Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya
සනත් ජයසූරිය
Sanath Jayasuriya playing cricket for Sri Lanka
Personal information
Full name Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
Born 30 June 1969 (1969-06-30) (age 42)
Matara, Ceylon
Nickname Master Blaster[1], Matara Mauler[2]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Batting style Left-hand
Bowling style Slow left arm orthodox
Role Batsman and left arm spinner
International information
National side Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 49) 22-26 February 1991 v New Zealand
Last Test 1-5 December 2007 v England
ODI debut (cap 58) 26 December 1989 v Australia
Last ODI 28 June 2011 v England
ODI shirt no. 07
Domestic team information
Years Team
1994 - present Bloomfield
2005 Somerset
2007 Marylebone Cricket Club
2007 Lancashire
2008 Warwickshire
2008-2010 Mumbai Indians
2010 Worcestershire
2011 Ruhuna Rhinos
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List A
Matches 110 445 264 557
Runs scored 6973 13430 14782 16128
Batting average 40.07 32.36 45.56 31.19
100s/50s 14/31 28/68 29/70 31/82
Top score 340 189 340 189
Balls bowled 8,188 14874 15,221 17,730
Wickets 98 323 205 413
Bowling average 34.34 36.75 33.12 34.85
5 wickets in innings 2 4 2 5
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 5/34 6/29 5/34 6/29
Catches/stumpings 78/0 123/0 162/0 153/0
Source: Cricinfo player profile, 27 December 2011
Honourable
 Sanath Jayasuriya
MP
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament
for Matara District
Incumbent
Assumed office
22nd April 2010
President Mahinda Rajapakse
Personal details
Born June 30, 1969 (1969-06-30) (age 42)
Matara, Ceylon
Nationality Sri Lankan
Political party United People's Freedom Alliance
Spouse(s) Sandra Jayasuriya
Alma mater St. Servatius' College, Matara
Occupation Cricketer
Religion Buddhism

Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (Sinhala: සනත් ටෙරාන් ජයසූරිය, born 30 June 1969) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a politician. Jayasuriya was an all-rounder, who played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011. He was also the captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1999 to 2003. The only player to score more than 13,000 runs and capture more than 300 wickets in One Day Internationals, he is regarded as one of the best all rounders in the history of Limited overs cricket.[3][4]

He ran for public office at the 2010 Sri Lankan general elections and was elected to the parliament from his native Matara District.[5]

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Personal life

Jayasuriya was born in Matara to the family of Dunstan and Breeda Jayasuriya and has an elder brother, Chandana Jayasuriya. He was educated at St. Servatius' College, Matara, where his cricketing talents were nourished by his school principal, G.L. Galappathy, and cricket coach, Lionel Wagasinghe. Sanath Jayasuriya is married to Sandra De Silva, a former flight attendant of Sri Lankan Airlines. Sanath and Sandra have 3 children.

Sanath Jayasuriya is the first cricketer to be appointed as a UN Goodwill Ambassador (by UNAIDS, Geneva) for his commitment to prevention of HIV/AIDS among young people in Sri Lanka. He entered politics in February 2010 as a candidate for Matara District. His party is the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Jayasuriya continued to play cricket after he has secured the most number of preferential votes from the Matara District by obtaining 74,352 votes.

Style and International Career

Batting style

Sanath Jayasuriya held a very unique record almost never to be achieved by a single cricket player. He held the records for the fastest fifty (against Pakistan 17 balls), fastest 100 (against Pakistan 48 balls) and fastest 150 (against England in 95 balls) in ODI cricket. Though he lost the fastest 100 to Shahid Afridi and fastest 150 to Shane Watson, he still holds the record for the fastest fifty. Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar are the only players in history to have 4 ODI scores over 150.

Along with his opening partner Romesh Kaluwitharana, Jayasuriya revolutionized One Day International batting with his aggressive tactics during the 1996 Cricket World Cup, a strategy they first tried on the preceding tour of Australia. The tactic used was to take advantage of the early fielding restrictions by smashing the opening bowlers to all parts of the cricket ground, particularly by lofting their deliveries over the mandatory infielders, rather than the established tactic of building up momentum gradually. This was a novel but potentially match-winning tactic at that time, and Sri Lanka, who had previously never made it out of the preliminary rounds, went on to win the World Cup without a single defeat. Their new gameplan is now the standard opening batting strategy in limited overs cricket for the modern era. Glenn McGrath cited Jayasuriya in his XI of toughest batsmen, noting "it is always a massive compliment to someone to say they changed the game, and his storming innings in the 1996 World Cup changed everyone's thinking about how to start innings."[6]

Jayasuriya is known for both cuts and pulls along with his trademark shot, a lofted cut over point. He was the key player in Sri Lanka's victory in the 1996 Cricket World Cup, where he was adjudged Man of the Tournament in recognition of his all-round contributions. His philosophy towards batting is summarized by an all-aggression approach and over the years he has dominated almost every one day bowling combination that he has faced at one stage or another. Batsmen such as Adam Gilchrist and Virender Sehwag have similar styles. This is because of his ability to make huge match-winning contributions at rapid pace once he gets in, he holds the record for the second highest number of one day centuries and has scored the second most 150+ scores (4 scores) (Sachin Tendulkar has the most 150+ scores at 5). His devastating performances have ensured that Sri Lanka have won almost 80% of the matches that he scores over 50 in. This is due to the rapid rate in which he scores his runs as well as the psychological effect he has on opposition bowling attacks.

