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Prasanna Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Hewasandatchige Asiri Prasanna Wishvanath Jayawardene
Born October 9, 1979, Colombo
Current age 28 years 290 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira South, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club, Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
18 |
21 |
2 |
509 |
120* |
26.78 |
1136 |
44.80 |
1 |
2 |
56 |
2 |
38 |
10 |
| ODIs |
6 |
5 |
0 |
27 |
20 |
5.40 |
44 |
61.36 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
| First-class |
146 |
226 |
26 |
5281 |
166* |
26.40 |
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6 |
25 |
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356 |
63 |
| List A |
99 |
82 |
9 |
1589 |
62 |
21.76 |
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0 |
7 |
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104 |
42 |
| Twenty20 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
55 |
22 |
11.00 |
68 |
80.88 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| ODIs |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
146 |
|
18 |
9 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.00 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
99 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Twenty20 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
1/8 |
1/8 |
8.00 |
4.00 |
12.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Jun 28-Jul 2, 2000 scorecard |
| Last Test |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Providence, Mar 22-26, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 4, 2003 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, May 22, 2007 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1997/98 |
| Last First-class |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Providence, Mar 22-26, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1997/98 |
| Last List A |
Basnahira North v Basnahira South at Colombo (SSC), Jan 8, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Colombo Cricket Club v Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Colts), Mar 2, 2007 scorecard |
Prasanna Jayawardene looked set for a long career after touring England as a
19-year-old in 1998, but had been marginalised since the rocket-fuelled
arrival of Kumar Sangakkara in 2000. Waiting on the sidelines, in fact, had
already been a feature of Jayawardene's career. He made his Test debut against Pakistan at Kandy in June 2000, but was confined to
the dressing-room throughout, as Sri Lanka batted over the first three days before rain washed out play on the last two. The resurgence of Romesh Kaluwitharana threatened to push Jayawardene further down the pecking order, but his batting has
steadily improved in the intervening years, and with the Sri Lankan selectors voicing their concerns about overburdening Sangakkara, Jayawardene was recalled to the Test squad for the tour of Zimbabwe in April 2004. However, it wasn't until the tour of New Zealand in 2006-07 when he established himself in the Test side, allowing Sangakkara to play as a specialist batsman. Jayawardene started making better contributions with the bat, scoring his maiden century, against Bangladesh. Though Sangakkara remains the first choice keeper in limited overs cricket, Jayawardene was given a chance to reclaim his spot when named in the Champions Trophy probables.
Andrew Miller (July 9, 2008)
Played three years for St. Sebastians College
Plays Division I Cricket for N.C.C.
Jul 22, 2008 |
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Prasanna Jayawardene plays the sweep
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Mar 24, 2008 |
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Prasanna Jayawardene snaps up Ramnaresh Sarwan on the rebound
© DigicelCricket.com/Brooks La Touche Photography |
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Dec 12, 2007 |
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Prasanna Jayawardene stands tall to drive
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