Samaraweera eased to a 12th test hundred before Sri Lanka were bowled out for 425 in their first innings on the second day of the third and final test against India on Wednesday.
India had replied with 28 without loss at tea with Murali Vijay unbeaten on six and Virender Sehwag on 21.
Samaraweera started the day on 65 and was unbeaten on 137 when the final wicket fell.
Samaraweera reached his century in the final over before the lunch break, moving from 99 to 104 courtesy of an overthrow as he pushed the ball for a single to square leg but the return to the bowler's end ricocheted off the stumps and sped to the boundary.
Sri Lanka lost their last four wickets for 44 runs after lunch with Ishant Sharma ending the innings with the wickets of Ajantha Mendis and Chanaka Welagedara.
Sehwag accounted for Suraj Randiv for eight having him top edge a sweep and Amrit Mishra took his solitary wicket of the innings when he caught and bowled Lasith Malinga for four.
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