He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1997 and served as captain of the Sri Lankan team in 38 Test matches from 1999 to 2003. He is a very useful all-rounder with a good batting average in both Test cricket and One Day Internationals, and an excellent batting strike rate in One Day Internationals.

As a left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he has a reasonable bowling average and economy rate. He regularly helps to decrease the workloads of strike bowlers Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas and as of August 2007 has 400 international wickets.

Jayasuriya is a skillful infielder, with a report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showing that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the seventh highest number of run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the eleventh highest success rate.[7]

Test career

Jayasuriya held the record for the highest Test score made by a Sri Lankan, 340 against India in 1997. This effort was part of a second-wicket partnership with Roshan Mahanama that set the then all-time record for any partnership in Test history, with 576 runs. Both records were surpassed in July 2006 when fellow Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene scored 374 as part of a 624-run partnership with Kumar Sangakkara against South Africa. On 20 September 2005, during the Second Test of the home series against Bangladesh, Jayasuriya became the first Sri Lankan to play 100 Tests, and the 33rd Test cricketer to achieve this feat.

Jayasuriya announced his intention to retire from Test cricket following the Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka in April 2006. He reversed his decision soon after, however, joining the Sri Lankan cricket team in England in May 2006. Missing the first two Tests, Jayasuriya returned in the Third Test at Trent Bridge.[8] Although his Test performances were not notable.

After scoring 78 runs on day three of the first Test against England in Kandy in 2007, he announced he was to retire from Test cricket[9] at the end of the match. In that inning he hit six fours in one over against James Anderson.

One day international career

Jayasuriya's highest ODI score is 189 runs, scored against India in Sharjah in 2000. It remains the highest ODI score by a Sri Lankan, and at the time of the innings it was the third-highestNote 1 in ODI history. Until December 2009, he held the four highest individual scores by a Sri Lankan, and seven of the top nine.[10]

He currently holds the record fastest fifty in ODIs, scored off just 17 balls. Jayasuriya was the previous record-holder for the fastest century (off 48 balls), before losing that claim to Shahid Afridi of Pakistan. He has also held the world record for most ODI sixes (270 in 441 ODI's), which was surpassed by Shahid Afridi during the 2010 Asia Cup match against Bangladesh. He has become the fourth batsman to score more than 10,000 runs and the second batsman to score more than 12,000, and 13,000 runs in the history of ODIs. He also is the third highest century getter in ODIs with 28 centuries. He used to hold the record of scoring most runs in an ODI over (30; he has achieved this twice).This record is now with South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs (36 runs in an over).He used to hold the record of heading the most ODI caps by an international cricketer 444, till Sachin Tendulkar (India) equalled the record in January 2011 against South Africa.

During the one-day Natwest series in May 2006 in England, he scored two centuries, including scoring 152 off 99 balls in the final match. In that innings, he and Upul Tharanga (109) put on 286 runs for the first wicket, a new record.[11] Jayasuriya's batting display earned him the Man of the Series award as Sri Lanka won the series 5-0.

Following the Natwest Trophy, Sri Lanka travelled to Holland for a two-match one-day series. In the first game, Jayasuriya scored 157 off 104 balls as Sri Lanka posted 443/9,[12] beating the 438/9 South Africa scored against Australia in March 2006. Sri Lanka won the match by 195 runs. On a personal note the innings was his 4th score of over 150 in ODI cricket and he is currently the only player to do so other than Sachin Tendulkar who has achieved it five times. It was also his second successive score of 150 plus, another first in ODI cricket.

