| Minutes |
| 205 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Buffalo Park, East London | 2002/03 |
| 205 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v India | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2007/08 |
| 202 | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 1998/99 |
| 180 | AP Gurusinha | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | 1993/94 |
| 178 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | 2000 |
| 174 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2002/03 |
| 173 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v England | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2006 |
| 173 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v India | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | 2006/07 |
| 172 | PA de Silva | Sri Lanka v Australia | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1995/96 |
| 172 | DA Gunawardene | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | 2000/01 |
| 172 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | 2009/10 |
| 171 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni | 2002/03 |
| 170 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v India | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 2005/06 |
| 170 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | 2006/07 |
| 169 | HDRL Thirimanne | Sri Lanka v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2012/13 |
| 168 | MS Atapattu | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban | 2002/03 |
| 165 | A Ranatunga | Sri Lanka v India | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997 |
| 162 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v India | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | 2000 |
| 162 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2010/11 |
| 160 | LPC Silva | Sri Lanka v India | Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 2006/07 |
| 157 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v India | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2011/12 |
| 154 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v England | The Brit Oval, Kennington | 2006 |
| 151 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2011/12 |
