List of international cricket centuries at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
A Test match in March 2001 between Sri Lanka and England.
The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground is one of 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.
89 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 11. 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]
Key
- * denotes that the batsman was not out.
- Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
- Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
- NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
- Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won[6][7] lost[8][9] or if the match was drawn[10] or a no result.[11]
List of centuries
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri):
Has scored a record 11 Test centuries at the Sinhalese Sports Club. His 374*, made against South Africa in 2006, is also the record highest innings at the ground.
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri):
Has scored 8 Test centuries at the ground, including 3 double-centuries, with a best of 287.
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind):
4 Test centuries at the ground, the most by an overseas player. He also has scored an ODI century at the ground.
Younis Khan (Pak):
His innings of 144, made against Hong Kong in 2004, is the highest ODI innings seen at the ground.
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 | Roy Dias |  | 215 | 3 |  | 16 March 1984 | Drawn |
| 2 | 103 | Ranjan Madugalle | | NR | 2 |  | 30 August 1985 | Drawn |
| 3 | 111 | Arjuna Ranatunga (1/2) | | NR | 2 | | 30 August 1985 | Drawn |
| 4 | 137 | Asanka Gurusinha | | 399 | 2 |  | 17 August 1992 | Lost |
| 5 | 127 | Arjuna Ranatunga (2/2) | | 192 | 2 | | 17 August 1992 | Lost |
| 6 | 132* | Romesh Kaluwitharana | | 158 | 2 | | 17 August 1992 | Lost |
| 7 | 109 | Roshan Mahanama | | 154 | 1 | | 6 December 1992 | Won |
| 8 | 107 | Martin Crowe | | 121 | 3 | | 6 December 1992 | Lost |
| 9 | 128 | Robin Smith |  | 338 | 1 | | 13 March 1993 | Lost |
| 10 | 125 | Vinod Kambli | | 220 | 1 | | 27 July 1993 | Won |
| 11 | 104 | Navjot Sidhu | | 268 | 3 | | 27 July 1993 | Won |
| 12 | 104* | Sachin Tendulkar (1/4) | | 161 | 3 | | 27 July 1993 | Won |
| 13 | 122 | Hansie Cronje | .svg.png){kind=small} | 295 | 2 | | 6 September 1993 | Won |
| 14 | 126* | Hashan Tillakaratne (1/3) | | 326 | 2 |  | 18 September 1996 | Won |
| 15 | 138* | Aravinda de Silva (1/5) | | 208 | 1 |  | 26 April 1997 | Drawn |
| 16 | 113 | Sanath Jayasuriya (1/2) | | 212 | 3 | | 26 April 1997 | Drawn |
| 17 | 103* | Aravinda de Silva (2/5) | | 99 | 3 | | 26 April 1997 | Drawn |
| 18 | 155 | Saleem Malik | | 240 | 4 | | 26 April 1997 | Drawn |
| 19 | 146 | Aravinda de Silva (3/5) | | 226 | 1 | | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 20 | 139 | Sachin Tendulkar (2/4) | | 266 | 2 | | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 21 | 147 | Sourav Ganguly | | 312 | 2 | | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 22 | 199 | Sanath Jayasuriya (2/2) | | 226 | 3 | | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 23 | 120 | Aravinda de Silva (4/5) | | 198 | 3 | | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 24 | 108* | Mohammad Azharuddin | | 174 | 4 | | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 25 | 105* | Andy Flower | | 238 | 3 | | 14 January 1998 | Lost |
| 26 | 143* | Aravinda de Silva (5/5) | | 310 | 4 | | 14 January 1998 | Won |
| 27 | 143 | Sadagoppan Ramesh | | 214 | 1 | | 24 February 1999 | Drawn |
