri Lanka v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2012/13 |
| 132 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v India | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2011/12 |
| 131 | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 1998/99 |
| 128 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v England | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2006 |
| 128 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v Australia | Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | 2011 |
| 128 | LD Chandimal | Sri Lanka v Australia | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | 2016 |
| 125 | DA Gunawardene | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | 2000/01 |
| 125 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Buffalo Park, East London | 2002/03 |
| 125 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v India | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | 2006/07 |
| 125 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v India | Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | 2012 |
| 124 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v India | Sabina Park, Kingston | 2013 |
| 123 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | 2000 |
| 123 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v India | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 2005/06 |
| 123 | LD Chandimal | Sri Lanka v England | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2011 |
| 123 | PN Silva | Sri Lanka v Australia | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2022 |
| 122 | A Ranatunga | Sri Lanka v India | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997 |
| 122 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi | 1999/00 |
| 122 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v England | The Brit Oval, Kennington | 2006 |
| 122 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | 2006/07 |
| 122 | TT Samaraweera | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2009 |
| 122 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 2010/11 |
| 122 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v England | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2010/11 |
| 122 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v England | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2014/15 |
| 122 | AD Mathews | Sri Lanka v India | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | 2017/18 |
| 121 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2002/03 |
| 120 | RP Arnold | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1999/00 |
| 120 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | 2006/07 |
| 120 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 2012 |
