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Sri Lanka’s test wins in chronological order

10/09/2024 hrg

Sri Lanka won the just concluded test against England at The Oval to provide its 104^th test win. It also provides its ninth test win against England. Sri Lanka’s test win and its wins against England are tabulated below.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	won	149 runs	v India	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
2	Sri Lanka	won	008 wkts	v Pakistan	Col-CCC	14 Mar 1986
3	Sri Lanka	won	009 wkts	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	06 Dec 1992
4	Sri Lanka	won	005 wkts	v England	Col-SSC	13 Mar 1993
5	Sri Lanka	won	241 runs	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995
6	Sri Lanka	won	042 runs	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	15 Sep 1995
7	Sri Lanka	won	144 runs	v Pakistan	Sialkot	22 Sep 1995
8	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 077 runs	v Zimbabwe	Col-RPS	11 Sep 1996
9	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v Zimbabwe	Col-SSC	18 Sep 1996
10	Sri Lanka	won	008 wkts	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998
11	Sri Lanka	won	005 wkts	v Zimbabwe	Col-SSC	14 Jan 1998
12	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 016 runs	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998
13	Sri Lanka	won	164 runs	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	10 Jun 1998
14	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998
15	Sri Lanka	won	006 wkts	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999
16	Sri Lanka	won	006 wkts	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Nov 1999
17	Sri Lanka	won	002 wkts	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	26 Feb 2000
18	Sri Lanka	won	057 runs	v Pakistan	Peshawar	05 Mar 2000
19	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 015 runs	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000
20	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 028 runs	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001
21	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001
22	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 077 runs	v India	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
23	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 137 runs	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	06 Sep 2001
24	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001
25	Sri Lanka	won	131 runs	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001
26	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v West Indies	Col-SSC	29 Nov 2001
27	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 166 runs	v Zimbabwe	Col-SSC	27 Dec 2001
28	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 094 runs	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002
29	Sri Lanka	won	315 runs	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002
30	Sri Lanka	won	008 wkts	v Pakistan	Lahore	06 Mar 2002
31	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 196 runs	v Bangladesh	Col-PSS	21 Jul 2002
32	Sri Lanka	won	288 runs	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	28 Jul 2002
33	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 215 runs	v England	Col-SSC	18 Dec 2003
34	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 240 runs	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004
35	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 254 runs	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004
36	Sri Lanka	won	313 runs	v South Africa	Col-SSC	11 Aug 2004
37	Sri Lanka	won	201 runs	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004
38	Sri Lanka	won	006 wkts	v West Indies	Col-SSC	13 Jul 2005
39	Sri Lanka	won	240 runs	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
40	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 096 runs	v Bangladesh	Col-RPS	12 Sep 2005
41	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 069 runs	v Bangladesh	Col-PSS	20 Sep 2005
42	Sri Lanka	won	008 wkts	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006
43	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006
44	Sri Lanka	won	134 runs	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006
45	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 153 runs	v South Africa	Col-SSC	27 Jul 2006
46	Sri Lanka	won	001 wkts	v South Africa	Col-PSS	04 Aug 2006
47	Sri Lanka	won	217 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
48	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 234 runs	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	25 Jun 2007
49	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 90 runs	v Bangladesh	Col-PSS	03 Jul 2007
50	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 193 runs	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007
51	Sri Lanka	won	088 runs	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007
52	Sri Lanka	won	121 runs	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008
