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RA Jadeja become the eleventh cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and to capture 300 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket

RA Jadeja become the eleventh cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and to capture 300 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket

RA Jadeja captured his 300th wicket when he caught and bowled Khaled Ahmed for zero in Bangladesh’s first innings in the on-going test at Kanpur became the eleventh cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists the performance of all the eleven cricketers as at the end of the fourth day of the test between India and Bangladesh at Kanpur – 30 Sep 2024. List arranged in the descending order of the run scored.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1N Kapil DevInd1978-19941315248434
2IT BothamEng1977-19921025200383
3DL VettoriNZl1997-20141134531362
4Imran KhanPak1971-19920883807362
5SM PollockSAF1995-20081083781421
6SCJ BroadEng2007-20231673662604
7R AshwinInd2011-20241023422524
8SK WarneAus1992-20071453154708
9RJ HadleeNZl1973-19900863124431
10RA JadejaInd2012-20240743122300
11WPUJC VaasSrl1994-20091113089355

RA Jadeja became the third Indian cricketer to perform the feat of scoring 3000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets after N Kapil Dev and R Ashwin.The following table lists the performance of these three cricketers

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1N Kapil DevInd1978-19941315248434
2R AshwinInd2011-20241023422524
3RA JadejaInd2012-20240743122300

RA Jadeja became the third left handed cricketer to perform the feat of scoring 3000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets after DL Vettori and WPUJC Vaas.The following table lists the performance of these three cricketers

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1DL VettoriNZl1997-20141134531362
2RA JadejaInd2012-20240743122300
3WPUJC VaasSrl1994-20091113089355

RA Jadeja became the secnd left handed batsman and left arm spin bowler to perform the feat of scoring 3000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets after DL Vettori. The following table lists the performance of these two cricketers

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1DL VettoriNZl1997-20141134531362
2RA JadejaInd2012-20240743122300
Teams posting 300 plus runs in a team innings in one day international bilateral series on five or more occasions

Teams posting 300 plus runs in a team innings in one day international bilateral series on five or more occasions

The recently concluded bilateral series between England and Australia One day international series in England witnessed five occasions of teams scoring 300 plus runs in the series providing the 15th occasion of teams scoring 300 plus runs in an innings on five or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of the innings.

NoTeam1Team2InCountrySeasonInns
1AustraliaIndiaInIndia2013/149
2IndiaAustraliaInAustralia2015/168
3New ZealandEnglandInEngland20157
4PakistanEnglandInEngland20197
5Sri LankaIndiaInIndia2009/106
6EnglandIndiaInIndia2016/176
7PakistanIndiaInIndia2004/055
8Asia XIIndia,InIndia,20075
9IndiaEnglandInEngland20075
10ZimbabweSri LankaInSri Lanka20175
11AustraliaEnglandInEngland20185
12West IndiesIndiaInIndia2018/195
13IndiaAustraliaInAustralia2020/215
14EnglandIndiaInIndia2020/215
15AustraliaEnglandInEngland20245

It also provides the second such occasion in Australia-England one day international series – on both occasions in England – 2018 and 2024. Both the occasions are listed below

NoTeam1Team2InCountrySeasonInns
1AustraliaEnglandInEngland20185
2AustraliaEnglandInEngland20245
Opening batsmen dismissed for zero after facing 20 or more deliveries in a test innings

Opening batsmen dismissed for zero after facing 20 or more deliveries in a test innings

