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One hundred occasions of a batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a century in one day internationals

One hundred occasions of a batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a century in one day internationals

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan was dismissed run out for 193 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 04.04.21 to provide the 100th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1KWR Fletcher1311EngNZlNottingham11 Jun 1975
2GM Wood1081AusEngLeeds08 Jun 1981
3GR Marsh1041AusIndJaipur07 Sep 1986
4CA Best1002WinEngGeorgetown07 Mar 1990
5Ramiz Raja1141PakNZlSialkot06 Nov 1990
6RJ Shastri1091IndRSANew Delhi14 Nov 1991
7DC Boon1002AusNZlAuckland22 Feb 1992
8PA de Silva1052SrlAusCol-PSS15 Aug 1992
9Javed Miandad1071PakRSAEast London15 Feb 1993
10KR Rutherford1081NZlIndVadodara28 Oct 1994
11SR Tendulkar1152IndNZlVadodara28 Oct 1994
12MJR Rindel1061RSAPakJo’burg12 Jan 1995
13RT Ponting1231AusSrlMelbourne09 Jan 1996
14ME Waugh1301AusSrlPerth12 Jan 1996
15ME Waugh1261AusIndMumbai27 Feb 1996
16SR Tendulkar1371IndSrlDelhi02 Mar 1996
17RT Ponting1021AusWinJaipur04 Mar 1996
18NS Sidhu1011IndPakSharjah15 Apr 1996
19SR Tendulkar1101IndSrlCol-RPS28 Aug 1996
20JN Rhodes1211RSAPakNairobi-G29 Sep 1996
21ME Waugh1021AusWinBrisbane05 Jan 1997
22MS Atapattu1181SrlIndCol-RPS17 Aug 1997
23NV Knight1221EngWinBridgetown29 Mar 1998
24BC Lara1102WinEngBridgetown29 Mar 1998
25SR Tendulkar1411IndAusDhaka28 Oct 1998
26GA Hick1092EngAusAdelaide26 Jan 1999
27NC Johnson1011ZimKenDhaka23 Mar 1999
28M Jayawardene1011SrlPakVizag27 Mar 1999
29GW Flower1401ZimKenDhaka27 Mar 1999
30R Dravid1451IndSrlTaunton26 May 1999
31ME Waugh1061AusZimBulawayo21 Oct 1999
32SC Ganguly1002IndAusMelbourne12 Jan 2000
33SL Campbell1031WinZimKingston01 Apr 2000
34ST Jayasuriya1051SrlIndDhaka01 Jun 2000
35Tendulkar1011IndSrlSharjah20 Oct 2000
36RT Ponting1022AusEngBristol10 Jun 2001
37NJ Astle1171NZlIndCol-RPS20 Jul 2001
38DD Ebrahim1211ZimBanDhaka25 Nov 2001
39NV Knight1051EngIndDelhi31 Jan 2002
40Saleem Elahi1081PakZimHarare27 Nov 2002
41V Sehwag1082IndNZlNapier29 Dec 2002
42MS Atapattu1011SrlAusSydney09 Jan 2003
43VVS Laxman1021IndAusGwalior26 Oct 2003
44BC Lara1131WinZimBulawayo22 Nov 2003
45SM Ervine1002ZimIndAdelaide24 Jan 2004
46ME Trescothick1301EngWinGros Islet01 May 2004
47Shoaib Malik1181PakHKGCol-SSC18 Jul 2004
48ME Trescothick1041EngWinThe Oval25 Sep 2004
49MS Atapattu1111SrlPakLahore14 Oct 2004
50Mohd Yousuf1051PakWinPerth01 Feb 2005
51R Dravid1041IndPakKochi02 Apr 2005
52Salman Butt1011PakIndJamshedpur09 Apr 2005
53Yuvraj Singh1031IndRSAHyd-RGS16 Nov 2005
54PG Fulton1122NZlSrlNapier08 Jan 2006
55CH Gayle1011WinEngAhmedabad28 Oct 2006
56KJ O’Brien1421IreKenNairobi-R02 Feb 2007
57DJ Reekers1041NetIreNairobi-G05 Feb 2007
58MJ Clarke1301AusIndBengaluru29 Sep 2007
59HH Gibbs1021RSAPakLahore18 Oct 2007
60JM How1392NZlEngNapier20 Feb 2008
61Mohd Ashraful1091BanUAELahore24 Jun 2008
62V Sehwag1161IndSrlCol-RPS03 Feb 2009
63BJ Haddin1091AusNZlSydney08 Feb 2009
64Shakib Al Hasan1041BanZimBulawayo11 Aug 2009
65H Masakadza1561ZimKenHarare12 Oct 2009
66TLW Cooper1011NetAfgThe Hague07 Jul 2010
67HM Amla1101RSAZimBloemfontein15 Oct 2010
68KJ O’Brien1132IreEngBengaluru02 Mar 2011
69AB de Villiers1341RSANetMohali03 Mar 2011
70AN Cook1191EngSrlLord’s03 Jul 2011
71MJ Clarke1171AusSrlAdelaide06 Mar 2012
72G Gambhir1022IndSrlCol-RPS28 Jul 2012
73KJ Coetzer1331ScoAfgSharjah08 Mar 2013
74Tamim Iqbal1121BanSrlHambantota23 Mar 2013
75A Shehzad1021PakRSAP Elizabeth27 Nov 2013
76JC Buttler1212EngSrlLord’s31 May 2014
77V Kohli1271IndWinDharamsala17 Oct 2014
78L Siaka1092PNGHKGTownsville09 Nov 2014
79AJ Finch1351AusEngMelbourne14 Feb 2015
80Mahmudullah1031BanEngAdelaide09 Mar 2015
81MDKJ Perera1161SrlPakHambantota26 Jul 2015
82Q de Kock1031RSAIndRajkot18 Oct 2015
83M  Rahim1071BanZimDhaka07 Nov 2015
84RG Sharma1241IndAusBrisbane15 Jan 2016
85JE Root1251EngRSACenturion09 Feb 2016
86DA Warner1732AusRSACape Town12 Oct 2016
87E Lewis1482WinSrlBulawayo23 Nov 2016
88DA Warner1561AusNZlMelbourne09 Dec 2016
89EJG Morgan1022EngIndCuttack19 Jan 2017
90EJG Morgan1071EngWinN Sound03 Mar 2017
91Rohan Mustafa1091UAEPNGA Dhabi04 Apr 2017
92KS Williamson1001NZlAusBirmingham02 Jun 2017
93HM Amla1031RSASrlThe Oval03 Jun 2017
94SO Hetmyer1251WinBanProvidence25 Jul 2018
95S Dhawan1142IndPakDub-DSC23 Sep 2018
96AT Rayudu1001IndWinMum-BS29 Oct 2018
97A Balbirnie1012IreZimBready01 Jul 2019
98A Vala1042PNGNamLauderhill23 Sep 2019
99PR Stirling1422IreEngSouthampton04 Aug 2020
100Fakhar Zaman1932PakRSAJo’burg04 Apr 2021

