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ICC World Test Championship - Tue 17 Nov, 05:00 Their fours Preview

Sri Lanka Test Fours Stats

How many fours Sri Lanka hit, and who hits the most, game by game

Updated 23 August 2026, after the India game

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Player Avg Hit %
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jul 26 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 25 Jun 26 West IndiesA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 5 Dec 24 South AfricaA Lost109 runs
ICC World Test Championship 27 Nov 24 South AfricaA Lost233 runs
ICC World Test Championship 6 Sep 24 EnglandA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 29 Aug 24 EnglandA Lost190 runs
ICC World Test Championship 21 Aug 24 EnglandA Lost5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 30 Mar 24 BangladeshA Won192 runs
ICC World Test Championship 22 Mar 24 BangladeshA Won328 runs
ICC World Test Championship 16 Mar 23 New ZealandA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 8 Mar 23 New ZealandA Lost2 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 23 May 22 BangladeshA Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 May 22 BangladeshA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 12 Mar 22 IndiaA Lost238 runs
ICC World Test Championship 4 Mar 22 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 29 Mar 21 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 21 Mar 21 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 21 South AfricaA Lost10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 20 South AfricaA Lostinns
Test Series 27 Jan 20 ZimbabweA Drew
Test Series 19 Jan 20 ZimbabweA Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 19 Dec 19 PakistanA Lost263 runs
ICC World Test Championship 11 Dec 19 PakistanA Drew
Test Series 21 Feb 19 South AfricaA Won8 wkts
Test Series 13 Feb 19 South AfricaA Won1 wkt
Test Series 31 Jan 19 AustraliaA Lost366 runs
Test Series 24 Jan 19 AustraliaA Lostinns
Test Series 25 Dec 18 New ZealandA Lost423 runs
Test Series 14 Dec 18 New ZealandA Drew
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Sri Lanka total 27.2 571640133828638342421412430511827411738513052430261324232624231135263544292118411282841-25272328261612810263328
S S. DinushaAll-rounder, 4 inns 5.8 50%2/4 12166 226 675 329
K. MendisAll-rounder, 17 inns 5.6 47%8/17 11120 558 01 134 492 435 319 028 791 -DNB 8120 05 125 15183 7167 217 11127 16237
K. PereraBatter, 9 inns 5.6 56%5/9 1167 07 229 1087 315 -DNB 763 12200 557 01
W. HasarangaAll-rounder, 4 inns 5.5 50%2/4 527 232 320 1253
P. NissankaBatter, 15 inns 4.6 33%5/15 06 06 11157 444 012 431 951 13124 118 324 11133 119 4131 -DNB 212 6252
D. de SilvaAll-rounder, 47 inns 4.3 43%20/47 290 234 17168 07 127 792 112 981 11111 -DNB 03 771 884 125 6111 07 12131 9179 06 12185 559 773 995 -DNB 027 360 124 021 08 558 3140 -DNB 226 679 11106 00 564 -DNB 7112 -DNB 256 08 15166 424 -DNB 333 679 263 113 017 046 07 05
A. MathewsAll-rounder, 35 inns 4.0 26%9/35 690 459 015 242 011 361 336 391 05 2145 271 574 17 324 010 044 698 11235 12342 -DNB 19396 015 385 05 139 275 3159 169 16468 -DNB 144 133 477 388 254 9153 11323
