List of international cricket centuries at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground is one the most famous cricket grounds of Sri Lanka.[1] It is the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka.[2] The ground staged its first Test in 1984 against New Zealand. The first One Day International was played in 1982 against England.

80 Test centuries have been scored at the ground by players from all 10 of the Test nations. The first of these was made by Roy Dias in 1984. Mahela Jayawardene's 374 is the highest score made at the ground, it is also the fourth highest Test score of all time[3]. Mahela Jayawardene also holds the record for most Test centuries at the ground with 10. The highest score by an overseas player is 221 made by Brian Lara in 2001.[4]

18 One Day International centuries have been scored at the ground. The Pakistan player Younis Khan has made the highest score with 144 against Hong Kong in 2004.[5]

Contents

Key

List of centuries

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.[4]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 108 Dias, RoyRoy Dias  Sri Lanka &10000000000000215000000 215 3  New Zealand 01984-03-16 16 March 1984 Drawn
2 103 Madugalle, RanjanRanjan Madugalle  Sri Lanka &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  India 01985-08-30 30 August 1985 Drawn
3 111 Ranatunga, ArjunaArjuna Ranatunga (1/2)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  India 01985-08-30 30 August 1985 Drawn
4 137 Gurusinha, AsankaAsanka Gurusinha  Sri Lanka &10000000000000399000000 399 2  Australia 01992-08-17 17 August 1992 Lost
5 127 Ranatunga, ArjunaArjuna Ranatunga (2/2)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000192000000 192 2  Australia 01992-08-17 17 August 1992 Lost
6 132* Kaluwitharana, RomeshRomesh Kaluwitharana  Sri Lanka &10000000000000158000000 158 2  Australia 01992-08-17 17 August 1992 Lost
7 109 Mahanama, RoshanRoshan Mahanama  Sri Lanka &10000000000000154000000 154 1  New Zealand 01992-12-06 6 December 1992 Won
8 107 Crowe, MartinMartin Crowe  New Zealand &10000000000000121000000 121 3  Sri Lanka 01992-12-06 6 December 1992 Lost
9 128 Smith, RobinRobin Smith  England &10000000000000338000000 338 1  Sri Lanka 01993-03-13 13 March 1993 Lost
10 125 Kambli, VinodVinod Kambli  India &10000000000000220000000 220 1  Sri Lanka 01993-07-27 27 July 1993 Won
11 104 Sidhu, NavjotNavjot Sidhu  India &10000000000000268000000 268 3  Sri Lanka 01993-07-27 27 July 1993 Won
12 104* Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (1/4)  India &10000000000000161000000 161 3  Sri Lanka 01993-07-27 27 July 1993 Won
13 122 Cronje, HansieHansie Cronje  South Africa &10000000000000295000000 295 2  Sri Lanka 01993-09-06 6 September 1993 Won
14 126* Tillakaratne, HashanHashan Tillakaratne (1/3)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000326000000 326 2  Zimbabwe 01996-09-18 18 September 1996 Won
15 138* de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (1/5)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000208000000 208 1  Pakistan 01997-04-26 26 April 1997 Drawn
16 113 Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya (1/2)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000212000000 212 3  Pakistan 01997-04-26 26 April 1997 Drawn
17 103* de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (2/5)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000099000000 99 3  Pakistan 01997-04-26 26 April 1997 Drawn
18 155 Malik, SaleemSaleem Malik  Pakistan &10000000000000240000000 240 4  Sri Lanka 01997-04-26 26 April 1997 Drawn
19 146 de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (3/5)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000226000000 226 1  India 01997-08-09 9 August 1997 Drawn
20 139 Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (2/4)  India &10000000000000266000000 266 2  Sri Lanka 01997-08-09 9 August 1997 Drawn
21 147 Ganguly, SouravSourav Ganguly  India &10000000000000312000000 312 2  Sri Lanka 01997-08-09 9 August 1997 Drawn
22 199 Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya (2/2)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000226000000 226 3  India 01997-08-09 9 August 1997 Drawn
23 120 de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (4/5)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000198000000 198 3  India 01997-08-09 9 August 1997 Drawn
24 108* Azharuddin, MohammadMohammad Azharuddin  India &10000000000000174000000 174 4  Sri Lanka 01997-08-09 9 August 1997 Drawn
25 105* Flower, AndyAndy Flower  Zimbabwe &10000000000000238000000 238 3  Sri Lanka 01998-01-14 14 January 1998 Lost
26 143* de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (5/5)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000310000000 310 4  Zimbabwe 01998-01-14 14 January 1998 Won
27 143 Ramesh, SadagoppanSadagoppan Ramesh  India &10000000000000214000000 214 1  Sri Lanka 01999-02-24 24 February 1999 Drawn
28 107 Dravid, RahulRahul Dravid  India &10000000000000218000000 218 1  Sri Lanka 01999-02-24 24 February 1999 Drawn
29 242 Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (1/10)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000465000000 465 2  India 01999-02-24 24 February 1999 Drawn
30 124* Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (3/4)  India &10000000000000235000000 235 3  Sri Lanka 01999-02-24 24 February 1999 Drawn
31 105* Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting  Australia &10000000000000171000000 171 1  Sri Lanka 01999-09-30 30 September 1999 Drawn
32 101* Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (2/10)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000183000000 183 4  South Africa 02000-08-06 6 August 2000 Drawn
33 113* Thorpe, GrahamGraham Thorpe  England &10000000000000267000000 267 2  Sri Lanka 02001-03-15 15 March 2001 Won
34 108 Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu (1/3)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000228000000 228 2  India 02001-08-29 29 August 2001 Won
35 139 Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (3/10)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000216000000 216 2  India 02001-08-29 29 August 2001 Won
36 136* Tillakaratne, HashanHashan Tillakaratne (2/3)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000214000000 214 2  India 02001-08-29 29 August 2001 Won
37 103* Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera (1/5)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000175000000 175 2  India 02001-08-29 29 August 2001 Won