53	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 239 runs	v India	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
54	Sri Lanka	won	008 wkts	v India	Col-PSS	08 Aug 2008
55	Sri Lanka	won	107 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008
56	Sri Lanka	won	465 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009
57	Sri Lanka	won	050 runs	v Pakistan	Galle	04 Jul 2009
58	Sri Lanka	won	007 wkts	v Pakistan	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
59	Sri Lanka	won	202 runs	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009
60	Sri Lanka	won	096 runs	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	26 Aug 2009
61	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v India	Galle	18 Jul 2010
62	Sri Lanka	won	208 runs	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011
63	Sri Lanka	won	075 runs	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012
64	Sri Lanka	won	209 runs	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012
65	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012
66	Sri Lanka	won	007 wkts	v Bangladesh	Col-RPS	16 Mar 2013
67	Sri Lanka	won	009 wkts	v Pakistan	Dub-DICS	08 Jan 2014
68	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 248 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	27 Jan 2014
69	Sri Lanka	won	100 runs	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
70	Sri Lanka	won	007 wkts	v Pakistan	Galle	06 Aug 2014
71	Sri Lanka	won	105 runs	v Pakistan	Col-SSC	14 Aug 2014
72	Sri Lanka	won	007 wkts	v Pakistan	Col-PSS	25 Jun 2015
73	Sri Lanka	won	063 runs	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
74	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 006 runs	v West Indies	Galle	14 Oct 2015
75	Sri Lanka	won	072 runs	v West Indies	Col-PSS	22 Oct 2015
76	Sri Lanka	won	106 runs	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016
77	Sri Lanka	won	229 runs	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016
78	Sri Lanka	won	163 runs	v Australia	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016
79	Sri Lanka	won	225 runs	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Oct 2016
80	Sri Lanka	won	257 runs	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016
81	Sri Lanka	won	259 runs	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017
82	Sri Lanka	won	004 wkts	v Zimbabwe	Col-RPS	14 Jul 2017
83	Sri Lanka	won	021 runs	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
84	Sri Lanka	won	068 runs	v Pakistan	Dub-DICS	06 Oct 2017
85	Sri Lanka	won	215 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	08 Feb 2018
86	Sri Lanka	won	004 wkts	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
87	Sri Lanka	won	278 runs	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018
88	Sri Lanka	won	199 runs	v South Africa	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018
89	Sri Lanka	won	001 wkts	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019
90	Sri Lanka	won	008 wkts	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019
91	Sri Lanka	won	006 wkts	v New Zealand	Galle	14 Aug 2019
92	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Jan 2020
93	Sri Lanka	won	209 runs	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021
94	Sri Lanka	won	187 runs	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021
95	Sri Lanka	won	164 runs	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021
96	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	23 May 2022
97	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 039 runs	v Australia	Galle	08 Jul 2022
98	Sri Lanka	won	246 runs	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022
99	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 280 runs	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023
100	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 010 runs	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023
101	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v Afghanistan	Col-SSC	02 Feb 2024
102	Sri Lanka	won	328 runs	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024
103	Sri Lanka	won	192 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024
104	Sri Lanka	won	008 wkts	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	won	005 wkts	v England	Col-SSC	13 Mar 1993
2	Sri Lanka	won	010 wkts	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998
3	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 028 runs	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001
4	Sri Lanka	won	inns & 215 runs	v England	Col-SSC	18 Dec 2003
5	Sri Lanka	won	134 runs	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006
6	Sri Lanka	won	088 runs	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007
7	Sri Lanka	won	075 runs	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012
8	Sri Lanka	won	100 runs	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
9	Sri Lanka	won	008 wkts	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

