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Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya playing cricket for Sri Lanka
Personal information
Full nameSanath Teran Jayasuriya
NicknameMaster Blaster
Height5 ft 7 inch (1.7 m)
Batting styleLeft-hand
Bowling styleSlow left arm orthodox
RoleOpening batsman, occasional left arm spinner
CountrySri Lanka
Test Debut22 February 1991 v New Zealand
Last Test1 December 2007 v England
ODI debut26 December 1989 v Australia
Last ODI28 June 2011 v England
ODI shirt no.07
Domestic team information
Bloomfield1994 - present
Somerset2005
Marylebone Cricket Club2007
Lancashire2007
Warwickshire2008
Mumbai Indians2008-2010
Worcestershire2010

Sanath Jayasuriya

Personal data
Date of birthJune 30, 1969(age 42)
Place of birthMatara, Ceylon
NationalitySri Lanka Sri Lankan
Political partyUnited People's Freedom Alliance
SpouseSandra Jayasuriya
Alma materSt. Servatius' College, Matara
OccupationCricketer
ReligionBuddhism
Bloomfield1994 - present
Somerset2005
Marylebone Cricket Club2007
Lancashire2007
Warwickshire2008
Assumed office22nd April 2010
PresidentMahinda Rajapakse

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Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (Sinhala: සනත් ටෙරාන් ජයසූරිය) (born 30 June 1969) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he has been a member of the Sri Lankan cricket team since 1989. He is the only player to score more than 13,000 runs and capture more than 300 wickets in One Day International cricket. He is also regarded by many critics and experts as one of the best all rounders in the history of the game.

He ran for public office at the 2010 Sri Lankan general elections and was elected to parliament from his native Matara District.

Sanath Jayasuriya Video

Two of the Best strikers in Cricket!!! *For all the Sri Lankan Fools who still don't understand, this video compares the "striking" of the two players, in other words "THEIR HITTING POWER" and not their RECORDS. I know jayasuriya is way better then afridi, but this video is all about their HITTING POWER. But it's good to know that there are so many illiterate fools on YouTube that they have failed to get that so far*
3.30 min. | 3.80 user rating		 Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Twenty20 International (22/12/2006). Sanath Jayasuria scores the fastest Twenty20 fifty.
5.52 min. | 4.75 user rating		 sanath189.blogspot.com Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot
6.77 min. | 4.91 user rating		 Sanath Jayasuriya get his maiden T20 centery in IPL VS Chennai
4.82 min. | 4.91 user rating		 Sanath Jayasuriya take 22 Runs from 5 Balls in IPL vs Shohaib Akhtar
5.32 min. | 4.76 user rating
www.facebook.com - sanath189.blogspot.com Sanath Jayasuriya dancing in IPL 2011 after KXIP win Sanath Jayasuriya danced to the tune of Punjabi beats after Kings XI Punjab chased down an improbable 189 against Chennai Super Kings, thanks to Paul Valthaty's brilliant innings of 120 not out. Jayasuriya, who is an expert with the official broadcaster Sony, had predicted that Kings XI will beat Chennai Super Kings and if that happens he will dance. Adam Gilchrist reminded Jayasuriya of his promise in the post match ceremony. "I hope to see Sanath Jayasuriya dancing, he said he will dance if we win today," said the Kings XI captain. True to his word, Jayasuriya shook his legs in the television studio. "They (Kings XI Punjab) were being criticised by everybody. I had the confidence that they will win today," said Jayasuriya. Tags Sanath Jayasuriya,Sanath,Jayasuriya,Dance,Dancing,IPL,IPL 4,IPL 2011,KXIP,CSK,Kings XI Punjab,Set Max,Extra Innings,Chennai Super Kings,Adam Gilchrist
1.65 min. | 5.0 user rating		 www.hilalscricket.com
7.02 min. | 4.86 user rating		 sanath189.blogspot.com - Sanath Jayasuriya's Fastest ODI Fifty - 50 in 17 balls Sanath Jayasuriya went on to slam 76 off 28 balls against Pakistan in Singapore, 1996 Tags Sanath Jayasuriya,Fastest Fifty,Fastest 50,Fastest 50 in ODI,Fastest fifty in One Dayers,Jayasuriya,Singapore,Sri Lanka Cricket,Sri Lanka vs Pakistan,1996
2.38 min. | 4.72 user rating		 Asia Cup 2008 Final ODI India vs Sri Lanka Karachi on 06 July 2008 Highlights Sanath Jayasuriya Century 125 of 114. All Live Matches & Hihlights of Asia Cup Available on WWW.WEBCRIC.COM
1.40 min. | 4.73 user rating		 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Colombo SL on top as Jayasuriya gets 300 Sanath Jayasuriya got his 300th ODI wicket when he picked up 4 for 31 as Bangladesh were skittled out for 137 under overcast skies at the R Premadasa Stadium. (full video)
7.72 min. | 4.84 user rating

