List of international cricket centuries at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium[1] is a cricket stadium in Kandy. The ground staged its first Test in 2010 Sri Lanka against West Indies.[2] The first One Day International was played in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup between Pakistan and New Zealand.[3] The inaugural Twenty20 International was played in 2011 Sri Lanka against Australia.[4]
Australian batsman Shaun Marsh became the first player to score a Test century at the ground when he made 141 against Sri Lanka in 2011.[5] The highest Test score of the ground was scored by Sri Lankan Kusal Mendis, when he scored 176 runs against Australia in 2016.[6] Up to 30 December 2016, 9 Test centuries have been scored in this ground.
The ground has witnessed 12 ODI centuries until 2016. The first of these was made by the New Zealander Ross Taylor in 2011 against Pakistan at the inaugural ODI at the venue which was a pool match of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.[7] Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scored the highest ODI score at the venue of 144 against Zimbabwe. He bagged five ODI centuries and a single T20I century at the venue, becoming the most successful batsman at the venue with 939 runs at an average of 78.25.[8]
The first Twenty20 International century at the ground scored again by Tillakaratne Dilshan, when he scored unbeaten 104 runs against Australia during inaugural T20I at the venue back in August 2011.[9] The highest T20I score at the venue highlighted as unbeaten 145 runs by Australian Glenn Maxwell against Sri Lanka, when he arranged the match for highest T20I team total of the history.[10] With three T20I centuries at the venue, Pallekele Stadium holds the record for the most T20I centuries to score at a single venue.
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 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won[11][12][13] lost[14][15] or if the match was drawn[16] or a no result.[17]
List of centuries[edit]
Test centuries[edit]
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium[18]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 141 | Shaun Marsh |  Australia |
315 | 2 |  Sri Lanka |
8 September 2011 | Drawn[19] |
| 2 | 142 | Michael Hussey | Australia |
244 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
8 September 2011 | Drawn[19] |
| 3 | 136 | Azhar Ali |  Pakistan |
284 | 3 | Sri Lanka |
8 July 2012 | Drawn[20] |
| 4 | 100* | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan |
195 | 3 | Sri Lanka |
8 July 2012 | Drawn[20] |
| 5 | 130 | Dimuth Karunaratne | Sri Lanka |
230 | 1 | Pakistan |
3 July 2015 | Lost[21] |
| 6 | 122 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka |
252 | 3 | Pakistan |
3 July 2015 | Lost[21] |
| 7 | 125 | Shan Masood | Pakistan |
233 | 4 | Sri Lanka |
3 July 2015 | Won[21] |
| 8 | 171* | Younis Khan | Pakistan |
271 | 4 | Sri Lanka |
3 July 2015 | Won[21] |
| 9 | 176 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka |
254 | 3 | Australia |
26 July 2016 | Won[22] |
| 10 | 119 | Shikhar Dhawan |  India |
123 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
12 August 2017 | Won[23] |
| 11 | 108 | Hardik Pandya | India |
96 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
12 August 2017 | Won[23] |
| 12 | 124 | Joe Root |  England |
146 | 3 | Sri Lanka |
14 November 2018 | Won[24] |
One Day International centuries[edit]
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.[25]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 131* | Ross Taylor |  New Zealand |
124 | 1 | Pakistan |
8 March 2011 | Won[26] |
| 2 | 133 | Upul Tharanga | Sri Lanka |
141 | 1 |  Zimbabwe |
10 March 2011 | Won[27] |
| 3 | 144 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (1/5) | Sri Lanka |
131 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
10 March 2011 | Won[27] |
| 4 | 119* | Tillakaratne Dilshan (2/5) | Sri Lanka |
139 | 1 | Pakistan |
9 June 2012 | Won[28] |
| 5 | 102* | Tillakaratne Dilshan (3/5) | Sri Lanka |
95 | 2 | New Zealand |
6 November 2012 | Won[29] |
| 6 | 125 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (4/5) | Sri Lanka |
128 | 1 |  Bangladesh |
28 March 2013 | Lost[30] |
| 7 | 115* | Tillakaratne Dilshan (5/5) | Sri Lanka |
130 | 2 |  South Africa |
28 July 2013 | Won[31] |
| 8 | 101 | Hashim Amla | South Africa |
102 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
9 July 2014 | Lost[32] |
| 9 | 104* | Joe Root | England |
117 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
10 December 2014 | Won[33] |
| 10 | 112 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka |
112 | 1 | England |
13 December 2014 | Won[34] |
| 11 | 110* | Marlon Samuels |  West Indies |
95 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
7 November 2015 | Lost[35] |
| 12 | 106 | David Warner | Australia |
126 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
4 September 2016 | Won[36] |
| 13 | 124* | Rohit Sharma | India |
145 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
27 August 2017 | Won[37] |
| 14 | 102 | Reeza Hendricks | South Africa |
89 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
5 August 2018 | Won[38] |
Twenty20 Internationals International centuries[edit]
The following table summarises the Twenty20 Internationals centuries scored at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.[39]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 104* | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka |
57 | 1 | Australia |
6 August 2011 | Won[40] |
| 2 | 123 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand |
58 | 1 | Bangladesh |
21 September 2012 | Won[41] |
| 3 | 145* | Glenn Maxwell | Australia |
65 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
6 September 2016 | Won[42] |
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Pallekele International Cricket Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Records / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium / Test matches / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Records / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium / One Day Internationals / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Records / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium / Twenty20 Internationals / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Sep 8-12, 2011". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Jul 26-30, 2016". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ICC Cricket World Cup, 24th Match, Group A: New Zealand v Pakistan at Pallekele, Mar 8, 2011". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Records / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium / One-Day Internationals / Most runs". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Aug 6, 2011". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Sep 6, 2016". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "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.
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "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.
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- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Sep 8-12, 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele, Jul 8-12, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 "3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele, Jul 3-7, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "1st Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Jul 26-30, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Servo Test Series IND v SL 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
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- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "26th Match, Group A: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Pallekele, Mar 10, 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "2nd ODI: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele, Jun 9, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Pallekele, Nov 6, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Pallekele, Mar 28, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "4th ODI: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Pallekele, Jul 28, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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- ↑ "5th ODI: Sri Lanka v England at Pallekele, Dec 10-11, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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- ↑ "3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele, Nov 7, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "5th ODI: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Sep 4, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v India at Pallekele, Aug 27, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ↑ "3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Pallekele, Aug 5, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "1st T20I: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Aug 6, 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Bangladesh v New Zealand at Pallekele, Sep 21, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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