O. FernandoBatter, 23 inns 3.9 30%7/23 032 036 231 452 891 39 376 336 171 8119 011 11149 4119 4108 241 05 019 13180 681 09 10106 242 576
K. MendisKeeper, 47 inns 3.6 28%13/47 8115 03 04 120 328 376 03 977 313 737 434 04 11150 02 226 010 010 8106 1683 155 049 -DNB 3131 843 07 860 04 01 216 05 173 13233 8163 -DNB 127 04 147 315 13110 324 08 14 369 144 07 132 9147 04 16335
D. KarunaratneBatter, 53 inns 3.6 26%14/53 443 03 09 118 116 121 126 7129 018 432 8129 15 137 7101 9188 483 787 145 9155 19 017 2138 113 15174 571 646 017 9176 143 013 032 19128 420 18 3120 038 478 113 442 228 9110 442 331 359 247 795 221 170 018 19 02 11144 113
D. ChandimalKeeper, 43 inns 3.5 35%15/43 015 4107 867 560 597 557 04 12174 04 -DNB 333 1162 240 7119 5104 27 013 02 492 892 664 2107 11219 -DNB 2148 4135 6101 166 025 09 11161 445 09 075 132 -DNB 10143 029 07 228 09 17 02 19 6228 034 -DNB
N. DickwellaKeeper, 31 inns 3.4 29%9/31 113 04 110 -DNB 03 696 338 039 010 981 225 -DNB 276 8163 110 668 686 215 06 -DNB 3120 -DNB 335 1176 463 636 -DNB 112 02 222 342 678 439 13 231 11101 -DNB
L. ThirimanneBatter, 18 inns 2.7 22%4/18 26 03 160 09 6106 5114 4180 4201 330 757 -DNB -DNB 463 127 015 351 5105 281 130 198
M M. RathnayakeAll-rounder, 9 inns 2.6 22%2/9 043 120 352 03 121 -DNB 414 756 6135 115
C. AsalankaAll-rounder, 4 inns 2.3 25%1/4 18 120 564 29
N. MadushkaKeeper, 14 inns 1.93 14%2/14 111 228 327 012 -DNB -DNB 115 125 016 03 6105 545 09 120 331 493
D. PereraAll-rounder, 10 inns 1.70 10%1/10 684 18 234 225 19 016 034 04 362 238 -DNB
R. SilvaBatter, 4 inns 1.25 0%0/4 156 022 363 173
D. ShanakaAll-rounder, 4 inns 1.00 0%0/4 017 124 387 035
P. JayasuriyaBowler, 18 inns 0.94 0%0/18 122 09 432 119 03 012 046 041 120 010 375 267 011 447 117 045 040 032
K. RajithaBowler, 18 inns 0.67 0%0/18 118 113 027 120 09 1110 439 221 012 -DNB -DNB -DNB 249 027 06 -DNB -DNB 010 -DNB 030 010 05 014 032 -DNB
S. LakmalBowler, 17 inns 0.59 0%0/17 19 04 02 03 19 -DNB 013 024 027 -DNB 041 -DNB 114 -DNB 06 01 14 330 01 325 012 -DNB
L. KumaraBowler, 28 inns 0.57 0%0/28 214 27 02 011 25 115 029 -DNB 022 213 112 -DNB 06 01 04 145 232 26 01 114 07 05 022 -DNB -DNB -DNB 02 01 -DNB 00 00 04 01 08 -DNB
V. FernandoBowler, 31 inns 0.45 3%1/31 031 024 03 05 08 -DNB 262 02 226 116 019 024 384 -DNB 18 06 05 05 02 -DNB 011 00 011 07 01 01 581 -DNB 032 09 -DNB 00 -DNB 09 027 02 09
D. ChameeraBowler, 9 inns 0.44 0%0/9 026 -DNB 07 09 429 010 020 010 02 08
L. EmbuldeniyaBowler, 16 inns 0.38 0%0/16 01 022 016 022 05 042 121 -DNB 015 011 039 -DNB 01 -DNB 134 01 00 -DNB 463 012
A. FernandoBowler, 21 inns 0.24 0%0/21 -DNB 00 03 02 02 01 02 08 214 -DNB 01 03 06 00 04 -DNB 03 015 210 03 06 -DNB 028 -DNB 16 02
D. GunathilakaAll-rounder, 4 inns 0.00 0%0/4 031 07 09 017
P P. JayawickramaBowler, 3 inns 0.00 0%0/3 03 -DNB 01 04
L L. UdaraBatter, 2 inns 10.5 50%1/2 21248 04
C. KarunaratneBowler, 2 inns 2.0 0%0/2 -DNB -DNB -DNB -DNB 05 438
R. MendisBatter, 2 inns 1.00 0%0/2 -DNB -DNB 211 -DNB 08 -DNB
M. BhanukaKeeper, 2 inns 0.50 0%0/2 110 07
I I. WijesundaraAll-rounder, 2 inns 0.50 0%0/2 114 06
A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. The line under a score is the balls faced; * not out; DNB did not bat.

