Sri Lanka National Cricket Team's middle-order batter Niroshan Dickwella created a rare Test record as soon as he was dismissed against India in Galle for 80 runs. He missed the century by twenty runs but claimed a pair of records.
Niroshan Dickwella officially holds the record for securing the most Test half-centuries without scoring a single century in the format. The batter has so far scored 23 half-centuries for the Sri Lanka cricket team, but is yet to register a hundred.
A pair of records Niroshan Dickwella set soon after his dismissal against India in Galle
The other records Dickwella claimed are also because of his century-less Test career. According to stats, after legendary Shane Warne, the Lankan batter has the second-best run tally in the longest format of the game. Warne is top of the list with 3154 runs, and Dickwella, who is right before Shane Warne, has scored 2811 runs.
In this list of records, after Shane Warne and Niroshan Dickwella, there are Mitchell Starc, Tim Southee and Chetan Chauhan. Australia national cricket team pacer Mitchell Starc is not too far behind off Dickwell, as Starc now has 2497 runs in Tests without a single century. However, the Aussie star is known for his bowling skills, not for batting.
In another list of records, which contains those players who scored the most runs in Tests without a hundred. The list, topped by Niroshan Dickwella, has Chauhan, Ken Mackay, Starc and Warne.
Most Test 50s without a century
23— Niroshan Dickwella*16— Chetan Chauhan 13— Ken MacKay13— Mitchell Starc 12— Shane Warne
Most Test runs without a century
3154— Shane Warne2811— Niroshan Dickwella*2497— Mitchell Starc2245— Tim Southee2084— Chetan Chauhan
Most Test 50s without Century 23 N Dickwella*16 Chetan Chauhan 13 Ken MacKay13 Mitchell Starc 12 Shane Warne
— Merin Kumar (@merin_kumar) August 17, 2026
Dickwella made his Test debut for Sri Lanka in 2014; after that, he has played 55 Test matches and has scored a total of 2837 runs, averaging 31.52. As a middle-order batter, his stats are decent, but surprisingly, he has never scored a hundred. Today, when he was batting against India, looking sharp and steady to get his maiden ton. But as soon as he touched the 80-run mark, he made a mistake and lost a wicket as well.
There are multiple instances when he dismissed on 80s or 90s.
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