Zakir Hasan of Bangladesh was dismissed for zero after facing 24 deliveries against India in the on-going test at Kanpur to provide the 20th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings after facing 20 plus deliveries. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsBFITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1DJ Murray0392New Zealandv Sri LankaDunedin18 Mar 1995
2TR Gripper0363Zimbabwev West IndiesKingston24 Mar 2000
3MH Dekker0301Zimbabwev Sri LankaBulawayo20 Oct 1994
4BW Luckhurst0291Englandv AustraliaSydney12 Feb 1971
5TE Bailey0281Englandv AustraliaSydney17 Dec 1954
6AC Hudson0271South Africav EnglandJohannesburg30 Nov 1995
7AN Petersen0254South Africav Sri LankaCol-SSC24 Jul 2014
8Shan Masood0253Pakistanv New ZealandChristchurch03 Jan 2021
9Imran Farhat0241Pakistanv EnglandBirmingham06 Aug 2010
10T Makoni0241Zimbabwev West IndiesBulawayo12 Feb 2023
11Zakir Hasan0241Bangladeshv IndiaKanpur27 Sep 2024
12MD Moxon0221Englandv West IndiesManchester30 Jun 1988
13SL Campbell0224West Indiesv AustraliaPort of Spain05 Mar 1999
14HH Gibbs0224South Africav New ZealandWellington18 Mar 1999
15DA Warner0221Australiav EnglandHobart14 Jan 2022
16MA Atherton0211Englandv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1996
17SE Marsh0213Australiav IndiaPune23 Feb 2017
18SP Jones0202Australiav EnglandSydney10 Feb 1888
19G Boycott0202Englandv AustraliaPerth14 Dec 1979
20Aamer Malik0204Pakistanv AustraliaMelbourne12 Jan 1990

Zakir Hasan of Bangladesh was dismissed for zero after facing 24 deliveries against India in the on-going test at Kanpur to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings after facing 20 plus deliveries against India. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsBFITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1Zakir Hasan0241Bangladeshv IndiaKanpur27 Sep 2024
2SE Marsh0213Australiav IndiaPune23 Feb 2017

Zakir Hasan holds the record for scoring zero by an opening batsman  after facing most deliveries in a test innings against India

Nicholas Pooran rewrites Mohammed Rizwan’s world record in T20s for most runs in a calendar year

Nicholas Pooran rewrites Mohammed Rizwan’s world record in T20s for most runs in a calendar year

West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran made history on Friday at Tarouba, breaking Pakistan’s Mohammed Rizwan’s world record for most runs in T20s in a calendar year.

The southpaw accomplished this historic high in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 game for his side Trinbago Knight Riders against Barbados Royals.

In the game, Pooran continued his fine form in the league and T20s this year with a short, but an impactful 15-ball cameo of 27 runs, consisting of four boundaries and a six. His runs came at a strike rate of 180.00.

Pooran is the leading run-getter in T20s this year, with 2,059 runs in 66 matches and 65 innings at an average of 42.02, with a strike rate of 160.85 and best score of 98. He has scored 14 half-centuries this year. He has smacked 139 fours and 152 this year.

In CPL 2024, Pooran has scored 312 runs in nine innings at an average of 39.00, with a strike rate of 175.28 and best score of 97. He has two half-centuries in the competition and is the fourth-highest run-getter.

Rizwan’s record was scoring 2,036 runs in 48 T20s back in 2021 at an average of 56.60 and a strike rate of over 132, with a century and 18 fifties. His best score was 104*.

Pooran has displayed some incredible batting form in major T20 leagues and competition this year. Some of his notable performances came in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, in which he scored 499 runs at an average of 62.37, with three fifties and strike rate of 178.21, with his best score being 75. He finished as the eight-highest run-getter.

In the T20 World Cup held at USA and West Indies, Pooran was the sixth-highest run-maker with 228 runs in seven innings at an average of 38.00, with a fifty and best score of 98.

In the International League T20 season this year in UAE, Pooran led MI Emirates to the title with a brilliant campaign of 709 runs in 20 matches at an average of 50.64, with four fifties and a strike rate of 155.14. He was the third-highest run-getter in the tournament.

In 13 T20Is for West Indies, he has scored 384 runs at an average of 34.90, with a strike rate of over 157, two half-centuries and best score of 98.

Earlier in CPL 2024, Pooran went past legendary Chris Gayle’s world record of 135 sixes in T20 cricket during a calendar year and cracked the 150-sixes mark recently, becoming the first player to do so.

