← Tons of Consequence

Dinesh Chandimal

16 Test hundreds. Of the 15 we can measure, 3 were tons of consequence. The other 1 are before the ball-by-ball record, so we do not have enough match data yet.

Who against, and where

HundredsTons of consequence
Top tier (England, Australia, India)51
Second tier (New Zealand, South Africa)10
Third tier (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan)31
Other (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan and the rest)71
At home92
Away50
Neutral ground11

The tiers are a fixed grouping of countries, not a rating on the day. Where it was played is only known for the hundreds we have the match record for.

Every hundred

  1. 116* v Bangladesh, Galle, 2013 · At home · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  2. 102 v Bangladesh, Colombo (RPS), 2013 · At home · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. He came in at 4 for 69.

  3. 100* v Bangladesh, Chattogram, 2014 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  4. 162* v India, Galle, 2015 · At home · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. He came in at 4 for 92.

  5. 151 v West Indies, Galle, 2015 · At home · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  6. 132 v Australia, Colombo (SSC), 2016 · At home · Won

    A good ton. A dead rubber: the series was already decided.

  7. 126 v England, Chester-le-Street, 2016 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  8. 164 v India, Delhi, 2017 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  9. 155* v Pakistan, Abu Dhabi, 2017 · Neutral ground · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. He came in at 3 for 61.

  10. 138 v Bangladesh, Colombo (PSS), 2017 · At home · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  11. 119* v West Indies, Gros Islet, 2018 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  12. 206* v Australia, Galle, 2022 · At home · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  13. 124 v Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2022 · Away · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  14. 102* v Ireland, Galle, 2023 · At home · Won

    A good ton. The team was already 348 ahead when he came in.

  15. 116 v New Zealand, Galle, 2024 · At home · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  16. 107 v Afghanistan, Colombo (SSC), 2024

    Not enough match data yet to say.