Plays for | Sri Lanka | |
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Age | 48 years 120 days > | |
Born | June 30, 1969, Matara | |
Batting Style | Left-hand bat | |
Bowling Style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
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. |
Major Teams Affiliated With | ||
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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 |
League | 50 | 100 | St | Ct | 6s | 4s | Ave | HS | Runs | NO | Inns | Mat |
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listA | 82 | 31 | 0 | 153 | 31.19 | 189 | 16128 | 25 | 542 | 557 | ||
firstClass | 70 | 29 | 0 | 162 | 38.39 | 340 | 14819 | 33 | 419 | 265 | ||
T20Is | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 76 | 23.29 | 88 | 629 | 3 | 30 | 31 |
ODIs | 68 | 28 | 0 | 123 | 270 | 1500 | 32.36 | 189 | 13430 | 18 | 433 | 445 |
tests | 31 | 14 | 0 | 78 | 59 | 910 | 40.07 | 340 | 6973 | 14 | 188 | 110 |
League | 10 | 5w | 4w | Econ | Ave | BBM | BBI | Wkts | Runs | Balls | Inns | Mat |
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listA | 0 | 5 | 12 | 4.75 | 34.85 | 6/29 | 6/29 | 413 | 14396 | 18167 | 557 | |
firstClass | 0 | 2 | 2.67 | 33.20 | 5/34 | 205 | 6808 | 15275 | 265 | |||
T20Is | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.37 | 24.00 | 3/21 | 3/21 | 19 | 456 | 371 | 24 | 31 |
ODIs | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4.78 | 36.75 | 6/29 | 6/29 | 323 | 11871 | 14874 | 368 | 445 |
tests | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2.46 | 34.34 | 9/74 | 5/34 | 98 | 3366 | 8188 | 140 | 110 |
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