SE Marsh joins the list of Australian opening batsmen who have scored a century against Sri Lanka in a test innings
SE Marsh of Australia scored 130 in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the 13th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KC Wessels | 141 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Apr 1983 |
| 2 | MA Taylor | 164 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 08 Dec 1989 |
| 3 | MA Taylor | 108 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 |
| 4 | MJ Slater | 219 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Perth | 08 Dec 1995 |
| 5 | ML Hayden | 130 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 |
| 6 | JL Langer | 166 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 24 Mar 2004 |
| 7 | JL Langer | 162 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 |
| 8 | ML Hayden | 117 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 |
| 9 | ML Hayden | 132 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 |
| 10 | PA Jaques | 100 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 08 Nov 2007 |
| 11 | PA Jaques | 150 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 12 | PJ Hughes | 126 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 16 Sep 2011 |
| 13 | SE Marsh | 130 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 13 Aug 2016 |
SE Marsh became the third Australian opening batsman scoring a century against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC. Others are – JL Langer – 166 in Mar 2004 and PJ Hughes – 126 in Sep 2011
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JL Langer | 166 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 24 Mar 2004 |
| 2 | PJ Hughes | 126 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 16 Sep 2011 |
| 3 | SE Marsh | 130 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 13 Aug 2016 |