| 28 | 107 | Rahul Dravid | | 218 | 1 | | 24 February 1999 | Drawn |
| 29 | 242 | Mahela Jayawardene (1/11) | | 465 | 2 | | 24 February 1999 | Drawn |
| 30 | 124* | Sachin Tendulkar (3/4) | | 235 | 3 | | 24 February 1999 | Drawn |
| 31 | 105* | Ricky Ponting | | 171 | 1 | | 30 September 1999 | Drawn |
| 32 | 101* | Mahela Jayawardene (2/11) | | 183 | 4 |  | 6 August 2000 | Drawn |
| 33 | 113* | Graham Thorpe | | 267 | 2 | | 15 March 2001 | Won |
| 34 | 108 | Marvan Atapattu (1/3) | | 228 | 2 | | 29 August 2001 | Won |
| 35 | 139 | Mahela Jayawardene (3/11) | | 216 | 2 | | 29 August 2001 | Won |
| 36 | 136* | Hashan Tillakaratne (2/3) | | 214 | 2 | | 29 August 2001 | Won |
| 37 | 103* | Thilan Samaraweera (1/5) | | 175 | 2 | | 29 August 2001 | Won |
| 38 | 201 | Marvan Atapattu (2/3) | | 259 | 2 |  | 6 September 2001 | Won |
| 39 | 150 | Mahela Jayawardene (4/11) | | 115 | 2 | | 6 September 2001 | Won |
| 40 | 114 | Mohammad Ashraful | | 212 | 3 | | 6 September 2001 | Lost |
| 41 | 221 | Brian Lara (1/2) |  | 354 | 1 | | 29 November 2001 | Lost |
| 42 | 204* | Hashan Tillakaratne (3/3) | | 343 | 2 | | 29 November 2001 | Won |
| 43 | 130 | Brian Lara (2/2) | | 215 | 3 | | 29 November 2001 | Lost |
| 44 | 128 | Kumar Sangakkara (1/8) | | 186 | 1 | | 27 December 2001 | Won |
| 45 | 123* | Thilan Samaraweera (2/5) | | 166 | 1 | | 27 December 2001 | Won |
| 46 | 140 | Michael Vandort (1/3) | | 185 | 3 | | 28 July 2002 | Won |
| 47 | 142 | Thilan Samaraweera (3/5) | | 408 | 2 | | 18 December 2003 | Won |
| 48 | 134 | Mahela Jayawardene (5/11) | | 246 | 2 | | 18 December 2003 | Won |
| 49 | 153 | Darren Lehmann | | 269 | 1 | | 24 March 2004 | Won |
| 50 | 118 | Marvan Atapattu (3/3) | | 219 | 2 | | 24 March 2004 | Lost |
| 51 | 166 | Justin Langer | | 295 | 3 | | 24 March 2004 | Won |
| 52 | 232 | Kumar Sangakkara (2/8) | | 357 | 1 | | 11 August 2004 | Won |
| 53 | 185 | Kumar Sangakkara (3/8) | | 326 | 3 | | 26 March 2006 | Drawn |
| 54 | 148* | Shoaib Malik (1/2) | | 369 | 4 | | 26 March 2006 | Drawn |
| 55 | 287 | Kumar Sangakkara (4/8) | | 457 | 2 | | 27 July 2006 | Won |
| 56 | 374 | Mahela Jayawardene (6/11) | | 572 | 2 | | 27 July 2006 | Won |
| 57 | 117 | Michael Vandort (2/3) | | 189 | 2 | | 25 June 2007 | Won |
| 58 | 127 | Mahela Jayawardene (7/11) | | 159 | 2 | | 25 June 2007 | Won |
| 59 | 120* | Prasanna Jayawardene | | 191 | 2 | | 25 June 2007 | Won |
| 60 | 100* | Chaminda Vaas | | 169 | 2 | | 25 June 2007 | Won |
| 61 | 138 | Michael Vandort (3/3) | | 259 | 2 | | 9 December 2007 | Drawn |
| 62 | 195 | Mahela Jayawardene (8/11) | | 422 | 2 | | 9 December 2007 | Drawn |
| 63 | 115 | Malinda Warnapura | | 202 | 1 | | 23 July 2008 | Won |
| 64 | 136 | Mahela Jayawardene (9/11) | | 259 | 1 | | 23 July 2008 | Won |
| 65 | 127 | Thilan Samaraweera (4/5) | | 224 | 1 | | 23 July 2008 | Won |
| 66 | 125* | Tillakaratne Dilshan (1/2) | | 170 | 1 | | 23 July 2008 | Won |
| 67 | 134 | Shoaib Malik (2/2) | | 240 | 3 | | 20 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 68 | 130* | Kumar Sangakkara (5/8) | | 303 | 4 | | 20 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 69 | 143 | Thilan Samaraweera (5/5) | | 240 | 1 | | 26 August 2009 | Won |
| 70 | 109 | Kumar Sangakkara (6/8) | | 175 | 3 | | 26 August 2009 | Won |
| 71 | 140 | Daniel Vettori | | 189 | 4 | | 26 August 2009 | Lost |
| 72 | 100 | Tharanga Paranavitana | | 221 | 1 | | 26 July 2010 | Drawn |
| 73 | 219 | Kumar Sangakkara (7/8) | | 335 | 1 | | 26 July 2010 | Drawn |
| 74 | 174 | Mahela Jayawardene (10/11) | | 244 | 1 | | 26 July 2010 | Drawn |
| 75 | 203 | Sachin Tendulkar (4/4) | | 347 | 2 | | 26 July 2010 | Drawn |
