LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 132 in the going test at Col-SSC to provide the 24^th occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SAR Silva	102*	3	v England	Lord’s	23 Aug 1984
2	SAR Silva	111	1	v India	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
3	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	v New Zealand	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
4	RS Kaluwitharana	132*	2	v Australia	Col-SSC	17 Aug 1992
5	HP Tillakaratne	116	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Oct 1994
6	RS Kaluwitharana	103	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997
7	RS Kaluwitharana	100	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
8	KC Sangakkara	105*	2	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001
9	KC Sangakkara	140	2	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001
10	KC Sangakkara	128	1	v Zimbabwe	Col-SSC	27 Dec 2001
11	KC Sangakkara	230	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	06 Mar 2002
12	KC Sangakkara	138	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	28 Oct 2004
13	KC Sangakkara	157*	3	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
14	KC Sangakkara	185	3	v Pakistan	Col-SSC	26 Mar 2006
15	HAPW Jayawardene	120*	2	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	25 Jun 2007
16	HAPW Jayawardene	154*	2	v India	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
17	HAPW Jayawardene	112	1	v England	Cardiff	26 May 2011
18	HAPW Jayawardene	120	3	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
19	LD Chandimal	116*	1	v Bangladesh	Galle	08 Mar 2013
20	LD Chandimal	102	2	v Bangladesh	Col-RPS	16 Mar 2013
21	LD Chandimal	100*	3	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	04 Feb 2014
22	LD Chandimal	162*	3	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
23	LD Chandimal	126	3	v England	Ch-le-St	27 May 2016
24	LD Chandimal	132	1	v Australia	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016

LD Chandimal’s 132 represent his sixth test century. He became the second Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman to score six or more test centuries after KC Sangakkara. KC Sangakkara has scored seven test hundreds. The performance of these two wicket keeper batsmen are furnished below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KC Sangakkara	105*	2	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001
2	KC Sangakkara	140	2	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001
3	KC Sangakkara	128	1	v Zimbabwe	Col-SSC	27 Dec 2001
4	KC Sangakkara	230	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	06 Mar 2002
5	KC Sangakkara	138	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	28 Oct 2004
6	KC Sangakkara	157*	3	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
7	KC Sangakkara	185	3	v Pakistan	Col-SSC	26 Mar 2006
1	LD Chandimal	116*	1	v Bangladesh	Galle	08 Mar 2013
2	LD Chandimal	102	2	v Bangladesh	Col-RPS	16 Mar 2013
3	LD Chandimal	100*	3	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	04 Feb 2014
4	LD Chandimal	162*	3	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
5	LD Chandimal	126	3	v England	Ch-le-St	27 May 2016
6	LD Chandimal	132	1	v Australia	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016

LD Chandimal became the second Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman to score a century against Australia. RS Kaluwitharan had scored 132 not out at Col-SSC in Aug 1992. LD Chandimal emulated RS Kaluwitharan after 24 years to score a century against Australia.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RS Kaluwitharana	132*	2	v Australia	Col-SSC	17 Aug 1992
2	LD Chandimal	132	1	v Australia	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016

Colombo-SSC has witnessed five test centuries by Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen. All the five centuries are listed below, KC Sangkkara has scored two centuries at Col-SSC – 128 vs Zimbabwe in Dec 2001 and 185 vs Pakistan in Mar 2006.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RS Kaluwitharana	132*	2	v Australia	Col-SSC	17 Aug 1992
2	KC Sangakkara	128	1	v Zimbabwe	Col-SSC	27 Dec 2001
3	KC Sangakkara	185	3	v Pakistan	Col-SSC	26 Mar 2006
4	HAPW Jayawardene	120*	2	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	25 Jun 2007
5	LD Chandimal	132	1	v Australia	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016