Australian captain openers scoring a century in one day games
DA Warner of Australia scored 106 against Sri Lanka at Pallkele on 04.09.16 to provide the 83rd occasion of a captain opener scoring a century in the annals of one day internationals. He also became the third Australian captain opener to accomplish such a feat after MA Taylor and AC Gilchrist. DA Warner became the second Australian captain opener to score a century against Sri Lanka. Prior to DA Warner, AC Gilchrist had scored 116 at Perth in Jan 2006
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MA Taylor | 105 | 1 | v India | Bangalore | 21 Oct 1996 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | 116 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Perth | 29 Jan 2006 |
| 3 | DA Warner | 106 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 04 Sep 2016 |
A minute observation regarding the centuries scored by Australian captain openers reveal an interesting stats – Centuries by these three captains have an interval of ten years. MA Taylor’s century came in 1996, AC Gilchrist scored his century in 2006 and now DA Warner’s century came in 2016
The following table lists the captain openers who have scored centuries against Sri Lanka in one day games. SR Tendulkar has scored two centuries to his credit in this category of statistics. In fact, SR Tendulkar’s first one-day century was as a captain opener. He scored 110 against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 28.08.96. SR Tendulkar has scored 49 one day centuries – most by any batsman in the history of one day internationals
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 110 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Col-RPS | 28 Aug 1996 |
| 2 | Saeed Anwar | 115 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Nairobi-G | 04 Oct 1996 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 120 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 1999 |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist | 116 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Perth | 29 Jan 2006 |
| 4 | AN Cook | 119 | 1 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | 03 Jul 2011 |
| 6 | BB McCullum | 117 | 1 | NZl | Srl | Hamilton | 15 Jan 2015 |
| 7 | DA Warner | 106 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Pallekele | 04 Sep 2016 |
DA Warner’s 106 at Pallekele against Sri Lanka represents the 31st century scored by a batsman against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. DA Warner earned the distinction of becoming the first Australian batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The previous best was 94 by MA Taylor at Col-RPS on 15.08.92. Thus DA Warner rewrote the record for the highest individual innings by an Australian batsman against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka after 24 years
DA Warner’s 106 at Pallekele against Sri Lanka represents the first ever century scored by an Australian captain opener Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The previous best was 41 by MA Taylor at Col-PSS on 13.09.94.
DA Warner’s 106 at Pallekele on 04.09.16 against Sri Lanka provides the 24th occasion of a captain scoring a century against Sri Lanka in one day games. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian captain accomplishing such a feat