Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya played for Sri Lanka between 1989 and 2011 as a left-hand all-rounder. Appearances: 110 Tests, 445 ODIs and 31 T20Is. In Tests: 6,973 runs at an average of 40.07 and 98 wickets.

Rewrote what an opening batter does in one-day cricket at the 1996 World Cup.

FormatMatRunsAvgWktsSpan
Tests1106,97340.07981989–11
ODIs445———1989–11

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Teams

1988–2011 Bloomfield domestic
1989–2011 Sri Lanka national
2008–2010 Mumbai Indians franchise

Puzzles they have appeared in

Career Path #28 3 Oct 2026

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