It is interesting to note that Sri Lanka’s first win and its 104^th test win has the same start date of 06 Sep but in different years. Sri Lanka had carved its first win against India by 149 runs at Col-SSC which had a start date of 06 Sep 1985. Its 104^th win was against England by eight wickets at The Oval which had a start date of 06 Sep 2024. The interval between Sri Lanka’s first win and its 104^th win is exact 39 years taking the start date the test match into consideration

Sri Lankan opening batsman’s half century and a century in a test in winning cause

10/09/2024 hrg

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the eleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring half century and a century in a test in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring half century and a century in a test in a winning cause against England

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MS Atapattu	50	100*	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002
2	MG Vandort	61	140	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	28 Jul 2002
3	WU Tharanga	165	71*	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006
4	SM Warnapura	120	62	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008
5	TM Dilshan	92	123*	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009
6	TM Dilshan	101	56	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012
7	FDM Karunaratne	56	110	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Oct 2016
8	FDM Karunaratne	158*	60	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018
9	FDM Karunaratne	118	66	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021
10	FDM Karunaratne	147	83	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021
11	P Nissanka	64	127*	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

Sri Lankan opening batsmen’s fifties in both innings of a test in a winning cause

09/09/2024 hrg

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 15th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England in a winning cause

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MS Atapattu	50	100*	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002
2	MG Vandort	61	140	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	28 Jul 2002
3	WU Tharanga	165	71*	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006
4	SM Warnapura	120	62	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008
5	TM Dilshan	92	123*	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009
6	TM Dilshan	101	56	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012
7	JK Silva	95	58	v Pakistan	Dub-DICS	08 Jan 2014
8	FDM Karunaratne	56	110	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Oct 2016
9	FDM Karunaratne	158*	60	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018
10	MD Gunathilaka	57	61	v South Africa	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018
11	FDM Karunaratne	53	85	v South Africa	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018
12	FDM Karunaratne	118	66	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021
13	FDM Karunaratne	147	83	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021
14	P Nissanka	73	66	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021
15	P Nissanka	64	127*	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lanakan opening batsman scoring a half century and a century in a test in a winning cause against England

Sri Lankan batsmen’s twin fifties in tests in winning cause

09/09/2024 hrg

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 34^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RL Dias	95	60*	v India	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
2	A Ranatunga	52	87*	v Zimbabwe	Col-SSC	14 Jan 1998
3	MS Atapattu	50	100*	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002
4	MG Vandort	61	140	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	28 Jul 2002
5	KC Sangakkara	232	64	v South Africa	Col-SSC	11 Aug 2004
6	WU Tharanga	165	71*	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006
7	LPC Silva	61	152*	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
8	KC Sangakkara	92	152	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007
9	SM Warnapura	120	62	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008
10	TT Samaraweera	90	62	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008
11	TM Dilshan	162	143	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009
12	CK Kapugedera	96	59*	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009
13	TM Dilshan	92	123*	v New	Galle	18 Aug 2009
14	DPMD Jayawardene	92	96	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	26 Aug 2009
15	KC Sangakkara	50	109	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	26 Aug 2009
16	LD Chandimal	58	54	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011
17	TM Dilshan	101	56	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012
18	KC Sangakkara	139	55	v Bangladesh	Col-RPS	16 Mar 2013
19	JK Silva	95	58	v Pakistan	Dub-DICS	08 Jan 2014
20	KC Sangakkara	79	55	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
21	LD Chandimal	59	162*	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
22	DM de Silva	129	65*	v Australia	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016
23	FDM Karunaratne	56	110	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Oct 2016
24	ARS Silva	56	70*	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	08 Feb 2018
25	FDM Karunaratne	158*	60	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018
26	MD Gunathilaka	57	61	v South Africa	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018
27	FDM Karunaratne	53	85	v South Africa	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018
28	MDKJ Perera	51	153*	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019
29	FDM Karunaratne	118	66	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021
30	FDM Karunaratne	147	83	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021
31	P Nissanka	73	66	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021
32	DM de Silva	102	108	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024
33	PHKD Mendis	102	164	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024
34	P Nissanka	64	127*	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KC Sangakkara	92	152	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007
2	KC Sangakkara	79	55	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
3	P Nissanka	64	127*	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