| 76 | 120 | Suresh Raina | | 228 | 2 | | 26 July 2010 | Drawn |
| 77 | 118 | Michael Hussey | | 178 | 1 | | 16 September 2011 | Drawn |
| 78 | 105* | Angelo Mathews (1/2) | | 269 | 2 | | 16 September 2011 | Drawn |
| 79 | 126 | Phillip Hughes | | 220 | 3 | | 16 September 2011 | Drawn |
| 80 | 112 | Michael Clarke | | 178 | 3 | | 16 September 2011 | Drawn |
| 81 | 196 | Mohammad Hafeez | | 331 | 1 | | 30 June 2012 | Drawn |
| 82 | 157 | Azhar Ali | | 295 | 1 | | 30 June 2012 | Drawn |
| 83 | 121 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (2/2) | | 195 | 2 | | 30 June 2012 | Drawn |
| 84 | 192 | Kumar Sangakkara (8/8) | | 351 | 2 | | 30 June 2012 | Drawn |
| 85 | 165 | Mahela Jayawardene (11/11) | | 284 | 1 | | 24 July 2014 | Drawn |
| 86 | 139* | Hashim Amla | | 382 | 2 | | 24 July 2014 | Drawn |
| 87 | 103 | Sarfraz Ahmed | | 127 | 2 | | 14 August 2014 | Lost |
| 88 | 145* | Cheteshwar Pujara (1/2) | | 289 | 1 | | 28 August 2015 | Won |
| 89 | 110 | Angelo Mathews (2/2) | | 240 | 4 | | 28 August 2015 | Lost |
| 90 | 129 | Dhananjaya de Silva | | 280 | 1 | | 13 August 2016 | Won |
| 91 | 132 | Dinesh Chandimal | | 356 | 1 | | 13 August 2016 | Won |
| 92 | 130 | Shaun Marsh | | 281 | 2 | | 13 August 2016 | Lost |
| 93 | 119 | Steve Smith | | 218 | 2 | | 13 August 2016 | Lost |
| 94 | 115 | Kaushal Silva | | 269 | 3 | | 13 August 2016 | Won |
| 95 | 133 | Cheteshwar Pujara (2/2) | | 225 | 1 | | 3 August 2017 | Won |
| 96 | 132 | Ajinkya Rahane | | 168 | 1 | | 3 August 2017 | Won |
| 97 | 110 | Kusal Mendis | | 135 | 3 | | 3 August 2017 | Lost |
| 98 | 141 | Dimuth Karunaratne | | 309 | 3 | | 3 August 2017 | Lost |
| 99 | 101 | Theunis de Bruyn | | 232 | 4 | | 20 July 2018 | Lost |
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 | 127* | Aravinda de Silva (1/2) | | 123 | 2 | | 3 September 1996 | Won |
| 2 | 108 | Sanath Jayasuriya (1/2) | | 83 | 1 | | 22 July 1997 | Won |
| 3 | 100 | Robin Singh | | 102 | 1 | | 23 August 1997 | No result |
| 4 | 104 | Aravinda de Silva (2/2) | | 117 | 1 | | 24 August 1997 | Won |
| 5 | 112 | Grant Flower | | 138 | 1 | | 26 January 1998 | Lost |
| 6 | 102 | Sanath Jayasuriya (2/2) | | 100 | 2 | | 26 January 1998 | Won |
| 7 | 102 | Arjuna Ranatunga | | 98 | 1 | | 5 July 1998 | Won |
| 8 | 120 | Sachin Tendulkar | | 141 | 1 | | 29 August 1999 | Won |
| 9 | 102* | Romesh Kaluwitharana | | 117 | 2 | | 27 March 2001 | Won |
| 10 | 108 | Nathan Astle | | 143 | 1 | | 2 August 2001 | Lost |
| 11 | 100 | Virender Sehwag | | 70 | 2 | | 2 August 2001 | Won |
| 12 | 111 | Brian Lara | | 120 | 1 |  | 17 September 2002 | Won |
| 13 | 102 | Yasir Hameed | | 123 | 1 | | 17 July 2004 | Won |
| 14 | 118 | Shoaib Malik | | 110 | 1 |  | 18 July 2004 | Won |
| 15 | 144 | Younis Khan | | 122 | 1 | | 18 July 2004 | Won |
| 16 | 101 | Jacques Kallis | | 127 | 2 | | 31 August 2004 | Lost |
| 17 | 113 | Adrian Barath | | 129 | 1 | | 31 January 2011 | No result |
| 18 | 101* | Upul Tharanga | | 143 | 2 | | 3 February 2011 | Won |
External links
References
- ↑ "Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (Maitland Place)". cricket.yahoo.com. Yahoo Cricket. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ↑ "Sinhalese Sports Club". www.cricinfo.com. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ↑ Cricinfo Most runs in an innings
- 1 2 Statsguru, Cricinfo, 28 March 2010.
- 1 2 Statsguru, Cricinfo, 29 March 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : No Result". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
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