Sri Lanka batters with highest 4th-innings Test score (matches won)
Sri Lanka beat England in the third and final Test at the Kennington Oval. The Lankans claimed their maiden Test win against England in over a decade. The visitors earned a famous win on Day 4 after chasing down 219, now the highest successful by an Asian team in England. Pathum Nissanka scored a ton, smashing the third-highest fourth-innings score for SL (Tests won).
Kusal Perera: 153* vs SA, Durban, 2019
Kusal Perera's unbeaten 153 against South Africa in Durban (2019) is regarded as one of the greatest Test knocks in SENA nations. Chasing 304, the visitors were down to 226/9 against a star-studded Proteas pace attack. However, Perera single-handedly drove the Lankans to victory alongside Vishwa Fernando. The former smashed a 200-ball 153*, a knock laced with 12 fours and 5 sixes.
Aravinda de Silva: 143* vs ZIM, Colombo, 1998
Former batter Aravinda de Silva has the highest fourth-innings Test score for the Lankans at home (matches won). He slammed an unbeaten 143 off 310 balls as SL chased down 326 against a rather strong Zimbabwe side in Colombo in 1998. He denied Heath Streak a fifer after the latter reduced SL to 115/4 in the run-chase.
Pathum Nissanka: 127* vs ENG, The Oval, 2024
Sri Lanka opener Nissanka shattered a plethora of records with a match-winning hundred on Day 4 of the 3rd Test against England at Kennington Oval. He scored a majestic 124-ball 127* as SL comfortably accomplished the 219-run target. Nissanka brought up his maiden Test century in England. Overall, it was his second ton in the longest format.