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The Island.lk (subscription)--Dilhara Fernando may not have lived up to the expectations in recent years, but has always found the support of a host of former Sri Lankan captains ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:35:03 GMT+00:00
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Sunday Times.lk--The Hambantota Harbour project is funded by the Government of China and the total cost for phase I was US$ 372 million. Meanwhile celebrations were also ... - Date : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:38:33 GMT+00:00
Big challenge ahead of Sangakkara - Hindustan Times Tweet this news
Hindustan Times--Sri Lanka has not been a very consistent ODI side. Their batting especially, will have to stand up in big games, which unfortunately didn't happen in the ... - Date : Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:15:20 GMT+00:00
Underrated Samaraweera reminds us he's no flat track bully - Island Cricket (blog) Tweet this news
Island Cricket (blog)--Samaraweera also averages an impressive 53.34 in 60 Tests; much higher compared to some other Sri Lankan greats such as Aravinda de Silva (42:97 in 93 Tests ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:57:31 GMT+00:00
Reading the batsman - CricInfo.com Tweet this news
CricInfo.com--For instance, -Sanath Jayasuriya- holds the bat close to the bottom of the handle, and Adam Gilchrist higher up. Now the coaching manual recommends that one ... - Date : Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:23:14 GMT+00:00
SLC drops Jayasuriya, retains Murali in central contract list - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--COLOMBO: Veteran all-rounder -Sanath Jayasuriya- has been denied central contract by the Sri Lanka Cricket while retiring spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:33:04 GMT+00:00
Sanath Jayasuriya no longer a part of Lankan contract list - bettor.com (blog) Tweet this news
bettor.com (blog)---Sanath Jayasuriya-, one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket has received another setback. The 41-year old cricketer was not included in ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:54:54 GMT+00:00
Jayasuriya hopes to play in 2011 World Cup - Cricket365.com Tweet this news
Cricket365.com--He may turn 41 next month, but Sri Lankan veteran -Sanath Jayasuriya- has no intention of quitting limited-overs cricket just yet. The left-hander, famed for ... - Date : Tue, 11 May 2010 13:22:31 GMT+00:00
Good Week, Bad Week - Cricket365 News Tweet this news
Cricket365 News--In the last five years only three opening batsmen visiting Australia have scored an ODI century: Joyce, Sachin Tendulkar and -Sanath Jayasuriya-. That's ... - Date : Fri, 28 May 2010 11:45:24 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Arjuna Ranatunga 		Sri Lankan Test Captain
1999 - 2003 		Succeeded by
Hashan Tillakaratne
Sri Lankan ODI Captain
1999 - 2003 		Succeeded by
Marvan Atapattu

Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIFCList A
Matches110445263545
Runs6,97313,43014,78215,734
Batting average40.0732.3638.4931.15
100s/50s14/3128/6829/7031/78
Top score340189340189
Balls bowled8,18814,87415,11317,730
Wickets98323205399
Bowling average34.3436.7532.7735.26
5 wickets in innings2425
10 wickets in match0n/a0n/a
Best bowling5/346/295/346/29
Catches/stumpings78/ -123/ -162/ -149/ -

Half Centuries : Test Half Centuries
Runs Match Against Venue Year
[1] 66 3 England Lords, England 1991
[2] 77 4 Pakistan Sialkot, Pakistan 1991
[3] 81 6 Pakistan Faisalabad, Pakistan 1992
[4] 65 12 South Africa Colombo, Sri Lanka 1993
[5] 50 20 New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand 1997
[6] 62 22 Pakistan Colombo, Sri Lanka 1997
[7] 72 23 Pakistan Colombo, Sri Lanka 1997
[8] 85 24 West Indies St. John's, West Indies 1997
[9] 90 25 West Indies Kingstown, West Indies 1997
[10] 53 28 India Mohali, India 1997
[11] 50 30 India Mumbai, India 1997
[12] 68 32 Zimbabwe Colombo, Sri Lanka 1998
[13] 51 34 South Africa Centurion, South Africa 1998
[14] 59 35 New Zealand Colombo, Sri Lanka 1998
[15] 56 45 Pakistan Rawalpindi, Pakistan 2000

