Prasanna Jayawardene

Sri Lanka|Wicketkeeper Batter
Prasanna Jayawardene
INTL CAREER: 2000 - 2015
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Full Name

Hewasandatchige Asiri Prasanna Wishvanath Jayawardene

Born

September 10, 1979, Colombo

Age

44y 191d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Wicketkeeper Batter

Prasanna Jayawardene looked set for a long career after touring England as a 19-year-old in 1998, but had been marginalised since the rocket-fuelled arrival of Kumar Sangakkara in 2000. Waiting on the sidelines, in fact, had already been a feature of Jayawardene's career. He made his Test debut against Pakistan at Kandy in June 2000, but was confined to the dressing-room throughout, as Sri Lanka batted over the first three days before rain washed out play on the last two. The resurgence of Romesh Kaluwitharana threatened to push Jayawardene further down the pecking order, but his batting has steadily improved in the intervening years, and with the Sri Lankan selectors voicing their concerns about overburdening Sangakkara, Jayawardene was recalled to the Test squad for the tour of Zimbabwe in April 2004. However, it wasn't until the tour of New Zealand in 2006-07 when he established himself in the Test side, allowing Sangakkara to play as a specialist batsman. Jayawardene started making better contributions with the bat, scoring his maiden century, against Bangladesh. Though Sangakkara remains the first choice keeper in limited overs cricket, Jayawardene was given a chance to reclaim his spot when named in the Champions Trophy probables.

Prasanna Jayawardene Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests5883112124154*29.50436148.70452231512432
ODIs65027205.404461.36003041
FC2493884510181229*29.68--1545--551118
List A126107920907021.32--08--12655
T20s2317319129*13.6421389.6700211146

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests58------------
ODIs6------------
FC249-72520---4.33-000
List A126-000-----000
T20s23112811/81/88.004.0012.0000
Hewasandatchige Asiri Prasanna Wishvanath Jayawardene

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Ross Taylor was beaten in flight and was bowled
The Sri Lankans celebrate a wicket
Prasanna Jayawardene was out in the final over of the day
Prasanna Jayawardene roars an appeal
Prasanna Jayawardene avoids a short ball
Prasanna Jayawardene lines up to pull