| 187.50 (75/40) | A Ranatunga | v Kenya at Kandy, World Cup, 1995/96 [1074] |
| 186.36 (82/44) | ST Jayasuriya | v England at Faisalabad, World Cup, 1995/96 [1077] |
| 183.33 (33/18) | RS Kaluwitharana | v Kenya at Kandy, World Cup, 1995/96 [1074] |
| 177.27 (39/22) | TM Dilshan | v West Indies at Providence, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2560] |
| 162.96 (44/27) | ST Jayasuriya | v Kenya at Kandy, World Cup, 1995/96 [1074] |
| 162.50 (26/16) | RS Kaluwitharana | v India at Delhi, World Cup, 1995/96 [1070] |
| 147.05 (25/17) | A Ranatunga | v England at Faisalabad, World Cup, 1995/96 [1077] |
| 144.44 (39/27) | DPMD Jayawardene | v Ireland at St George's, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2575] |
| 144.26 (88/61) | A Ranatunga | v Zimbabwe at New Plymouth, World Cup, 1991/92 [716] |
| 140.42 (66/47) | PA de Silva | v India at Calcutta, World Cup, 1995/96 [1081] |
| 140.00 (35/25) | KC Sangakkara | v Zimbabwe at East London, World Cup, 2002/03 [1989] |
| 139.13 (32/23) | ST Jayasuriya | v Zimbabwe at New Plymouth, World Cup, 1991/92 [716] |
| 136.36 (45/33) | DPMD Jayawardene | v Kenya at Southampton, World Cup, 1999 [1469] |
| 131.81 (29/22) | WPUJC Vaas | v Kenya at Southampton, World Cup, 1999 [1469] |
| 131.25 (42/32) | PA de Silva | v Pakistan at Hyderabad (Sind), World Cup, 1987/88 [451] |
| 130.00 (26/20) | RS Madugalle | v Pakistan at Leeds, World Cup, 1983 [211] |
| 127.02 (47/37) | A Ranatunga | v Australia at Lahore, World Cup, 1995/96 [1083] |
| 126.08 (145/115) | PA de Silva | v Kenya at Kandy, World Cup, 1995/96 [1074] |
| 125.28 (109/87) | ST Jayasuriya | v Bangladesh at Port of Spain, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2546] |
| 122.95 (75/61) | MAR Samarasekera | v Zimbabwe at New Plymouth, World Cup, 1991/92 [716] |
| 122.22 (55/45) | LPC Silva | v Bermuda at Port of Spain, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2534] |
| 113.86 (115/101) | ST Jayasuriya | v West Indies at Providence, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2560] |
| 113.72 (58/51) | RG de Alwis | v England at Taunton, World Cup, 1983 [201] |
| 113.63 (25/22) | MF Maharoof | v Australia at St George's, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2573] |
| 112.28 (64/57) | LRD Mendis | v India at Manchester, World Cup, 1979 [68] |
| 112.00 (28/25) | WPUJC Vaas | v West Indies at Cape Town, World Cup, 2002/03 [1973] |
| 111.11 (30/27) | TM Dilshan | v New Zealand at Jamaica, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2579] |
| 108.33 (52/48) | LPC Silva | v Bangladesh at Port of Spain, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2546] |
| 105.81 (91/86) | PA de Silva | v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), World Cup, 1995/96 [1055] |
| 105.50 (115/109) | DPMD Jayawardene | v New Zealand at Jamaica, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2579] |
| 105.35 (59/56) | RG de Alwis | v Pakistan at Swansea, World Cup, 1983 [198] |
| 103.94 (79/76) | ST Jayasuriya | v India at Delhi, World Cup, 1995/96 [1070] |
| 103.84 (54/52) | KC Sangakkara | v Australia at Bridgetown, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2581] |
| 103.84 (27/26) | ALF de Mel | v England at Taunton, World Cup, 1983 [201] |
| 103.33 (31/30) | PA de Silva | v England at Faisalabad, World Cup, 1995/96 [1077] |
| 101.81 (56/55) | KC Sangakkara | v Bangladesh at Port of Spain, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2546] |
| 100.00 (29/29) | MS Atapattu | v India at Taunton, World Cup, 1999 [1463] |
| 98.64 (73/74) | WU Tharanga | v New Zealand at Jamaica, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2579] |
| 97.87 (92/94) | PA de Silva | v Australia at Centurion, World Cup, 2002/03 [1982] |
| 97.56 (40/41) | MAR Samarasekera | v West Indies at Berri, World Cup, 1991/92 [742] |
| 97.18 (69/71) | MS Atapattu | v Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg, World Cup, 2002/03 [1950] |
| 96.49 (55/57) | ST Jayasuriya | v Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg, World Cup, 2002/03 [1950] |
| 96.29 (26/27) | ST Jayasuriya | v South Africa at Providence, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2556] |
| 96.15 (25/26) | ST Jayasuriya | v England at North Sound, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2563] |
| 96.12 (124/129) | MS Atapattu | v South Africa at Durban, World Cup, 2002/03 [1979] |
| 96.00 (120/125) | ST Jayasuriya | v New Zealand at Bloemfontein, World Cup, 2002/03 [1944] |
| 94.87 (37/39) | AP Gurusinha | v Pakistan at Hyderabad (Sind), World Cup, 1987/88 [451] |
| 94.44 (85/90) | DPMD Jayawardene | v Bermuda at Port of Spain, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2534] |
| 94.02 (63/67) | ST Jayasuriya | v Australia at Bridgetown, ICC World Cup, 2006/07 [2581] |
| 93.58 (73/78) | PA de Silva | v South Africa at Durban, World Cup, 2002/03 [1979] |
