List of international cricket centuries by Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya is a Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is an all-rounder and opening batsman, and is known for his aggressive batting style that has earned him the name "Master Blaster".[1][2] His batting style introduced a new strategy to the game during the 1996 World Cup, where he and fellow opener Romesh Kaluwitharana batted highly aggressively in the early overs using fielding restrictions[N 1] to their advantage. This later became a standard opening batting strategy and, according to Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath, Jayasuriya "changed everyone's thinking about how to start innings".[5] As a result of his performances, Jayasuriya was selected as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997,[6] despite not having played in the previous English cricketing season.[N 2][9] He scored 42 centuries in Test and One Day International (ODI) games, but was not been able to score a century in a Twenty20 International match, where his highest score is 88.[10]

Sanath Jayasuriya has the most centuries (28) for Sri Lanka in ODIs.

Although Jayasuriya made his Test debut in 1991, it was not until 1996 that he scored his first century, when he had become a regular player in the Sri Lankan side.[11] His career high of 340 against India in August 1997 was the highest score by a Sri Lankan cricketer until 2006[12] and is also part of the highest team total (952/6) made in Test cricket.[13][14] He has also scored two double centuries; 213 against England and 253 against Pakistan. His 157 against Zimbabwe in 2004 is the second fastest century by a Sri Lankan player.[15] Jayasuriya, having scored centuries against every Test playing nation except New Zealand and the West Indies,[16] retired from Test cricket in 2007 with 14 to his name.[16]

Jayasuriya made his ODI debut in 1989 and started playing as an opening batsman in 1993.[17] He went on to score his first century in 1994 against New Zealand. From then on, Jayasuriya has scored the highest number of ODI centuries for Sri Lanka with 28 to his name. As of September 2019, he holds fourth place for the most ODI centuries in a career, behind Sachin Tendulkar (49 centuries), Virat Kohli (43 centuries) and Ricky Ponting (30 centuries).[18] His second century, 134 against Pakistan in 1996, was scored at a strike rate of 206.15 and was the fastest century in ODI cricket at the time. This record was later broken by Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi.[19] The 189 he made against India in 2000 is the sixth highest ODI score in a single innings.[20] Making his second highest ODI score of 157 against the Netherlands in 2006, Jayasuriya paved the way for Sri Lanka to set the world record for the highest ODI team total of 443/9.[21] With his 107 against India on 28 January 2009, Jayasuriya39 years and 212 days old at the timebecame the oldest player to score a century,[22] and also became the second player to score more than 13,000 runs in a career.[N 3][23]

Key

Test centuries

Test centuries scored by Sanath Jayasuriya[24]
No.ScoreAgainstPos.Inn.TestVenueH/ADateResultRef
1 112 Australia1 43/3 Adelaide Oval, AdelaideAway25 January 1996Lost[25]
2 113 Pakistan1 32/2 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, ColomboHome26 April 1997Drawn[26]
3 340  India1 21/2 R. Premadasa Stadium, ColomboHome2 August 1997Drawn[27]
4 199 India1 32/2 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, ColomboHome9 August 1997Drawn[28]
5 213 England1 21/1 The Oval, KenningtonAway27 August 1998Won[29]
6 188  Pakistan2 13/3 Asgiriya Stadium, KandyHome28 June 2000Drawn[30]
7 148  South Africa2 11/3 Galle International Stadium, GalleHome20 July 2000Won[31]
8 111  India2 21/3 Galle International Stadium, GalleHome14 August 2001Won[32]
9 139  Zimbabwe2 22/3 Asgiriya Stadium, KandyHome4 January 2002Won[33]
10 145  Bangladesh6 21/2 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, ColomboHome21 July 2002Won[34]
11 131 Australia2 42/3 Asgiriya Stadium, KandyHome16 March 2004Lost[35]
12 157 Zimbabwe2 21/2 Harare Sports Club Ground, HarareAway6 May 2004Won[36]
13 253  Pakistan2 31/2 Iqbal Stadium, FaisalabadAway20 October 2004Won[37]
14 107 Pakistan1 32/2 National Stadium, KarachiAway28 October 2004Lost[38]

