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{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| honorific_prefix = [[Deshabandu]]
| name = Marvan Atapattu
| country = Sri Lanka
| full_name = Marvan Samson Atapattu
| nickname =
| image = File:Sri Lanka Cricket Practice Session - Coach Marvan Atapattu giving slip catching practice.jpg
| caption = Atapattu giving slip catching practice
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|11|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kalutara]], [[Dominion of Ceylon|Ceylon]]
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg spin]]
| role = [[Opening batsman]]
| family =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1990–2007
| testdebutdate = 23 November
| testdebutyear = 1990
| testdebutagainst = India
| testcap = 46
| lasttestdate = 16 November
| lasttestyear = 2007
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| odidebutdate = 1 December
| odidebutyear = 1990
| odidebutagainst = India
| odicap = 59
| lastodidate = 17 February
| lastodiyear = 2007
| lastodiagainst = India
| odishirt = 46
| club1 = [[Sinhalese Sports Club]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1990/91–2006/07}}
| club2 = Delhi Giants
| year2 = 2007–2008
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 90
| runs1 = 5,502
| bat avg1 = 39.02
| 100s/50s1 = 16/17
| top score1 = 249
| deliveries1 = 48
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 24.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/9
| catches/stumpings1 = 58/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 268
| runs2 = 8,529
| bat avg2 = 37.57
| 100s/50s2 = 11/59
| top score2 = 132[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 51
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 70/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 228
| runs3 = 14,591
| bat avg3 = 48.79
| 100s/50s3 = 47/53
| top score3 = 253[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 1,302
| wickets3 = 19
| bowl avg3 = 36.42
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/19
| catches/stumpings3 = 150/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 329
| runs4 = 10,802
| bat avg4 = 39.42
| 100s/50s4 = 18/71
| top score4 = 132[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 81
| wickets4 = 1
| bowl avg4 = 64.00
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 1/12
| catches/stumpings4 = 91/–
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{SRI}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Cricket World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 West Indies]]|}}
| date = 27 September
| year = 2008
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1978/1978.html CricketArchive
}}

[[Deshabandu]] '''Marvan Samson Atapattu''' ({{Langx|si|මාවන් සැම්සන් අතපත්තු|}}, {{IPA|si|ma:ʋən sæmsən atəpattu|}}, born 22 November 1970) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach, commentator and former professional [[cricket]]er. He played [[international cricket]] for the [[Sri Lankan cricket team]] from 1990 to 2007.<ref name=ci>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/48124.html|title=Marvan Atapattu|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>

A [[top-order batsman]], Atapattu's batting style was considered reliable and technically sound. His [[Test cricket|Test]] career began inauspiciously with five [[duck (cricket)|duck]]s in his first six [[innings (cricket)|innings]], but he went on to appear in 90 Tests and score six [[double century|double centuries]], with a career Test [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 39. In [[One-Day International]]s, Atapattu played 268 matches and won the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]]; he captained the Sri Lankan team that won the [[2004 Asia Cup]].

After retiring as a player, Atapattu became the batting coach of the [[Canada national cricket team]], then the [[head coach#cricket|head coach]] of [[Singapore national cricket team|Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/other/content/story/445412.html|title=Atapattu to coach Singapore for 2010|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref> He was appointed the batting coach of Sri Lanka in 2011, then promoted to head coach in April 2014, but resigned in September 2015.<ref name="news.biharprabha.com">{{cite web|title=Marvan Atapattu appointed head coach of Sri Lankan Cricket Team|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/marvan-atapattu-appointed-head-coach-of-sri-lankan-cricket-team/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=25 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="espn1"/>

==Early life==
Marvan Atapattu started his cricket career as a teenager at [[Mahinda College]], [[Galle]], where Major G. W. S. de Silva was his first cricket coach.<ref name=A>{{cite news |title=Marvan's bag of new one-day strategies, a marvel ! |last=Obeysekere |first=Sriyan |url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2003/04/27/spo07.html |date=27 April 2003 |access-date=5 April 2012 |work=Sunday Observer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111905/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2003/04/27/spo07.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Then he moved to [[Ananda College]], [[Colombo]], where he was subsequently coached by P. W. Perera.<ref name=A/>

==International career==

Making his Test debut in November 1990 just after his 20th birthday, Atapattu's first six [[innings]] yielded five [[duck (cricket)|ducks]] and a 1,<ref name="OTD">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149746.html |title=The early developer |access-date=24 November 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and he was the first Sri Lankan batsman to be dismissed for a pair on debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283116.html|title=Pair on debut|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref> After this difficult start in his first three matches, he did not score above 29 in his next 11 innings, before hitting his first Test [[Century (cricket)|century]] in his 10th match, against [[India cricket team|India]], seven years after his debut. He has 22 [[Test cricket|Test-match]] career ducks and four [[Glossary of cricket terms#pair|pair]]s (two ducks in a single Test), both records for a top-order batsman.

