Sanath Jayasuriya Test record against Pakistan
1991-12-12 – 2006-04-03 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 16 Test matches against Pakistan with recorded batting or bowling figures: 30 batting innings and 15 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 | 30 | 1,490 | 29 | 51.37 | 59.76 |
| Bowling | 15 | 279 | 5 | 55.80 | 101.80 |
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: 3.28 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 509.
Batting milestones in this sample: 4 centuries and 6 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 2,493.
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.
Test
- 1991112 runs
- 1992126 runs
- 199410 runs
- 1997278 runs
- 2000418 runs
- 200289 runs
- 2004424 runs
- 200633 runs
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 11.00 | 41.25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.84 | N/A |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 424 | 253 | 106.00 | 67.73 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 626 | 4 | 2 | 23.50 | 2.13 | 66.00 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 88 | 44.50 | 53.61 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 166 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 7.00 | N/A |
| 2000 | 6 | 11 | 418 | 188 | 38.00 | 57.10 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 732 | 7 | 3 | 40.00 | 3.65 | 65.66 |
| 1997 | 2 | 4 | 278 | 113 | 69.50 | 60.83 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 457 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.00 | N/A |
| 1994 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5.00 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.07 | N/A |
| 1992 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 81 | 63.00 | 69.23 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1991 | 1 | 2 | 112 | 77 | 112.00 | 47.86 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 234 | 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 | 8 | 14 | 596 | 42.57 | 56.01 | 5 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 8 | 16 | 894 | 59.60 | 62.56 | 10 | 5 | 29.20 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Pakistan · Sialkot
- First century in this archive · 113 runs
Test v Pakistan · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
- Best recorded bowling · 1/4
Test v Pakistan · Iqbal Stadium
- Highest recorded innings · 253 runs
Test v Pakistan · Iqbal Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Pakistan · Asgiriya Stadium
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-03 | Asgiriya Stadium | 1 | 14 | 39 | - | - |
| 2006-03-26 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 4 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2006-03-26 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | 13 | 33 | - | - |
| 2006-03-26 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 2004-10-28 | National Stadium, Karachi | 4 | - | - | 0 | 6 |
| 2004-10-28 | National Stadium, Karachi | 3 | 107 | 129 | - | - |
| 2004-10-28 | National Stadium, Karachi | 2 | - | - | 1 | 35 |
| 2004-10-28 | National Stadium, Karachi | 1 | 26 | 61 | - | - |
| 2004-10-20 | Iqbal Stadium | 4 | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| 2004-10-20 | Iqbal Stadium | 3 | 253 | 348 | - | - |
| 2004-10-20 | Iqbal Stadium | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| 2004-10-20 | Iqbal Stadium | 1 | 38 | 88 | - | - |
| 2002-03-06 | Gaddafi Stadium | 4 | 1 | 7 | - | - |
| 2002-03-06 | Gaddafi Stadium | 3 | - | - | 0 | 7 |
| 2002-03-06 | Gaddafi Stadium | 2 | 88 | 159 | - | - |
| 2000-06-28 | Asgiriya Stadium | 1 | 188 | 358 | - | - |
| 2000-06-21 | Galle International Stadium | 3 | 21 | 42 | - | - |
| 2000-06-21 | Galle International Stadium | 2 | - | - | 0 | 22 |
| 2000-06-21 | Galle International Stadium | 1 | 32 | 54 | - | - |
| 2000-06-14 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | 8 | 22 | - | - |
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.