Sanath Jayasuriya
- Batting style:
- Left Handed-hand bat
- Bowling style:
- Slow left arm
- Played for:
- Asia XI, Mumbai Indians, Sri Lanka
- Roles played:
- Ex Skipper-Test,ODI | Batsman
- Home country:
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Sri Lanka
- Born:
- June 30, 1969, Matara
Profile
One of the clean strikers of the ball, Sanath Jayasuriya is a legend of Sri Lankan cricket. He revolutionized the way one-day cricket was played with his hard-hitting in the first 15 overs. His attitude towards batting is summed up by an all-aggression approach and over the years he has had the better of almost every one day bowling combination that he has faced at one stage or another. His claim to fame came during the 1996 World Cup where he was named player of the tournament. He held the record for the highest score in Test cricket for Sri Lanka before Jayawardena broke it in 2006. Being a slow left-arm bowler, Jayasuriya has proven himself handy with the ball with more than 300 wickets in ODIs. The 'Matara Mauler' retired from Test cricket in 2007 and was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1997.
Statistics
| Matches | Innings | Runs | NO | Avg. | SR | 100's | 50's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 110 | 188 | 6973 | 14 | 40.07 | 65.18 | 14 | 31 |
| ODI | 444 | 432 | 13428 | 18 | 32.43 | 91.23 | 28 | 68 |
| T20 | 23 | 23 | 606 | 1 | 27.55 | 136.79 | 0 | 4 |
| Matches | Innings | Balls | Runs | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Avg. | Econ. | 4w | 5w | 10w | Extras | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 110 | 140 | 8188 | 3366 | 98 | 5/34 | / | 34.35 | 2.47 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| ODI | 444 | 367 | 14838 | 11824 | 322 | 6/29 | / | 36.72 | 4.78 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 253 |
| T20 | 23 | 18 | 305 | 374 | 16 | 3/21 | / | 23.38 | 7.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Catches | Stumpings | Runouts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 78 | 0 | 8 |
| ODI | 123 | 0 | 27 |
| T20 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Matches | Won | Lost | Tie | No Result | Win percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 38 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 47.37 |
| ODI | 118 | 66 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 55.93 |
Career
Span:- Test:
- 1991-2007
- ODI:
- 1989-2009
- T20:
- 2006-2009
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton - Feb 22, 1991
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs England at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy - Dec 01, 2007
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne - Victoria - Dec 26, 1989
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs India at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Dec 27, 2009
- T20
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- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton - Jun 15, 2006
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs India at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali - Chandigarh - Dec 12, 2009
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