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 | Dias, RoyRoy Dias |  Sri Lanka | 215 | 3 |  New Zealand | 16 March 1984 | Drawn |
| 2 | 103 | Madugalle, RanjanRanjan Madugalle | Sri Lanka | NR | 2 |  India | 30 August 1985 | Drawn |
| 3 | 111 | Ranatunga, ArjunaArjuna Ranatunga (1/2) | Sri Lanka | NR | 2 | India | 30 August 1985 | Drawn |
| 4 | 137 | Gurusinha, AsankaAsanka Gurusinha | Sri Lanka | 399 | 2 |  Australia | 17 August 1992 | Lost |
| 5 | 127 | Ranatunga, ArjunaArjuna Ranatunga (2/2) | Sri Lanka | 192 | 2 | Australia | 17 August 1992 | Lost |
| 6 | 132* | Kaluwitharana, RomeshRomesh Kaluwitharana | Sri Lanka | 158 | 2 | Australia | 17 August 1992 | Lost |
| 7 | 109 | Mahanama, RoshanRoshan Mahanama | Sri Lanka | 154 | 1 | New Zealand | 6 December 1992 | Won |
| 8 | 107 | Crowe, MartinMartin Crowe | New Zealand | 121 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 6 December 1992 | Lost |
| 9 | 128 | Smith, RobinRobin Smith |  England | 338 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 13 March 1993 | Lost |
| 10 | 125 | Kambli, VinodVinod Kambli | India | 220 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 27 July 1993 | Won |
| 11 | 104 | Sidhu, NavjotNavjot Sidhu | India | 268 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 27 July 1993 | Won |
| 12 | 104* | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (1/4) | India | 161 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 27 July 1993 | Won |
| 13 | 122 | Cronje, HansieHansie Cronje | .svg.png){kind=small} South Africa | 295 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 6 September 1993 | Won |
| 14 | 126* | Tillakaratne, HashanHashan Tillakaratne (1/3) | Sri Lanka | 326 | 2 |  Zimbabwe | 18 September 1996 | Won |
| 15 | 138* | de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (1/5) | Sri Lanka | 208 | 1 |  Pakistan | 26 April 1997 | Drawn |
| 16 | 113 | Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya (1/2) | Sri Lanka | 212 | 3 | Pakistan | 26 April 1997 | Drawn |
| 17 | 103* | de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (2/5) | Sri Lanka | 99 | 3 | Pakistan | 26 April 1997 | Drawn |
| 18 | 155 | Malik, SaleemSaleem Malik | Pakistan | 240 | 4 | Sri Lanka | 26 April 1997 | Drawn |
| 19 | 146 | de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (3/5) | Sri Lanka | 226 | 1 | India | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 20 | 139 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (2/4) | India | 266 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 21 | 147 | Ganguly, SouravSourav Ganguly | India | 312 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 22 | 199 | Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya (2/2) | Sri Lanka | 226 | 3 | India | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 23 | 120 | de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (4/5) | Sri Lanka | 198 | 3 | India | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 24 | 108* | Azharuddin, MohammadMohammad Azharuddin | India | 174 | 4 | Sri Lanka | 9 August 1997 | Drawn |
| 25 | 105* | Flower, AndyAndy Flower | Zimbabwe | 238 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 14 January 1998 | Lost |
| 26 | 143* | de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (5/5) | Sri Lanka | 310 | 4 | Zimbabwe | 14 January 1998 | Won |
| 27 | 143 | Ramesh, SadagoppanSadagoppan Ramesh | India | 214 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 24 February 1999 | Drawn |
| 28 | 107 | Dravid, RahulRahul Dravid | India | 218 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 24 February 1999 | Drawn |
| 29 | 242 | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (1/11) | Sri Lanka | 465 | 2 | India | 24 February 1999 | Drawn |
| 30 | 124* | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (3/4) | India | 235 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 24 February 1999 | Drawn |
| 31 | 105* | Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting | Australia | 171 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 30 September 1999 | Drawn |
| 32 | 101* | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (2/11) | Sri Lanka | 183 | 4 |  South Africa | 6 August 2000 | Drawn |
| 33 | 113* | Thorpe, GrahamGraham Thorpe | England | 267 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 15 March 2001 | Won |
| 34 | 108 | Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu (1/3) | Sri Lanka | 228 | 2 | India | 29 August 2001 | Won |
| 35 | 139 | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (3/11) | Sri Lanka | 216 | 2 | India | 29 August 2001 | Won |
| 36 | 136* | Tillakaratne, HashanHashan Tillakaratne (2/3) | Sri Lanka | 214 | 2 | India | 29 August 2001 | Won |
| 37 | 103* | Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera (1/5) | Sri Lanka | 175 | 2 | India | 29 August 2001 | Won |
