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