He made his One-Day International debut against India at [[Nagpur]]. He was appointed as captain of the one-day team in April 2003. He registered his highest Test score of 249 against Zimbabwe in 2004, sharing a 438-run partnership with [[Kumar Sangakkara]] for the second wicket. Atapattu scored a century in the first innings of the Second Test during his team's [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2004|tour of Australia in 2004]] in [[Cazaly's Stadium|Cairns, Queensland]]. His third century in five innings, he made 133.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Christian |title=Atapattu leads Sri Lankan riposte |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23131181 |access-date=27 October 2019 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=11 July 2004 |language=en}}</ref> A "determin[ed]" Atapattu, [[ESPNcricinfo]] wrote, "pull[ed] authoritatively ... tuck[ed] in neatly behind the ball."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Christian |title=Atapattu and Sangakkara lead the chase to 517 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23131175 |access-date=27 October 2019 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=10 July 2004 |language=en}}</ref> He finished the two-match series scoring 156 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 39.00 and was the top-scorer for his team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Records / Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series, 2004 / Most Runs |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=507;type=series |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>

Atapattu was a skilful [[Fielding (cricket)|fielder]] with an accurate throw. A report prepared by ESPNcricinfo in late 2005 showed that since the [[1999 Cricket World Cup]], he had effected the second highest number of run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the seventh-highest success rate.<ref>{{cite web| title = Statistics – Run outs in ODIs | last = Basevi| first = Trevor| url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23064445 | date= 8 November 2005| access-date = 5 February 2007| publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> He was controversially<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nation.lk/2007/05/13/sports3.htm |title=Marvan not ready to throw in the towel yet |work=The Nation}}</ref> left out of the squad for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]], and as a result, asked for his removal from the list of [[Sri Lanka]] contracted players. Atapattu was to miss the 2007–08 tour of Australia, but was added to the squad after the intervention of Sri Lankan Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge. Atapattu played solidly in the First Test, but subsequently angrily labelled the selectors: "A set of [[muppets]], basically, headed by a joker," at a post-stumps press conference.

After Sri Lanka lost the series 2–0, Atapattu announced his international retirement after the second Test at [[Hobart]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Atapattu announces his retirement |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22926401 |access-date=27 October 2019 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=20 November 2007 |language=en}}</ref> He finished with 5,502 Test runs at an average of 39.02 in 90 Tests with a One-day International average of 37.57 after hitting 8,529 runs in 268 matches. Atapattu scored six double centuries and sixteen centuries in his Test cricket career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/230344.html|title=Most double hundreds in a career|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref> He has scored centuries against all Test-playing nations.

===International centuries===
[[File:Marvan Atapattu Graph.png|thumb|Marvan Atapattu's test batting record]]
Atapattu scored his first test century in 1997, seven year after his debut, against India, and in that cricket match he made 108 runs as the match was played at the [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium]] in [[Mohali]].<ref name="Atapattu Test records">{{cite web|title=Test batting records of Marvan Atapattu|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/48124.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 March 2014}}</ref>

His highest Test score of 249 came against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in 2004 at [[Bulawayo]].<ref name="Atapattu Test records"/> His score of 127 in 2005 against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] was his last Test century.<ref name="Atapattu Test records"/> As of August 2015, Atapattu is sixth in the list of most double hundreds scored in Test matches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most double hundreds|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/230344.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref>

