January 23: Mahela Jayawardene scored his maiden hundred

On this day in 1999, Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene scored his maiden hundred in ODI matches. Mahela scored 120 runs against England at Adelaide while they chased the target of 303 runs. Eventually, Sri Lanka managed to successfully chase down the target and register a 1 wicket win.

On this day in 2013, Australian batter Phillip Hughes, who died after being struck by a bouncer, scored his last hundred in ODI matches. Phillip Hughes scored an unbeaten 138 runs against Sri Lanka at Hobart.