Sri Lankan captains scoring a hundred in a test innings

Sri Lankan captains scoring a hundred in a test innings

AD Mathews of Sri Lanka scored a hundred – 102 – in the ongoing second test at Col-PSS against India to provide the 41st occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a hundred in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 LRD Mendis 111 1 v England Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
2 LRD Mendis 124 4 v India Kandy 14 Sep 1985
3 A Ranatunga 127 2 v Australia Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
4 A Ranatunga 131 3 v South Africa Moratuwa 25 Aug 1993
5 ST Jayasuriya 188 1 v Pakistan Kandy 28 Jun 2000
6 ST Jayasuriya 148 1 v South Africa Galle 20 Jul 2000
7 ST Jayasuriya 111 2 v India Galle 14 Aug 2001
8 ST Jayasuriya 139 2 v Zimbabwe Kandy 04 Jan 2002
9 ST Jayasuriya 145 2 v Bangladesh Col-PSS 21 Jul 2002
10 HP Tillakaratne 144 2 v New Zealand Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
11 MS Atapattu 170 2 v Zimbabwe Harare 06 May 2004
12 MS Atapattu 249 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004
13 MS Atapattu 133 2 v Australia Cairns 09 Jul 2004
14 MS Atapattu 127 2 v New Zealand Napier 04 Apr 2005
15 M Jayawardene 119 3 v England Lord’s 11 May 2006
16 M Jayawardene 374 2 v South Africa Col-SSC 27 Jul 2006
17 M Jayawardene 123 4 v South Africa Col-PSS 04 Aug 2006
18 M Jayawardene 127 2 v Bangladesh Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007
19 M Jayawardene 165 2 v Bangladesh Kandy 11 Jul 2007
20 M Jayawardene 104 2 v Australia Hobart 16 Nov 2007
21 M Jayawardene 195 2 v England Col-SSC 09 Dec 2007
22 M Jayawardene 213* 1 v England Galle 18 Dec 2007
23 M Jayawardene 136 1 v West Indies Providence 22 Mar 2008
24 M Jayawardene 136 1 v India Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008
25 M Jayawardene 166 3 v Bangladesh Dhaka 26 Dec 2008
26 M Jayawardene 240 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
27 KC Sangakkara 130* 4 v Pakistan Col-SSC 20 Jul 2009
28 KC Sangakkara 109 3 v New Zealand Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
29 KC Sangakkara 137 3 v India Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
30 KC Sangakkara 103 1 v India Galle 18 Jul 2010
31 KC Sangakkara 219 1 v India Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
32 KC Sangakkara 150 1 v West Indies Col-RPS 23 Nov 2010
33 TM Dilshan 193 2 v England Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
34 KC Sangakkara 119 3 v England Southampton 16 Jun 2011
35 M Jayawardene 180 1 v England Galle 26 Mar 2012
36 M Jayawardene 105 1 v England Col-PSS 03 Apr 2012
37 AD Mathews 157* 3 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 31 Dec 2013
38 AD Mathews 102 2 v England Lord’s 12 Jun 2014
39 AD Mathews 160 3 v England Leeds 20 Jun 2014
40 AD Mathews 122 3 v Pakistan Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
41 AD Mathews 102 2 v India Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015

AD Mathews of Sri Lanka scored a hundred – 102 – in the ongoing second test at Col-PSS against India to provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a hundred in a test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 LRD Mendis 124 4 v India Kandy 14 Sep 1985
2 ST Jayasuriya 111 2 v India Galle 14 Aug 2001
3 M Jayawardene 136 1 v India Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008
4 KC Sangakkara 137 3 v India Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
5 KC Sangakkara 103 1 v India Galle 18 Jul 2010
6 KC Sangakkara 219 1 v India Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
7 AD Mathews 102 2 v India Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015

AD Mathew’s 102 represent his fifth test hundred as captain. He became the fourth Sri Lankan captain to score five or more test hundreds. Others are – M Jayawardene {14}, KC Sangakkara {07} and ST Jayasuriya {05}. The performance of  these four captains are detailed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Jayawardene 119 3 v England Lord’s 11 May 2006
2 M Jayawardene 374 2 v South Africa Col-SSC 27 Jul 2006
3 M Jayawardene 123 4 v South Africa Col-PSS 04 Aug 2006
4 M Jayawardene 127 2 v Bangladesh Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007
5 M Jayawardene 165 2 v Bangladesh Kandy 11 Jul 2007
6 M Jayawardene 104 2 v Australia Hobart 16 Nov 2007
7 M Jayawardene 195 2 v England Col-SSC 09 Dec 2007
8 M Jayawardene 213* 1 v England Galle 18 Dec 2007
9 M Jayawardene 136 1 v West Indies Providence 22 Mar 2008
10 M Jayawardene 136 1 v India Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008
11 M Jayawardene 166 3 v Bangladesh Dhaka 26 Dec 2008
12 M Jayawardene 240 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
13 M Jayawardene 180 1 v England Galle 26 Mar 2012
14 M Jayawardene 105 1 v England Col-PSS 03 Apr 2012
             
1 KC Sangakkara 130* 4 v Pakistan Col-SSC 20 Jul 2009
2 KC Sangakkara 109 3 v New Zealand Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
3 KC Sangakkara 137 3 v India Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
4 KC Sangakkara 103 1 v India Galle 18 Jul 2010
5 KC Sangakkara 219 1 v India Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
6 KC Sangakkara 150 1 v West Indies Col-RPS 23 Nov 2010
7 KC Sangakkara 119 3 v England Southampton 16 Jun 2011
             
1 ST Jayasuriya 188 1 v Pakistan Kandy 28 Jun 2000
2 ST Jayasuriya 148 1 v South Africa Galle 20 Jul 2000
3 ST Jayasuriya 111 2 v India Galle 14 Aug 2001
4 ST Jayasuriya 139 2 v Zimbabwe Kandy 04 Jan 2002
5 ST Jayasuriya 145 2 v Bangladesh Col-PSS 21 Jul 2002
             
1 AD Mathews 157* 3 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 31 Dec 2013
2 AD Mathews 102 2 v England Lord’s 12 Jun 2014
3 AD Mathews 160 3 v England Leeds 20 Jun 2014
4 AD Mathews 122 3 v Pakistan Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
5 AD Mathews 102 2 v India Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015

 

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