Full name Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
Born June 30, 1969, Matara
Current age 51 years 207 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Asia XI, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Dolphins, Khulna Royal Bengals, Marylebone Cricket Club, Mumbai Indians, Ruhuna, Somerset
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 110 | 188 | 14 | 6973 | 340 | 40.07 | 14 | 31 | 910 | 59 | 78 | 0 | ||
ODIs | 445 | 433 | 18 | 13430 | 189 | 32.36 | 14725 | 91.20 | 28 | 68 | 1500 | 270 | 123 | 0 |
T20Is | 31 | 30 | 3 | 629 | 88 | 23.29 | 487 | 129.15 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
First-class | 265 | 419 | 33 | 14819 | 340 | 38.39 | 29 | 70 | 162 | 0 | ||||
List A | 557 | 542 | 25 | 16128 | 189 | 31.19 | 31 | 82 | 153 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 111 | 109 | 7 | 2317 | 114* | 22.71 | 1654 | 140.08 | 1 | 12 | 252 | 114 | 21 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 110 | 140 | 8188 | 3366 | 98 | 5/34 | 9/74 | 34.34 | 2.46 | 83.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
ODIs | 445 | 368 | 14874 | 11871 | 323 | 6/29 | 6/29 | 36.75 | 4.78 | 46.0 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
T20Is | 31 | 24 | 371 | 456 | 19 | 3/21 | 3/21 | 24.00 | 7.37 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 265 | 15275 | 6808 | 205 | 5/34 | 33.20 | 2.67 | 74.5 | 2 | 0 | |||
List A | 557 | 18167 | 14396 | 413 | 6/29 | 6/29 | 34.85 | 4.75 | 43.9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
T20s | 111 | 92 | 1593 | 1983 | 77 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 25.75 | 7.46 | 20.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton, Feb 22-26, 1991 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, Dec 1-5, 2007 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Dec 26, 1989 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v Sri Lanka at The Oval, Jun 28, 2011 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v Sri Lanka at Bristol, Jun 25, 2011 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1988/89 |
Last First-class | Saracens Sports Club v Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club at Colombo (Riffle), Jan 20-22, 2012 scorecard |
List A debut | 1989/90 |
Last List A | Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club at Colombo (Burgher), Dec 12, 2011 scorecard |
T20s debut | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Sep 2, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Wayamba United v Kandurata Warriors at Colombo (RPS), Aug 24, 2012 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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6, 2/10 | World XI | v Nepal | Kuala Lumpur | 9 Aug 2015 | Other T20 |
0/35, 25 | Asia XI | v World XI | Doha | 6 Oct 2014 | Other T20 |
0, 0/24 | Int World XI | v Pak All Star | Karachi | 21 Oct 2012 | Other T20 |
0/35, 10 | Int World XI | v Pak All Star | Karachi | 20 Oct 2012 | Other T20 |
4, 0/24 | K Warriors | v Wayamba U | Colombo (RPS) | 24 Aug 2012 | T20 |
10, 1/10 | K Warriors | v Ruhuna Ryls | Pallekele | 20 Aug 2012 | T20 |
5, 0/2 | K Warriors | v Uthura | Pallekele | 18 Aug 2012 | T20 |
1/29, 41 | Asian XI | v Int XI | Toronto | 12 May 2012 | Other T20 |
1/18, 15 | SL Air SC | v Badureliya | Colombo (Colts) | 30 Mar 2012 | T20 |
2/27, 0 | SL Air SC | v Tamil Union | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Mar 2012 | T20 |
It's hard to imagine that for the first half-decade of his career, Sanath Jayasuriya was considered a bowler who could bat a bit. Think of him now and you think of forearms straight out of a smithy, shots hammered through point and cover and scythes over the leg side. You recall a man who could score equally briskly in every form of the game, who slashed and burned his way through bowling attacks. As with anyone who relied so much on extraordinary hand-eye coordination, there were troughs and lean times, but just as the obit writers got busy, he would produce another innings of supreme power. The bowling, always canny and relying more on variations in pace than sharp turn, became the supporting act, though 440 international wickets should tell you that he was pretty adept at what he did.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1997