It also provides the eighth occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Ramiz Raja1141PakNZlSialkot06 Nov 1990
2Javed Miandad1071PakRSAEast London15 Feb 1993
3Saleem Elahi1081PakZimHarare27 Nov 2002
4Shoaib Malik1181PakHKGCol-SSC18 Jul 2004
5Mohd Yousuf1051PakWinPerth01 Feb 2005
6Salman Butt1011PakIndJamshedpur09 Apr 2005
7A Shehzad1021PakRSAP Elizabeth27 Nov 2013
8Fakhar Zaman1932PakRSAJo’burg04 Apr 2021

It also provides the seventh occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in one day internationals against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1RJ Shastri1091IndRSANew Delhi14 Nov 1991
2Javed Miandad1071PakRSAEast London15 Feb 1993
3Yuvraj Singh1031IndRSAHyd-RGS16 Nov 2005
4A Shehzad1021PakRSAP Elizabeth27 Nov 2013
5JE Root1251EngRSACenturion09 Feb 2016
6DA Warner1732AusRSACape Town12 Oct 2016
7Fakhar Zaman1932PakRSAJo’burg04 Apr 2021

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan was dismissed run out for 193 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 04.04.21 to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring 150 plus in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below. He became the third batsman to be dismissed run out  after scoring 150 plus runs in an innings  in ODIs. DA Warner has been dismissed run out after scoring 150 plus runs on two occasions. The following table lists the four occasions

