# List of international cricket centuries by Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman and plays as the wicket-keeper in One Day International (ODI) format of the game. Described by the English cricket writer Peter Roebuck as "among the most polished and prudent of batsmen", Sangakkara has made centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on 38 and 25 occasions in Test and ODI matches respectively. He has at times been top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for Test batsmen. His awards include ODI Cricketer of the Year, captain of the ICC World XI Test team, and the 2011 ICC People's Choice Award (all at the 2011 ICC Awards), and being named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2012.
Sangakkara made his Test debut against South Africa in July 2000. He scored his maiden Test century in 2001, against India, and his first double-century during the 2002 Asian Test Championship final against Pakistan. Sangakkara's highest score in Test cricket is 319, which he scored against Bangladesh in 2014. During his innings of 287 against South Africa in 2006, he and Mahela Jayawardene set a new world record of 624 runs for the highest partnership for any wicket in Test or first-class cricket. In the following year, he scored back-to-back double-centuries against Bangladesh, the fifth instance of successive double-centuries in Test cricket. He has scored 200 or more runs in a Test match on eleven occasions, surpassing Brian Lara, who has scored 200 or more runs in a Test match on nine occasions; only Donald Bradman (12 double-centuries) has done so more often. He became the ninth batsman and second Sri Lankan to score centuries against all Test-playing nations in December 2007, when he scored 152 against England. He was appointed captain of the Sri Lanka team in March 2009, following the resignation of Mahela Jayawardene, and the first of his seven Test centuries as captain came against Pakistan in July of the same year. Sangakkara has the second-highest batting average—69.60 per innings—for a captain who scored a minimum of 1,500 runs.
He made his ODI debut in July 2000 against Pakistan, and his first century in this format was against the same team during the 2003 Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup. The start of his ODI career was "fairly ordinary", according to one cricket journalist, as he only scored two centuries in four years. His highest score of 169 was made at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, against South Africa, during South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2013. Sangakkara's only ODI century as captain was scored against New Zealand in a group stage match in the 2011 ICC World Cup. In the sixth match of the 2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series, Sangakkara became the third and fastest Sri Lanka batsman to reach 10,000 ODI runs. He played 56 Twenty20 International matches (T20Is) between 2006 and 2014; his highest score in the format is 78.

## Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| * | Remained not out |
| † | Player of the match |
| ‡ | Captained the Sri Lanka team |
| Test | The number of the Test match played in that series |
| Pos. | Position in the batting order |
| Inn. | The innings of the match |
| S.R. | Strike rate during the innings |
| H/A/N | Venue was at home (Sri Lanka), away or neutral |
| Lost | The match was lost by Sri Lanka |
| Won | The match was won by Sri Lanka |
| Drawn | The match was drawn |