Sri Lankan batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test

09/09/2024 hrg

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 88^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RL Dias	60	97	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	LRD Mendis	105	105	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	LRD Mendis	111	94	v England	Lord’s	23 Aug 1984
4	RL Dias	95	60*	v India	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
5	LRD Mendis	53	124	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
6	A Ranatunga	53	135*	v Pakistan	Col-PSS	22 Mar 1986
7	PA de Silva	75	72	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989
8	AP Gurusinha	119	102	v New Zealand	Hamilton	22 Feb 1991
9	PA de Silva	96	123	v New Zealand	Auckland	01 Mar 1991
10	HP Tillakaratne	51	86	v India	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
11	S Ranatunga	60	65	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1996
12	HP Tillakaratne	103	54	v Pakistan	Col-RPS	19 Apr 1997
13	PA de Silva	138*	103*	v Pakistan	Col-SSC	26 Apr 1997
14	ST Jayasuriya	72	113	v Pakistan	Col-SSC	26 Apr 1997
15	PA de Silva	146	120	v India	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
16	A Ranatunga	52	87*	v Zimbabwe	Col-SSC	14 Jan 1998
17	MS Atapattu	60	71	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998
18	DPMD Jayawardene	52	54	v New Zealand	Col-RPS	27 May 1998
19	RP Arnold	123	56*	v Pakistan	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
20	A Ranatunga	51	65	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000
21	A Ranatunga	54	88	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000
22	MS Atapattu	50	100*	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002
23	RP Arnold	62	109	v England	Manchester	13 Jun 2002
24	MG Vandort	61	140	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	28 Jul 2002
25	MS Atapattu	118	50*	v West Indies	Gros Islet	20 Jun 2003
26	TM Dilshan	63	100	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003
27	ST Jayasuriya	71	51	v Australia	Col-SSC	24 Mar 2004
28	KC Sangakkara	74	66	v Australia	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
29	KC Sangakkara	232	64	v South Africa	Col-SSC	11 Aug 2004
30	MS Atapattu	88	67	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
31	DPMD Jayawardene	60	67	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
32	TM Dilshan	65	65	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
33	WU Tharanga	165	71*	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006
34	DPMD Jayawardene	61	119	v England	Lord’s	11 May 2006
35	LPC Silva	61	152*	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
36	KC Sangakkara	57	192	v Australia	Hobart	16 Nov 2007
37	KC Sangakkara	92	152	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007
33	SM Warnapura	120	62	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008
39	TT Samaraweera	90	62	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008
40	TM Dilshan	162	143	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009
41	CK Kapugedera	96	59*	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009
42	KC Sangakkara	70	65	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
43	TM Dilshan	92	123*	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009
44	DPMD Jayawardene	92	96	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	26 Aug 2009
45	KC Sangakkara	50	109	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	26 Aug 2009
46	NT Paranavitana	53	54	v India	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009
47	TT Samaraweera	137*	83	v India	Col-PSS	03 Aug 2010
48	DPMD Jayawardene	59	58	v West Indies	Galle	15 Nov 2010
49	KC Sangakkara	144	51	v Pakistan	Sharjah	03 Nov 2011
50	LD Chandimal	58	54	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011
51	DPMD Jayawardene	105	64	v England	Col-PSS	03 Apr 2012
52	TM Dilshan	101	56	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012
53	DPMD Jayawardene	72	60	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2013
54	TM Dilshan	54	126	v Bangladesh	Galle	08 Mar 2013
55	KC Sangakkara	142	105	v Bangladesh	Galle	08 Mar 2013
56	KC Sangakkara	139	55	v Bangladesh	Col-RPS	16 Mar 2013
57	AD Mathews	91	157*	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	31 Dec 2013
58	JK Silva	95	58	v Pakistan	Dub-DICS	08 Jan 2014
59	KC Sangakkara	319	105	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	04 Feb 2014
60	KC Sangakkara	147	61	v England	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
61	JK Silva	63	57	v England	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
62	KC Sangakkara	79	55	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
63	AD Mathews	63	63*	v South Africa	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2014
64	AD Mathews	50	66	v New Zealand	Christchurch	26 Dec 2014
65	LD Chandimal	59	162*	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
66	MDKJ Perera	55	70	v India	Col-SSC	28 Aug 2015
67	LD Chandimal	83	58	v New Zealand	Dunedin	10 Dec 2015
68	DM de Silva	129	65*	v Australia	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016
69	FDM Karunaratne	56	110	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Oct 2016
70	LD Chandimal	57	61	v India	Nagpur	24 Nov 2017
71	ARS Silva	56	70*	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	08 Feb 2018
72	FDM Karunaratne	158*	60	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018
73	MD Gunathilaka	57	61	v South Africa	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018
74	FDM Karunaratne	53	85	v South Africa	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018
75	AD Mathews	52	53	v England	Galle	06 Nov 2018
76	FDM Karunaratne	63	57	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018
77	AD Mathews	83	120*	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2018
78	MDKJ Perera	51	153*	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019
79	HDRL Thirimanne	70	76	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Mar 2021
80	FDM Karunaratne	118	66	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021
81	FDM Karunaratne	147	83	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021
82	P Nissanka	73	66	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021
83	LD Chandimal	76	94*	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2022
84	FDM Karunaratne	89	51	v New Zealand	Wellington	17 Mar 2023
85	DM de Silva	122	82	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2023
86	DM de Silva	102	108	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024
87	PHKD Mendis	102	164	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024
88	P Nissanka	64	127*	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 12^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	LRD Mendis	111	94	v England	Lord’s	23 Aug 1984
2	RP Arnold	62	109	v England	Manchester	13 Jun 2002
3	TM Dilshan	63	100	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003
4	DPMD Jayawardene	61	119	v England	Lord’s	11 May 2006
5	KC Sangakkara	92	152	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007
6	DPMD Jayawardene	105	64	v England	Col-PSS	03 Apr 2012
7	KC Sangakkara	147	61	v England	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
8	JK Silva	63	57	v England	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
9	KC Sangakkara	79	55	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
10	AD Mathews	52	53	v England	Galle	06 Nov 2018
11	FDM Karunaratne	63	57	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018
12	P Nissanka	64	127*	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

