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Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara made 63 international cricket centuries during his career, 38 in Test matches and 25 in One Day International (ODI) matches. Sangakkara, a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team, scored his maiden Test century in 2001 against India, and his first double-century during the 2002 Asian Test Championship final against Pakistan. His 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. 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. His highest ODI score of 169 was made against South Africa at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Full list...)

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