Sanath Jayasuriya
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Sanath Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the most destructive opening batsmen in limited-overs cricket and a key figure in Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup triumph.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sri Lankan cricketer
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all-rounder ⓘ cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ left-handed batsman ⓘ slow left-arm orthodox bowler ⓘ |
| achievement |
Player of the Tournament in 1996 Cricket World Cup
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one of the few players with 10,000+ runs and 300+ wickets in ODIs ⓘ part of world-record Test partnership of 576 runs with Roshan Mahanama ⓘ scored 340 runs in a Test innings against India in 1997 ⓘ scored more than 13,000 ODI runs ⓘ scored over 10,000 runs in One Day Internationals ⓘ took more than 300 ODI wickets ⓘ |
| battingPosition | opener ⓘ |
| battingStyle | left-handed ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1969-06-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Matara, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | slow left-arm orthodox ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| education | St. Servatius' College, Matara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jayasuriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
One Day International cricket
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Test cricket ⓘ Twenty20 International cricket ⓘ |
| fullName | Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Sanath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPosition | Chairman of Selectors for Sri Lanka Cricket ⓘ |
| honorific | Deshabandu ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
aggressive opening batting
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explosive batting in limited-overs cricket ⓘ key role in Sri Lanka’s 1996 Cricket World Cup victory ⓘ revolutionizing ODI opening batting in the 1990s ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Master Blaster
NERFINISHED
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Matara Mauler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cricket administrator
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politician ⓘ |
| ODIdebutAgainst | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ODIdebutFor | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ODIdebutYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| playedForTeam |
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
NERFINISHED
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Colts Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Lancashire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Matara Sports Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Mumbai Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka Premier League franchise Ruhuna Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ Warwickshire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOffice | Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
NERFINISHED
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United People’s Freedom Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
all-rounder
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opening batsman ⓘ |
| T20IdebutAgainst | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| T20IdebutFor | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| T20IdebutYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| TestDebutAgainst | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TestDebutFor | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TestDebutYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| WorldCupWinner | 1996 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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