Sanath Jayasuriya: News
Sanath Jayasuriya is a former professional cricket player from Sri Lanka who has formerly served as the captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. The left-handed batsman has played 110 Test matches and 445 ODIs in his career span. Jayasuriya is popularly known for his explosive style of batting and match-winning all-round performances in ODI matches. He is the only player in cricket history to take over 300 wickets in ODIs and score more than 10,000 runs. He is also considered as one of the greatest all-round cricketers in the history of the limited-overs format. Jayasuriya had a keen interest in the game from a very young age and served as the captain of his college cricket team. He was selected for the Sri Lanka Under-19 team in the 1988 ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup. In 1989, he made his ODI debut against Australia at Melbourne and his Test debut came in 1991 against New Zealand at Hamilton. Jayasuriya revolutionized ODI cricket with his explosive batting in the mid-90s. He played an important role in Sri Lanka’s victory in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. In 2007, Jayasuriya bid farewell to Test cricket.
20 Mar 2021
Cricket: News, Stats and more!RSWS: SL Legends beat SA, set-up summit clash with India
An incredible five-for by Nuwan Kulasekara helped Sri Lanka Legends beat South Africa Legends by eight wickets in the Road Safety World Series T20 semi-final.
01 Jan 2021
Pakistan Cricket TeamRecords Williamson can script in the second Test against Pakistan
New Zealand and Pakistan gear up for the second Test, starting January 3.
24 Dec 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Records Kane Williamson can script in the New Zealand-Pakistan Tests
New Zealand and Pakistan gear up for a two-match Test series, starting on December 26.
02 Dec 2020
Virat KohliKohli reaches 12,000 ODI runs, breaks Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing record
Run Machine Virat Kohli continued his splendid run with an astonishing innings in the third ODI against Australia.
01 Dec 2020
Virat KohliAustralia vs India, 3rd ODI: Records that can be broken
The Aussies have completely overpowered Team India on the high-profile tour so far.
29 Jul 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!#ThisDayThatYear: The highest ever partnership in Test cricket
On this day in 2006, Sri Lankan greats Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene went on to record the highest partnership of all time in Test cricket.
30 Jun 2020
International Cricket Council (ICC)Sri Lanka open probe into 2011 WC final match-fixing claims
Sri Lanka have ordered a criminal probe to look into the allegations that 2011 World Cup final in Mumbai was fixed.
30 Jun 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Happy Birthday Sanath Jayasuriya: A look at his amazing records
Batting legend Sanath Jayasuriya turned 51 on Tuesday.
26 Jun 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!SL Minister submits nine-page report to support match-fixing claims
Former Sri Lanka sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, on Thursday, submitted a detailed report to back his claims that the ICC World Cup 2011 final was fixed.
07 Jun 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Top four spin bowling pairs in history of Test cricket
Spin bowling has been the most decorated art in the longest format.
17 Apr 2020
Indian Premier League (IPL)Indian Premier League: Complete statistical analysis of MI's performance
Four-time Indian Premier League (IPL) winners Mumbai Indians (MI) have enjoyed a lot of success in the cash-rich tournament.
14 Apr 2020
India#ThisDayThatYear: Azhar, Sidhu help India win 4th Asia Cup title
On April 14, 1995, the Indian cricket team went on to lift its fourth Asia Cup title.
09 Apr 2020
India#ThisDayThatYear: Tendulkar became the youngest to scale 3,000 ODI runs
Former Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest to surpass 3,000 ODI runs on this day, 25 years ago.
28 Mar 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!#ThisDayThatYear: Slinga Malinga stuns South Africa with a hat-trick
Lasith Malinga defied the laws of cricket with his quirky action bowling action after announcing himself in 2004.
11 Mar 2020
Indian Premier League (IPL)IPL 2020: Five famous victories of Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians have been the most successful team in the history of Indian Premier League.
27 Dec 2019
IndiaA look at Rohit Sharma's sensational 2019 in numbers
India's opening batsman Rohit Sharma had a sensational 2019.
18 Dec 2019
Karnataka2nd ODI, India beat West Indies: List of records broken
The Indian cricket team beat West Indies on Wednesday to draw level in the three-match ODI series.
17 Dec 2019
Virat Kohli2nd ODI, India vs West Indies: Preview, Dream11 and more
The Indian cricket team is in a must-win scenario against West Indies in the second ODI match to be held on Wednesday in Visakhapatnam.
