Sanath Jayasuriya ODI record against Australia
1989-12-26 – 2008-02-29 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 47 ODI matches against Australia with recorded batting or bowling figures: 47 batting innings and 38 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 47 | 966 | 44 | 21.95 | 83.34 |
| Bowling | 38 | 1,326 | 29 | 45.72 | 54.10 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 5.07 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 1,569.
Batting milestones in this sample: 2 centuries and 4 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 1,159.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
ODI
- 198916 runs
- 199031 runs
- 199224 runs
- 19948 runs
- 199524 runs
- 1996167 runs
- 1999167 runs
- 200245 runs
- 2003146 runs
- 200476 runs
- 2006145 runs
- 200775 runs
- 200842 runs
- 19900 wickets
- 19920 wickets
- 19942 wickets
- 19950 wickets
- 19965 wickets
- 199912 wickets
- 20022 wickets
- 20036 wickets
- 20041 wickets
- 20060 wickets
- 20070 wickets
- 20081 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 13 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 10.50 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 63 | 37.50 | 94.93 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 5.90 | N/A |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 145 | 114 | 29.00 | 101.39 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 143 | 4 | 0 | N/A | 6.15 | N/A |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 55 | 15.20 | 77.55 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 98 | 5 | 1 | 172.00 | 5.05 | 204.00 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 146 | 122 | 48.66 | 97.33 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 150 | 4 | 6 | 26.16 | 4.75 | 33.00 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 42 | 22.50 | 66.17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 27.50 | 5.50 | 30.00 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | 167 | 65 | 33.40 | 92.77 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 180 | 7 | 12 | 23.25 | 4.56 | 30.58 |
| 1996 | 8 | 8 | 167 | 44 | 20.87 | 93.29 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 179 | 8 | 5 | 71.00 | 5.37 | 79.20 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | 92.30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.37 | N/A |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 18.18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 32.00 | 4.57 | 42.00 |
| 1992 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8.00 | 52.17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.00 | N/A |
| 1990 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 15.50 | 44.92 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.33 | N/A |
| 1989 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8.00 | 76.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 14 | 235 | 18.07 | 86.08 | 13 | 13 | 31.07 |
| Away | 27 | 27 | 621 | 23.88 | 83.80 | 19 | 13 | 53.15 |
| Neutral | 6 | 6 | 110 | 22.00 | 75.86 | 6 | 3 | 77.00 |
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 Cricket Ground
- Best recorded bowling · 5/28
ODI v Australia · Galle International Stadium
- Highest recorded innings · 122 runs
ODI v Australia · Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v Australia · Melbourne Cricket Ground
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-29 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 2008-02-29 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 23 | 32 | - | - |
| 2008-02-22 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 2008-02-15 | WACA Ground | 2 | 12 | 10 | - | - |
| 2008-02-08 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 7 | 13 | - | - |
| 2007-04-28 | Kensington Oval | 2 | 63 | 67 | - | - |
| 2007-04-28 | Kensington Oval | 1 | - | - | 0 | 33 |
| 2007-04-16 | National Cricket Stadium, St George's | 2 | - | - | 0 | 32 |
| 2007-04-16 | National Cricket Stadium, St George's | 1 | 12 | 12 | - | - |
| 2006-02-14 | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1 | 6 | 12 | - | - |
| 2006-02-12 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 2006-02-12 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | - | - | 0 | 52 |
| 2006-02-10 | Adelaide Oval | 2 | - | - | 0 | 5 |
| 2006-02-10 | Adelaide Oval | 1 | 25 | 22 | - | - |
| 2006-01-29 | WACA Ground | 2 | - | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2006-01-29 | WACA Ground | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 2006-01-22 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2006-01-22 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | 114 | 96 | - | - |
| 2004-02-29 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2 | 13 | 19 | - | - |
| 2004-02-29 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1 | - | - | 0 | 24 |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Crickrida’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.