Kumar Sangkkara becomes the 4th player in Test cricket history to slam 50+ score in 7 consecutive innings.
Kumar Sangkkara became the 4th player in Test cricket history to slam 50+ scores in 7 consecutive innings
Kumar Sangakkara continued his rich vein of form as he slammed a half-century in his 7th consecutive innings in the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka at Leeds today.
The Sri Lankan southpaw became the 4th batsman in the history of Test cricket to slam seven 50+ scores in consecutive innings, matching the feats of Everton Weeks, Andy Flower and Shivnarine Chanderpaul before him. Nobody has hit an 8th 50+ score in consecutive innings.
Cricketers who have hit most 50+ scores in consecutive innings:
| Player | 50+ scores | Span |
| Sir Everton Weekes (WI) | 141, 128, 194, 162, 101, 90, 56 | Mar 1948 – Feb 1949 |
| Andy Flower (Zim) | 65, 183*, 70, 55, 232*, 79, 73 | Sep 2000 – Apr 2001 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) | 69, 74, 50, 116*, 136*, 70, 104 | Nov 2006 – Dec 2007 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 75, 319, 105, 147, 61, 79, 55 | Jan 2014 – Jun 2014 |
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