January 28: Sanath Jayasuriya became the oldest Sri Lankan player to score a hundred
On this day in 2009, Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya became the first Sri Lankan and second overall player to pass 13,000 runs in ODI matches. Jayasuriya achieved this milestone when he scored his 28th ODI hundred in his 428th match.
On this day in 2009, Master Blaster Sanath Jayasuriya made his 28th hundred in ODI matches. He scored 107 runs against India at Dambulla. It was recorded as his last ODI hundred, and Jayasuriya became the oldest Sri Lankan player to score a hundred. He was 39 years and 212 days old when he scored his last hundred.
On this day in 2014, Sri Lankan opening batter Kaushal Silva scored his first hundred in Test matches. He scored 139 runs in Sri Lanka’s first inning against Bangladesh at Mirpur.
