His brilliant 226 was his fourth Test double-hundred, and it propelled West Indies to a massive 536/9 declared. This was also Greenidge’s last test innings on home soil1997 – Aravinda De Silva scored a blistering 168 on the final day in the Test against Pakistan in Colombo. It was a special inning because he was struggling in his previous 15 Test innings, but this was the first of six consecutive centuries in Test innings at the various Colombo grounds2013 – Chris Gayle scored the highest-ever T20 score. His 175 remains at the top along with the records for the fastest century off just 30 deliveries, in the same innings. Gayle dominated from the word go, and he had a 167-run opening stand with Tillakaratne Dilshan, who contributed only 33 to the partnership

Source: The Nation April 23, 2021 08:03 UTC