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Fakhar Zaman1932PakRSAJo’burg04 Apr 2021
2DA Warner1732AusRSACape Town12 Oct 2016
3H Masakadza1561ZimKenHarare12 Oct 2009
4DA Warner1561AusNZlMelbourne09 Dec 2016

India’s SR Tendulkar holds the record for getting dismissed run out after scoring a century on most occasions – Five. He is followed by ME Waugh of Australia who has been dismissed run out after scoring a century on four occasions. MS Atapattu and RT Ponting have been dismissed on three occasions.

BC Lara, DA Warner, EJG Morgan, HM Amla, KH O’Brien, ME Trescothick, MJ Clarke, NV Knight, R Dravid and V Sehwag are the batsmen who have been dismissed run out after scoring a century in an innings in ODI

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1SR Tendulkar1152IndNZlVadodara28 Oct 1994
2SR Tendulkar1371IndSrlDelhi02 Mar 1996
3SR Tendulkar1101IndSrlCol-RPS28 Aug 1996
4SR Tendulkar1411IndAusDhaka28 Oct 1998
4SR Tendulkar1011IndSrlSharjah20 Oct 2000
        
1ME Waugh1301AusSrlPerth12 Jan 1996
2ME Waugh1261AusIndMumbai27 Feb 1996
3ME Waugh1021AusWinBrisbane05 Jan 1997
4ME Waugh1061AusZimBulawayo21 Oct 1999
        
1MS Atapattu1181SrlIndCol-RPS17 Aug 1997
2MS Atapattu1011SrlAusSydney09 Jan 2003
3MS Atapattu1111SrlPakLahore14 Oct 2004
        
1RT Ponting1231AusSrlMelbourne09 Jan 1996
2RT Ponting1021AusWinJaipur04 Mar 1996
3RT Ponting1022AusEngBristol10 Jun 2001
        
1BC Lara1102WinEngBridgetown29 Mar 1998
2BC Lara1131WinZimBulawayo22 Nov 2003
        
1DA Warner1732AusRSACape Town12 Oct 2016
2DA Warner1561AusNZlMelbourne09 Dec 2016
        
1EJG Morgan1022EngIndCuttack19 Jan 2017
2EJG Morgan1071EngWinN Sound03 Mar 2017
        
1HM Amla1101RSAZimBloemfontein15 Oct 2010
2HM Amla1031RSASrlThe Oval03 Jun 2017
        
1KJ O’Brien1421IreKenNairobi-R02 Feb 2007
2KJ O’Brien1132IreEngBengaluru02 Mar 2011
        
1Trescothick1301EngWinGros Islet01 May 2004
2Trescothick1041EngWinThe Oval25 Sep 2004
        
1MJ Clarke1301AusIndBengaluru29 Sep 2007
2MJ Clarke1171AusSrlAdelaide06 Mar 2012
        
1NV Knight1221EngWinBridgetown29 Mar 1998
2NV Knight1051EngIndDelhi31 Jan 2002
        
1R Dravid1451IndSrlTaunton26 May 1999
2R Dravid1041IndPakKochi02 Apr 2005
        
1V Sehwag1082IndNZlNapier29 Dec 2002
2V Sehwag1161IndSrlCol-RPS03 Feb 2009

The following six batsmen have been dismissed run out after scoring exact century – 100 – in the annals of one day internationals.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1CA Best1002WinEngGeorgetown07 Mar 1990
2DC Boon1002AusNZlAuckland22 Feb 1992
3SC Ganguly1002IndAusMelbourne12 Jan 2000
4SM Ervine1002ZimIndAdelaide24 Jan 2004
5KS Williamson1001NZlAusBirmingham02 Jun 2017
6AT Rayudu1001IndWinMum-BS29 Oct 2018
Batsman’s 150 plus scores in a losing cause in one day internationals