Sri Lanka Team Fours

Line27.5
Avg27.232.8
Hit46%
57
16
40
13
38
28
6
38
34
24
21
41
24
30
51
18
27
41
17
38
51
30
52
4
30
26
13
24
23
26
24
23
11
35
26
35
44
29
21
18
41
1
28
28
41
-
25
27
23
28
26
16
12
8
10
26
33
28
42
9
46
-
43
25
25
27
33
19
54
25
31
13
18
41
19
22
54
-
31
19
42
18
44
-
28
37
61
-
43
24
32
24
46
9
76
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41
23
32
17
24
50
29
-
26
14
27
28
67
25
30
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15
58
53
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ICC World Test Championship 3 Jul 26 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 25 Jun 26 West IndiesA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 5 Dec 24 South AfricaA Lost109 runs
ICC World Test Championship 27 Nov 24 South AfricaA Lost233 runs
ICC World Test Championship 6 Sep 24 EnglandA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 29 Aug 24 EnglandA Lost190 runs
ICC World Test Championship 21 Aug 24 EnglandA Lost5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 30 Mar 24 BangladeshA Won192 runs
ICC World Test Championship 22 Mar 24 BangladeshA Won328 runs
ICC World Test Championship 16 Mar 23 New ZealandA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 8 Mar 23 New ZealandA Lost2 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 23 May 22 BangladeshA Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 May 22 BangladeshA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 12 Mar 22 IndiaA Lost238 runs
ICC World Test Championship 4 Mar 22 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 29 Mar 21 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 21 Mar 21 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 21 South AfricaA Lost10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 20 South AfricaA Lostinns
Test Series 27 Jan 20 ZimbabweA Drew
Test Series 19 Jan 20 ZimbabweA Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 19 Dec 19 PakistanA Lost263 runs
ICC World Test Championship 11 Dec 19 PakistanA Drew
Test Series 21 Feb 19 South AfricaA Won8 wkts
Test Series 13 Feb 19 South AfricaA Won1 wkt
Test Series 31 Jan 19 AustraliaA Lost366 runs
Test Series 24 Jan 19 AustraliaA Lostinns
Test Series 25 Dec 18 New ZealandA Lost423 runs
Test Series 14 Dec 18 New ZealandA Drew

Sri Lanka Fours Match by Match

The last 29 Tests, innings by innings, and how often Sri Lanka went over the line

