ull name Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
Born June 30, 1969, Matara
Current age 40 years 364 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Asia XI, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Dolphins, Marylebone Cricket Club, Mumbai Indians, Ruhuna, Somerset
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
| 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 | 444 | 432 | 18 | 13428 | 189 | 32.43 | 14719 | 91.22 | 28 | 68 | 1500 | 270 | 123 | 0 |
| T20Is | 30 | 29 | 3 | 621 | 88 | 23.88 | 479 | 129.64 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 263 | 417 | 33 | 14782 | 340 | 38.49 | 29 | 70 | 162 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 545 | 530 | 25 | 15734 | 189 | 31.15 | 31 | 78 | 149 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 87 | 86 | 6 | 1909 | 114* | 23.86 | 1353 | 141.09 | 1 | 10 | 214 | 90 | 15 | 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 | 444 | 367 | 14838 | 11825 | 322 | 6/29 | 6/29 | 36.72 | 4.78 | 46.0 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| T20Is | 30 | 23 | 353 | 438 | 17 | 3/21 | 3/21 | 25.76 | 7.44 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 263 | 15113 | 6719 | 205 | 5/34 | 32.77 | 2.66 | 73.7 | 2 | 0 | |||
| List A | 545 | 17730 | 14069 | 399 | 6/29 | 6/29 | 35.26 | 4.76 | 44.4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 87 | 69 | 1149 | 1487 | 60 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 24.78 | 7.76 | 19.1 | 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 | India v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Dec 27, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Lauderhill, May 23, 2010 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1988/89 |
| Last First-class | Colombo Cricket Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (CCC), Nov 13-15, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1989/90 |
| Last List A | Kandurata v Ruhuna at Moratuwa, Feb 21, 2010 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Sep 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Worcestershire v Derbyshire at Worcester, Jun 27, 2010 scorecard |
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.