| 38 | 201 | Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu (2/3) | Sri Lanka | 259 | 2 |  Bangladesh | 6 September 2001 | Won |
| 39 | 150 | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (4/11) | Sri Lanka | 115 | 2 | Bangladesh | 6 September 2001 | Won |
| 40 | 114 | Ashraful, MohammadMohammad Ashraful | Bangladesh | 212 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 6 September 2001 | Lost |
| 41 | 221 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara (1/2) |  West Indies | 354 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 29 November 2001 | Lost |
| 42 | 204* | Tillakaratne, HashanHashan Tillakaratne (3/3) | Sri Lanka | 343 | 2 | West Indies | 29 November 2001 | Won |
| 43 | 130 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara (2/2) | West Indies | 215 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 29 November 2001 | Lost |
| 44 | 128 | Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (1/8) | Sri Lanka | 186 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 27 December 2001 | Won |
| 45 | 123* | Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera (2/5) | Sri Lanka | 166 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 27 December 2001 | Won |
| 46 | 140 | Vandort, MichaelMichael Vandort (1/3) | Sri Lanka | 185 | 3 | Bangladesh | 28 July 2002 | Won |
| 47 | 142 | Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera (3/5) | Sri Lanka | 408 | 2 | England | 18 December 2003 | Won |
| 48 | 134 | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (5/11) | Sri Lanka | 246 | 2 | England | 18 December 2003 | Won |
| 49 | 153 | Lehmann, DarrenDarren Lehmann | Australia | 269 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 24 March 2004 | Won |
| 50 | 118 | Atapattu, MarvanMarvan Atapattu (3/3) | Sri Lanka | 219 | 2 | Australia | 24 March 2004 | Lost |
| 51 | 166 | Langer, JustinJustin Langer | Australia | 295 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 24 March 2004 | Won |
| 52 | 232 | Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (2/8) | Sri Lanka | 357 | 1 | South Africa | 11 August 2004 | Won |
| 53 | 185 | Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (3/8) | Sri Lanka | 326 | 3 | Pakistan | 26 March 2006 | Drawn |
| 54 | 148* | Malik, ShoaibShoaib Malik (1/2) | Pakistan | 369 | 4 | Sri Lanka | 26 March 2006 | Drawn |
| 55 | 287 | Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (4/8) | Sri Lanka | 457 | 2 | South Africa | 27 July 2006 | Won |
| 56 | 374 | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (6/11) | Sri Lanka | 572 | 2 | South Africa | 27 July 2006 | Won |
| 57 | 117 | Vandort, MichaelMichael Vandort (2/3) | Sri Lanka | 189 | 2 | Bangladesh | 25 June 2007 | Won |
| 58 | 127 | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (7/11) | Sri Lanka | 159 | 2 | Bangladesh | 25 June 2007 | Won |
| 59 | 120* | Jayawardene, PrasannaPrasanna Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 191 | 2 | Bangladesh | 25 June 2007 | Won |
| 60 | 100* | Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | 169 | 2 | Bangladesh | 25 June 2007 | Won |
| 61 | 138 | Vandort, MichaelMichael Vandort (3/3) | Sri Lanka | 259 | 2 | England | 9 December 2007 | Drawn |
| 62 | 195 | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (8/11) | Sri Lanka | 422 | 2 | England | 9 December 2007 | Drawn |
| 63 | 115 | Warnapura, MalindaMalinda Warnapura | Sri Lanka | 202 | 1 | India | 23 July 2008 | Won |
| 64 | 136 | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (9/11) | Sri Lanka | 259 | 1 | India | 23 July 2008 | Won |
| 65 | 127 | Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera (4/5) | Sri Lanka | 224 | 1 | India | 23 July 2008 | Won |
| 66 | 125* | Dilshan, TillakaratneTillakaratne Dilshan (1/2) | Sri Lanka | 170 | 1 | India | 23 July 2008 | Won |
| 67 | 134 | Malik, ShoaibShoaib Malik (2/2) | Pakistan | 240 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 20 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 68 | 130* | Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (5/8) | Sri Lanka | 303 | 4 | Pakistan | 20 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 69 | 143 | Samaraweera, ThilanThilan Samaraweera (5/5) | Sri Lanka | 240 | 1 | New Zealand | 26 August 2009 | Won |
| 70 | 109 | Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (6/8) | Sri Lanka | 175 | 3 | New Zealand | 26 August 2009 | Won |
| 71 | 140 | Vettori, DanielDaniel Vettori | New Zealand | 189 | 4 | Sri Lanka | 26 August 2009 | Lost |
| 72 | 100 | Paranavitana, TharangaTharanga Paranavitana | Sri Lanka | 221 | 1 | India | 26 July 2010 | Drawn |
| 73 | 219 | Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (7/8) | Sri Lanka | 335 | 1 | India | 26 July 2010 | Drawn |
| 74 | 174 | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (10/11) | Sri Lanka | 244 | 1 | India | 26 July 2010 | Drawn |
| 75 | 203 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (4/4) | India | 347 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 26 July 2010 | Drawn |
