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Kumar Sangakkara had 11 double centuries to his name, one less than Bradman, the overall leader in 200s in Test cricket.
| PLAYERS | 200S | INNINGS |
|---|---|---|
| KUMAR SANGAKKARA | 11 | 233 |
| MAHELA JAYAWARDENE | 7 | 252 |
| MARVAN ATAPATTU | 6 | 156 |
| SANATH JAYASURIYA | 3 | 188 |
| THILAN SAMARAWEERA | 2 | 132 |
| ARAVINDA DE SILVA | 2 | 159 |
Other Sri Lankan players to have more than 3 double centuries, apart from Sangakkara, are M Jayawardena (with 7) and M Atapattu (with 6 200s) in Tests.
Thilan Samaraweera and Aravinda De Silva have scored 2 double centuries each to their name.
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The world record partnership of Jayawardene-Sangakkara of 624, including double centuries from both, is still the highest partnership score in Test cricket. Here is a statistical lookup of that pair innings.
Dinesh Chandimal’s match-winning double century score of 206* against Australia in Galle in 2022 is the most recent 200 scored by any Lankan batsman.
Jayawardene is also the youngest Sri Lankan to score a 200 at the age of 21 – the only double century by a player under the age of 25 from Sri Lanka.
Read the same for other countries here.
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