Line27.5
OpponentResultInnsForAg 27.5+
Avg 27.232.8 46%
West Indies (A)WTC, 3 Jul Ddrawn 1st 5742
2nd 169
West Indies (A)WTC, 25 Jun Lby an innings and 217 runs 1st 4046
2nd 13-
South Africa (A)WTC, 5 Dec 2024 Lby 109 runs 1st 3843
2nd 2825
South Africa (A)WTC, 27 Nov 2024 Lby 233 runs 1st 625
2nd 3827
England (A)WTC, 6 Sep 2024 Wby 8 wickets 1st 3433
2nd 2419
England (A)WTC, 29 Aug 2024 Lby 190 runs 1st 2154
2nd 4125
England (A)WTC, 21 Aug 2024 Lby 5 wickets 1st 2431
2nd 3013
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 30 Mar 2024 Wby 192 runs 1st 5118
2nd 1841
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 22 Mar 2024 Wby 328 runs 1st 2719
2nd 4122
New Zealand (A)WTC, 16 Mar 2023 Lby an innings and 58 runs 1st 1754
2nd 38-
New Zealand (A)WTC, 8 Mar 2023 Lby 2 wickets 1st 5131
2nd 3019
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 23 May 2022 Wby 10 wickets 1st 5242
2nd 418
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 15 May 2022 Ddrawn 1st 3044
2nd 26-
India (A)WTC, 12 Mar 2022 Lby 238 runs 1st 1328
2nd 2437
India (A)WTC, 4 Mar 2022 Lby an innings and 222 runs 1st 2361
2nd 26-
West Indies (A)WTC, 29 Mar 2021 Ddrawn 1st 2443
2nd 2324
West Indies (A)WTC, 21 Mar 2021 Ddrawn 1st 1132
2nd 3524
South Africa (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2021 Lby 10 wickets 1st 2646
2nd 359
South Africa (A)WTC, 26 Dec 2020 Lby an innings and 45 runs 1st 4476
2nd 29-
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 27 Jan 2020 Ddrawn 1st 2141
2nd 1823
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 19 Jan 2020 Wby 10 wickets 1st 4132
2nd 117
Pakistan (A)WTC, 19 Dec 2019 Lby 263 runs 1st 2824
2nd 2850
Pakistan (A)WTC, 11 Dec 2019 Ddrawn 1st 4129
South Africa (A)TEST, 21 Feb 2019 Wby 8 wickets 1st 2526
2nd 2714
South Africa (A)TEST, 13 Feb 2019 Wby 1 wicket 1st 2327
2nd 2828
Australia (A)TEST, 31 Jan 2019 Lby 366 runs 1st 2667
2nd 1625
Australia (A)TEST, 24 Jan 2019 Lby an innings and 40 runs 1st 1230
2nd 8-
New Zealand (A)TEST, 25 Dec 2018 Lby 423 runs 1st 1015
2nd 2658
New Zealand (A)TEST, 14 Dec 2018 Ddrawn 1st 3353
2nd 28-

