Sanath Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Sanath Teran JayasuriyaBorn June 30, 1969, MataraCurrent age 38 years 135 daysMajor teams Sri Lanka, ACC Asian XI, Asia XI, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club, SomersetBatting style Left-hand batBowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
108
184
14
6837
340
40.21
14
30
892
58
78
0
ODIs
403
392
18
12207
189
32.63
13502
90.40
25
64
245
115
0
T20Is
7
7
1
246
88
41.00
149
165.10
0
3
31
10
0
0
First-class
254
401
33
14344
340
38.97
29
67
158
0
List A
477
463
24
14041
189
31.98
28
72
136
0
Twenty20
14
14
2
343
88
28.58
215
159.53
0
3
43
14
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
108
136
8026
3299
96
5/34
9/74
34.36
2.46
83.6
6
2
0
ODIs
403
342
14087
11168
307
6/29
6/29
36.37
4.75
45.8
8
4
0
T20Is
7
6
125
155
9
3/21
3/21
17.22
7.44
13.8
0
0
0
First-class
254
14512
6395
194
5/34
32.96
2.64
74.8
2
0
List A
477
16151+
12825
366
6/29
6/29
35.04
4.73*
44.8*
11
5
0
Twenty20
14
12
262
319
23
4/24
4/24
13.86
7.30
11.3
1
0
0
Career statistics
Statistics
Statsguru Tests Statsguru ODIs Statsguru T20Is
Test debut
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton, Feb 22-26, 1991 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Nov 8-12, 2007 scorecard
ODI debut
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Dec 26, 1989 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (RPS), Oct 13, 2007 scorecard
T20I debut
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 scorecard
First-class debut
1988/89
Last First-class
Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Nov 8-12, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
1989/90
Last List A
Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (RPS), Oct 13, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Sep 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 scorecard
NotesWisden Cricketer of the Year 1997
Profile
One of the world's most uncompromising strikers of the ball, Jayasuriya found belated fame as a pinch-hitter at the 1996 World Cup, and then demonstrated that he was also capable of massive scoring in Tests, eventually becoming Sri Lanka's highest Test run-scorer. He remains dizzily dangerous, especially on the subcontinent's slower, less bouncy surfaces. Short in stature and powerfully built, he cuts and pulls with awesome power, and his brutal bat-wielding is at odds with his shy, gentle nature. Wised-up opponents have learned to set traps in the gully and at third man to stem the flow of runs, but on song he can be virtually unstoppable, capable of scoring freely on both sides of the wicket.
Jayasuriya is also an extremely effective and canny left-arm spinner, especially in one-day internationals where his stock leg-stump darts are mixed up with clever variations in pace. Jayasuriya served commendably as Sri Lanka's captain for a successful tenure after the sacking of Arjuna Ranatunga in 1999. His leadership style was consensual in comparison to the Napoleon approach adopted by Ranatunga, and he soon built a happy and unified team. The huge responsibility of leading the team, though, started to show and by the 2003 World Cup, after a myriad of off-field controversies, it was clear that he had become a reluctant captain. He eventually resigned in April 2003.
Having stepped down, his position in the side was more vigorously debated and a one-day slump prompted several pundits to call time on his career. But Jayasuriya was far from finished, and he bounced back in 2004 with his most prolific year in Test cricket since 1997. The year included a blazing second-innings century against Australia at Kandy that nearly levelled the series and a marathon double-hundred against Pakistan at Faisalabad. Twin centuries followed during the Asia Cup 2004 and his form was impressive enough for Somerset to sign him up for a season of County Cricket in 2005. And in the Indian Oil Cup in 2005, Jayasuriya became only the fourth batsman to get to 10,000 runs in one-day cricket.
He retired in 2006, only to almost immediately retract his decision. After behind-the-scenes machinations which hinted at internal power struggles between board and coach, he was shoehorned into the squad for the Test series in England but did not play. He bounced back in typical form, however, in the one-day series that followed, showing he has a few more miles left on the clock. The 2007 World Cup could provide a fitting send-off for one of the game's great one-day players.