Sri Lankan opening batsman’s century in a test innings in a winning cause

09/09/2024 hrg

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 37th occasion of a Sri Lanka’s opening batsman’s century in a winning cause. Sri Lanka won this test by eight wickets

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SAR Silva	111	1	v India	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
2	RS Mahanama	109	1	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	06 Dec 1992
3	MS Atapattu	223	1	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998
4	ST Jayasuriya	213	2	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998
5	ST Jayasuriya	148	1	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000
6	MS Atapattu	201*	1	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001
7	ST Jayasuriya	111	2	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001
8	MS Atapattu	108	2	v India	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
9	MS Atapattu	201	2	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	06 Sep 2001
10	ST Jayasuriya	139	2	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002
11	MS Atapattu	100*	3	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002
12	MG Vandort	140	3	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	28 Jul 2002
13	MS Atapattu	170	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004
14	ST Jayasuriya	157	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004
15	MS Atapattu	249	2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004
16	ST Jayasuriya	253	3	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004
17	WU Tharanga	165	2	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006
18	MG Vandort	117	2	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	25 Jun 2007
19	SM Warnapura	120	1	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008
20	SM Warnapura	115	1	v India	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
21	TM Dilshan	123*	3	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009
22	NT Paranavitana	111	1	v India	Galle	18 Jul 2010
23	TM Dilshan	101	1	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012
24	JK Silva	139	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	27 Jan 2014
25	FDM Karunaratne	186	1	v West Indies	Galle	14 Oct 2015
26	FDM Karunaratne	110	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Oct 2016
27	WU Tharanga	115	3	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017
28	FDM Karunaratne	196	1	v Pakistan	Dub-DICS	06 Oct 2017
29	FDM Karunaratne	158*	1	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018
30	FDM Karunaratne	122	4	v New Zealand	Galle	14 Aug 2019
31	FDM Karunaratne	118	1	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021
32	HDRL Thirimanne	140	1	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021
33	FDM Karunaratne	147	1	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021
34	FDM Karunaratne	179	1	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023
35	KNM Fernando	205	2	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023
36	FDM Karunaratne	115	2	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023
37	P Nissanka	127*	4	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the third occasion of a Sri Lanka’s opening batsman’s century against England in a winning cause. Sri Lanka won this test by eight wickets

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ST Jayasuriya	213	2	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998
2	MS Atapattu	201*	1	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001
3	P Nissanka	127*	4	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the second occasion of a Sri Lanka’s opening batsman’s century in the fourth innings of a test in a winning cause. Sri Lanka won this test by eight wickets

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	FDM Karunaratne	122	4	v New Zealand	Galle	14 Aug 2019
2	P Nissanka	127*	4	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

England batsman’s 150 plus scores in a test innings in losing cause

09/09/2024 hrg

OJ Pope scored 154 in the first innings of the just conclude test against Sri Lanka at The Oval was in losing cause as Sri Lanka won the test by eight wickets to provide the 25^th occasion of England batsman’s 150 plus scores in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second occasion of an England batsman’s 150 plus scores in an innings going in vain against Sri Lanka. Prior to OJ Pope, JP Crowley had witnessed his 156 not out going in vain at The Oval in Aug 1998.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KS Ranjitsinhji	154*	3	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
2	JB Hobbs	154	2	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
3	H Sutcliffe	176	2	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
4	KS Duleepsinhji	173	1	v Australia	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
5	H Sutcliffe	161	1	v Australia	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
6	DCS Compton	184	3	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948
7	L Hutton	202*	2	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1950
8	L Hutton	156*	2	v Australia	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951
9	DCS Compton	158	1	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955
10	DL Amiss	174	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974
11	DL Amiss	203	2	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976
12	DW Randall	174	4	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977
13	GA Hick	178	1	v India	Wankhede	19 Feb 1993
14	JP Crawley	156*	1	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	27 Aug 1998
15	MP Vaughan	177	1	v Australia	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002
16	ME Trescothick	193	2	v Pakistan	Multan	12 Nov 2005
17	PD Collingwood	206	1	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Dec 2006
18	KP Pietersen	158	1	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Dec 2006
19	AN Cook	176	3	v India	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
20	JE Root	180*	2	v India	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
21	JE Root	153*	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Feb 2023
22	HC Brook	186	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Feb 2023
23	BA Stokes	155	4	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023
24	BM Duckett	153	2	v India	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
25	OJ Pope	154	1	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ME Trescothick	193	2	v Pakistan	Multan	12 Nov 2005
2	AN Cook	176	3	v India	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
3	JE Root	180*	2	v India	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
4	BA Stokes	155	4	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023
5	OJ Pope	154	1	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

