| # | Player | Runs | Balls Faced | 4s | 6s | SR | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pathum Nissanka | 210 | 139 | 20 | 8 | 151.07 | Afghanistan | Pallekele | 09-Feb-2024 |
| 2 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 189 | 161 | 21 | 4 | 117.39 | India | Sharjah | 29-Oct-2000 |
| 3 | Upul Tharanga | 174 | 159 | 19 | 3 | 109.43 | India | Kingston | 02-Jul-2013 |
| 4 | Kumar Sangakkara | 169 | 137 | 18 | 6 | 123.35 | South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 20-Jul-2013 |
| 5 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 161 | 146 | 22 | - | 110.27 | Bangladesh | Melbourne | 26-Feb-2015 |
| 6 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 160 | 165 | 11 | 3 | 96.96 | India | Hobart | 28-Feb-2012 |
| 7 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 160 | 124 | 20 | 3 | 129.03 | India | Rajkot | 15-Dec-2009 |
| 8 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 157 | 104 | 24 | 1 | 150.96 | Netherlands | Amstelveen | 04-Jul-2006 |
| 9 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 152 | 99 | 20 | 4 | 153.53 | England | Leeds | 01-Jul-2006 |
| 10 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 151 | 120 | 17 | 4 | 125.83 | India | Wankhede | 17-May-1997 |
| 11 | Aravinda de Silva | 145 | 115 | 14 | 5 | 126.08 | Kenya | Kandy | 06-Mar-1996 |
| 12 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 144 | 131 | 16 | 1 | 109.92 | Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 10-Mar-2011 |
| 13 | Mahela Jayawardene | 144 | 150 | 14 | - | 96.00 | England | Leeds | 01-Jul-2011 |
| 14 | Kusal Mendis | 143 | 128 | 17 | 2 | 111.71 | New Zealand | Dambulla | 13-Nov-2024 |
| 15 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 140 | 143 | 9 | 6 | 97.90 | New Zealand | Bloemfontein | 08-Dec-1994 |
| 16 | Thisara Perera | 140 | 74 | 8 | 13 | 189.18 | New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 05-Jan-2019 |
| 17 | Angelo Mathews | 139 | 116 | 6 | 10 | 119.82 | India | Ranchi | 16-Nov-2014 |
| 18 | Lahiru Thirimanne | 139 | 143 | 13 | 2 | 97.20 | England | Wellington | 01-Mar-2015 |
| 19 | Kumar Sangakkara | 138 | 147 | 13 | 2 | 93.87 | India | Jaipur | 31-Oct-2005 |
| 20 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 137 | 139 | 10 | - | 98.56 | Pakistan | Lahore | 24-Jan-2009 |
| 21 | Pathum Nissanka | 137 | 147 | 11 | 2 | 93.19 | Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 19-Jun-2022 |
| 22 | Kusal Perera | 135 | 128 | 16 | 2 | 105.46 | Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 18-Jun-2016 |
| 23 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 134 | 114 | 13 | 3 | 117.54 | Pakistan | Lahore | 05-Nov-1997 |
| 24 | Kumar Sangakkara | 134 | 135 | 12 | - | 99.25 | England | The Oval | 13-Jun-2013 |
| 25 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 134 | 65 | 11 | 11 | 206.15 | Pakistan | Singapore | 02-Apr-1996 |
| 26 | Aravinda de Silva | 134 | 131 | 11 | 4 | 102.29 | Pakistan | Sharjah | 07-Apr-1997 |
| 27 | Upul Tharanga | 133 | 141 | 17 | - | 94.32 | Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 10-Mar-2011 |
| 28 | Kumar Sangakkara | 133 | 151 | 12 | - | 88.07 | India | Hambantota | 21-Jul-2012 |
| 29 | Danushka Gunathilaka | 133 | 134 | 16 | 1 | 99.25 | Pakistan | Karachi | 02-Oct-2019 |
| 30 | Marvan Atapattu | 132 | 151 | 14 | - | 87.41 | England | Lord's | 20-Aug-1998 |
| 31 | DA Gunawardene | 132 | 146 | 19 | - | 90.41 | West Indies | Nairobi (Gym) | 04-Oct-2000 |
| 32 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 131 | 152 | 17 | - | 86.18 | India | Colombo (RPS) | 18-Jul-1997 |
| 33 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 130 | 132 | 14 | 1 | 98.48 | India | Colombo (RPS) | 27-Jul-2004 |
| 34 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 130 | 88 | 16 | 6 | 147.72 | Bangladesh | Karachi | 30-Jun-2008 |
| 35 | Mahela Jayawardene | 128 | 123 | 15 | - | 104.06 | India | Sharjah | 27-Oct-2000 |
| 36 | Kumar Sangakkara | 128 | 155 | 12 | - | 82.58 | India | Adelaide | 19-Feb-2008 |