14 Dec 2019
IndiaIndia-West Indies 1st ODI: Records that can be scripted
After a 2-1 victory in the T20I series, Team India will be aiming to complete the double over West Indies in the upcoming ODIs, starting December 15.
30 Nov 2019
David WarnerDavid Warner scores triple century: Here are the records broken
Australian swashbuckling opener David Warner scored an impressive triple century on Day 2 of the second Test (Day-Night) in Adelaide on Sunday.
13 Oct 2019
Virat KohliIndia beat South Africa: Here are the records broken
The Indian cricket team overcame South Africa in the second Test to clinch the three-match Test series.
09 Oct 2019
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Indian women's cricketer Mithali Raj achieves this milestone: Details here
Indian women's cricketer Mithali Raj has become the first woman to have an international career lasting more than 20 years.
02 Oct 2019
Sri LankaThese cricketers shined as openers rather than in middle order
Every cricketer likes to bat at a specific batting position in his/her desired batting order.
11 Jul 2019
England Cricket TeamEngland beat Australia: Here are the records broken
England crushed Australia in the second semi-final of the ICC World Cup 2019 at Edgbaston on Thursday.
28 Jun 2019
Pakistan NewsPakistan vs Afghanistan: Statistical preview, pitch report and head-to-head
Pakistan will be aiming to win their third game on the trot in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019.
25 Jun 2019
IndiaShakib Al Hasan serves a warning to Team India
Bangladesh's star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been in magical form, allowing Bangladesh to scale new heights in the ICC World Cup 2019.
24 Jun 2019
AfghanistanBangladesh beat Afghanistan: Here are the key takeaways
Bangladesh rode on an all-round performance from Shakib Al Hasan, to tame Afghanistan by 62 runs in the match number 31 of the ICC World Cup 2019 at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Monday.
20 Jun 2019
England Cricket TeamEngland vs Sri Lanka: Statistical preview, pitch report and head-to-head
In-form England, who have been breathtaking in the ICC World Cup 2019, take on Sri Lanka in match number 27 on Friday.
18 Jun 2019
Cricket: News, Stats and more!World Cup: Here are records scripted by Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh's star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan played a crucial role last night, as it was his ton that allowed his side to triumph Windies in the ICC World Cup 2019.
15 Jun 2019
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Australia beat Sri Lanka: Here are the records broken
Australia notched their fourth win of the ICC World Cup 2019 to go top of the 10-team table.
10 May 2019
International Cricket Council (ICC)ICC charges two former Lankan cricketers with match-fixing
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged two former Sri Lankan cricketers Nuwan Zoysa and Avishka Gunawardene with match-fixing.
28 Apr 2019
Indian Premier League (IPL)IPL 2019: DC beat RCB, here are the records broken
Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in match number 46 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019.
24 Mar 2019
MumbaiIPL: Top five matches between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals
As the IPL 12 is off to flying start, things are sure to get more interesting as the tournament progresses further.
26 Feb 2019
Indian Premier League (IPL)Sanath Jayasuriya banned for two years from cricket
Former Sri Lanka cricket team captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been banned from all cricket for two years.
17 Feb 2019
Indian Premier League (IPL)Happy birthday ABD: A look at his unbreakable records
Former South African batting king AB de Villiers remains one of the greatest ever to have graced the cricket field.
06 Feb 2019
Cricket: News, Stats and more!#CricketInNumbers: Statistics, records of Sri Lanka in the World Cup
The World Cup 2019 is set to start from May 30, in England and Wales.
30 Jan 2019
International Cricket Council (ICC)Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusingha axed from selection panel
In a bold step, Sri Lanka Cricket has removed coach Chandika Hathurusingha from the selection panel, ahead of the second Test against Australia.
20 Jan 2019
Pakistan NewsPakistan beat South Africa in first ODI: Here're records broken
Pakistan beat South Africa by five wickets to seal the first ODI and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
05 Jan 2019
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Kiwis beat Lanka in second ODI: Here're records broken
New Zealand followed their Test series triumph against Sri Lanka with a win in the ODI series as well.
22 Nov 2018
IndiaSanath Jayasuriya has been accused of smuggling 'supari' to India
World Cup winner and Sri Lankan cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya and two other cricketers have been accused of smuggling rotten betel nuts to India.