## Test match centuries

| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 105* | India | 3 | 2 | 1/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Home | 14 August 2001 | Won |
| 2 | 140 | West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Home | 13 November 2001 | Won |
| 3 | 128 † | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Home | 27 December 2001 | Won |
| 4 | 230 † | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 3/3 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Away | 6 March 2002 | Won |
| 5 | 270 † | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 2/3 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Away | 14 May 2004 | Won |
| 6 | 232 † | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Home | 11 August 2004 | Won |
| 7 | 138 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 2/2 | National Stadium, Karachi | Away | 28 October 2004 | Lost |
| 8 | 157* † | West Indies | 3 | 3 | 2/2 | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Home | 22 July 2005 | Won |
| 9 | 185 † | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 1/2 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Home | 26 March 2006 | Drawn |
| 10 | 287 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1/2 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Home | 27 July 2006 | Won |
| 11 | 100* | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 1/2 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Away | 7 December 2006 | Lost |
| 12 | 156* | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2/2 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 15 December 2006 | Won |
| 13 | 200* † | Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 2/3 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Home | 3 July 2007 | Won |
| 14 | 222* | Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 3/3 | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Home | 11 July 2007 | Won |
| 15 | 192 | Australia | 3 | 4 | 2/2 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Away | 16 November 2007 | Lost |
| 16 | 152 † | England | 3 | 3 | 1/3 | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Home | 1 December 2007 | Won |
| 17 | 144 † | India | 4 | 2 | 3/3 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Home | 8 August 2008 | Won |
| 18 | 104 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2/2 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Away | 1 March 2009 | Drawn |
| 19 | 130* † ‡ | Pakistan | 3 | 4 | 3/3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Home | 20 July 2009 | Drawn |
| 20 | 109 ‡ | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 2/2 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Home | 26 August 2009 | Won |
| 21 | 137 ‡ | India | 3 | 3 | 3/3 | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | Away | 2 December 2009 | Lost |
| 22 | 103 ‡ | India | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Home | 18 July 2010 | Won |
| 23 | 219 † ‡ | India | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Home | 26 July 2010 | Drawn |
| 24 | 150 † ‡ | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Home | 23 November 2010 | Drawn |
| 25 | 119 ‡ | England | 3 | 3 | 3/3 | Rose Bowl, Southampton | Away | 16 June 2011 | Drawn |
| 26 | 211 † | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 1/3 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Neutral | 18 October 2011 | Drawn |
| 27 | 144 † | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 3/3 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 3 November 2011 | Drawn |
| 28 | 108 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 2/3 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Away | 26 December 2011 | Won |
| 29 | 199* † | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Home | 22 June 2012 | Won |
| 30 | 192 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 2/3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Home | 4 July 2012 | Drawn |
| 31 | 142 | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Home | 8 March 2013 | Drawn |
| 32 | 105 | Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 1/2 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Home | 8 March 2013 | Drawn |
| 33 | 139 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 2/2 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Home | 16 March 2013 | Won |
| 34 | 319 † | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2/2 | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | Away | 4 February 2014 | Drawn |
| 35 | 105 † | Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 2/2 | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | Away | 7 February 2014 | Drawn |
| 36 | 147 | England | 3 | 2 | 1/2 | Lord's, London | Away | 14 June 2014 | Drawn |
| 37 | 221 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1/2 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Home | 8 August 2014 | Won |
| 38 | 203 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 2/2 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 4 January 2015 | Lost |

## One Day International centuries

| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | SR | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 100* † | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 90.09 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 4 April 2003 | Lost |
| 2 | 103* | Kenya | 4 | 1 | 95.37 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 6 April 2003 | Won |
| 3 | 101 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 91.81 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Home | 27 February 2004 | Lost |
| 4 | 138* | India | 1 | 1 | 93.87 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | Away | 31 October 2005 | Lost |
| 5 | 109 † | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 87.20 | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | Away | 25 February 2006 | Won |
| 6 | 110 † | India | 4 | 1 | 86.61 | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | Away | 11 February 2007 | Won |
| 7 | 128 † | India | 3 | 1 | 82.58 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Neutral | 19 February 2008 | Lost |
| 8 | 101 † | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 110.98 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Neutral | 25 June 2008 | Won |
| 9 | 112 † | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 101.81 | National Stadium, Karachi | Away | 29 June 2008 | Won |
| 10 | 121 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 94.53 | National Stadium, Karachi | Neutral | 30 June 2008 | Won |
| 11 | 111 † ‡ | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 86.71 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Neutral | 18 March 2011 | Won |
| 12 | 102 † | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 105.15 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Away | 22 January 2012 | Won |
| 13 | 105 | India | 3 | 1 | 120.68 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Neutral | 28 February 2012 | Lost |
| 14 | 133 | India | 3 | 2 | 88.07 | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota | Home | 21 July 2012 | Lost |
| 15 | 134* | England | 3 | 2 | 99.25 | The Oval, London | Away | 13 June 2013 | Won |
| 16 | 169 † | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 123.35 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Home | 20 July 2013 | Won |
| 17 | 128 † | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 111.30 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Away | 20 February 2014 | Won |
| 18 | 103 † | India | 3 | 2 | 122.61 | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah | Neutral | 28 February 2014 | Won |
| 19 | 112 | England | 3 | 1 | 107.69 | Lord's, London | Away | 31 May 2014 | Won |
| 20 | 112 † | England | 3 | 1 | 100.00 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | Home | 13 December 2014 | Won |
| 21 | 113* † | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 107.61 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Away | 29 January 2015 | Won |
| 22 | 105* | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 138.15 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Neutral | 26 February 2015 | Won |
| 23 | 117* † | England | 3 | 2 | 136.04 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Neutral | 1 March 2015 | Won |
| 24 | 104 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 97.19 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 8 March 2015 | Lost |
| 25 | 124 † | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 130.52 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Neutral | 11 March 2015 | Won |