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 1500 plus runs in Twenty20 games in a Calender year

NoPlayerYearMINORunsHSCHC0s4s6s
1N Pooran20246665162059980142139152
2Mohammad Rizwan2021484592036104*118319657
3AD Hales202261614194691017321880
4JC Buttler202356553183395017616577
5Mohammad Rizwan202244448181788*020114842
6Babar Azam2021464361779122218318636
7CH Gayle2015363681665151*3100123135
8Shan Masood202255538164388014316826
9V Kohli20163129111614113414115347
10Babar Azam2019393941607102*312216835
11AB de Villiers20194343131580100*114011579
12JC Buttler2022383841570116410215174
13RR Hendricks202459577155590014613860
14CH Gayle2012403861532128*3132100121
15C Munro2018484831530104112414282
16BB McCullum201759586151891011513194
17SA Yadav2022414181503117212313385

Babar Azam, CH Gayle, JC Buttler and Mohammad Rizwan are the four batsman who have scored 1500 plus runs in T20 games in two separate Calendar years

NoPlayerYearMINORunsHSCHC0s4s6s
1Babar Azam2021464361779122218318636
2Babar Azam2019393941607102*312216835
             
1CH Gayle2015363681665151*3100123135
2CH Gayle2012403861532128*3132100121
             
1JC Buttler202356553183395017616577
2JC Buttler2022383841570116410215174
             
1Mohammad Rizwan2021484592036104*118319657
2Mohammad Rizwan202244448181788*020114842

JC Buttler and Mohammad Rizwan are the two batsman who have scored 1500 plus runs in T20 games in consective Calendar years

NoPlayerYearMINORunsHSCHC0s4s6s
1JC Buttler2022383841570116410215174
2JC Buttler202356553183395017616577
             
1Mohammad Rizwan2021484592036104*118319657
2Mohammad Rizwan202244448181788*020114842
New Zealand dismissed all out in an innings for a total less than 100 runs

New Zealand dismissed all out in an innings for a total less than 100 runs

New Zealand was dismissed all out for 88 against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 27th occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out in an innings for a total less than 100 runs. All such occasions are tabulated.  It also provides the first occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in an innings against Sri Lanka.

NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1New Zealand421v AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
2New Zealand543v AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
3New Zealand792v South AfricaJohannesburg29 Jan 1954
4New Zealand263v EnglandAuckland25 Mar 1955
5New Zealand701v PakistanDhaka07 Nov 1955
6New Zealand741v West IndiesDunedin03 Feb 1956
7New Zealand942v EnglandBirmingham05 Jun 1958
8New Zealand472v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1958
9New Zealand743v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1958
10New Zealand671v EnglandLeeds03 Jul 1958
11New Zealand853v EnglandManchester24 Jul 1958
12New Zealand893v EnglandAuckland23 Feb 1963
13New Zealand793v PakistanRawalpindi27 Mar 1965
14New Zealand651v EnglandChristchurch25 Feb 1971
15New Zealand972v EnglandNottingham07 Jun 1973
16New Zealand673v EnglandLord’s24 Aug 1978
17New Zealand941v West IndiesBridgetown26 Apr 1985
18New Zealand934v PakistanHamilton02 Jan 1993
19New Zealand732v PakistanLahore01 May 2002
20New Zealand942v IndiaHamilton19 Dec 2002
21New Zealand763v AustraliaBrisbane18 Nov 2004
22New Zealand992v PakistanWellington03 Dec 2009
23New Zealand451v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2013
24New Zealand684v EnglandLord’s16 May 2013
25New Zealand902v PakistanDub-DICS24 Nov 2018
26New Zealand622v IndiaWankhede03 Dec 2021
27New Zealand882v Sri LankaGalle26 Sep 2024

New Zealand has been dimissed all out in both innings of a test on two occasions – against Australia at Wellington in March 1946 and against England at Lord’s in June 1958

NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1New Zealand421v AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
2New Zealand543v AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
       
