Kumar Sangakkara scored his career best Test Score of 319 Runs(in 482 Balls with 4x32 and 6x8) against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong on Feb 05,2014(Day Two)of the 2nd Test Match surpassing his previous best scored of 287 Runs(Vs South Africa in Colombo in 2006)
Kumar Sangakkara playing his 122 Test Match and 208the Innings scored 319 Runs and became the fastest batsman to 11,000 runs, bettering Brian Lara's record by five innings and also equalled Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 Centuries
Kumar Sangakkara made his last 116 runs in the company of Nos.9, 10 and 11 batsmen
Kumar Sangakkara has now hit nine scores of 200 or more in Tests, equaling Brian Lara in the list of batsmen with most 200-plus scores in Tests.(Don Bradman leads with 12 Double Tons)
Fastest Batsman to Score 11000 Runs
Player | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Debut | Time | Mat | Inns | |
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Brian Lara(WI) | v Australia | Adelaid | 25 Nov 2005 | 6 Dec 1990 | 14y 354d | 121 | 213 | |
Ricky Ponting(Aus) | v England | Cardiff | 8 Jul 2009 | 8 Dec 1995 | 13y 212d | 132 | 222 | |
Sachin Tendulkar(India) | v England | Nottingham | 27 Jul 2007 | 15 Nov 1989 | 17y 254d | 139 | 223 | |
Rahul Dravid(India) | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 | 20 Jun 1996 | 13y 149d | 135 | 234 | |
Jacques Kallis(SA) | v West Indies | Basseterre | 18 Jun 2010 | 14 Dec 1995 | 14y 186d | 139 | 234 | |
Mahela Jayawardene(SL) | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 16 Jan 2014 | 2 Aug 1997 | 16y 167d | 141 | 237 | |
Shivnaraine Chanderpaul(WI) | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 3 Dec 2013 | 17 Mar 1994 | 19y 261d | 151 | 256 | |
Allan Border(Aus) | v South Africa | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1994 | 29 Dec 1978 | 15y 30d | 153 | 259 |
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