Greater Noida will become the 30th ground in India and 124th ground globally to host a test match

09/09/2024 hrg

The stadium in Greater Noida – Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium – will become the 30th and latest Test venue in India. Not with an India Test, though, but Afghanistan vs New Zealand. It will also represent the 124^th test venue globally. For this to happen a ball has to be bowled in the test as the start of the test is delayed on the first day with heavy down pour of rain

England captains scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

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OJ Pope of England scored 154 against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at The Oval to provide the 46^th occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AE Stoddart	173	3	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
2	WR Hammond	240	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
3	WR Hammond	181	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938
4	L Hutton	150	2	v India	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
5	L Hutton	169	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954
6	L Hutton	205	2	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954
7	PBH May	285*	3	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957
8	MC Cowdrey	155	3	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960
9	ER Dexter	205	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	02 Feb 1962
10	ER Dexter	172	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	16 Aug 1962
11	ER Dexter	174	2	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
12	MH Denness	188	2	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975
13	MH Denness	181	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975
14	DI Gower	152	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984
15	DI Gower	173*	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984
16	DI Gower	166	1	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985
17	DI Gower	215	2	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985
18	DI Gower	157	1	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985
19	MW Gatting	183*	1	v India	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986
20	MW Gatting	150*	3	v Pakistan	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
21	GA Gooch	154	1	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jul 1990
22	GA Gooch	333	1	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
23	GA Gooch	154*	3	v West Indies	Leeds	06 Jun 1991
24	GA Gooch	174	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
25	MA Atherton	185*	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995
26	MA Atherton	160	2	v India	Nottingham	04 Jul 1996
27	AJ Stewart	164	3	v South Africa	Manchester	02 Jul 1998
28	N Hussain	155	1	v India	Lord’s	25 Jul 2002
29	MP Vaughan	166	1	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005
30	ME Trescothick	193	2	v Pakistan	Multan	12 Nov 2005
31	AJ Strauss	169	1	v West Indies	St John’s	15 Feb 2009
32	AJ Strauss	161	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
33	AN Cook	173	1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	12 Mar 2010
34	AN Cook	176	3	v India	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
35	AN Cook	190	2	v India	Eden Gardens	05 Dec 2012
36	AN Cook	162	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015
37	AN Cook	263	2	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
38	JE Root	190	1	v South Africa	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
39	JE Root	226	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	29 Nov 2019
40	JE Root	228	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021
41	JE Root	186	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021
42	JE Root	218	1	v India	Chennai	05 Feb 2021
43	JE Root	180*	2	v India	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
44	JE Root	153	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	16 Mar 2022
45	BA Stokes	155	4	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023
46	OJ Pope	154	1	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

OJ Pope of England scored 154 against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at The Oval to provide the fourth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below. OJ Pope became the second England captain to score 150 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka on home soil. Prior to OJ Pope, GA Gooch had scored 174 against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in Aug 1991

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Gooch	174	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
2	JE Root	228	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021
3	JE Root	186	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021
4	OJ Pope	154	1	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

Ollie Pope’s unique feat in the annals of test cricket

08/09/2024 hrg

Ollie Pope of England scored 154 against Sri Lanka at The Oval in the ongoing test to post his seventh test century in an innings. All his centuries are tabulated below.

No	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	135*	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020
2	145	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2022
3	108	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	01 Dec 2022
5	205	2	v Ireland	Lord’s	01 Jun 2023
6	196	3	v India	Hyderabad	25 Jan 2024
6	121	1	v West Indies	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024
7	154	1	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	06 Sep 2024

What is unique in his seven centuries is that these centuries are scored against seven different oppositions. He became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score the first seven centuries against different oppositions which no batsman has achieved

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