LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 116 against New Zealand in the ongoing second test at Galle to provide the 26^th occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	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 Sangiakkara	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	Chattogram	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	MDKJ Perera	110	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Oct 2016
25	S Samarawickrama	104*	1	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023
26	LD Chandimal	116	1	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024

It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper 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	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	v New Zealand	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
2	RS Kaluwitharana	103	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997
3	LD Chandimal	116	1	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024

LD Chandimal’s 116 in this test represent his sixth century in a test innings. He became the second Sri Lankan wicket keeper to score six or more centuries in a test innings. KC Sangakkara has scored seven centuries in a test innings.  Centuries scored by these two Sri Lankan wicket keepers are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	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	Chattogram	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	116	1	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024