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Sanath Jayasuriya

Allrounder  ·  Allrounder
Sri LankaSL
FULL NAMESanath Teran Jayasuriya
BORN30 Jun 1969, Matara
BATSAllrounder
ROLEAllrounder
TEAMSSri Lanka
TEST
Cap 49
DEBUTFeb 1991
LATESTDec 2007
ODI
Cap 58
DEBUTDec 1989
LATESTJun 2011
T20I
Cap 4
DEBUTJun 2006
LATESTJun 2011
◈ INSIGHTSDay 242 / 365
1

Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for Sanath.

2

Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested Sanath most over their career.

3

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare Sanath's game across different formats.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
21032
AVERAGE
33.98
STRIKE RATE
85.44
HIGH SCORE
340
100S
42
50S
103
SIXES
352
INNINGS
651
WICKETS
440
ECONOMY
4.39
T20 LEAGUES · 35 MATCHES
822
AVG 24.91  ·  SR 142.21  ·  HS 114  ·  50s 4  ·  100s 1  ·  6s 43
T20 LEAGUES · 26 MATCHES
17 wkts
ECO 7.84  ·  AVG 28.59

Recent form

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20111 matches
2
AVG 2.00 · SR 50.00 · HS 22 wkts
▼ AVG -31.98 vs career  ·  ▼ -1.75 vs 2010  ·  SR -35.44
20107 matches
15
AVG 3.75 · SR 41.67 · HS 61 wkts
▼ AVG -30.23 vs career  ·  SR -43.77
1997Career best
1271
AVG 66.89 · SR 65.28 · 100s 3
▲ AVG +32.91 vs career
2011Career worst · 1 matches
2
AVG 2.00 · SR 50.00
▼ AVG -31.98 vs career
T20 LEAGUESRecent seasons
2012 · bpl · 5M54
Khulna Royal Bengals  ·  AVG 10.80 · SR 117.39 · HS 23
2010 · ipl · 4M33
Mumbai Indians  ·  AVG 8.25 · SR 106.45 · HS 23
2009 · ipl · 12M221
Mumbai Indians  ·  AVG 18.42 · SR 115.10 · HS 52 · 50s 2
T20 LEAGUESRecent seasons (bowling)
2012 · bpl · 5M4 wkts
Khulna Royal Bengals  ·  ECO 7.38 · AVG 24.00
2010 · ipl · 4M2 wkts
Mumbai Indians  ·  ECO 7.56 · AVG 34.00
2009 · ipl · 9M7 wkts
Mumbai Indians  ·  ECO 8.58 · AVG 23.29

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 110 MATCHES
6973
AVG 40.07  ·  SR 65.18  ·  HS 340  ·  100s 14  ·  WKTS 98
ODI · 445 MATCHES
13430
AVG 32.13  ·  SR 91.21  ·  HS 189  ·  100s 28  ·  WKTS 323
T20I · 31 MATCHES
629
AVG 23.30  ·  SR 129.16  ·  HS 88  ·  WKTS 19
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1997
1271 runs · avg 66.89
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1997
31 wickets · econ 5.04

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
0708091011
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
2011122.0050.000
20107153.7541.670
20092364327.9695.261
20081857834.00106.642
20073183529.8293.712

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Pakistan
4126avg 36.84 · SR 75.39
India
3927avg 40.07 · SR 88.29
New Zealand
2152avg 30.74 · SR 84.06
England
2064avg 35.59 · SR 82.59
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Pakistan105412636.8475.3925372477View→
India103392740.0788.29340101658View→
New Zealand67215230.7484.0614051449View→
England52206435.5982.592135663View→
South Africa59192327.0875.2914811154View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
2822avg 40.31 · HS 253
R.Premadasa Stadium
2260avg 40.36 · HS 130
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
1797avg 32.67 · HS 189
Sinhalese Sports Club
588avg 28.00 · HS 108
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium42282240.3165.2625361260View→
R.Premadasa Stadium61226040.3688.7713041850View→
Sharjah Cricket Stadium56179732.6784.3718921239View→
Sinhalese Sports Club2358828.0097.031081424View→
National Stadium947052.22101.08130223View→
RECENT RESULTS 5 matches