Prabath Jayasuriya claims his 3rd four-wicket haul in Tests: Stats
What's the story
In the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, Prabath Jayasuriya recorded figures worth 4/136 during the first innings. Jayasuriya's haul included wickets of Tom Latham (70) and Tom Blundell (25) and two tail-enders of the NZ line-up. NZ were folded for 340, managing a lead of 35 runs after SL folded for 305. Here we decode Jayasuriya's four-wicket haul.
Performance
Decoding the spinner's four-wicket haul
Jayasuriya managed one wicket (1/99) off his 31 overs on day two as NZ went to stumps at 255/4. However, on Day 3, the spinner recorded figures of 3/37 in his remaining nine overs, picking up Blundell (25), Mitchell Santer (2) and captain Tim Southee (3). His first victim was opener Latham (70). Jayasuriya bowled five maidens and had an economy rate of 3.4.
Stats
Test and First Class stats
In Tests, Jayasuriya has raced to 83 wickets in 15 matches at 30.21. His best bowling performance (innings) is 7/52. He boasts seven five-wicket hauls and three four-wicket hauls. As per ESPNcricinfo, in First-Class cricket he owns a tally of 420 scalps at 26-plus. His best bowling performance (innings) is 7/26. He also owns 24 four-wicket hauls and 32 five-wicket hauls in FC cricket.
Summary
Match summary: Day two and day three so far
New Zealand got off to a good start with opener Latham managing 70 off 111 and Kane Williamson scoring a brilliant 55-run knock. However, for SL, Dhananjaya De Silva recorded figures worth 2/31 and Ramesh Mendis claimed 1/69. On day three, NZ were folded for 340. SL have started strongly in their 2nd innings.