Batsman’s 150 plus scores in a losing cause in one day internationals

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 193 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 04.04.21 only to witness his team losing the game by 17 runs to provide the 18th occasion of a batsman’s score of 150 plus in losing cause in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1RA Smith167*1EngAusB’ ham21 May 1993
2CH Gayle152*1WinRSAJo’burg04 Feb 2004
3RT Ponting1641AusRSAJo’burg12 Mar 2006
4ML Hayden181*1AusNZlHamilton20 Feb 2007
5CK Coventry194*1ZimBanBulawayo16 Aug 2009
6Tendulkar1752IndAusHyd-RGS05 Nov 2009
7TM Dilshan1602SrlIndRajkot15 Dec 2009
8TM Dilshan160*1SrlIndHobart28 Feb 2012
9GJ Bailey1561AusIndNagpur30 Oct 2013
10KJ Coetzer1561ScoBanNelson05 Mar 2015
11RG Sharma1502IndRSAKanpur11 Oct 2015
12RG Sharma171*1IndAusPerth12 Jan 2016
13DA Warner1732AusRSAC Town12 Oct 2016
14E Lewis176*1WinEngThe Oval27 Sep 2017
15TP Ura1511PNGIreHarare06 Mar 2018
16CH Gayle1622WinEngGreneda27 Feb 2019
17Imam-ul-Haq1511PakEngBristol14 May 2019
18Fakhar Zaman1932PakRSAJo’burg04 Apr 2021

CH Gayle, RG Sharma and TM Dilshan are the  three batsmen  who  have  witnessed  their teams losing  the  game  when they scored 150  plus runs  on three occasions.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1CH Gayle152*1WinRSAJo’burg04 Feb 2004
2CH Gayle1622WinEngGreneda27 Feb 2019
        
1RG Sharma1502IndRSAKanpur11 Oct 2015
2RG Sharma171*1IndAusPerth12 Jan 2016
        
1TM Dilshan1602SrlIndRajkot15 Dec 2009
2TM Dilshan160*1SrlIndHobart28 Feb 2012

Fakhar Zaman became the fifth batsman to witness his score of 150 plus in a losing cause. All such batsmen are listed in the following table

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1CH Gayle152*1WinRSAJo’burg04 Feb 2004
2RT Ponting1641AusRSAJo’burg12 Mar 2006
3RG Sharma1502IndRSAKanpur11 Oct 2015
4DA Warner1732AusRSAC Town12 Oct 2016
5Fakhar Zaman1932PakRSAJo’burg04 Apr 2021

Fakhar Zaman became the second batsman to witness his score of 150 plus in a losing cause after Imam-ul-Haq. Both batsmen are listed in the following table

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Imam-ul-Haq1511PakEngBristol14 May 2019
2Fakhar Zaman1932PakRSAJo’burg04 Apr 2021

Fakhar Zaman’s 193 is the second best score in a losing cause. Zimbabwe batsman CK Coventry’s 194 not out  against Bangladesh at Bulawayo on 16.08.09  remains the highest score in a losing cause

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1CK Coventry194*1ZimBanBulawayo16 Aug 2009
1Fakhar Zaman1932PakRSAJo’burg04 Apr 2021
Pakistan losing a one day international after posting 300 plus runs

Pakistan losing a one day international after posting 300 plus runs

Pakistan lost the second one day against South Africa at Johannesburg on 04 Apr 2021 by 17 runs after posting 324 for the loss of nine wickets to provide the 152nd occasion of a team losing a one day game  after posting 300 plus  runs. It also provides the 16th occasion of Pakistan losing a one day game after posting 300 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIMarginOppGroundDate
1Pak315/10234 runsSrlSingapore02.04.96
2Pak314/05103 wktsIndDhaka18.01.98
3Pak315/08106 wktsAusLahore10.11.98
4Pak304/09105 wktsEngKarachi24.10.00
5Pak303/10204 runsNZlWellington17.01.04
6Pak344/08205 runsIndKarachi13.03.04
7Pak329/06106 wktsIndDhaka18.03.12
8Pak309/10234 runsRSAJo’burg17.03.13
9Pak312/10257 runsAusAdelaide26.01.17
10Pak308/05104 wktsWinProvidence07.04.17
11Pak317/06113 runsRSACenturion25.01.19
12Pak307/07220 runsAusDub-DSC31.03.19
13Pak361/07212 runsEngSouthampton11.05.19
14Pak358/09106 wktsEngBristol14.05.19
15Pak340/07103 wktsEngNottingham17.05.19
16Pak324/09217 runsRSAJo’burg04.04.21

