Wicket keeper batsman’s test century in a losing cause
Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman LD Chandimal witnessed his century – 126 – going in vain against England in the just concluded second test at Chester-le-Street to provide the 27th occasion of wicket keeper batsman’s century in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | LEG Ames | 126 | 2 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 14 Mar 1935 |
| 2 | WW Wade | 125 | 1 | SAF | Eng | P Elizabeth | 05 Mar 1949 |
| 3 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 122 | 1 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 |
| 4 | APE Knott | 106* | 4 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1975 |
| 5 | APE Knott | 116 | 2 | Eng | Win | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 |
| 6 | WB Phillips | 120 | 1 | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | 30 Mar 1984 |
| 7 | RC Russell | 128* | 3 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 27 Jul 1989 |
| 8 | RS Kaluwitharana | 132* | 2 | Srl | Aus | Col-SSC | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 9 | A Flower | 115 | 2 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 10 | Moin Khan | 117* | 4 | Pak | Srl | Sialkot | 22 Sep 1995 |
| 11 | RS Kaluwitharana | 103 | 3 | Srl | NZl | Dunedin | 07 Mar 1997 |
| 12 | A Flower | 105* | 3 | Zim | Srl | Col-SSC | 14 Jan 1998 |
| 13 | A Flower | 129 | 3 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 |
| 14 | A Flower | 113* | 2 | Zim | Win | Port of Spain | 16 Mar 2000 |
| 15 | A Flower | 183* | 1 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 16 | A Flower | 142 | 2 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 17 | A Flower | 199* | 3 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 18 | AC Gilchrist | 133 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 02 Jan 2003 |
| 19 | KC Sangakkara | 138 | 3 | Srl | Pak | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 |
| 20 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 101 | 4 | Ban | Ind | Chittagong | 17 Jan 2010 |
| 21 | BB McCullum | 104 | 3 | NZl | Aus | Wellington | 19 Mar 2010 |
| 22 | H Jayawardene | 112 | 1 | Srl | Eng | Cardiff | 26 May 2011 |
| 23 | D Ramdin | 107 | 1 | Win | NZl | Hamilton | 19 Dec 2013 |
| 24 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 103 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Aug 2014 |
| 25 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 116 | 3 | Ban | Win | Kingstown | 05 Sep 2014 |
| 26 | RW Chakabva | 101 | 2 | Zim | Ban | Khulna | 03 Nov 2014 |
| 27 | LD Chandimal | 126 | 3 | Srl | Eng | Ch-le-St | 27 May 2016 |
It also provides the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman’s hundred going in vain. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RS Kaluwitharana | 132* | 2 | Srl | Aus | Col-SSC | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 2 | RS Kaluwitharana | 103 | 3 | Srl | NZl | Dunedin | 07 Mar 1997 |
| 3 | KC Sangakkara | 138 | 3 | Srl | Pak | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 |
| 4 | H Jayawardene | 112 | 1 | Srl | Eng | Cardiff | 26 May 2011 |
| 5 | LD Chandimal | 126 | 3 | Srl | Eng | Ch-le-St | 27 May 2016 |
Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman LD Chandimal witnessed his century – 126 – going in vain against England in the just concluded second test at Chester-le-Street to provide the fourth occasion of wicket keeper batsman’s century in a losing cause against England. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WW Wade | 125 | 1 | SAF | Eng | P Elizabeth | 05 Mar 1949 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | 133 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 02 Jan 2003 |
| 3 | H Jayawardene | 112 | 1 | Srl | Eng | Cardiff | 26 May 2011 |
| 4 | LD Chandimal | 126 | 3 | Srl | Eng | Ch-le-St | 27 May 2016 |