1New Zealand472v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1958
2New Zealand743v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1958
Australian bowlers conceding seventy plus runs with out a wicket in an ODI innings

Australian bowlers conceding seventy plus runs with out a wicket in an ODI innings

MA Starc of Australia returned with figures of none for 70 against England at Lord’s on 27 Sep 2024 to provide the 34th occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 70 plus runs without capturing a wicket in a one day international. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DJ Colley11.017201v EnglandLord’s26 Aug 1972
2MHN Walker12.017101v West IndiesLord’s21 Jun 1975
3CJ McDermott10.007502v IndiaJaipur07 Sep 1986
4SR Waugh11.007001v EnglandLord’s29 May 1989
5AC Dale8.017001v South AfricaBloemfontein13 Apr 1997
6B Lee8.007001v ZimbabweMelbourne21 Jan 2001
7AJ Bichel9.007002v South AfricaJohannesburg22 Mar 2002
8GB Hogg9.007501v Sri LankaSydney09 Jan 2003
9ML Lewis10.0011302v South AfricaJohannesburg12 Mar 2006
10SR Clark7.008702v West IndiesKuala Lumpur18 Sep 2006
11NW Bracken10.017502v New ZealandPerth28 Jan 2007
12MG Johnson10.007002v IndiaSydney2 Mar 2008
13NW Bracken10.007001v South AfricaPerth30 Jan 2009
14MG Johnson9.007402v IndiaMohali2 Nov 2009
15XJ Doherty10.007002v IndiaJaipur16 Oct 2013
16NM Coulter-Nile10.008001v IndiaBengaluru02 Nov 2013
17MG Johnson10.007201v EnglandPerth24 Jan 2014
18JL Pattinson9.007302v EnglandLeeds11 Sep 2015
19SM Boland10.007401v IndiaPerth12 Jan 2016
20JM Mennie10.008201v South AfricaJohannesburg02 Oct 2016
21DJ Worrall9.007802v South AfricaDurban05 Oct 2016
22A Zampa10.007202v EnglandMelbourne14 Jan 2018
23B Stanlake8.007401v EnglandNottingham19 Jun 2018
24AJ Tye9.0010001v EnglandNottingham19 Jun 2018
25MP Stoinis8.008501v EnglandNottingham19 Jun 2018
26MG Neser8.407402v EnglandCh-le-St21 Jun 2018
27NM Coulter-Nile10.007002v West IndiesNottingham06 Jun 2019
28MA Starc10.007801v IndiaRajkot17 Jan 2020
29MA Starc9.008202v IndiaSydney29 Nov 2020
30SA Abbott9.007402v PakistanLahore31 Mar 2022
31JR Hazlewood9.007401v South AfricaPotchefstroom12 Sep 2023
32A Zampa10.0011301v South AfricaCenturion15 Sep 2023
33MA Starc9.008902v New ZealandDharamsala28 Oct 2023
34MA Starc8.007001v EnglandLord’s27 Sep 2024

It also provides the tenth occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 70 plus runs without a wicket in a ODI innings against England  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DJ Colley11.017201v EnglandLord’s26 Aug 1972
2SR Waugh11.007001v EnglandLord’s29 May 1989
3MG Johnson10.007201v EnglandPerth24 Jan 2014
4JL Pattinson9.007302v EnglandLeeds11 Sep 2015
5A Zampa10.007202v EnglandMelbourne14 Jan 2018
6B Stanlake8.007401v EnglandNottingham19 Jun 2018
7AJ Tye9.0010001v EnglandNottingham19 Jun 2018
8MP Stoinis8.008501v EnglandNottingham19 Jun 2018
9MG Neser8.407402v EnglandCh-le-St21 Jun 2018
10MA Starc8.007001v EnglandLord’s27 Sep 2024

It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 70 plus runs without a wicket in an ODI innings at Lord’s.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DJ Colley11.017201v EnglandLord’s26 Aug 1972
2MHN Walker12.017101v West IndiesLord’s21 Jun 1975
3SR Waugh11.007001v EnglandLord’s29 May 1989
4MA Starc8.007001v EnglandLord’s27 Sep 2024