It also provides the ninth occasion of Pakistan losing a one day game by runs margin after posting 300 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIMarginOppGroundDate
1Pak303/10204 runsNZlWellington17.01.04
2Pak344/08205 runsIndKarachi13.03.04
3Pak361/07212 runsEngSouthampton11.05.19
4Pak317/06113 runsRSACenturion25.01.19
5Pak324/09217 runsRSAJo’burg04.04.21
6Pak307/07220 runsAusDub-DSC31.03.19
7Pak315/10234 runsSrlSingapore02.04.96
8Pak309/10234 runsRSAJo’burg17.03.13
9Pak312/10257 runsAusAdelaide26.01.17

It also provides the 13th occasion of a team losing a one day game by runs margin after posting 300 plus runs against South Africa. It also provides the third occasion of Pakistan losing a one day game by runs margin after posting 300 plus runs against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIMarginOppGroundDate
1Pak317/06113 runsRSACenturion25.01.19
2Pak324/09217 runsRSAJo’burg04.04.21
3Pak309/10234 runsRSAJo’burg17.03.13
Sri Lankan batsmen – one scoring a ninety and another a century in the same test innings

Sri Lankan batsmen – one scoring a ninety and another a century in the same test innings

BOP Fernando {91}, P Nissanka {103} and N Dickwella {96} scored nineties and century in the third innings of the test against West Indies at North Sound in the  first test of the just concluded series to provide the 21st occasion of at least Sri Lanka’s one batsman scoring a ninety and another scoring a century in the same test innings. All  such  occasions  are tabulated below

NoNoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
11S Wettimuny1571PakFaisalabad14 Mar 1982
 2RL Dias981PakFaisalabad14 Mar 1982
 3RS Madugalle91*1PakFaisalabad14 Mar 1982
        
21RL Dias973IndChennai17 Sep 1982
 2LRD Mendis1053IndChennai17 Sep 1982
        
31SAR Silva1111IndCol-PSS06 Sep 1985
 2RL Dias951IndCol-PSS06 Sep 1985
        
41RS Mahanama1091NZlCol-SSC06 Dec 1992
 2HP Tillakaratne931NZlCol-SSC06 Dec 1992
        
51HP Tillakaratne1083NZlDunedin18 Mar 1995
 2A Ranatunga903NZlDunedin18 Mar 1995
        
61M Jayawardene912ZimHarare26 Nov 1999
 2TM Dilshan163*2ZimHarare26 Nov 1999
        
71Sangakkara1402WinGalle13 Nov 2001
 2M Jayawardene992WinGalle13 Nov 2001
        
81ST Jayasuriya921ZimCol-SSC27 Dec 2001
 2Sangakkara1281ZimCol-SSC27 Dec 2001
 3HP Tillakaratne961ZimCol-SSC27 Dec 2001
 4Samaraweera123*1ZimCol-SSC27 Dec 2001
        
91M Jayawardene213*1EngGalle18 Dec 2007
 2WPUJC Vaas901EngGalle18 Dec 2007
        
101TM Dilshan1621BanChattogram03 Jan 2009
 2CK Kapugedera961BanChattogram03 Jan 2009
        
111TM Dilshan921NZlGalle18 Aug 2009
 2M Jayawardene1141NZlGalle18 Aug 2009
 3Samaraweera1591NZlGalle18 Aug 2009
        
121M Jayawardene921NZlCol-SSC26 Aug 2009
 2Samaraweera1431NZlCol-SSC26 Aug 2009
        
131Sangakkara1093NZlCol-SSC26 Aug 2009
 2M Jayawardene963NZlCol-SSC26 Aug 2009
        
141TM Dilshan1091IndMum-BS02 Dec 2009
 2AD Mathews991IndMum-BS02 Dec 2009
        
151M Jayawardene1054AusGalle31 Aug 2011
 2AD Mathews954AusGalle31 Aug 2011
        
161TM Dilshan921PakSharjah03 Nov 2011
 2Sangakkara1441PakSharjah03 Nov 2011
        
171JK Silva952PakDub-DSC08 Jan 2014
 2M Jayawardene1292PakDub-DSC08 Jan 2014
        
181Sangakkara2212PakGalle06 Aug 2014
 2AD Mathews912PakGalle06 Aug 2014
        
191JK Silva941ZimHarare29 Oct 2016
 2MDKJ Perera1101ZimHarare29 Oct 2016
        
201F Karunaratne931PakA Dhabi28 Sep 2017
 2LD Chandimal155*1PakA Dhabi28 Sep 2017
        
