Sri Lankan batsmen scoring double century in a test innings
LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 206 not out against Australia in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the 37th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman to score a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
LD Chamdimal became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score a double century against Australia. The previous highest score was 192 by KC Sangakkara at Hobart in Nov 2007
| Nov | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DSBP Kuruppu | 201* | 1 | New Zealand | Col-CCC | 16 Apr 1987 |
| 2 | PA de Silva | 267 | 2 | New Zealand | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | 340 | 2 | India | Col-RPS | 02 Aug 1997 |
| 4 | RS Mahanama | 225 | 2 | India | Col-RPS | 02 Aug 1997 |
| 5 | MS Atapattu | 223 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Kandy | 07 Jan 1998 |
| 6 | ST Jayasuriya | 213 | 2 | England | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 7 | M Jayawardene | 242 | 2 | India | Col-SSC | 24 Feb 1999 |
| 8 | MS Atapattu | 216* | 2 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 18 Nov 1999 |
| 9 | MS Atapattu | 207* | 1 | Pakistan | Kandy | 28 Jun 2000 |
| 10 | MS Atapattu | 201* | 1 | England | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 |
| 11 | MS Atapattu | 201 | 2 | Bangladesh | Col-SSC | 06 Sep 2001 |
| 12 | HP Tillakaratne | 204* | 2 | West Indies | Col-SSC | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 13 | KC Sangakkara | 230 | 2 | Pakistan | Lahore | 06 Mar 2002 |
| 14 | PA de Silva | 206 | 2 | Bangladesh | Col-PSS | 21 Jul 2002 |
| 15 | MS Atapattu | 249 | 2 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 May 2004 |
| 16 | KC Sangakkara | 270 | 2 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 May 2004 |
| 17 | M Jayawardene | 237 | 1 | South Africa | Galle | 04 Aug 2004 |
| 18 | KC Sangakkara | 232 | 1 | South Africa | Col-SSC | 11 Aug 2004 |
| 19 | ST Jayasuriya | 253 | 3 | Pakistan | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 |
| 20 | KC Sangakkara | 287 | 2 | South Africa | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 21 | M Jayawardene | 374 | 2 | South Africa | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 22 | KC Sangakkara | 200* | 2 | Bangladesh | Col-PSS | 03 Jul 2007 |
| 23 | KC Sangakkara | 222* | 2 | Bangladesh | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 |
| 24 | M Jayawardene | 213* | 1 | England | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 |
| 25 | M Jayawardene | 240 | 1 | Pakistan | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 26 | Samaraweera | 231 | 1 | Pakistan | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 27 | Samaraweera | 214 | 1 | Pakistan | Lahore | 01 Mar 2009 |
| 28 | M Jayawardene | 275 | 2 | India | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 |
| 29 | KC Sangakkara | 219 | 1 | India | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 30 | KC Sangakkara | 211 | 3 | Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 18 Oct 2011 |
| 31 | M Jayawardene | 203* | 2 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 27 Jan 2014 |
| 32 | KC Sangakkara | 319 | 1 | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 04 Feb 2014 |
| 33 | KC Sangakkara | 221 | 2 | Pakistan | Galle | 06 Aug 2014 |
| 34 | KC Sangakkara | 203 | 2 | New Zealand | Wellington | 03 Jan 2015 |
| 35 | AD Mathews | 200* | 2 | Zimbabwe | Harare | 19 Jan 2020 |
| 36 | FDM Karunaratne | 244 | 2 | Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 |
| 37 | LD Chandimal | 206* | 2 | Australia | Galle | 08 Jul 2022 |