| 351 | BC Lara | West Indies v Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2001/02 |
| 343 | SP Fleming | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 2003 |
| 333 | CH Gayle | West Indies v Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2010/11 |
| 329 | MD Crowe | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1990/91 |
| 313 | Younis Khan | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | National Stadium, Karachi | 2008/09 |
| 311 | KS Williamson | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2014/15 |
| 293 | V Sehwag | India v Sri Lanka | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 2009/10 |
| 293 | V Kohli | India v Sri Lanka | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 2017/18 |
| 281 | Mominul Haque | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2017/18 |
| 273 | Nazmul Hossain | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2025 |
| 267 | BA Young | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1996/97 |
| 266 | DL Houghton | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1994/95 |
| 264 | TWM Latham | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2018/19 |
| 254 | Wajahatullah Wasti | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1998/99 |
| 252 | SP Fleming | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1998 |
| 251 | V Sehwag | India v Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2008 |
| 249 | ML Hayden | Australia v Sri Lanka | Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns | 2004 |
| 246 | JE Root | England v Sri Lanka | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2024 |
| 238 | Taufeeq Umar | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2011/12 |
| 238 | Saud Shakil | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2023 |
| 232 | Usman Khawaja | Australia v Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2024/25 |
| 231 | SR Waugh | Australia v Sri Lanka | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1995/96 |
| 230 | Saeed Anwar | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 1994 |
| 229 | JE Root | England v Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2020/21 |
| 224 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | National Stadium, Karachi | 1999/00 |
| 224 | L Vincent | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2004/05 |
| 224 | JH Kallis | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town | 2011/12 |
| 222 | AH Jones | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Trust Bank Park, Hamilton | 1990/91 |
| 220 | TM Head | Australia v Sri Lanka | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 2018/19 |
| 219 | MJ Slater | Australia v Sri Lanka | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | 1995/96 |
