succeeded Bruce Yardley as head coach of Sri Lanka. His tenure saw Sri Lanka record its first away Test victory over England in 1998 and a loss to Pakistan in the final of the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship. He was sacked after the team's poor performance at the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Dias was appointed head coach of Nepal in September 2001. He was appointed to an initial two-year contract, but ultimately remained as coach until 2010. His tenure saw Nepal finish runner-up at the 2004 ACC Trophy. He also oversaw the national under-19 team qualify for four editions of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, recording multiple victories over ICC full members and finishing as plate champions in 2006. In 2011, Dias was appointed coach of Oman. He coached the team at the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup. In 2012 he joined Cricket Malaysia as director of coaching and head coach of Malaysia on a two-year contract. Dias was appointed coach of the Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team in 2016. He was removed after the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. International centuries The following tables illustrate a summary of the centuries scored by Roy Dias Key Test Centuries ODI Centuries References Sri Lankan cricketers 1952 births Living people Alumni of St. Peter's College, Colombo Sri Lankan Chetty sportspeople Sri Lanka Test cricketers Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Cricketers at the 1979 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1987 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup Colombo Cricket Club cricketers Coaches of the Sri Lanka national cricket team Sri Lankan cricket coaches Coaches of the Nepal national cricket team Sri Lankan expatriates in Nepal Coaches of the Oman national cricket team Sri Lankan expatriates in Oman Coaches of the Malaysia national cricket team Sri Lankan expatriates in Malaysia