In the other match Mumbai Indians continued their dream run with a straight win against Deccan Chargers who once gain failed to make it in their home ground. However, R P Singh got the purple cap while Dwayne Bravo who leaves shortly bagged the man of the match award with 3/24.
Sahid Afridi once again failed to make any mark with his bat while it was not a lucky day for Gilchrist and Sachin and the crowd missed fireworks badly except for a momentary blasting by Sanath Jayasuriya.
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After their thumping victory over Kolkata Knight Riders, a spirited Mumbai Indians will look forward to garner some vital points in their Indian Premier League clash with hosts Deccan Chargers on Sunday.
In their last two matches, Mumbai Indians have rode on Sanath Jayasuriya’s explosive batting to notch up valuable wins and the Sachin Tendulkar-led side will want to repeat it again against the Chargers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium to move one step closer to the semifinals.
The pitch is expected to be a favourable one for the batsmen and the strong batting line-up of the Mumbai Indians would like to put up a big total on the board by batting first if they win the toss.
Apart from the envious opening pair of Jayasuriya and Tendulkar, Robin Uthappa and West Indian Dwayne Bravo are the other key members of the visitors’ batting line-up. [Read more →]
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Sanath Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka
Full name Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
Born June 30, 1969, Matara
Current age 38 years 281 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Asia XI, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club, Ruhuna, Somerset
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
110 |
188 |
14 |
6973 |
340 |
40.07 |
|
|
14 |
31 |
910 |
59 |
78 |
0 |
| ODIs |
411 |
399 |
18 |
12310 |
189 |
32.30 |
13618 |
90.39 |
25 |
64 |
|
249 |
116 |
0 |
| T20Is |
7 |
7 |
1 |
246 |
88 |
41.00 |
149 |
165.10 |
0 |
3 |
31 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
261 |
415 |
33 |
14742 |
340 |
38.59 |
|
|
29 |
70 |
|
|
162 |
0 |
| List A |
489 |
474 |
25 |
14200 |
189 |
31.62 |
|
|
28 |
72 |
|
|
138 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
14 |
14 |
2 |
343 |
88 |
28.58 |
215 |
159.53 |
0 |
3 |
43 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
110 |
140 |
8188 |
3366 |
98 |
5/34 |
9/74 |
34.34 |
2.46 |
83.5 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| ODIs |
411 |
346 |
14124 |
11210 |
308 |
6/29 |
6/29 |
36.39 |
4.76 |
45.8 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
| T20Is |
7 |
6 |
125 |
155 |
9 |
3/21 |
3/21 |
17.22 |
7.44 |
13.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
261 |
|
15113 |
6719 |
205 |
5/34 |
|
32.77 |
2.66 |
73.7 |
|
2 |
0 |
| List A |
489 |
|
16230+ |
12905 |
367 |
6/29 |
6/29 |
35.16 |
4.74* |
44.9* |
11 |
5 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
14 |
12 |
262 |
319 |
23 |
4/24 |
4/24 |
13.86 |
7.30 |
11.3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton, Feb 22-26, 1991 |
| Last Test |
Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, Dec 1-5, 2007 |
| ODI debut |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Dec 26, 1989 |
| Last ODI |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Feb 29, 2008 |
| T20I debut |
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 |
| Last T20I |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 |
| First-class debut |
1988/89 |
| Last First-class |
Ragama Cricket Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 27-30, 2008 |
| List A debut |
1989/90 |
| Last List A |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Feb 29, 2008 |
| Twenty20 debut |
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Sep 2, 2004 |
| Last Twenty20 |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 |
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1997
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