Sri Lankan opening batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 244 against Bangladesh in the just concluded test at Pallekkele to provide the 120th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DSBP Kuruppu | 201* | 1 | NZl | Col-CCC | 16 Apr 1987 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 340 | 2 | Ind | Col-RPS | 02 Aug 1997 |
| 3 | MS Atapattu | 223 | 1 | Zim | Kandy | 07 Jan 1998 |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya | 213 | 2 | Eng | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 5 | MS Atapattu | 216* | 2 | Zim | Bulawayo | 18 Nov 1999 |
| 6 | MS Atapattu | 207* | 1 | Pak | Kandy | 28 Jun 2000 |
| 7 | MS Atapattu | 201* | 1 | Eng | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 |
| 8 | MS Atapattu | 201 | 2 | Ban | Col-SSC | 06 Sep 2001 |
| 9 | MS Atapattu | 249 | 2 | Zim | Bulawayo | 14 May 2004 |
| 10 | ST Jayasuriya | 253 | 3 | Pak | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 |
| 11 | FDM Karunaratne | 244 | 2 | Ban | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 |