| 76 | 120 | Raina, SureshSuresh Raina | India | 228 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 26 July 2010 | Drawn |
| 77 | 118 | Hussey, MichaelMichael Hussey | Australia | 178 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 16 September 2011 | Drawn |
| 78 | 105* | Mathews, AngeloAngelo Mathews (1/2) | Sri Lanka | 269 | 2 | Australia | 16 September 2011 | Drawn |
| 79 | 126 | Hughes, PhillipPhillip Hughes | Australia | 220 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 16 September 2011 | Drawn |
| 80 | 112 | Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke | Australia | 178 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 16 September 2011 | Drawn |
| 81 | 196 | Hafeez, MohammadMohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | 331 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 30 June 2012 | Drawn |
| 82 | 157 | Ali, AzharAzhar Ali | Pakistan | 295 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 30 June 2012 | Drawn |
| 83 | 121 | Dilshan, TillakaratneTillakaratne Dilshan (2/2) | Sri Lanka | 195 | 2 | Pakistan | 30 June 2012 | Drawn |
| 84 | 192 | Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara (8/8) | Sri Lanka | 351 | 2 | Pakistan | 30 June 2012 | Drawn |
| 85 | 165 | Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene (11/11) | Sri Lanka | 284 | 1 | South Africa | 24 July 2014 | Drawn |
| 86 | 139* | Amla, HashimHashim Amla | South Africa | 382 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 24 July 2014 | Drawn |
| 87 | 103 | Ahmed, SarfrazSarfraz Ahmed | Pakistan | 127 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 14 August 2014 | Lost |
| 88 | 145* | Pujara, CheteshwarCheteshwar Pujara | India | 289 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 28 August 2015 | Won |
| 89 | 110 | Mathews, AngeloAngelo Mathews (2/2) | Sri Lanka | 240 | 4 | India | 28 August 2015 | Lost |
| 90 | 129 | de Silva, DhananjayaDhananjaya de Silva | Sri Lanka | 280 | 1 | Australia | 13 August 2016 | Won |
| 91 | 132 | Chandimal, DineshDinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 356 | 1 | Australia | 13 August 2016 | Won |
| 92 | 130 | Marsh, ShaunShaun Marsh | Australia | 281 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 13 August 2016 | Lost |
| 93 | 119 | Smith, SteveSteve Smith | Australia | 218 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 13 August 2016 | Lost |
| 94 | 115 | Silva, KaushalKaushal Silva | Sri Lanka | 269 | 3 | Australia | 13 August 2016 | Won |
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* | de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (1/2) | Sri Lanka | 123 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 3 September 1996 | Won |
| 2 | 108 | Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya (1/2) | Sri Lanka | 83 | 1 | Bangladesh | 22 July 1997 | Won |
| 3 | 100 | Singh, RobinRobin Singh | India | 102 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 23 August 1997 | No result |
| 4 | 104 | de Silva, AravindaAravinda de Silva (2/2) | Sri Lanka | 117 | 1 | India | 24 August 1997 | Won |
| 5 | 112 | Flower, GrantGrant Flower | Zimbabwe | 138 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 26 January 1998 | Lost |
| 6 | 102 | Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya (2/2) | Sri Lanka | 100 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 26 January 1998 | Won |
| 7 | 102 | Ranatunga, ArjunaArjuna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka | 98 | 1 | New Zealand | 5 July 1998 | Won |
| 8 | 120 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar | India | 141 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 29 August 1999 | Won |
| 9 | 102* | Kaluwitharana, RomeshRomesh Kaluwitharana | Sri Lanka | 117 | 2 | England | 27 March 2001 | Won |
| 10 | 108 | Astle, NathanNathan Astle | New Zealand | 143 | 1 | India | 2 August 2001 | Lost |
| 11 | 100 | Sehwag, VirenderVirender Sehwag | India | 70 | 2 | New Zealand | 2 August 2001 | Won |
| 12 | 111 | Lara, BrianBrian Lara | West Indies | 120 | 1 |  Kenya | 17 September 2002 | Won |
| 13 | 102 | Hameed, YasirYasir Hameed | Pakistan | 123 | 1 | Bangladesh | 17 July 2004 | Won |
| 14 | 118 | Malik, ShoaibShoaib Malik | Pakistan | 110 | 1 |  Hong Kong | 18 July 2004 | Won |
| 15 | 144 | Khan, YounisYounis Khan | Pakistan | 122 | 1 | Hong Kong | 18 July 2004 | Won |
| 16 | 101 | Kallis, JacquesJacques Kallis | South Africa | 127 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 31 August 2004 | Lost |
| 17 | 113 | Barath, AdrianAdrian Barath | West Indies | 129 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 31 January 2011 | No result |
| 18 | 101* | Tharanga, UpulUpul Tharanga | Sri Lanka | 143 | 2 | West Indies | 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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