| Years |
Days |
| 39 | 251 | DS de Silva | Sri Lanka v England | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 1981/82 |
| 32 | 237 | LWS Kaluperuma | Sri Lanka v England | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 1981/82 |
| 32 | 144 | JDF Vandersay | Sri Lanka v Australia | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2022 |
| 31 | 330 | ML Udawatte | West Indies v Sri Lanka | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet | 2018 |
| 31 | 266 | MD Wettimuny | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1982/83 |
| 31 | 236 | S Jeganathan | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1982/83 |
| 31 | 178 | MDK Perera | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | 2013/14 |
| 30 | 295 | DAS Gunaratne | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 2016/17 |
| 30 | 245 | NGRP Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v Australia | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2022 |
| 30 | 132 | PM Pushpakumara | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2017 |
| 30 | 36 | AMJG Amerasinghe | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 1983/84 |
| 30 | 29 | MKDI Amerasinghe | West Indies v Sri Lanka | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 2007/08 |
| 29 | 314 | TAM Siriwardene | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2015/16 |
| 29 | 185 | HM Goonatilleke | Sri Lanka v England | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 1981/82 |
| 29 | 184 | PLS Gamage | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Dubai Sports City Stadium, Dubai | 2017/18 |
| 29 | 176 | LRD Mendis | Sri Lanka v England | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 1981/82 |
| 29 | 155 | EAR de Silva | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 1985 |
| 29 | 122 | RL Dias | Sri Lanka v England | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 1981/82 |
| 29 | 100 | AM de Silva | Sri Lanka v England | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 1992/93 |
| 29 | 67 | GRA de Silva | Sri Lanka v England | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 1981/82 |
| 29 | 15 | ARS Silva | India v Sri Lanka | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 2017/18 |
| 28 | 353 | B Warnapura | Sri Lanka v England | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 1981/82 |
| 28 | 325 | SMSM Senanayake | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2013/14 |
| 28 | 311 | MN Nawaz | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2002 |
| 28 | 204 | WMG Ramyakumara | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2005 |
| 28 | 43 | CP Senanayake | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1990/91 |
| 28 | 30 | SM Warnapura | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2007 |
| 28 | 20 | RMMP Rathnayake | England v Sri Lanka | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 2024 |
| 27 | 208 | MAWR Madurasinghe | England v Sri Lanka | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1988 |
| 27 | 109 | S Kalavitigoda | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2004/05 |
