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Sanath Jayasuriya
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
SJ
586Internationals
21,032Career runs
42Centuries
440Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 110
- Innings
- 188
- Runs
- 6,973
- Average
- 40.07
- Strike rate
- 65.18
- Highest score
- 340
- Not outs
- 14
- 100s
- 14
- 50s
- 31
- Ducks
- 15
- 4s
- 910
- 6s
- 59
- Balls faced
- 10,698
Bowling
- Matches
- 110
- Innings
- 140
- Balls
- 8,188
- Maidens
- 323
- Runs conceded
- 3,366
- Wickets
- 98
- Average
- 34.34
- Economy
- 2.46
- Strike rate
- 83.55
- Best innings
- 5/34
- Best match
- 9/74
- 4 wickets
- 6
- 5 wickets
- 2
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 110
- Innings
- 196
- Catches
- 78
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 78
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 78
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.397
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 445
- Innings
- 433
- Runs
- 13,430
- Average
- 32.36
- Strike rate
- 91.20
- Highest score
- 189
- Not outs
- 18
- 100s
- 28
- 50s
- 68
- Ducks
- 34
- 4s
- 1,500
- 6s
- 270
- Balls faced
- 14,725
Bowling
- Matches
- 445
- Innings
- 368
- Balls
- 14,874
- Maidens
- 45
- Runs conceded
- 11,871
- Wickets
- 323
- Average
- 36.75
- Economy
- 4.78
- Strike rate
- 46.04
- Best innings
- 6/29
- Best match
- 6/29
- 4 wickets
- 8
- 5 wickets
- 4
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 445
- Innings
- 441
- Catches
- 123
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 123
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 123
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.278
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 31
- Innings
- 30
- Runs
- 629
- Average
- 23.29
- Strike rate
- 129.15
- Highest score
- 88
- Not outs
- 3
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 4
- Ducks
- 4
- 4s
- 76
- 6s
- 23
- Balls faced
- 487
Bowling
- Matches
- 31
- Innings
- 24
- Balls
- 371
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 456
- Wickets
- 19
- Average
- 24.00
- Economy
- 7.37
- Strike rate
- 19.52
- Best innings
- 3/21
- Best match
- 3/21
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 31
- Innings
- 31
- Catches
- 4
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 4
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 4
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.129
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
584 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-28 | England v Sri Lanka | ODI | England won by 110 runs |
| 2011-06-25 | England v Sri Lanka | T20I | Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets |
| 2010-05-23 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | T20I | Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets |
| 2010-05-13 | England v Sri Lanka | T20I | England won by 7 wickets |
| 2010-05-11 | India v Sri Lanka | T20I | Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets |
| 2010-05-09 | Australia v Sri Lanka | T20I | Australia won by 81 runs |
| 2010-05-07 | West Indies v Sri Lanka | T20I | Sri Lanka won by 57 runs |
| 2010-05-03 | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | T20I | Sri Lanka won by 14 runs |
| 2010-04-30 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | T20I | New Zealand won by 2 wickets |
| 2009-12-27 | India v Sri Lanka | ODI | No result |
| 2009-12-24 | India v Sri Lanka | ODI | India won by 7 wickets |
| 2009-12-15 | India v Sri Lanka | ODI | India won by 3 runs |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 16 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 6 | 182 | 78 | 30.33 | 68.42 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 266 | 5 | 2 | 42.50 | 2.74 | 93.00 |
| 2006 | 7 | 12 | 211 | 73 | 17.58 | 68.06 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 310 | 7 | 4 | 66.25 | 2.62 | 151.25 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10 | 192 | 48 | 21.33 | 74.13 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 259 | 6 | 3 | 48.00 | 2.61 | 110.00 |
| 2004 | 11 | 20 | 1,130 | 253 | 56.50 | 70.01 | 4 | 3 | 143 | 11 | 1,614 | 21 | 15 | 25.53 | 2.32 | 65.86 |
| 2003 | 7 | 12 | 469 | 85 | 42.63 | 58.69 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 799 | 9 | 5 | 46.20 | 2.08 | 133.20 |
| 2002 | 9 | 14 | 653 | 145 | 46.64 | 64.91 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 8 | 1,006 | 12 | 13 | 20.84 | 2.13 | 58.61 |
| 2001 | 13 | 22 | 663 | 111 | 34.89 | 66.70 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 6 | 994 | 18 | 19 | 24.68 | 2.16 | 68.42 |
| 2000 | 10 | 18 | 722 | 188 | 40.11 | 61.34 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 5 | 1,177 | 12 | 8 | 31.87 | 3.15 | 60.62 |
| 1999 | 6 | 10 | 139 | 49 | 17.37 | 54.50 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 255 | 10 | 4 | 29.50 | 1.88 | 94.00 |
| 1998 | 8 | 15 | 511 | 213 | 36.50 | 68.86 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 6 | 742 | 11 | 10 | 39.50 | 2.35 | 100.80 |
| 1997 | 11 | 19 | 1,271 | 340 | 66.89 | 65.27 | 3 | 7 | 140 | 9 | 1,947 | 12 | 9 | 38.55 | 2.71 | 85.33 |
| 1996 | 3 | 5 | 219 | 112 | 54.75 | 71.33 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 307 | 3 | 2 | 29.00 | 2.41 | 72.00 |
