Srilankan Attacking opener Sanath Jayasuriya

 
About Sanath Jayasuriya:
 
Full Name: Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
Date of Birth: Jun 30, 1969, Matara
Major Team: Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Asia XI, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Dolphins, Marylebone Cricket Club, Mumbai Indians, Ruhuna, Somerset
Playing Roll: All Rounder
Batting Style: Left
Bowling Style: Slow left-arm orthodox
 
He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1997 and served as captain of the Sri Lankan team in 28 Test matches from 1999 to 2003. He is a very useful all-rounder with a good batting average in both Test cricket and One-day Internationals, an excellent batting strike rate in One-day Internationals. As a part-time left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he has a reasonable bowling average and economy rate. He regularly helps to decrease the workloads of strike bowlers Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas.
Jayasuriya currently holds the record for the highest test score made by a Sri Lankan (340 against India). He has taken over 200 one-day international wickets.
Sanath is one of the fastest scoring batsmen in the world. He currently has the fastest fifty in ODIs.
A stadium was named in his honour in Matara. He is nicknamed the “Master Blaster”
 
 
International Debut: 1989
Batting and fielding records


M Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St  

Test 110 188 14 6973 340 40.07 0 - 14 31 910 59 78 -

ODI 444 432 18 13428 189 32.43 14719 91.23 28 68 1500 270 123 -

T20I 30 29 3 621 88 23.88 479 129.65 - 4 75 23 4 -

Bowling records


M Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Eco SR 4W 5W 10W  

Test 110 140 8188 3366 98 5/34 9/74 34.35 2.47 83.55 6 2 -

ODI 444 367 14838 11825 322 6/29 6/29 36.72 4.78 46.08 8 4 -

T20I 30 23 353 438 17 3/21 3/21 25.76 7.44 20.76 - - -

Career Statistics
Test Debut: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton, 22-26, Feb 1991
ODI Debut: Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Dec 26, 1989
Twenty20 Debut: England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006