Pakistan Fours Match by Match

Sri Lanka's next opponent, their last 40 Tests

Pakistan fours →
OpponentResultInnsForAg
Avg 28.329.8
England (A)WTC, 9 Sep Lby 8 wickets 1st 1850
2nd 4816
England (A)WTC, 27 Aug Lby 194 runs 1st 1436
2nd 2228
England (A)WTC, 19 Aug Lby an innings and 103 runs 1st 2359
2nd 21-
West Indies (A)WTC, 2 Aug Wby 8 wickets 1st 4742
2nd 514
West Indies (A)WTC, 25 Jul Lby 90 runs 1st 2828
2nd 1615
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 16 May Lby 78 runs 1st 2732
2nd 3638
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 8 May Lby 104 runs 1st 4745
2nd 1822
South Africa (H)WTC, 20 Oct 2025 Lby 8 wickets 1st 2428
2nd 1310
South Africa (H)WTC, 12 Oct 2025 W 1st 2826
2nd 2013
West Indies (H)WTC, 25 Jan 2025 Lby 120 runs 1st 169
2nd 614
West Indies (H)WTC, 17 Jan 2025 Wby 127 runs 1st 1911
2nd 1114
South Africa (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2025 Lby 10 wickets 1st 1963
2nd 486
South Africa (A)WTC, 26 Dec 2024 Lby 2 wickets 1st 2745
2nd 3320
England (H)WTC, 24 Oct 2024 Wby 9 wickets 1st 1319
2nd 67
England (H)WTC, 15 Oct 2024 Wby 152 runs 1st 3934
2nd 1711
England (H)WTC, 7 Oct 2024 Lby an innings and 47 runs 1st 5073
2nd 24-
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 30 Aug 2024 Lby 6 wickets 1st 1528
2nd 2016
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 21 Aug 2024 Lby 10 wickets 1st 2760
2nd 154
Australia (A)WTC, 2 Jan 2024 Lby 8 wickets 1st 3727
2nd 717
Australia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2023 Lby 79 runs 1st 1929
2nd 2129
Australia (A)WTC, 14 Dec 2023 Lby 360 runs 1st 2856
2nd 621
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 24 Jul 2023 Wby an innings and 222 runs 1st 5624
2nd -24
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 16 Jul 2023 Wby 4 wickets 1st 4939
2nd 1735
New Zealand (H)WTC, 2 Jan 2023 Ddrawn 1st 5754
2nd 3336
New Zealand (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2022 Ddrawn 1st 4970
2nd 355
England (H)WTC, 17 Dec 2022 Lby 8 wickets 1st 3933
2nd 2324
England (H)WTC, 9 Dec 2022 Lby 26 runs 1st 3032
2nd 3725
England (H)WTC, 1 Dec 2022 Lby 74 runs 1st 7087
2nd 3727
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 24 Jul 2022 Lby 246 runs 1st 1737
2nd 3036
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 16 Jul 2022 Wby 4 wickets 1st 1927
2nd 1931
Australia (H)WTC, 21 Mar 2022 Lby 115 runs 1st 2842
2nd 2322
Australia (H)WTC, 12 Mar 2022 Ddrawn 1st 1649
2nd 409
Australia (H)WTC, 4 Mar 2022 Ddrawn 1st 4159
2nd 22-
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 4 Dec 2021 Wby an innings and 8 runs 1st 369
2nd -24
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 26 Nov 2021 Wby 8 wickets 1st 2440
2nd 2821
West Indies (A)WTC, 20 Aug 2021 Wby 109 runs 1st 3817
2nd 1727
West Indies (A)WTC, 12 Aug 2021 Lby 1 wicket 1st 2933
2nd 2223
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 7 May 2021 Wby an innings and 147 runs 1st 6219
2nd -39
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 29 Apr 2021 Wby an innings and 116 runs 1st 5226
2nd -14
South Africa (H)WTC, 4 Feb 2021 Wby 95 runs 1st 3727
2nd 3836

Sri Lanka Fours Lines

How often each line went over, last 29 Tests, an innings each

LineOverUnderOver %
21.5411672%
24.5342360%
27.5263146%
30.5174030%
33.5164128%
LineOverUnderOver %
54.5292158%
57.5272354%
60.5252550%
63.5222844%
66.5203040%

Fours Batting First and Chasing

Sri Lanka's fours per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First13258.248.8
Second16549.562.8

Test Fours Table

Fours per game, sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years

SidePForAgMatch
1New Zealand 1263.855.1119
2England 2062.467.2130
3India 1757.554.7112
4South Africa 1457.350.1107
5Sri Lanka 1054.853.7109
6Zimbabwe 1351.254.6106
7Bangladesh 1650.851.0102
8Australia 2150.543.594.0
9Pakistan 1348.852.6101
10West Indies 1844.251.695.8

Sri Lanka Fours by Competition

Fours per game in each Test competition

CompetitionPW-LForAg
ICC World Test Championship214-1257.456.3
Test Series83-342.957.0

Sri Lanka Test Fours Questions

How many fours do Sri Lanka hit per innings in Tests?

Sri Lanka have averaged 27.2 fours an innings over their last 29 Tests, their opponents 32.8.

How often do Sri Lanka go over 27.5 fours in an innings?

Sri Lanka went over 27.5 fours in 26 of their last 57 innings.

Who hits the most fours for Sri Lanka?

Over Sri Lanka's last 29 Tests: Dhananjaya de Silva (202 in 47 innings, 4.3 an innings), Dimuth Karunaratne (188 in 53 innings, 3.6 an innings), Kusal Mendis (171 in 47 innings, 3.6 an innings).

What is Sri Lanka's highest fours in an innings in a recent Test?

57 in their first innings against West Indies on 3 Jul 2026 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound.

Do Sri Lanka hit more fours batting first or chasing?

Batting first Sri Lanka average 58.2 fours (13 Tests); batting second 49.5 (16).