Atapattu scored his first ODI century in 1997 when he scored 118 in 2-run victory against India at the [[R. Premadasa Stadium]] in Colombo.<ref name="Atapattu ODI records">{{cite web|title=ODI Batting records of Marvan Atapattu|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/48124.html?class=2;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 March 2014}}</ref> At [[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]] in 1998, Atapattu scored 132 [[not out]] against [[England cricket team|England]], his highest score in this format of the game.<ref name="Atapattu ODI records"/> He also scored two centuries in the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]]: against Zimbabwe he scored 103 not out and against South Africa, only the 19th [[List of tied One Day Internationals|tied ODI in cricket history]], he made 124. He was selected as [[man of the match]] on both occasions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Career averages of Marvan Atapattu|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/48124.html?class=2;template=results;type=batting;view=series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 March 2014}}</ref> His innings of 111 against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in 2004 was his last ODI century.<ref name="Atapattu ODI records"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Test centuries scored by Marvan Atapattu
!No.
!Score
!Opponent
!Venue
!Date
!Ref
|-
|1
|108
|{{Cr|IND}}
|[[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium|Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Chandigarh]], India
|19 November 1997
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs India 1st Test 1997/98 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-india-1997-98-61642/india-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-63775/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2
|223
|{{Cr|ZIM}}
|[[Asgiriya Stadium]], [[Kandy]], Sri Lanka
|7 January 1998
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe 1st Test 1997/98 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-tour-of-sri-lanka-1997-98-62009/sri-lanka-vs-zimbabwe-1st-test-63781/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|3
|216 [[not out]]
|{{Cr|ZIM}}
|[[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]], Zimbabwe
|18 November 1999
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 1999/00 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-zimbabwe-1999-00-61615/zimbabwe-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-63857/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|4
|207 [[not out]]
|{{Cr|PAK}}
|[[Asgiriya Stadium]], [[Kandy]], Sri Lanka
|28 June 2000
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 3rd Test 2000 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-sri-lanka-2000-61514/sri-lanka-vs-pakistan-3rd-test-63887/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|5
|120
|{{Cr|SAF}}
|[[Asgiriya Stadium]], [[Kandy]], Sri Lanka
|30 July 2000
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test 2000 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-sri-lanka-2000-61854/sri-lanka-vs-south-africa-2nd-test-63894/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|6
|201 [[not out]]
|{{Cr|ENG}}
|[[Galle International Stadium]], [[Galle]], Sri Lanka
|22 February 2001
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs England 1st Test 2000/01 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-sri-lanka-2000-01-61786/sri-lanka-vs-england-1st-test-63916/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|7
|108
|{{Cr|IND}}
|[[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground|Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
|29 August 2001
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of India vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test 2001 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-sri-lanka-2001-62337/sri-lanka-vs-india-3rd-test-63945/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|8
|201
|{{Cr|BAN}}
|[[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground|Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
|6 September 2001
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Match 2001/02 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asian-test-championship-2001-02-60711/sri-lanka-vs-bangladesh-2nd-match-63947/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|9
|100 [[not out]]
|{{Cr|ZIM}}
|[[Galle International Stadium]], [[Galle]], Sri Lanka
|12 January 2002
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe 3rd Test 2001/02 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-tour-of-sri-lanka-2001-02-62011/sri-lanka-vs-zimbabwe-3rd-test-63971/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|10
|185
|{{Cr|ENG}}
|[[Lord's]], London, England
|16 May 2002
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs England 1st Test 2002 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-england-2002-61596/england-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-63990/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|11
|118
|{{Cr|WIN}}
|[[Daren Sammy Cricket Ground|Beausejour Cricket Ground]], [[Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]]
|20 June 2003
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs West Indies 1st Test 2003 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-west-indies-2003-61614/west-indies-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-64034/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|12
|118
|{{Cr|AUS}}
|[[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground|Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
|24 March 2004
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Australia vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test 2003/04 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-sri-lanka-2003-04-61414/sri-lanka-vs-australia-3rd-test-64073/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|13
|170
|{{Cr|ZIM}}
|[[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]], Zimbabwe
|6 May 2004
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2004 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-zimbabwe-2004-61616/zimbabwe-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-64084/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|14
|249
|{{Cr|ZIM}}
|[[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]], Zimbabwe
|14 May 2004
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test 2004 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-zimbabwe-2004-61616/zimbabwe-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-test-64085/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|15
|113
|{{Cr|AUS}}
|[[Cazalys Stadium]], [[Cairns]], Australia
|9 July 2004
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Australia vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test 2004 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-australia-2004-61603/australia-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-test-64092/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|16
|127
|{{Cr|NZL}}
|[[McLean Park]], [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]], New Zealand
|4 April 2005
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2004/05 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-new-zealand-2004-05-61619/new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-64133/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ODI centuries scored by Marvan Atapattu