MA Starc owns the dubious Australian record of conceding 70 plus runs without a wicker in an ODI  innings on most occasions – four occasions.  MG Johnson has conceded  70 plus runs without a wicker in an ODI  innings  on three occasions. The following table lists the occasions of these two bowlers conceding 70 plus runs without  a wicket

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MA Starc10.007801v IndiaRajkot17 Jan 2020
2MA Starc9.008202v IndiaSydney29 Nov 2020
3MA Starc9.008902v New ZealandDharamsala28 Oct 2023
4MA Starc8.007001v EnglandLord’s27 Sep 2024
          
1MG Johnson10.007002v IndiaSydney02 Mar 2008
2MG Johnson9.007402v IndiaMohali02 Nov 2009
3MG Johnson10.007201v EnglandPerth24 Jan 2014
Sri Lanka posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test innings

Sri Lanka posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test innings

Sri Lanka posted a team total of 602 for five wickets and declared its innings closed against New Zealand in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 16th occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 600 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Sri Lanka952/6d2v IndiaCol-RPS02 Aug 1997
2Sri Lanka760/7d2v IndiaAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
3Sri Lanka756/5d2v South AfricaCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
4Sri Lanka730/6d2v BangladeshMirpur27 Jan 2014
5Sri Lanka713/3d2v ZimbabweBulawayo14 May 2004
6Sri Lanka713/9d2v BangladeshChattogram31 Jan 2018
7Sri Lanka704/3d2v IrelandGalle24 Apr 2023
8Sri Lanka648/8d2v BangladeshPallekele21 Apr 2021
9Sri Lanka644/7d1v PakistanKarachi21 Feb 2009
10Sri Lanka642/4d1v IndiaCol-SSC26 Jul 2010
11Sri Lanka628/8d2v EnglandCol-SSC18 Dec 2003
12Sri Lanka627/9d2v West IndiesCol-SSC29 Nov 2001
13Sri Lanka610/6d2v IndiaCol-SSC29 Aug 2001
14Sri Lanka6061v PakistanLahore01 Mar 2009
15Sri Lanka602/5d1v New ZealandGalle26 Sep 2024
16Sri Lanka600/6d1v IndiaCol-SSC23 Jul 2008

Sri Lanka’s 602-5d represent its highest team total in a  test innings against New Zealand. Its previous highest team total against New Zealand was 498 at Napier in April 2005. Thus Sri Lanka’s total of 602-5d is the first occasion of Sri Lanka posting a team total of 500 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand.

Three or more Sri Lankan batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Three or more Sri Lankan batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Sri Lanka’s first innings against New Zealand in the on-going test at Galle contained three centurions to provide the fifteenth occasion od three or more batsmen of Sri Lanka scoring centuries in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamInnsOppositionGroundYearC
1Sri Lanka2IndiaCol- SSC      20014
2Sri Lanka2BangladeshCol- SSC          20074
3Sri Lanka1IndiaCol- SSC         20084
4Sri Lanka1IrelandGalle          20234
5Sri Lanka2IrelandGalle          20234
6Sri Lanka2AustraliaCol- SSC          19923
7Sri Lanka2IndiaCol- RPS          19973
8Sri Lanka2ZimbabweBulawayo         20033
9Sri Lanka1PakistanLahore          2008/093
10Sri Lanka2IndiaAhmedabad          2009/103
11Sri Lanka1IndiaCol- SSC        20103
12Sri Lanka1BangladeshGalle          2012/133
13Sri Lanka2BangladeshMirpur          2013/143
14Sri Lanka2BangladeshChattogram          2017/183
15Sri Lanka1New ZealandGalle         20233
Fastest 1000 runs in test cricket in less than ten tests

Fastest 1000 runs in test cricket in less than ten tests

PHKD Mendis of Sri Lanka completed one thousand runs in his eighth match and 13th innings to provide the occasion of a fifth batsman completing one thousand runs in less than ten tests. DG Bradman of Australia has achieved the feat in least number of tests – seven, while PHKD Mendis has achieved the feat in eight tests.