| 37 | Kumar Sangakkara | 128 | 115 | 14 | - | 111.30 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 20-Feb-2014 |
| 38 | Aravinda de Silva | 127 | 123 | 13 | 1 | 103.25 | Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 03-Sep-1996 |
| 39 | Avishka Fernando | 127 | 123 | 10 | - | 103.25 | West Indies | Hambantota | 26-Feb-2020 |
| 40 | Charith Asalanka | 127 | 126 | 14 | 5 | 100.79 | Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 12-Feb-2025 |
| 41 | Mahela Jayawardene | 126 | 127 | 19 | - | 99.21 | England | Chester-le-Street | 24-Jun-2006 |
| 42 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 125 | 114 | 9 | 5 | 109.64 | India | Karachi | 06-Jul-2008 |
| 43 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 125 | 128 | 12 | - | 97.65 | Bangladesh | Pallekele | 28-Mar-2013 |
| 44 | Marvan Atapattu | 124 | 129 | 18 | - | 96.12 | South Africa | Durban | 03-Mar-2003 |
| 45 | Kumar Sangakkara | 124 | 95 | 13 | 4 | 130.52 | Scotland | Hobart | 11-Mar-2015 |
| 46 | Marvan Atapattu | 123 | 121 | 15 | 1 | 101.65 | South Africa | Benoni | 01-Dec-2002 |
| 47 | Mahela Jayawardene | 123 | 108 | 14 | 1 | 113.88 | Pakistan | Dambulla | 03-Aug-2009 |
| 48 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 123 | 113 | 12 | 2 | 108.84 | India | Nagpur | 18-Dec-2009 |
| 49 | Aravinda de Silva | 122 | 116 | 12 | 2 | 105.17 | Pakistan | Nairobi (Gym) | 04-Oct-1996 |
| 50 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 122 | 105 | 12 | 4 | 116.19 | Australia | Sydney | 09-Jan-2003 |
| 51 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 122 | 136 | 15 | 2 | 89.70 | England | The Oval | 20-Jun-2006 |
| 52 | Kusal Mendis | 122 | 77 | 14 | 6 | 158.44 | Pakistan | Hyderabad | 10-Oct-2023 |
| 53 | Roy Dias | 121 | 144 | 11 | - | 84.02 | India | Bengaluru | 26-Sep-1982 |
| 54 | Kumar Sangakkara | 121 | 128 | 16 | 1 | 94.53 | Bangladesh | Karachi | 30-Jun-2008 |
| 55 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 120 | 128 | 8 | 3 | 93.75 | India | Colombo (RPS) | 28-Aug-1996 |
| 56 | Mahela Jayawardene | 120 | 111 | 9 | - | 108.10 | England | Adelaide | 23-Jan-1999 |
| 57 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 120 | 125 | 14 | - | 96.00 | New Zealand | Bloemfontein | 10-Feb-2003 |
| 58 | Upul Tharanga | 120 | 156 | 14 | - | 76.92 | England | Lord's | 17-Jun-2006 |
| 59 | Kusal Perera | 120 | 122 | 11 | 1 | 98.36 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 28-May-2021 |
| 60 | Roshan Mahanama | 119 | 142 | 8 | - | 83.80 | Zimbabwe | Harare | 03-Nov-1994 |
| 61 | Marvan Atapattu | 119 | 135 | 7 | - | 88.14 | Pakistan | Karachi | 13-Feb-2000 |
| 62 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 119 | 139 | 11 | 1 | 85.61 | Pakistan | Pallekele | 09-Jun-2012 |
| 63 | Upul Tharanga | 119 | 90 | 11 | 7 | 132.22 | South Africa | Cape Town | 07-Feb-2017 |
| 64 | Kusal Mendis | 119 | 119 | 12 | - | 100.00 | West Indies | Hambantota | 26-Feb-2020 |
| 65 | Upul Tharanga | 118 | 126 | 18 | - | 93.65 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 08-Jan-2010 |
| 66 | Marvan Atapattu | 118 | 153 | 7 | - | 77.12 | India | Colombo (RPS) | 17-Aug-1997 |
| 67 | Upul Tharanga | 118 | 128 | 14 | 2 | 92.18 | India | Eden Gardens | 24-Dec-2009 |
| 68 | Mahela Jayawardene | 118 | 124 | 12 | 1 | 95.16 | India | Hyderabad | 09-Nov-2014 |
| 69 | Avishka Fernando | 118 | 115 | 10 | 2 | 102.60 | South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 02-Sep-2021 |
| 70 | Pathum Nissanka | 118 | 101 | 16 | 2 | 116.83 | Afghanistan | Pallekele | 14-Feb-2024 |
| 71 | Asanka Gurusinha | 117 | 140 | 9 | 1 | 83.57 | New Zealand | Sharjah | 18-Apr-1994 |
| 72 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 117 | 78 | 15 | 2 | 150.00 | Netherlands | Amstelveen | 04-Jul-2006 |
| 73 | Kumar Sangakkara | 117 | 86 | 11 | 2 | 136.04 | England | Wellington | 01-Mar-2015 |
| 74 | Mahela Jayawardene | 116 | 129 | 13 | - | 89.92 | New Zealand | Sharjah | 10-Apr-2001 |
| 75 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 116 | 127 | 17 | - | 91.33 | New Zealand | Hamilton | 15-Jan-2015 |