| Balls |
| 30 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2009 |
| 31 | A Ranatunga | Sri Lanka v India | Modi Stadium, Kanpur | 1986/87 |
| 35 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2001/02 |
| 35 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2009 |
| 36 | A Ranatunga | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2000 |
| 36 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi | 2008/09 |
| 37 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong | 2008/09 |
| 37 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v India | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2010 |
| 39 | RL Dias | Sri Lanka v India | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras | 1982/83 |
| 39 | GP Wickramasinghe | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Newlands, Cape Town | 1997/98 |
| 39 | SM Warnapura | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi | 2008/09 |
| 39 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2010 |
| 40 | A Ranatunga | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 1983/84 |
| 40 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v India | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 1997/98 |
| 40 | BKG Mendis | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2022/23 |
| 40 | PN Silva | Sri Lanka v England | The Kia Oval, Kennington | 2024 |
| 41 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town | 2011/12 |
| 42 | DPDN Dickwella | Sri Lanka v Australia | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2022 |
| 42 | LD Chandimal | Sri Lanka v England | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2024 |
| 42 | PN Silva | Sri Lanka v England | The Kia Oval, Kennington | 2024 |
| 43 | A Ranatunga | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | 1993 |
| 43 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2004 |
| 44 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1998 |
| 44 | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2001/02 |
| 44 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2001/02 |
| 44 | SM Warnapura | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 2009 |
| 44 | WU Tharanga | Sri Lanka v India | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2017 |
| 44 | DPDN Dickwella | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2017 |
| 44 | FDM Karunaratne | Sri Lanka v Afghanistan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2023/24 |
| 45 | GF Labrooy | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1990/91 |
| 45 | RS Kaluwitharana | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1996/97 |
| 45 | KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2010/11 |