Half Centuries : Test Half Centuries
Runs Match Against Venue Year
[16] 85 53 South Africa Colombo, Sri Lanka 2000
[17] 89 63 Bangladesh Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001
[18] 55 65 West Indies Kandy, Colombo 2001
[19] 85 66 West Indies Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001
[20] 92 67 Zimbabwe Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001
[21] 88 69 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan 2002
[22] 85 74 Bangladesh Colombo. Sri Lanka 2002
[23] 50 76 New Zealand Colombo, Sri Lanka 2003
[24] 82 77 New Zealand Kandy, Sri Lanka 2003
[25] 72* 78 West Indies Gros Islet, West Indies 2003
[26] 85 82 England Colombo, Sri Lanka 2003
[27] 71 85 Australia Colombo, Sri Lanka 2004
[28] 51 85 Australia Colombo, Sri Lanka 2004
[29] 74 91 South Africa Galle, Sri Lanka 2004
[30] 73 105 South Africa Colombo, Sri Lanka 2006
[31] 78 110 England Kandy, Sri Lanka 2007

: One Day International Half Centuries
Runs Match Against Venue Year
[1] 58 40 Pakistan Sharjah, UAE 1993
[2] 65 41 Pakistan Sharjah, UAE 1993
[3] 77 56 Pakistan Colombo, Sri Lanka 1994
[4] 54 57 Pakistan Colombo, Sri Lanka 1994
[5] 50 58 Pakistan Colombo, Sri Lanka 1994
[6] 52 73 New Zealand East London, New Zealand 1994
[7] 51 78 Bangladesh Sharjah, UAE 1995
[8] 51 83 Pakistan Faisalabad, Pakistan 1995
[9] 57 89 West Indies Sharjah, UAE 1995
[10] 79 101 India Delhi, India 1996
[11] 82 103 England Faisalabad, Pakistan 1996
[12] 76 109 Pakistan Singapore 1996
[13] 53 120 New Zealand Sharjah, UAE 1996
[14] 79 122 New Zealand Christchurch , New Zealand 1997
[15] 56 124 Zimbabwe Sharjah, UAE 1998
[16] 67 126 Pakistan Sharjah, UAE 1997
[17] 96 131 Pakistan Mohali, India 1997
[18] 55 132 Pakistan Kolkata, India 1997
[19] 63 137 India Colombo, Sri Lanka 1997
[20] 73 138 India Colombo, Sri Lanka 1997
[21] 66 139 India Colombo, Sri Lanka 1997
[22] 68 140 India Colombo. Sri Lanka 1997
[23] 50 149 Zimbabwe Colombo, Sri Lanka 1998
[24] 68 151 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 1998
[25] 57 152 Pakistan Kimberley, South Africa 1998
[26] 57 158 New Zealand Colombo, Sri Lanka 1998
[27] 65 172 Australia Sydney, Australia 1999
[28] 51 175 England Adelaide, Australia 1999
[29] 50* 178 Australia Perth, Australia 1999
[30] 61 186 India Colombo, Sri Lanka 1999
[31] 71 188 India Colombo, Sri Lanka 1999
[32] 88 192 West Indies Sharjah, UAE 1999
[33] 54 195 Zimbabwe Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 1999
[34] 54 200 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan 2000
[35] 65 201 Pakistan Gujranwala, Pakistan 2000

: One Day International Half Centuries
Runs Match Against Venue Year
[36] 54 209 Pakistan Colombo, Sri Lanka 2000
[37] 68 211 South Africa Colombo, Sri Lanka 2000
[38] 78 215 Zimbabwe Sharjah, UAE 2000
[39] 87 216 Zimbabwe Sharjah, UAE 2000
[40] 66 221 South Africa Paarl, South Africa 2001
[41] 52 228 New Zealand Hamilton, New Zealand 2001
[42] 70 236 Pakistan Sharjah, UAE 2001
[43] 80 237 New Zealand Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001
[44] 57 240 India Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001
[45] 99 243 India Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001
[46] 83 250 West Indies Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001
[47] 64 253 West Indies Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001
[48] 87 254 Pakistan Sharjah, UAE 2002
[49] 97 269 Pakistan Tangier , Morocco 2002
[50] 71 271 South Africa Tangier , Morocco 2002
[51] 74 275 India Colombo, Sri Lanka 2002
[52] 99 288 England Adelaide, Australia 2003
[53] 55* 290 Bangladesh Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 2003
[54] 66 293 West Indies Cape Town, South Africa 2003
[55] 55 311 Australia Dambulla, Sri Lanka 2004
[56] 79 327 South Africa Colombo, Sri Lanka 2004
[57] 53 330 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan 2004
[58] 67 338 India Colombo, Sri Lanka 2004
[59] 86 351 South Africa Perth, Australia 2006
[60] 96 357 Bangladesh Bogra, Bangladesh 2006
[61] 70 375 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 2007
[62] 63* 377 India Kolkata, India 2007
[63] 64 387 New Zealand St George's, Grenada 2007
[64] 63 391 Australia Bridgetown, Barbados 2007
[65] 72 413 Bangladesh Lahore, Pakistan 2008
[66] 60 421 India Colombo, Sri Lanka 2008
[67] 54 423 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh 2009
[68] 98 437 India Colombo, Sri Lanka 2009

