Sanath Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka·Allrounder·Age 57

Left-hand bat · Slow left arm orthodox

IPL runs: 768
Average: 27.43
Strike rate: 144.4
Highest: 114

Overview

What the figures show

Between 2008 and 2010, Sanath Jayasuriya played three IPL seasons for Mumbai Indians and made 768 runs. One season carries most of the record: 2008 brought 514 runs, 67% of the career total. The 114 made in 2008 is the highest score of that IPL career. Fifty has been passed five times, one of those going on to hundreds. Only a minority of the 182 batters with 300 IPL balls behind them score faster: the median is 135.37, this is 144.4. Fours and sixes account for roughly 74% of the total — 84 and 39 of them.

Every one of those seasons was played for Mumbai Indians.

Indian Premier League

Season by season

Season	Team	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	6s
2008	MI	14	2	514	114	42.80	166.3	57	31
2009	MI	12	0	221	52	18.40	115.1	23	7
2010	MI	4	0	33	23	8.30	106.5	4	1
Total	3 seasons	30	2	768	114	27.43	144.4	84	39

Questions

About Sanath Jayasuriya

How many IPL runs has Sanath Jayasuriya scored?

Sanath Jayasuriya has scored 768 runs in the IPL across 3 seasons, averaging 27.43 at a strike rate of 144.36. The highest score is 114.

Which IPL teams has Sanath Jayasuriya played for?

Sanath Jayasuriya has appeared for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.

What is Sanath Jayasuriya's playing style?

Sanath Jayasuriya is a left-hand bat who bowls slow left arm orthodox, listed as a allrounder.

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How this page was worked out

Where these figures come from

Sources for this profile

IPL figures computed from ball-by-ball records of 1,243 IPL matches.
Date of birth, playing style and photograph come from a third-party player feed, matched by name.

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A wide is not a ball faced; a no ball is.
Byes and leg byes are not charged to the bowler; wides and no balls are.
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An average is runs over dismissals, and is left blank rather than shown as infinite.
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