ODI centuries

ODI centuries scored by Sanath Jayasuirya[39]
No.ScoreBallsAgainstPos.Inn.S/RVenueH/A/NDateResultRef
1 140143 New Zealand2 197.90 Goodyear Park, BloemfonteinNeutral8 December 1994No result[40]
2 134 65 Pakistan1 1206.15 Singapore Cricket Club, PadangNeutral2 April 1996Won[41]
3 120* 128 India1 293.75 R. Premadasa Stadium, ColomboHome28 August 1996Won[42]
4 151* 120 India1 2125.83 Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiAway17 May 1997Won[43]
5 108 83 Bangladesh1 1130.12 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, ColomboHome22 July 1997Won[44]
6 134* 114 Pakistan1 2117.54 Gaddafi Stadium, LahoreAway5 November 1997Won[45]
7 102 100 Zimbabwe1 2102.00 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, ColomboHome26 January 1998Won[46]
8 105 116 India1 190.51 Bangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaNeutral1 June 2000Won[47]
9 189 161 India1 1117.39 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, SharjahNeutral29 October 2000Won[48]
10 103 83 New Zealand1 2124.09 Eden Park, AucklandAway6 February 2001Won[49]
11 107 116 New Zealand2 192.24 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, SharjahNeutral10 April 2001Won[50]
12 112 87 England1 1128.73 Headingley, LeedsAway2 July 2002Lost[51]
13 102* 120 Pakistan1 285.00 R. Premadasa Stadium, ColomboHome12 September 2002Won[52]
14 122 105 Australia2 1116.19 Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway9 January 2003Won[53]
15 106 110 England2 196.36 Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyNeutral13 January 2003Won[54]
16 120 125 New Zealand2 196.00 Goodyear Park, BloemfonteinNeutral10 February 2003Won[55]
17 107* 101 Bangladesh2 2105.94 R. Premadasa Stadium, ColomboHome23 July 2004Won[56]
18 130132 India2 298.48 R. Premadasa Stadium, ColomboHome27 July 2004Lost[57]
19 114 96 Australia2 1118.75 Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway22 January 2006Won[58]
20 122 136 England2 189.70 The Oval, KenningtonAway20 June 2006Won[59]
21 152 99 England2 2153.53 Headingley, LeedsAway1 July 2006Won[60]
22 157 104 Netherlands2 1150.96 VRA Cricket Ground, AmstelveenAway4 July 2006Won[61]
23 111 82 New Zealand2 2135.36 McLean Park, NapierAway28 December 2006Won[62]
24 109 87 Bangladesh2 1125.28 Queen's Park Oval, Port of SpainNeutral21 March 2007Won (D/L)[63]
25 115 101 West Indies2 1113.86 Providence Stadium, GuyanaAway1 April 2007Won[64]
26 130 88 Bangladesh1 1147.72 National Stadium, KarachiNeutral30 June 2008Won[65]
27 125114 India1 1109.64 National Stadium, KarachiNeutral6 July 2008Won[66]
28 107 114 India2 193.85 Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, DambullaHome28 January 2009Lost[67]

Notes

  1. Only two fielders were allowed in the outfield outside the 30 yard circle for a duration of 15 overs from the start of the match. The remaining nine (including the bowler and wicket-keeper) had to be placed inside the circle. This rule has since changed with the introduction of powerplays.[3][4]
  2. A player is selected as a Wisden Cricketer for his "influence on the previous English season".[7] Therefore the selected players are usually those who have excelled in their performances during the season. Jayasuriya, who had not played in it, was selected because his batting had "changed the shape of the one-day game for good", and thereby influenced the English season as well.[8]
  3. Sachin Tendulkar was the first player to go past 13,000 ODI runs.

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