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Sanath Teran JayasuriyaBorn June 30, 1969, MataraCurrent age 38 years 135 daysMajor teams Sri Lanka, ACC Asian XI, Asia XI, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club, SomersetBatting style Left-hand batBowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
108
184
14
6837
340
40.21
14
30
892
58
78
0
ODIs
403
392
18
12207
189
32.63
13502
90.40
25
64
245
115
0
T20Is
7
7
1
246
88
41.00
149
165.10
0
3
31
10
0
0
First-class
254
401
33
14344
340
38.97
29
67
158
0
List A
477
463
24
14041
189
31.98
28
72
136
0
Twenty20
14
14
2
343
88
28.58
215
159.53
0
3
43
14
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
108
136
8026
3299
96
5/34
9/74
34.36
2.46
83.6
6
2
0
ODIs
403
342
14087
11168
307
6/29
6/29
36.37
4.75
45.8
8
4
0
T20Is
7
6
125
155
9
3/21
3/21
17.22
7.44
13.8
0
0
0
First-class
254
14512
6395
194
5/34
32.96
2.64
74.8
2
0
List A
477
16151+
12825
366
6/29
6/29
35.04
4.73*
44.8*
11
5
0
Twenty20
14
12
262
319
23
4/24
4/24
13.86
7.30
11.3
1
0
0
Career statistics
Statistics
Statsguru Tests Statsguru ODIs Statsguru T20Is
Test debut
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton, Feb 22-26, 1991 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Nov 8-12, 2007 scorecard
ODI debut
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Dec 26, 1989 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (RPS), Oct 13, 2007 scorecard
T20I debut
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 scorecard
First-class debut
1988/89
Last First-class
Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Nov 8-12, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
1989/90
Last List A
Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (RPS), Oct 13, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Sep 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 scorecard
NotesWisden Cricketer of the Year 1997
Profile
One of the world's most uncompromising strikers of the ball, Jayasuriya found belated fame as a pinch-hitter at the 1996 World Cup, and then demonstrated that he was also capable of massive scoring in Tests, eventually becoming Sri Lanka's highest Test run-scorer. He remains dizzily dangerous, especially on the subcontinent's slower, less bouncy surfaces. Short in stature and powerfully built, he cuts and pulls with awesome power, and his brutal bat-wielding is at odds with his shy, gentle nature. Wised-up opponents have learned to set traps in the gully and at third man to stem the flow of runs, but on song he can be virtually unstoppable, capable of scoring freely on both sides of the wicket.
Jayasuriya is also an extremely effective and canny left-arm spinner, especially in one-day internationals where his stock leg-stump darts are mixed up with clever variations in pace. Jayasuriya served commendably as Sri Lanka's captain for a successful tenure after the sacking of Arjuna Ranatunga in 1999. His leadership style was consensual in comparison to the Napoleon approach adopted by Ranatunga, and he soon built a happy and unified team. The huge responsibility of leading the team, though, started to show and by the 2003 World Cup, after a myriad of off-field controversies, it was clear that he had become a reluctant captain. He eventually resigned in April 2003.
Having stepped down, his position in the side was more vigorously debated and a one-day slump prompted several pundits to call time on his career. But Jayasuriya was far from finished, and he bounced back in 2004 with his most prolific year in Test cricket since 1997. The year included a blazing second-innings century against Australia at Kandy that nearly levelled the series and a marathon double-hundred against Pakistan at Faisalabad. Twin centuries followed during the Asia Cup 2004 and his form was impressive enough for Somerset to sign him up for a season of County Cricket in 2005. And in the Indian Oil Cup in 2005, Jayasuriya became only the fourth batsman to get to 10,000 runs in one-day cricket.
He retired in 2006, only to almost immediately retract his decision. After behind-the-scenes machinations which hinted at internal power struggles between board and coach, he was shoehorned into the squad for the Test series in England but did not play. He bounced back in typical form, however, in the one-day series that followed, showing he has a few more miles left on the clock. The 2007 World Cup could provide a fitting send-off for one of the game's great one-day players.
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