List of international cricket centuries by Marvan Atapattu

Marvan Atapattu is a retired cricketer who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team from 1990 to 2007. He was also the captain of the team from 2003 to 2006. An opening batsman, Atapattu has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on sixteen occasions in Test cricket and on eleven occasions in One Day International (ODI) matches.[1] Upon his retirement, Atapattu had played 90 Test matches, 268 ODIs and 2 Twenty20 Internationals (T20I), scoring 5,502, 8,529 and 5 runs respectively.[1]

Atapattu in 2015

Atapattu made his Test debut against India at the age of 20, but failed to score.[2] Seven years later, in 1997, and against the same opponent, Atapattu scored his first Test century, an innings of 108 runs at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.[2] His highest Test score of 249 came against Zimbabwe in 2004 at Bulawayo.[2] His score of 127 in 2005 against New Zealand was his last Test century.[2] As of August 2015, Atapattu is sixth in the list of most double hundreds scored in Test matches.[3]

Atapattu made his ODI debut against India scoring 8 not out.[4] His first ODI century came in 1997 when he scored 153 in 2-run victory against India at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.[4] At Lord's in 1998, Atapattu scored 132 not out against England, his highest score in this format of the game.[4] He also scored two centuries in the 2003 Cricket World Cup: against Zimbabwe he scored 103 not out and against South Africa, only the 19th tied ODI in cricket history, he made 124. He was selected as man of the match on both occasions.[5] His innings of 111 against Pakistan in 2004 was his last ODI century.[4] Atapattu played in two T20Is, registering a highest score of 5.[1]

Key
Atapattu scored three centuries, including 201 not out against England, at the Sinhalese Sport Club Ground.
Key
Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
Atapattu was man of the match
Balls Balls faced
Pos. Position in the batting order
Inn. The innings of the match
Test The number of the Test match played in that series
S/R Strike rate during the innings
H/A/N Venue was at home (England), away or neutral
Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches
Lost The match was lost by Sri Lanka
Won The match was won by Sri Lanka
Drawn The match was drawn
Tied The match was tied

Test cricket centuries
Test cricket centuries of Marvan Atapattu
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 108  India211/3Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali, IndiaAway19 November 1997Drawn[6]
2 223  Zimbabwe211/2Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri LankaHome7 January 1998Won[7]
3 216*  Zimbabwe121/3Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, ZimbabweAway18 November 1999Drawn[8]
4 207*  Pakistan113/3Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri LankaHome28 June 2000Drawn[9]
5 120  South Africa122/3Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri LankaHome30 July 2000Lost[10]
6 201*  England111/3Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri LankaHome22 February 2001Won[11]
7 108  India123/3Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri LankaHome29 August 2001Won[12]
8 201  Bangladesh121/1Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri LankaHome6 September 2001Won[13]
9 100*  Zimbabwe133/3Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri LankaHome12 January 2002Won[14]
10 185  England111/3Lord's, London, EnglandAway16 May 2002Drawn[15]
11 118  West Indies111/2Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint LuciaAway20 June 2003Drawn[16]
12 118  Australia123/3Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri LankaHome24 March 2004Lost[17]
13 170  Zimbabwe121/2Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZimbabweAway6 May 2004Won[18]
14 249  Zimbabwe212/2Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, ZimbabweAway14 May 2004Won[19]
15 133  Australia212/2Bundaberg Rum Stadium, Cairns, AustraliaAway9 July 2004Drawn[20]
16 127  New Zealand211/2McLean Park, Napier, New ZealandAway4 April 2005Drawn[21]

One Day International centuries
One Day International centuries of Marvan Atapattu
No. Score Balls Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue Date Result Ref
1 118 153 India2177.12R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka17 August 1997Won[22]
2 132* 151 England3287.41Lord's, London20 August 1998Won[23]
3 119* 135 Pakistan3188.14National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan13 February 2000Won[24]
4 100 124 Pakistan4280.64Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh7 June 2000Lost[25]
5 102* 111 India3191.89Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates27 October 2000Won[26]
6 101 118 Netherlands2185.59R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka16 September 2002Won[27]
7 123* 121 South Africa12101.65Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa1 December 2002Won[28]
8 101 124 Australia1181.45Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia9 January 2003Won[29]
9 124 129 South Africa1196.12Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa3 March 2003Tied[30]
10 103* 127 Zimbabwe1181.10Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa15 March 2003Won[31]
11 111 114 Pakistan3197.36Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan14 October 2004Lost[32]

References
  1. "Marvan Atapattu". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Test batting records of Marvan Atapattu". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. "Most double hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. "ODI Batting records of Marvan Atapattu". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  5. "Career averages of Marvan Atapattu". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  6. "Sri Lanka tour of India, 1st Test: India v Sri Lanka at Mohali, Nov 19–23, 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  7. "Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Kandy, Jan 7–11, 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  8. "Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 1st Test: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Nov 18–22, 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  9. "Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Jun 28 – Jul 2, 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  10. "South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Kandy, Jul 30 – Aug 2, 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  11. "England tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Feb 22–26, 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  12. "India tour of Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), Aug 29 – Sep 2, 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  13. "Asian Test Championship, 2nd Match: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Sep 6–8, 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  14. "Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Galle, Jan 12–15, 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  15. "Sri Lanka tour of England, 1st Test: England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, May 16–20, 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  16. "Sri Lanka tour of West Indies, 1st Test: West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Jun 20–24, 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  17. "Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (SSC), Mar 24–28, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  18. "Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 1st Test: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, May 6–8, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  19. "Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 2nd Test: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, May 14–17, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  20. "Sri Lanka tour of Australia, 2nd Test: Australia v Sri Lanka at Cairns, Jul 9–13, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  21. "Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 1st Test: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, Apr 4–8, 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  22. "India tour of Sri Lanka, 1st ODI: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 17, 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  23. "Emirates Triangular Tournament, Final: England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Aug 20, 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  24. "Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 1st ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Feb 13, 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  25. "Asia Cup, Final: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Jun 7, 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  26. "Coca-Cola Champions Trophy, 6th Match: India v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Oct 27, 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  27. "ICC Champions Trophy, 5th Match: Sri Lanka v Netherlands at Colombo (RPS), Sep 16, 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  28. "Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 3rd ODI: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Benoni, Dec 1, 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  29. "VB Series, 6th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka at Sydney, Jan 9, 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  30. "ICC World Cup, 40th Match: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, Mar 3, 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  31. "ICC World Cup, 8th Super: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at East London, Mar 15, 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  32. "Paktel Cup, 6th Match: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Oct 14, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

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