| 6 | S Viswanath | Sri Lanka v India | 1985 | t1025 |
| 6 | RS Kaluwitharana | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | 2003 | t1644 |
| 6 | AC Gilchrist | Sri Lanka v Australia | 2003/04 | t1688 |
| 5 | RD Woolley | Sri Lanka v Australia | 1982/83 | t955 |
| 5 | Rashid Latif | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 1994 | t1267 |
| 5 | KC Sangakkara | England v Sri Lanka | 2000/01 | t1532 |
| 5 | SS Dighe | Sri Lanka v India | 2001 | t1557 |
| 5 | KC Sangakkara | England v Sri Lanka | 2003/04 | t1672 |