List of international cricket centuries at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
The Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium[1] or abbreviated MRIC Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The ground staged its first One Day International in 2011, when hosts Sri Lanka played Canada during the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The first Twenty20 International was played in 2012 between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.[2]
The first player to score a century at MRIC Stadium is Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene who scored 100 from 81 deliveries against Canada in a 2011 Cricket World Cup match. The highest score at the ground is 133 made by Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara against India in 2012.[3] As of February 2020, there are 15 ODI centuries recorded at the ground.
The highest T20I score at the ground is 85 by South African Faf du Plessis in 2015 against Sri Lanka.
Key[edit]
- * 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 name denotes his century number at the P Sara Stadium.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won[4][5][6] lost[7][8] or if the match was drawn[9] or a no result.[10]
List of centuries[edit]
One Day International centuries[edit]
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.[11]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | Mahela Jayawardene |  Sri Lanka |
81 | 1 |  Canada |
20 February 2011 | Won |
| 2 | 111 | Upul Tharanga | Sri Lanka |
139 | 1 |  Australia |
16 August 2011 | Won |
| 3 | 106 | Virat Kohli |  India |
113 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
21 July 2012 | Won |
| 4 | 133 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka |
151 | 2 | India |
21 July 2012 | Lost |
| 5 | 112 | Tamim Iqbal |  Bangladesh |
136 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
23 March 2013 | Lost |
| 6 | 113* | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka |
108 | 2 | Bangladesh |
23 March 2013 | Won |
| 7 | 128 | Quinton de Kock |  South Africa |
127 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
12 July 2014 | Won |
| 8 | 108 | AB de Villiers | South Africa |
71 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
12 July 2014 | Won |
| 9 | 116 | Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka |
109 | 1 |  Pakistan |
26 July 2015 | Won |
| 10 | 111 | Hamilton Masakadza |  Zimbabwe |
97 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
6 July 2017 | Lost |
| 11 | 102 | Niroshan Dickwella (1/2) | Sri Lanka |
116 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
6 July 2017 | Won |
| 12 | 116 | Danushka Gunathilaka | Sri Lanka |
111 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
6 July 2017 | Won |
| 13 | 116 | Niroshan Dickwella (2/2) | Sri Lanka |
118 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
8 July 2017 | Lost |
| 14 | 119 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka |
119 | 1 |  West Indies |
26 February 2020 | Won |
| 15 | 127 | Avishka Fernando | Sri Lanka |
123 | 1 | West Indies |
26 February 2020 | Won |
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records / Won". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Won". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Won". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records / Lost". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Lost". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records / Drawn". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / No Result". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Records / Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota / One-Day Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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