Multiple choice general knowledge sports

He was the first to score a triple century in a test match for Sri Lanka: who scored 340 as Sri Lanka amassed 952 runs against India in August 1997?

  1. Hashan Tillekeratne

  2. Arjuna Ranatunga

  3. Sanath Jayasuriya

  4. Aravinda de Silva

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Explanation

Sanath Jayasuriya scored 340 against India in 1997, then part of Sri Lanka's record 952/6 declared. This was the highest individual Test score at the time and first triple century for Sri Lanka.