38 201 Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu (2/3)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000259000000 259 2  Bangladesh 02001-09-06 6 September 2001 Won
39 150 Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (4/10)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000115000000 115 2  Bangladesh 02001-09-06 6 September 2001 Won
40 114 Ashraful, MohammadMohammad Ashraful  Bangladesh &10000000000000212000000 212 3  Sri Lanka 02001-09-06 6 September 2001 Lost
41 221 Lara, BrianBrian Lara (1/2)  West Indies &10000000000000354000000 354 1  Sri Lanka 02001-11-29 29 November 2001 Lost
42 204* Tillakaratne, HashanHashan Tillakaratne (3/3)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000343000000 343 2  West Indies 02001-11-29 29 November 2001 Won
43 130 Lara, BrianBrian Lara (2/2)  West Indies &10000000000000215000000 215 3  Sri Lanka 02001-11-29 29 November 2001 Lost
44 128 Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (1/7)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000186000000 186 1  Zimbabwe 02001-12-27 27 December 2001 Won
45 123* Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera (2/5)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000166000000 166 1  Zimbabwe 02001-12-27 27 December 2001 Won
46 140 Vandort, MichaelMichael Vandort (1/3)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000185000000 185 3  Bangladesh 02002-07-28 28 July 2002 Won
47 142 Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera (3/5)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000408000000 408 2  England 02003-12-18 18 December 2003 Won
48 134 Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (5/10)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000246000000 246 2  England 02003-12-18 18 December 2003 Won
49 153 Lehmann, DarrenDarren Lehmann  Australia &10000000000000269000000 269 1  Sri Lanka 02004-03-24 24 March 2004 Won
50 118 Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu (3/3)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000219000000 219 2  Australia 02004-03-24 24 March 2004 Lost
51 166 Langer, JustinJustin Langer  Australia &10000000000000295000000 295 3  Sri Lanka 02004-03-24 24 March 2004 Won
52 232 Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (2/7)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000357000000 357 1  South Africa 02004-08-11 11 August 2004 Won
53 185 Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (3/7)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000326000000 326 3  Pakistan 02006-03-26 26 March 2006 Drawn
54 148* Malik, ShoaibShoaib Malik (1/2)  Pakistan &10000000000000369000000 369 4  Sri Lanka 02006-03-26 26 March 2006 Drawn
55 287 Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (4/7)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000457000000 457 2  South Africa 02006-07-27 27 July 2006 Won
56 374 Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (6/10)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000572000000 572 2  South Africa 02006-07-27 27 July 2006 Won
57 117 Vandort, MichaelMichael Vandort (2/3)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000189000000 189 2  Bangladesh 02007-06-25 25 June 2007 Won
58 127 Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (7/10)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000159000000 159 2  Bangladesh 02007-06-25 25 June 2007 Won
59 120* Jayawardene, PrasannaPrasanna Jayawardene  Sri Lanka &10000000000000191000000 191 2  Bangladesh 02007-06-25 25 June 2007 Won
60 100* Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas  Sri Lanka &10000000000000169000000 169 2  Bangladesh 02007-06-25 25 June 2007 Won
61 138 Vandort, MichaelMichael Vandort (3/3)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000259000000 259 2  England 02007-12-09 9 December 2007 Drawn
62 195 Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (8/10)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000422000000 422 2  England 02007-12-09 9 December 2007 Drawn
63 115 Warnapura, MalindaMalinda Warnapura  Sri Lanka &10000000000000202000000 202 1  India 02008-07-23 23 July 2008 Won
64 136 Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (9/10)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000259000000 259 1  India 02008-07-23 23 July 2008 Won
65 127 Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera (4/5)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000224000000 224 1  India 02008-07-23 23 July 2008 Won
66 125* Dilshan, TillakaratneTillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka &10000000000000170000000 170 1  India 02008-07-23 23 July 2008 Won
67 134 Malik, ShoaibShoaib Malik (2/2)  Pakistan &10000000000000240000000 240 3  Sri Lanka 02009-07-20 20 July 2009 Drawn
68 130* Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (5/7)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000303000000 303 4  Pakistan 02009-07-20 20 July 2009 Drawn
69 143 Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera (5/5)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000240000000 240 1  New Zealand 02009-08-26 26 August 2009 Won
70 109 Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (6/7)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000175000000 175 3  New Zealand 02009-08-26 26 August 2009 Won
71 140 Vettori, DanielDaniel Vettori  New Zealand &10000000000000189000000 189 4  Sri Lanka 02009-08-26 26 August 2009 Lost
72 100 Paranavitana, TharangaTharanga Paranavitana  Sri Lanka &10000000000000221000000 221 1  India 02010-07-26 26 July 2010 Drawn
73 219 Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (7/7)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000335000000 335 1  India 02010-07-26 26 July 2010 Drawn
74 174 Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (10/10)  Sri Lanka &10000000000000244000000 244 1  India 02010-07-26 26 July 2010 Drawn
75 203 Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (4/4)  India &10000000000000347000000 347 2  Sri Lanka 02010-07-26 26 July 2010 Drawn
76 120 Raina, SureshSuresh Raina  India &10000000000000228000000 228 2  Sri Lanka 02010-07-26 26 July 2010 Drawn
77 118 Hussey, MichaelMichael Hussey  Australia &10000000000000178000000 178 1  Sri Lanka 02011-09-16 16 September 2011 Drawn
78 105* Mathews, AngeloAngelo Mathews  Sri Lanka &10000000000000269000000 269 2  Australia 02011-09-16 16 September 2011 Drawn
79 126 Hughes, PhillipPhillip Hughes  Australia &10000000000000220000000 220 3  Sri Lanka 02011-09-16 16 September 2011 Drawn
80 112 Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke  Australia &10000000000000178000000 178 3  Sri Lanka 02011-09-16 16 September 2011 Drawn