!No.
!Score
!Opponent
!Venue
!Date
!Ref
|-
|1
|118
|{{Cr|IND}}
|[[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
|17 August 1997
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs India 1st ODI 1997 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-sri-lanka-1997-62338/sri-lanka-vs-india-1st-odi-64557/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-17|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2
|132 [[not out]]
|{{Cr|ENG}}
|[[Lord's]], London, England
|20 August 1998
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of England vs Sri Lanka Final 1998 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/emirates-triangular-tournament-1998-61030/england-vs-sri-lanka-final-66161/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-17|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|3
|119 [[not out]]
|{{Cr|PAK}}
|[[National Stadium, Karachi]], Pakistan
|13 February 2000
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st ODI 1999/00 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-pakistan-1999-00-61630/pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-1st-odi-64645/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-17|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|4
|100
|{{Cr|PAK}}
|[[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
|7 July 2000
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Final 2000 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2000-61067/pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-final-65705/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-17|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|5
|102 [[not out]]
|{{Cr|IND}}
|[[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
|27 October 2000
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs India 6th Match 2000/01 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/coca-cola-champions-trophy-2000-01-61074/india-vs-sri-lanka-6th-match-65899/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-17|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|6
|101
|{{Cr|NED}}
|[[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
|16 September 2002
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Netherlands 5th Match 2002/03 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2002-03-61114/sri-lanka-vs-netherlands-5th-match-66184/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-17|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|7
|123 [[not out]]
|{{Cr|SAF}}
|[[Willowmoore Park]], [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]], South Africa
|1 December 2002
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of South Africa vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI 2002/03 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-south-africa-2002-03-61602/south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-3rd-odi-64800/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-17|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|8
|101
|{{Cr|AUS}}
|[[Sydney Cricket Ground]], Sydney, Australia
|9 January 2003
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Australia 6th Match 2002/03 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vb-series-2002-03-61122/australia-vs-sri-lanka-6th-match-65634/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-17|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|9
|124
|{{Cr|SAF}}
|[[Kingsmead Cricket Ground|Kingsmead]], [[Durban]], South Africa
|3 March 2003
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs South Africa 40th Match 2002/03 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-40th-match-65272/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-17|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|10
|103 [[not out]]
|{{Cr|ZIM}}
|[[Buffalo Park]], [[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]], South Africa
|15 March 2003
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe 8th Super 2002/03 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/sri-lanka-vs-zimbabwe-8th-super-65282/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-17|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|11
|111
|{{Cr|PAK}}
|[[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]], Pakistan
|14 October 2004
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 6th Match 2004/05 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/paktel-cup-2004-05-61158/pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-6th-match-66382/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-17|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
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== Coaching career ==
In 2009, Atapattu had a coaching stint with the Fingara Cricket Academy, a coaching facility in Sri Lanka. He had a short stint as [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]]'s batting coach in early 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25182934/where-rangana-herath-team-mates-1999-test-debut |title=Where are Herath's team-mates from his 1999 Test debut? |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> subsequently helping them qualify for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]]. In 2010, he was named as head coach of the [[Singapore national cricket team|Singaporean cricket team]] for a one-year period, which was his first full-time assignment of a coach of a national team. His first task was [[World Cricket League]] Division 5 in [[Nepal]] where the team finished third in the group stage and remained in division 5 for 2012 World League.

In April 2011, after the World Cup, Atapattu was named as the batting coach of [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lankan national team]] and joined interim coach [[Stuart Law]], [[Champaka Ramanayake]] and [[Ruwan Kalpage]] for the [[Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2011|tour of England]]. Meanwhile, he was considered for the head coach job of the team, which eventually went to [[Paul Farbrace]], in 2013. Atapattu was promoted to the post of an assistant coach. Following Farbrace's early unexpected exit in 2014, he was appointed as interim head coach of the team.<ref name="news.biharprabha.com"/> During this period, Sri Lanka won its first Test series in England in 16 years, with a 1–0 win in its [[Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2014|2014 tour]].<ref name="espn1">{{cite web|title=Marvan Atapattu resigns as Sri Lanka coach|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/917137.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 September 2015}}</ref> He officially took over as head coach in September 2014, and was the team's first local coach in 15 years. A 5–2 [[One Day International|ODI]] series win during [[English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2014–15|England's 2014 tour of Sri Lanka]] was the only series win for Sri Lanka after he formally took over. After consecutive Test series defeats against [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], he resigned in September 2015.<ref name="espn1"/>

==See also==
* [[List of Sri Lanka national cricket captains]]

==References==
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==External links==
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