He also scored 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries in the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in the West Indies.In 2008, his one-day career was all but over when he was omitted for the ODIs in the West Indies. However, a stirring performance in the IPL—finishing the third-highest run-getter with 514 runs—prompted his country's sports minister to intervene in his selection for the Asia Cup. He ultimately shaped Sri Lanka's title victory with a blistering hundred under pressure.[13] His international career has been revived at the age of 41, after being recalled to the One-day and Twenty-20 squads for Sri Lanka's 2011 tour of England and Scotland.[14]

Twenty20 career

During the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, Jayasuriya appeared to break his tradition of using Kookaburra bats by wielding a normal Reebok sponsored bat. He achieved two half centuries in the group stages against New Zealand and Kenya in this tournament. He also shares a dubious record with James Anderson for having the most expensive figures in a Twenty20 international, having been hit for 64 runs in the maximum of 4 overs.[15] After the Twenty20 World Cup, Jayasuriya played in Sri Lanka's 3-2 One Day International series defeat against England, achieving limited success and then in the 2-0 Test series defeat in Australia. In December 2007, Jayasuriya confirmed that he has signed for Warwickshire for the Twenty20 Cup.[16]

In April 2008, he joined the Mumbai Indians to play in the Indian Premier League T20. After scoring a devastating 114 not out off just 48 balls[17] for the Mumbai Indians against Chennai, Jayasuriya regained his position in the one-day side after he had been dropped for the West Indies tour. He then followed up his century with a 17-ball 48 not out to surpass the Kolkata Knight Riders' score of 67 in just the 6th over, resulting in the biggest victory in Twenty20 history in terms of balls remaining.[18] In 2010 has signed with Worcestershire for their Twenty20 campaign. At the age of 42, Jayasuriya played for the Ruhuna Rhinos in the qualifying round of the 2011 Champions League.[19]

Player Statistics

Career Performance

Centuries

Main article: List of international cricket centuries by Sanath Jayasuriya

Half Centuries

Test Half Centuries

Test Half Centuries of Sanath Jayasuriya
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
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

ODI Half Centuries of Sanath Jayasuriya
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
ODI Half Centuries of Sanath Jayasuriya
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

International Records

Top Scorers in World Record Team Totals
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

Past International Records

Awards

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 Drawn 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		 Won by 10 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.		 Won by 315 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)		 Won by 201 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. Won World Cup by 7 wickets
2 Singer Cup in Singapore 1995/96 221(3 Matches); 3-115, 2 Ct. Won Singer Cup by 43 runs
3 Pepsi Independence Cup in India 1997 306(5 Matches); 5-200 Won Independence Cup
4 India in Sri Lanka 1997 210(3 Matches); 5-184, 1 Ct.) Won the series 2-0
5 Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka 1997/98 199(3 Matches); 4-154, 1 Ct. Won the series 3-0
6 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy in UAE 2000/01 413(5 Matches); 1-111, 4 Ct. Won by 245 runs
7 Coca-Cola Cup in Sri Lanka 2001 305(7 Matches); 3-188, 4 Ct. Won by 121 runs
8 LG Abans Triangular Series in Sri Lanka 2001/02 194(5 Matches, 5 Innings);8-167,1 Ct. Won by 34 runs
9 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka 2004 293(6 Matches); 4-78, 1 Ct. Won the Asia Cup by 25 runs
10 NatWest Series(Eng, SL) in England 2006 322(5 Matches); 5-185 Won the series 5-0
11 Laqshya Series in Sri Lanka 2007 53(3 Matches); 9-68 Won the series 3-0

Product and brand endorsements

Sanath Jayasuriya endorses the following products:

See also

Footnotes

1.^ Jayasuriya's innings of 189 could have be considered the equal-second highest, matching Viv Richards' innings of 189 n.o. from 1984. However, Richards' innings is generally ranked above Jayasuriya's in lists because he was not out.[23]

References

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  3. ^ "Cricket Legends". Talk Cricket. 2008. http://www.talkcricket.co.uk/guides/cricketing_legends.html. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
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  5. ^ Jamila Najmuddin (9 April 2010). "Master Blaster in parliament". http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/2966-master-blaster-in-parliament.html. 
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  8. ^ http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249041.html
  9. ^ Jayasuriya Confirms Test Retirement After Half-Century
  10. ^ http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=8;type=team
  11. ^ http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/ODIS/PARTNERSHIPS/ODI_PARTNERSHIP_RECORDS.html one-day international record
  12. ^ http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/247827.html highest team total in limited-overs cricket
  13. ^ http://stats.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3519;type=tournament
  14. ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518381.html
  15. ^ Steven Lynch (30 October 2007). "Coming from Goa, and two 300s in one innings". ESPN cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/columns/content/current/story/317596.html. 
  16. ^ Cricinfo - Warwickshire sign Jayasuriya for Twenty20s
  17. ^ http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336018.html
  18. ^ http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336021.html
  19. ^ http://cricketnext.in.com/news/jayasuriyas-experience-will-be-useful/60134-13.html
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  22. ^ "Sanath Jayasuriya named Sports Ambassadors of dialog telekom". www.dialog.lk. http://www.dialog.lk/en/corporate/sports/ambassadors/index.html. Retrieved 2009-01-12. 
  23. ^ Cricinfo Records, One Day Internationals, Batting Records, Most runs in an innings, Retrieved 28th January 2011.

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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
Ruhuna Rhinos – current squad