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.[5]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 &10000000000001271000000 127* de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (1/2)  Sri Lanka 123 2  Zimbabwe 01996-09-03 3 September 1996 Won
2 &10000000000001080000000 108 Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya (1/2)  Sri Lanka 83 1  Bangladesh 01997-07-22 22 July 1997 Won
3 &10000000000001000000000 100 Singh, RobinRobin Singh  India 102 1  Sri Lanka 01997-08-23 23 August 1997 No result
4 &10000000000001040000000 104 de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (2/2)  Sri Lanka 117 1  India 01997-08-24 24 August 1997 Won
5 &10000000000001120000000 112 Flower, GrantGrant Flower  Zimbabwe 138 1  Sri Lanka 01998-01-26 26 January 1998 Lost
6 &10000000000001020000000 102 Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya (2/2)  Sri Lanka 100 2  Zimbabwe 01998-01-26 26 January 1998 Won
7 &10000000000001020000000 102 Ranatunga, ArjunaArjuna Ranatunga  Sri Lanka 98 1  New Zealand 01998-07-05 5 July 1998 Won
8 &10000000000001200000000 120 Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar  India 141 1  Sri Lanka 01999-08-29 29 August 1999 Won
9 &10000000000001021000000 102* Kaluwitharana, RomeshRomesh Kaluwitharana  Sri Lanka 117 2  England 02001-03-27 27 March 2001 Won
10 &10000000000001080000000 108 Astle, NathanNathan Astle  New Zealand 143 1  India 02001-08-02 2 August 2001 Lost
11 &10000000000001000000000 100 Sehwag, VirenderVirender Sehwag  India 70 2  New Zealand 02001-08-02 2 August 2001 Won
12 &10000000000001110000000 111 Lara, BrianBrian Lara  West Indies 120 1  Kenya 02002-09-17 17 September 2002 Won
13 &10000000000001020000000 102 Hameed, YasirYasir Hameed  Pakistan 123 1  Bangladesh 02004-07-17 17 July 2004 Won
14 &10000000000001180000000 118 Malik, ShoaibShoaib Malik  Pakistan 110 1  Hong Kong 02004-07-18 18 July 2004 Won
15 &10000000000001440000000 144 Khan, YounisYounis Khan  Pakistan 122 1  Hong Kong 02004-07-18 18 July 2004 Won
16 &10000000000001010000000 101 Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis  South Africa 127 2  Sri Lanka 02004-08-31 31 August 2004 Lost
17 &10000000000001130000000 113 Barath, AdrianAdrian Barath  West Indies 129 1  Sri Lanka 02011-01-31 31 January 2011 No result
18 &10000000000001011000000 101* Tharanga, UpulUpul Tharanga  Sri Lanka 143 2  West Indies 02011-02-03 3 February 2011 Won

External links

References

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  3. ^ Cricinfo Most runs in an innings
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