211AD Mathews1101EngGalle22 Jan 2021
 2N Dickwella921EngGalle22 Jan 2021
        
221BOP Fernando913WinN Sound21 Mar 2021
 2P Nissanka1033WinN Sound21 Mar 2021
 3N Dickwella963WinN Sound21 Mar 2021

BOP Fernando {91}, P Nissanka {103} and N Dickwella {96} scored nineties and century in the third innings of the test against West Indies at North Sound in the first test of the just concluded series to provide the second occasion of Sri Lanka’s two batsmen scoring nineties and another scoring a century in the same test innings. Both such occasions are tabulated below. The first such occasion was witnessed against Pakistan at Faisalabad in March 198

NoNoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
11S Wettimuny1571PakFaisalabad14 Mar 1982
 2RL Dias981PakFaisalabad14 Mar 1982
 3RS Madugalle91*1PakFaisalabad14 Mar 1982
        
21BOP Fernando913WinN Sound21 Mar 2021
 2P Nissanka1033WinN Sound21 Mar 2021
 3N Dickwella963WinN Sound21 Mar 2021
Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen scoring ninety in a test innings

Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen scoring ninety in a test innings

N Dickwella of Sri Lanka scored 96 against West Indies at North Sound in the first test of the just concluded test series to provide the 76th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies and also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated in the following tables.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Imtiaz Ahmed913PakWinBridgetown17 Jan 1958
2JM Parks912EngWinLord’s16 Jun 1966
3RW Marsh971AusWinKingston16 Feb 1973
4RC Russell911EngWinThe Oval24 Aug 1995
5RR Pant921IndWinRajkot04 Oct 2018
6RR Pant922IndWinHyd-RGS12 Oct 2018
7N Dickwella963SrlWinN Sound21 Mar 2021
        
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1CI Dunusinghe913SrlNZlNapier11 Mar 1995
2KC Sangakkara953SrlEngKandy07 Mar 2001
3N Dickwella921SrlEngGalle22 Jan 2021
4N Dickwella963SrlWinN Sound21 Mar 2021
Sri Lankan batsmen scoring a century on debut

Sri Lankan batsmen scoring a century on debut

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 103 against West Indies at North Sound in the first test of the just concluded two series, to provide the 110th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on debut in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the 16th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on debut against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamGroundStart Date
1SC Griffith1401EngTrinidad11 Feb 1948
2JH Hampshire1072EngLord’s26 Jun 1969
3FC Hayes106*4EngThe Oval26 Jul 1973
4GJ Cosier1092AusMelbourne26 Dec 1975
5AC Hudson1632SAFBridgetown18 Apr 1992
6MS Sinclair2141NZkWellington26 Dec 1999
7H Masakadza1193ZimHarare27 Jul 2001
8SB Styris1071NZlSt George’s28 Jun 2002
9MJ Prior126*1EngLord’s17 May 2007
10Abul Hasan1131BanKhulna21 Nov 2012
11RG Sharma1772IndKolkata06 Nov 2013
12S van Zyl101*1SAFCenturion17 Dec 2014
13AC Voges130*2AusRoseau03 Jun 2015
14TA Blundell107*2NZlWellington01 Dec 2017
15PP Shaw1341IndRajkot04 Oct 2018
16P Nissanka1033SrlN Sound21 Mar 2021

P Nissanka became the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to score a century on debut. Others are DSBP Kuruppu, RS Kaluwitharana and TT Samaraweera. P Nissanka. P Nissanka became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score a century on debut on away soil. The following table lists all the four batsmen

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1DSBP Kuruppu201*1NZlCol-CCC16 Apr 1987
2Kaluwitharana132*2AusCol-SSC17 Aug 1992
3Samaraweera103*2IndCol-SSC29 Aug 2001
4P Nissanka1033WinN Sound21 Mar 2021