Sri Lankan batsmen scoring a test century in an innings against New Zealand
PHKD Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 114 in the on-going test against New Zealand at Galle to provide the 458th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in a test innings against New Zealand. It also provides the 31st occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RL Dias | 108 | 3 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 16 Mar 1984 |
| 2 | DSBP Kuruppu | 201* | 1 | v New Zealand | Col-CCC | 16 Apr 1987 |
| 3 | PA de Silva | 267 | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 |
| 4 | AP Gurusinha | 119 | 2 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 22 Feb 1991 |
| 5 | AP Gurusinha | 102 | 4 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 22 Feb 1991 |
| 6 | PA de Silva | 123 | 3 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 01 Mar 1991 |
| 7 | RS Mahanama | 153 | 2 | v New Zealand | Moratuwa | 27 Nov 1992 |
| 8 | RS Mahanama | 109 | 1 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 06 Dec 1992 |
| 9 | AP Gurusinha | 127 | 3 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 18 Mar 1995 |
| 10 | HP Tillakaratne | 108 | 3 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 18 Mar 1995 |
| 11 | RS Kaluwitharana | 103 | 3 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Mar 1997 |
| 12 | DPMD Jayawardene | 167 | 2 | v New Zealand | Galle | 03 Jun 1998 |
| 13 | HP Tillakaratne | 144 | 2 | v New Zealand | Col-PSS | 25 Apr 2003 |
| 14 | MS Atapattu | 127 | 2 | v New Zealand | Napier | 04 Apr 2005 |
| 15 | DPMD Jayawardene | 141 | 2 | v New Zealand | Napier | 04 Apr 2005 |
| 16 | KC Sangakkara | 100* | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 07 Dec 2006 |
| 17 | KC Sangakkara | 156* | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 18 | LPC Silva | 152* | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 19 | DPMD Jayawardene | 114 | 1 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 |
| 20 | TT Samaraweera | 159 | 1 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 |
| 21 | TM Dilshan | 123* | 3 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 |
| 22 | TT Samaraweera | 143 | 1 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 23 | KC Sangakkara | 109 | 3 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 24 | FDM Karunaratne | 152 | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2014 |
| 25 | KC Sangakkara | 203 | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 03 Jan 2015 |
| 26 | BKG Mendis | 141* | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 |
| 27 | AD Mathews | 120* | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 |
| 28 | FDM Karunaratne | 122 | 4 | v New Zealand | Galle | 14 Aug 2019 |
| 29 | DM de Silva | 109 | 1 | v New Zealand | Col-PSS | 22 Aug 2019 |
| 30 | AD Mathews | 115 | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 09 Mar 2023 |
| 31 | PHKD Mendis | 114 | 1 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 |
It also provides the fourteenth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in a test innings against New Zealand on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RL Dias | 108 | 3 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 16 Mar 1984 |
| 2 | DSBP Kuruppu | 201* | 1 | v New Zealand | Col-CCC | 16 Apr 1987 |
| 3 | RS Mahanama | 153 | 2 | v New Zealand | Moratuwa | 27 Nov 1992 |
| 4 | RS Mahanama | 109 | 1 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 06 Dec 1992 |
| 5 | DPMD Jayawardene | 167 | 2 | v New Zealand | Galle | 03 Jun 1998 |
| 6 | HP Tillakaratne | 144 | 2 | v New Zealand | Col-PSS | 25 Apr 2003 |
| 7 | DPMD Jayawardene | 114 | 1 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 |
| 8 | TT Samaraweera | 159 | 1 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 |
| 9 | TM Dilshan | 123* | 3 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 |
| 10 | TT Samaraweera | 143 | 1 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 11 | KC Sangakkara | 109 | 3 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 12 | FDM Karunaratne | 122 | 4 | v New Zealand | Galle | 14 Aug 2019 |
| 13 | DM de Silva | 109 | 1 | v New Zealand | Col-PSS | 22 Aug 2019 |
| 14 | PHKD Mendis | 114 | 1 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in a test innings against New Zealand in a test at Galle. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DPMD Jayawardene | 167 | 2 | v New Zealand | Galle | 03 Jun 1998 |
| 2 | DPMD Jayawardene | 114 | 1 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 |
| 3 | TT Samaraweera | 159 | 1 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 |
| 4 | TM Dilshan | 123* | 3 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 |
| 5 | FDM Karunaratne | 122 | 4 | v New Zealand | Galle | 14 Aug 2019 |
| 6 | PHKD Mendis | 114 | 1 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 |