List of Sri Lanka Test cricket centurions

A century in cricket occurs when a batsman scores 100 runs or more in an innings, 35 Sri Lanka players have scored centuries in Test matches.^[1]

Key

• * denotes that the batsman remained not out.
• 200s denotes the number of times the players scored 200 or more during an innings.
• 300s denotes the number of times the players scored 300 or more during an innings.
• HS denotes the players highest score
• Maiden century and Date give the details of the player's first century.^[2]

List of centurions

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  Mahela Jayawardene: Scored 34 centuries for Sri Lanka, including a record high score of 374.

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  Kumar Sangakkara: Sri Lanka's record century maker with 38.

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  Sanath Jayasuriya: 14 Test centuries including a highest score of 340.

No.	Player	100s	200s	300s	HS	Maiden century	Date
1	Wettimuny, SidathSidath Wettimuny	2	0	0	190	157 vs Pakistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	14 March 1982
2	Dias, RoyRoy Dias	3	0	0	109	109 vs Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	22 March 1982
3	Mendis, DuleepDuleep Mendis	4	0	0	124	105 vs India at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	17 September 1982
4	Silva, AmalAmal Silva	2	0	0	111	102* vs England at Lord's, London	23 August 1984
5	Madugalle, RanjanRanjan Madugalle	1	0	0	103	103 vs India at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	30 August 1985
6	Ranatunga, ArjunaArjuna Ranatunga	4	0	0	135*	111 vs India at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	30 August 1985
7	de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva	20	2	0	267	122 vs Pakistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	16 October 1985
8	Gurusinha, AsankaAsanka Gurusinha	7	0	0	143	116* vs Pakistan at P.Sara Oval, Colombo	22 March 1986
9	Kuruppu, BrendonBrendon Kuruppu	1	1	0	201*	201* vs New Zealand at Colombo Cricket Club Ground	16 April 1987
10	Kaluwitharana, RomeshRomesh Kaluwitharana	3	0	0	132*	132* vs Australia at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	17 August 1992
11	Mahanama, RoshanRoshan Mahanama	4	1	0	225	153 vs New Zealand at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa	27 November 1992
12	Ranatunga, SanjeevaSanjeeva Ranatunga	2	0	0	118	118 vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club	11 October 1994
13	Tillakaratne, HashanHashan Tillakaratne	11	1	0	204*	116 vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club	26 October 1994
14	Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya	14	3	1	340	112 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval	25 January 1996
15	Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu	16	6	0	249	108 vs India at PCA Stadium, Mohali	19 November 1997
16	Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene	34	7	1	374	167 vs New Zealand at Galle International Stadium	3 June 1998
17	Arnold, RusselRussel Arnold	3	0	0	123	123 vs Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	4 March 1999
18	Dilshan, TillakaratneTillakaratne Dilshan	16	0	0	193	163* vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club	26 November 1999
19	Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara	38	11	1	319	105* vs India at Galle International Stadium	14 August 2001
20	Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera	14	2	0	231	103* vs India at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	29 August 2001
21	Vandort, MichaelMichael Vandort	4	0	0	140	140 vs Bangladesh at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	28 July 2002
22	Tharanga, UpulUpul Tharanga	1	0	0	165	165 vs Bangladesh at Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra	8 March 2006
23	Silva, ChamaraChamara Silva	1	0	0	152*	152* vs New Zealand at Basin Reserve, Wellington	15 December 2006
24	Jayawardene, PrasannaPrasanna Jayawardene	4	0	0	154*	120* vs Bangladesh at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	25 June 2007
25	Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas	1	0	0	100*	100* vs Bangladesh at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	25 June 2007
26	Warnapura, MalindaMalinda Warnapura	2	0	0	120	120 vs West Indies at Providence Stadium, Guyana	22 March 2008
27	Paranavitana, TharangaTharanga Paranavitana	2	0	0	111	111 vs India at Galle International Stadium	18 July 2010
28	Mathews, AngeloAngelo Mathews	7	0	0	160	105* vs Australia at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	16 September 2011
29	Thirimanne, LahiruLahiru Thirimanne	1	0	0	155*	155* vs Bangladesh at Galle International Stadium	8 March 2013
30	Chandimal, DineshDinesh Chandimal	5	0	0	162*	116* vs Bangladesh at Galle International Stadium	8 March 2013
31	Silva, KaushalKaushal Silva	2	0	0	139	139 vs Bangladesh at Shere-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	27 January 2014
32	Vithanage, KithuruwanKithuruwan Vithanage	1	0	0	103*	103* vs Bangladesh at Shere-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	27 January 2014
33	Karunaratne, DimuthDimuth Karunaratne	3	0	0	186	152 vs New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch	26 December 2014
34	Mendis, KusalKusal Mendis	1	0	0	176	176 vs Australia at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy	26 July 2016
35	de Silva, DhananjayaDhananjaya de Silva	1	0	0	116*	116* vs Australia at SSC Ground, Colombo	13 August 2016

References

1. "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records / Sri Lanka test century scorers". ESPN Cricinfo.
2. "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records / Sri Lanka test century innings by innings list". ESPN Cricinfo.