January 29: Kumar Sangakkara surpass Sanath Jayasuriya
On this day in 2006, Sri Lankan middle-order batter Chamara Kapugedara made his debut in ODI matches. He played his maiden ODI match against Australia in Perth. Chamara Kapugedara scored 22 runs on his debut.
On this day in 2014, Sri Lankan batter Kithruwan Vithanage made his maiden hundred in Test matches. Kithruwan scored an unbeaten 103 runs in the 1st inning of the match against Bangladesh at Mirpur.
On this day in 2015, Sri Lankan batting legend Kumar Sangakkara became the highest ODI run scorer for Sri Lanka, surpassing Sanath Jayasuriya’s 13364 runs. Sangakkara achieved that milestone while scoring an unbeaten 113 runs against New Zealand at Wellington.
On this day in 2015, Sri Lankan pacer Dushmantha Chameera made his debut in ODI matches. Chameera played his maiden ODI match against New Zealand in Wellington. He claimed two wickets, including Ross Taylor, as his first wicket in ODI matches.
