Kumar Sangakkara was one of the most prolific number-three batters in Test history, and his biggest innings show why. This page lists his 20 highest Test scores, from his career-best 319 against Bangladesh in Chattogram to a 147 at Lord’s. Each innings includes the balls faced, opposition, ground and date.
Kumar Sangakkara Highest Test Scores
| Rank | Runs | Balls | Opposition | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 319 | 482 | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 4 Feb 2014 |
| 2 | 287 | 457 | South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 3 | 270 | 365 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 May 2004 |
| 4 | 232 | 357 | South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 |
| 5 | 230 | 327 | Pakistan | Lahore | 6 Mar 2002 |
| 6 | 222* | 277 | Bangladesh | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 |
| 7 | 221 | 425 | Pakistan | Galle | 6 Aug 2014 |
| 8 | 219 | 335 | India | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 9 | 211 | 431 | Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 18 Oct 2011 |
| 10 | 203 | 306 | New Zealand | Wellington | 3 Jan 2015 |
| 11 | 200* | 325 | Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Jul 2007 |
| 12 | 199* | 387 | Pakistan | Galle | 22 Jun 2012 |
| 13 | 192 | 282 | Australia | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 14 | 192 | 351 | Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Jun 2012 |
| 15 | 185 | 326 | Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Mar 2006 |
| 16 | 157* | 284 | West Indies | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 |
| 17 | 156* | 192 | New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 18 | 152 | 269 | England | Kandy | 1 Dec 2007 |
| 19 | 150 | 268 | West Indies | Colombo (RPS) | 23 Nov 2010 |
| 20 | 147 | 258 | England | Lord’s | 12 Jun 2014 |
Key Insights
Sangakkara scored 319 off 482 balls in Chattogram in February 2014. It is his highest Test score and 32 runs clear of his second-best, the 287 against South Africa at the SSC in 2006.
Six of his top 20 scores came against Pakistan: 230, 221, 211, 199*, 192 and 185. Two of them, 199* in Galle and 192 in Colombo, started just eight days apart in June 2012. Check here for a special article on his double centuries.
In July 2007 he made 200* at Colombo (PSS) on 3 July and 222* at Kandy on 11 July, both against Bangladesh and both not out. This made him one of the two batters ever to score more than 10 Test double centuries.
Five of his top 20 came at Colombo’s SSC, and 12 of the 20 were in Sri Lanka. The other 8 came away from home, including Lahore, Hobart, Wellington (twice) and Lord’s.
Most of these innings have strike rates between 50 and 70. The slowest is the 211 in Abu Dhabi at 48.95, and the quickest are the 156* at Wellington (81.25) and 222* at Kandy (80.14).
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Sangakkara’s top 20 Test scores span 2002 to 2015, which shows how long he stayed at the top. Which of these innings do you think was his best?
