Jayasuriya set off in manic fashion, slamming 51 from 23 deliveries. By the time Shane Bond removed Upul Tharanga for six, Jayasuriya had raced away t
Jayasuriya set off in manic fashion, slamming 51 from 23 deliveries. By the time Shane Bond removed Upul Tharanga for six, Jayasuriya had raced away to 27 from 15 deliveries with a brutal attack on Bond and James Franklin. Adams, in his first over in New Zealand colours since October 2005, was welcomed with the following greeting: four over backward point, four through square leg, six over wide long-on, and four more through extra cover. It was just as well that rain intervened, from Adams's perspective.
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Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (born June 30, 1969 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. The allrounder has been a member of the Sri Lankan cricket team sinc
Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (born June 30, 1969 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. The allrounder has been a member of the Sri Lankan cricket team since 1989. Powerfully-built, he is arguably, along with Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva, Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan, one of the finest cricketers to emerge from the island. One of the most fearsome strikers of a cricket ball, his attacking approach, coupled with consistency is what has distinguished him as one of the most destructive batsmen in world cricket. A veteran in the game, he scores freely and spearheads the Sri Lankan batting at the top of the order.
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.
He also holds the world's third highest ODI score, which is 189 runs against India. In that match, India were defeated by 245 runs, which as of February 2006, is the second highest margin of defeat by runs in a One-Day International match.
He currently holds the record fastest fifty in ODIs, scored off just 17 balls. Jayasuria was the previous record-holder for the fastest century (off 48 balls), before losing that claim to Shahid Afridi of Pakistan. He has hit over 200 sixes in one day internationals. He has become the fourth batsman to score more than 10,000 runs in ODIs. 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. He holds the record of scoring most runs in an ODI over (30; he has achieved this remarkable feat twice).
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