All statistical figures as at the end of the second day’s play in the second test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Galle on 27.09.2024

NoPlayerTeamMInna
1DG BradmanAus713
2PHKD MendisSrl813
3H SutcliffeEng912
4ED WeekesWin912
5YBK JaiswalInd916
6GA HeadleyWin917

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Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen scoring a century in a test innings

Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen scoring a century in a test innings

LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 116 against New Zealand in the ongoing second test at Galle to provide the 26th occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1SAR Silva102*3v EnglandLord’s23 Aug 1984
2SAR Silva1111v IndiaCol-PSS06 Sep 1985
3DSBP Kuruppu201*1v New ZealandCol-CCC16 Apr 1987
4RS Kaluwitharana132*2v AustraliaCol-SSC17 Aug 1992
5HP Tillakaratne1161v ZimbabweHarare26 Oct 1994
6RS Kaluwitharana1033v New ZealandDunedin07 Mar 1997
7RS Kaluwitharana1002v PakistanLahore04 Mar 1999
8KC Sangakkara105*2v IndiaGalle14 Aug 2001
9KC Sangiakkara1402v West IndiesGalle13 Nov 2001
10KC Sangakkara1281v ZimbabweCol-SSC27 Dec 2001
11KC Sangakkara2302v PakistanLahore06 Mar 2002
12KC Sangakkara1383v PakistanKarachi28 Oct 2004
13KC Sangakkara157*3v West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005
14KC Sangakkara1853v PakistanCol-SSC26 Mar 2006
15HAPW Jayawardene120*2v BangladeshCol-SSC25 Jun 2007
16HAPW Jayawardene154*2v IndiaAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
17HAPW Jayawardene1121v EnglandCardiff26 May 2011
18HAPW Jayawardene1203v PakistanAbu Dhabi18 Oct 2011
19LD Chandimal116*1v BangladeshGalle08 Mar 2013
20LD Chandimal1022v BangladeshCol-RPS16 Mar 2013
21LD Chandimal100*3v BangladeshChattogram04 Feb 2014
22LD Chandimal162*3v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015
23LD Chandimal1263v EnglandCh-le-St27 May 2016
24MDKJ Perera1101v ZimbabweHarare29 Oct 2016
25S Samarawickrama104*1v IrelandGalle16 Apr 2023
26LD Chandimal1161v New ZealandGalle26 Sep 2024

It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper scoring a century in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DSBP Kuruppu201*1v New ZealandCol-CCC16 Apr 1987
2RS Kaluwitharana1033v New ZealandDunedin07 Mar 1997
3LD Chandimal1161v New ZealandGalle26 Sep 2024

LD Chandimal’s 116 in this test represent his sixth century in a test innings. He became the second Sri Lankan wicket keeper to score six or more centuries in a test innings. KC Sangakkara has scored seven centuries in a test innings.  Centuries scored by these two Sri Lankan wicket keepers are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1KC Sangakkara105*2v IndiaGalle14 Aug 2001
2KC Sangakkara1402v West IndiesGalle13 Nov 2001
3KC Sangakkara1281v ZimbabweCol-SSC27 Dec 2001
4KC Sangakkara2302v PakistanLahore06 Mar 2002
5KC Sangakkara1383v PakistanKarachi28 Oct 2004
6KC Sangakkara157*3v West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005
7KC Sangakkara1853v PakistanCol-SSC26 Mar 2006
       
1LD Chandimal116*1v BangladeshGalle08 Mar 2013
2LD Chandimal1022v BangladeshCol-RPS16 Mar 2013
3LD Chandimal100*3v BangladeshChattogram04 Feb 2014
4LD Chandimal162*3v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015
5LD Chandimal1263v EnglandCh-le-St27 May 2016
6LD Chandimal1161v New ZealandGalle26 Sep 2024