| 1994 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 8.60 | 66.15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 3.95 | N/A |
| 1993 | 5 | 8 | 166 | 65 | 27.66 | 61.02 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 272 | 7 | 4 | 52.25 | 3.73 | 84.00 |
| 1992 | 3 | 5 | 148 | 81 | 37.00 | 61.15 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 242 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.88 | N/A |
| 1991 | 4 | 7 | 254 | 77 | 50.80 | 57.33 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 443 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.71 | N/A |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 22 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 46.00 | 7.66 | 36.00 |
| 2009 | 23 | 23 | 643 | 107 | 27.95 | 95.25 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 675 | 15 | 12 | 40.91 | 5.27 | 46.58 |
| 2008 | 18 | 17 | 578 | 130 | 34.00 | 106.64 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 20 | 542 | 10 | 3 | 55.00 | 5.12 | 64.33 |
| 2007 | 26 | 26 | 775 | 115 | 32.29 | 95.32 | 2 | 4 | 84 | 26 | 813 | 21 | 20 | 29.50 | 4.41 | 40.10 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | 996 | 152 | 43.30 | 102.78 | 4 | 2 | 113 | 27 | 969 | 22 | 16 | 40.06 | 4.61 | 52.12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | 295 | 67 | 26.81 | 88.32 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 334 | 5 | 1 | 112.00 | 5.25 | 128.00 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | 703 | 130 | 31.95 | 84.09 | 2 | 3 | 82 | 5 | 836 | 22 | 16 | 40.25 | 4.29 | 56.25 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | 812 | 122 | 42.73 | 86.38 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 12 | 940 | 21 | 20 | 37.50 | 4.87 | 46.20 |
| 2002 | 30 | 30 | 1,041 | 112 | 35.89 | 91.47 | 2 | 4 | 123 | 20 | 1,138 | 26 | 14 | 54.64 | 5.25 | 62.42 |
| 2001 | 33 | 33 | 1,202 | 107 | 37.56 | 83.24 | 2 | 8 | 128 | 26 | 1,444 | 31 | 26 | 36.53 | 4.43 | 49.46 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | 910 | 189 | 43.33 | 87.92 | 2 | 6 | 101 | 13 | 1,035 | 20 | 14 | 41.85 | 4.54 | 55.28 |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | 635 | 88 | 25.40 | 86.04 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 11 | 738 | 25 | 27 | 32.37 | 4.77 | 40.66 |
| 1998 | 23 | 23 | 661 | 102 | 28.73 | 83.67 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 7 | 790 | 22 | 22 | 36.63 | 4.98 | 44.09 |
| 1997 | 26 | 26 | 1,178 | 151 | 51.21 | 113.59 | 3 | 9 | 135 | 30 | 1,037 | 23 | 31 | 30.77 | 5.03 | 36.67 |
| 1996 | 27 | 27 | 906 | 134 | 34.84 | 110.89 | 2 | 4 | 105 | 27 | 817 | 26 | 25 | 41.64 | 4.87 | 51.24 |
| 1995 | 17 | 17 | 494 | 57 | 29.05 | 80.58 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 9 | 613 | 15 | 17 | 31.64 | 4.50 | 42.17 |
| 1994 | 23 | 23 | 562 | 140 | 24.43 | 76.77 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 732 | 21 | 13 | 44.84 | 4.63 | 58.07 |
| 1993 | 20 | 19 | 347 | 65 | 20.41 | 72.74 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 477 | 19 | 29 | 22.24 | 4.85 | 27.48 |
| 1992 | 14 | 13 | 143 | 32 | 11.00 | 86.66 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 165 | 11 | 6 | 50.16 | 5.69 | 52.83 |
| 1991 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2.50 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 6.00 | N/A |
| 1990 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 31 | 11.80 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 3 | 3 | 25.66 | 4.27 | 36.00 |
| 1989 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 13.33 | 65.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 6 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3.75 | 41.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 64.00 | 8.00 | 48.00 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | 298 | 81 | 22.92 | 124.68 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 239 | 11 | 7 | 26.57 | 7.15 | 22.28 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 40 | 24.00 | 126.31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 61 | 16.50 | 126.92 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 31.00 | 9.45 | 19.66 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 51 | 92.00 | 173.58 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 10.60 | 6.62 | 9.60 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v Australia · Melbourne
- Best recorded bowling · 6/29
ODI v England · Moratuwa
- First century in this archive · 140 runs
ODI v New Zealand · Bloemfontein
- Highest recorded innings · 340 runs
Test v India · Colombo (RPS)
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v England · Kennington Oval
Records against the opposition
Selected studies with at least ten batting or bowling innings. Each page includes sample sizes, yearly trends and the scorecards behind the figures.
TestAgainst Pakistan16 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst South Africa15 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst England14 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Australia13 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst India86 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Pakistan79 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Australia47 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst New Zealand46 matches with recorded figures