5 cricketers who have scored the most Test centuries at a single venue

The Pup was particularly fond of the Adelaide Oval

#1 Mahela Jayawardene: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 11 centuries

Jayawardeen — Jayawardene played the last match of his career at the SSC

The two gems of Sri Lankan cricket, Mahela Jayawardene and Sangakkara, have scored as many as 19 centuries between them at a single venue. That, in itself, is the ultimate testament to their unmatchable endowment as a pair to the longest format of the game.

Jayawardene sits at the apex of this list comfortably with 11 Test centuries at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. With his calm disposition and elegant strokeplay, the right-hander accumulated 2921 runs at this ground with an average of 74.89 in 42 innings. The highest Test score of his career also came at the SSC, when he smashed 374 runs past the Proteas in July 2006.

It will always be an incredibly special venue for the former Sri Lankan skipper: not only because he boasts of a fantastic record there but also because he played the last match of his career at the SSC. In his last batting innings, he scored 54 against Pakistan to play a vital role in Sri Lanka's victory in the game.

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