: One Day International Half Centuries
Format World Record Team Total Team Top Scorer Score Date
Test 952/6d Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya 340 2 � 6 August 1997
ODI 443/9 Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya 157 4 July 2006
T20I 260/6 Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya 88 14 September 2007

Test Cricket - Man of the Series awards :
# Series Season Series Performance Result
1 India in Sri Lanka Test Series 2000 571 (2 Matches, 3 Innings); 3-84, 2 Ct. Drawn
2 Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series 2004/05 424 (2 Matches, 4 Innings); 2-47 1-1

Test Cricket - Man of the match awards :
# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 1st Test - India in Sri Lanka Test Series 1997 1st Innings - 340(4x36, 6x2); 3 wickets, 1 Ct. Drawn
2 1st Test - India in Sri Lanka Test Series 2001 1st Innings - 111(4x16, 6x1); 2 Ct.
2nd Innings - 6* (4X1); 1 wicket		 wickets
3 3rd Test - Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series 2001/02 1st Innings - 28(4x3); 5 wickets
2nd Innings - 36 (4X6); 4 wickets, 1 Ct.		 runs
4 1st Test - Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series 2004/05 1st Innings - 38(4x4); 1 wicket, 1 run-out
2nd Innings - 253 (4X33, 6x4)		 runs

One-Day International Cricket - Man of the series awards :
# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 Wills World Cup in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka 1995/96 221(6 Matches); 7-231, 5 Ct.
2 Singer Cup in Singapore 1995/96 221(3 Matches); 3-115, 2 Ct. runs
3 Pepsi Independence Cup in India 1997 306(5 Matches); 5-200
4 India in Sri Lanka 1997 210(3 Matches); 5-184, 1 Ct.) 2-0
5 Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka 1997/98 199(3 Matches); 4-154, 1 Ct. 3-0
6 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy in UAE 2000/01 413(5 Matches); 1-111, 4 Ct. runs
7 Coca-Cola Cup in Sri Lanka 2001 305(7 Matches); 3-188, 4 Ct. runs
8 LG Abans Triangular Series in Sri Lanka 2001/02 194(5 Matches, 5 Innings);8-167,1 Ct. runs
9 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka 2004 293(6 Matches); 4-78, 1 Ct. runs
10 NatWest Series(Eng, SL) in England 2006 322(5 Matches); 5-185 5-0
11 Laqshya Series in Sri Lanka 2007 53(3 Matches); 9-68 3-0

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Batsmen with 10,000 or more runs in ODI cricket

IN Sachin Tendulkar * LK Sanath Jayasuriya * PK Inzamam-ul-Haq * IN Sourav Ganguly * AU Ricky Ponting * IN Rahul Dravid * TT Brian Lara * ZA Jacques Kallis

Bowlers who have taken 300 One-Day International wickets

PK Wasim Akram * LK Muttiah Muralitharan * PK Waqar Younis * IN Anil Kumble * ZA Shaun Pollock * AU Glenn McGrath * IN Javagal Srinath * LK Chaminda Vaas * LK Sanath Jayasuriya * AU Brett Lee

Sri Lanka squad 1992 Cricket World Cup

De Silva (c), Anurasiri, Gurusinha, Hathurusingha, Jayasuriya, Kalpage, Mahanama, Ramanayake, Ranatunga, Ratnayake, Samarasekera, Tillakaratne (wk), Wickramasinghe, Wijegunawardene
Coach :

Sri Lanka squad 1996 Cricket World Cup (1st Title)

Ranatunga (c), Atapattu, Chandana, De Silva, Dharmasena, Gurusinha, Kaluwitharana (wk), Jayasuriya, Mahanama, Muralitharan, Pushpakumara, Tillakaratne, Vaas, Wickramasinghe
Coach : Whatmore

Sri Lanka squad 1999 Cricket World Cup

Ranatunga (c), Muralitharan, Atapattu, Jayawardene, Mahanama, Tillakaratne, Kaluwitharana (wk), Vaas, De Silva, Wickramasinghe, Kalpage, Chandana, Upashantha, Hathurusingha, Jayasuriya
Coach : Dias

Sri Lanka squad 2003 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists

Jayasuriya (c), Atapattu, Jayawardene, Sangakkara (wk), De Silva, Arnold, Mubarak, Tillakaratne, Muralitharan, Vaas, Fernando, Gunaratne, Gunawardene, Nissanka, Buddhika
Coach : Whatmore

Sri Lanka squad 2007 Cricket World Cup Runners-Up

Jayawardene (c), Atapattu, Jayasuriya, Tharanga, Sangakkara, Dilshan, Arnold, Silva, Maharoof, Vaas, Fernando, Malinga, Kulasekara, Muralitharan, Bandara
Coach : Moody



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