In June 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket will be celebrating its 45th anniversary since Sri Lanka’s 1st ODI was played against West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester at the 1975 Prudential World Cup. In order to celebrate this special occasion, We, at ThePapare.com are conducting a Social Media poll to celebrate the Greatest ODI innings played by a Sri Lankan during the past 45 years.
After some thorough research and with great difficulty, ThePapare.com has shortlisted 32 ODI innings which we think are worthy of the title of Sri Lanka’s Greatest ODI Innings.
Here are the shortlisted candidates for the title
It wasn’t an easy task to reduce the number to 32 as there were more than 100 ODI innings that we initially identified. Noteable innings we could not include in this list are Aravinda de Silva’s 145 vs KEN, Sanath Jayasuriya’s 122 vs AUS, Muttiah Muralitharan’s 33* vs BAN, Nuwan Zoysa’s 47* vs AUS, Roy Dias’ 80 vs IND, TM Dilshan’s 161* vs BAN
The voting will be conducted in stages from 11th May, 6.00pm onwards on ThePapare.com Social Media platforms. You can cast your vote on all three platforms.
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Let the voting begin! #TPGreatest
| Round of 32 | ||
| Battle | Total Votes | Winner |
| Kumar Sangakkara’s 90 vs Upul Chandana’s 89 | 1270 | Kumar Sangakkara’s 90 (66.92%) |
| Angelo Mathews’ 77* vs Dinesh Chandimal’s 105* | 1234 | Angelo Mathews’ 77* (77.14%) |
| Aravinda de Silva’s 107* vs Asanka Gurusingha’s 117* | 911 | Aravinda de Silva’s 107* (89.57%) |
| TM Dilshan’s 81* vs Arjuna Ranatunga’s 131* | 832 | Arjuna Ranatunga 131* (63.94) |
| Mahela Jayewardene’s 103 vs Roy Dias’ 81 | 765 | Mahela Jayewardene’s 103 (87.97%) |
| Thisara Perera’s 140 vs Kusal Perera’s 68 | 1012 | Thisara Perera’s 140 (62.15%) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga’s 88* vs TM Dilshan’s 106 | 891 | TM Dilshan’s 106 (64.98%) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya’s 152 vs Marvan Atapattu’s 132 | 693 | Sanath Jayasuriya’s 152 (77.34%) |
| Mahela Jayewardene’s 115* vs Aravinda de Silva’s 105 | 854 | Mahela Jayewardene’s 115* (79.03%) |
| Hashan Tillakaratne’s 100 vs Mahela Jayawardene’s 120 | 839 | Mahela Jayawardene’s 120 (83.79%) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya’s 84 vs Duleep Mendis’ 64 | 594 | Sanath Jayasuriya’s 84 (87.03%) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 160 vs Russel Arnold’s 91 | 735 | Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 160 (64.48%) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 vs Lahiru Thirimanne’s 101 | 1056 | Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 (87.78%) |
| Kumar Sangakkara’s 134 vs Upul Tharanga’s 174 | 953 | Kumar Sangakkara’s 134 (61.8%) |
| Aravinda de Silva’s 66 vs Kumar Sangakkara’s 103 | 1100 | Aravinda de Silva’s 66 (52.45%) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya’s 134 vs Angelo Mathews’ 80 | 853 | Sanath Jayasuriya’s 134 (57.21%) |
| Round of 16 | ||
| Battle | Total Votes | Winner |
| Kumar Sangakkara’s 90 vs Angelo Mathews’ 77 | 793 | Angelo Mathews’ 77 (57.05%) |
| Aravinda de Silva 107* vs Arjuna Ranatunga’s 131* | 627 | Aravinda de Silva’s 107* (76.39%) |
| Mahela Jayawardene’s 103* vs Thisara Perera’s 140 | 879 | Mahela Jayawardene’s 103* (73.37%) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya’s 152 vs Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 106 | 717 | Sanath Jayasuriya’s 152 (74.47%) |
| Mahela Jayawardene’s 115* vs Mahela Jayawardene’s 120 | 738 | Mahela Jayawardene’s 115* (64.63%) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya’s 84 vs Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 160 | 801 | Sanath Jayasuriya’s 84 (50.43%) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 vs Kumar Sangakkara’s 134* | 933 | Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 (56.8%) |
| Aravinda de Silva’s 66 vs Sanath Jayasuriya’s 134 | 901 | Aravinda de Silva’s 66 (56.82%) |
| Quarterfinals | ||
| Battle | Total Votes | Winner |
| Angelo Mathews’ 77* vs Aravinda de Silva’s 107* | 2093 | Aravinda de Silva’s 107* (74.53%) |
| Mahela Jayawardene’s 103* vs Sanath Jayasuriya’s 152 | 1537 | Mahela Jayawardene’s 103* (62.32%) |
| Mahela Jayawardene’s 115* vs Sanath Jayasuriya’s 84 | 639 | Mahela Jayawardene’s 115* (73.7%) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 vs Aravinda de Silva’s 66 | 1536 | Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 (59.17%) |
| Semifinals | ||
| Battle | Total Votes | Winner |
| Aravinda de Silva’s 107* vs Mahela Jayawardene’s 103* | 868 | Aravinda de Silva’s 107* (61.52%) |
| Mahela Jayawardene’s 115* vs Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 | 1082 | Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 (52.4%) |
| Finals | ||
| Battle | Total Votes | Winner |
| Aravinda de Silva’s 107* vs Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 | 1472 | Aravinda de Silva’s 107* (63.11%) |
