Highest Partnership for the Sri Lanka Cricket Team in Test Cricket
Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene achieved the highest partnership for the Sri Lanka Cricket team in Test matches, scoring 624 runs for the 3rd wicket against South Africa at Colombo in 2006. Sangakkara and Jayawardene batted for 841 minutes and faced 643 balls in their marathon partnership. Sangakkara scored 287 runs, and Jayawardene scored 374 […]
Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene achieved the highest partnership for the Sri Lanka Cricket team in Test matches, scoring 624 runs for the 3rd wicket against South Africa at Colombo in 2006. Sangakkara and Jayawardene batted for 841 minutes and faced 643 balls in their marathon partnership. Sangakkara scored 287 runs, and Jayawardene scored 374 runs in the innings, the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan player in Test matches. This partnership still stands as the record-highest partnership for any wicket in Test cricket. RS Mahanama and ST Jayasuriya hold the record for the second-highest partnership. The duo made 576 runs for the 2nd wicket against India in 1997. Here is the list of the top 10 highest partnerships for the Sri Lanka cricket team in tests.
Top 10 Highest Partnerships for the Sri Lanka Cricket Team in Test
| Partners | Runs | Wickets | Opposition | Year | No Matches Played together | No innings played together |
| KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene | 624 | 3rd | v South Africa | 27 Jul 2006 | 105 | 88 |
| RS Mahanama, ST Jayasuriya | 576 | 2nd | v India | 2 Aug 1997 | 13 | 12 |
| KC Sangakkara, MS Atapattu | 438 | 2nd | v Zimbabwe | 14 May 2004 | 52 | 45 |
| TT Samaraweera, DPMD Jayawardene | 437 | 4th | v Pakistan | 21 Feb 2009 | 35 | 33 |
| HAPW Jayawardene, DPMD Jayawardene | 351 | 6th | v India | 16 Nov 2009 | 51 | 44 |
| FDM Karunaratne, DM de Silva | 345 | 4th | v Bangladesh | 21 Apr 2021 | 31 | 50 |
| ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu | 335 | 1st | v Pakistan | 28 June 2000 | 14 | 23 |
| KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene | 311 | 3rd | v Bangladesh | 11 Jul 2007 | 32 | 55 |
| BKG Mendis, DM de Silva | 308 | 2nd | v Bangladesh | 31 Jan 2018 | 23 | 43 |
| ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu | 281 | 1st | v Zimbabwe | 6 May 2004 | 26 | 43 |
Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene
Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have made the highest partnership score for the Sri Lankan Cricket Team till now in the Test Cricket format. Together they made 624 runs against the South African Cricket Team. This third-wicket partnership helped Sri Lanka win the match by an innings and 153 runs.
Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya
Mahanama and Jayasuriya made the second-highest partnership score for the Sri Lankan Cricket Team in the Test format. This fierce duo put up a humongous score of 576 runs against the Indian Cricket Team during the 1997 India tour of Sri Lanka. Although the match resulted in a draw, Sanath Jayasuriya was awarded the Man of the Match for scoring 340 runs in this partnership.
Kumar Sangakkara and Marvan Atapattu
Atapattu and Sangakkara together scored 438 runs against the Zimbabwe Cricket Team and earned the record of the third-highest partnership score for Sri Lanka in the Test format. Sangakkara contributed 270 runs, while Atapattu gave 168 runs to this partnership. Eventually, the Sri Lankan Team won the Test match by an innings and 254 runs.
Thilan Samaraweera and Mahela Jayawardene
Thilan Samaraweera and Mahela Jayawardene recorded the fourth-highest partnership score for the Sri Lankan Cricket Team in the Test format. These fantastic batters made 437 runs against the Pakistan Cricket Team during the 2009 Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan. Despite their magnificent efforts, the match resulted in a draw.
Prasanna Jayawardene and Mahela Jayawardene
Both the Jayawardenes of the Sri Lanka Men’s Cricket Team made the record for the fifth-highest partnership score in the Test format. They made 351 runs against the Indian Cricket Team. They made this colossal total during the 2009 Sri Lanka tour of India.
Most Runs in Partnership for the Sri Lanka Cricket Team in Test
Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have together made the record for scoring the most runs in partnership for the Sri Lankan Cricket Team in the Test Cricket format. They made 6554 runs in partnership from 2000 to 2014. All the opponents feared this fierce duo. Their cumulative batting average has been 56.50, including 19 centuries and 27 half-centuries.
Here is the list of the top players who have scored the most runs in partnership for the Sri Lanka Cricket Team in the Test Format.
Top Players for Scoring Most Runs in Partnership for the Sri Lanka Cricket Team in Test
| Partnership | Innings | Runs | Batting Average | 100s | 50s |
| Kumar Sangakkara & Mahela Jayawardene | 120 | 6554 | 56.50 | 19 | 27 |
| Marvan Atapattu & Sanath Jayasuriya | 122 | 4533 | 39.41 | 9 | 24 |
| Mahela Jayawardene & Thilan Samaraweera | 55 | 3247 | 61.26 | 11 | 9 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga & Aravinda de Silva | 57 | 2812 | 53.05 | 11 | 11 |
| Dinesh Chandimal & Angelo Matthews | 59 | 2520 | 45.81 | 7 | 12 |
| Marvan Atapattu & Kumar Sangakkara | 42 | 2290 | 54.52 | 6 | 9 |
| Dimuth Karunaratane & Kusal Mendis | 50 | 2097 | 42.79 | 4 | 10 |
| Marvan Atapattu & Mahela Jayawardene | 36 | 2025 | 57.85 | 8 | 6 |
| Tilakaratne Dilshan & Kumar Sangakkara | 42 | 2002 | 48.82 | 7 | 6 |
Frequently Asked Questions About the Highest Partnership for the Sri Lanka Cricket Team in Test Matches
Q1. How long did the partnership of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene last during their record-breaking stand in Test cricket?
Ans: The partnership of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene lasted for 157.3 overs during their record-breaking stand of 624 runs in Test cricket against South Africa in 2006.
Q2. How many times have two Sri Lankan batsmen scored a partnership of 400 runs or more in Test cricket?
Ans: Â Sri Lankan batsmen have scored a partnership of 400 runs or more in Test cricket four times, the record-breaking partnership of 624 runs by KC Sangakkara and DPMD Jayawardene, 576 runs by RS Mahanama and ST Jayasuriya, 438 runs by KC Sangakkara and MS Atapattu, and 437 runs by TT Samaraweera and DPMD Jayawardene.
Q3. What is the highest partnership for Sri Lanka in Test cricket that involved a tailender?
Ans: The highest partnership for Sri Lanka in Test cricket that involved a tailender is 225 runs, scored by Sanath Jayasuriya and Muttiah Muralitharan for the ninth wicket against England in 1998.
