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Prasanna Jayawardene

Full Name
Hewasandatchige Asiri Prasanna Wishvanath Jayawardene
Born
09-10-1979 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Current Age
41 years old
Major Teams
Sri Lanka
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Prasanna Jayawardene

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Prasanna Jayawardene Biography

Prasanna Jayawardene, hailing from Colombo, was set for a long haul as Sri Lanka’s finest keeper after travelling to England as a 19-year-old in 1998. He went as backup for Romesh Kaluwitharana but the emergence of Kumar Sangakkara in 2000 pushed Prasanna out of national contention for over half a decade.
 
It was only from 2006 onward, once Sangakkara decided to give up the gloves, that Prasanna got a permanent place in the Test side. His maiden Test century came against Bangladesh in 2007. His wicketkeeping skills got him rich praise from the greats of the game and Prasanna gained repute as a brilliant batsman with the tail.
 
Never preferred for the shorter formats of the game, Prasanna notched up four Test hundreds and played a number of crucial knocks to help his team while batting with the tail. His was a career that would have blossomed had it not been for the excellence of Sangakkara. Prasanna was overlooked for younger keepers for the home series against India in 2015 with Sri Lanka preferring the likes of Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Perera. With the likes of Niroshan Dickwella waiting in the wings, the prospects of the seasoned pro seem bleak.
 
Nikhil Popat

Prasanna Jayawardene Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 58 83 2124 11 154* 29.50 4361 48.70 4 5 223 15 124 32
ODIs 6 5 27 0 20 5.400 44 61.36 0 0 3 0 4 1
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Prasanna Jayawardene Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 58 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ODIs 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Prasanna Jayawardene Career statistics

Test Debut

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, June 28, 2000

Last Test

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Basin Reserve, Wellington, January 3, 2015

ODI Debut

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, April 4, 2003

Last ODI

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, May 22, 2007

News ON Prasanna Jayawardene

England vs Sri Lanka 2014: Prasanna Jayawardene prepared for hosts’ backlash

Sri Lanka's Test specialist expected a tough battle after the recent 'Mankading' incident.

Sri Lanka announce squad for two-Test series in England

Prasanna Jayawardene, Shaminda Eranga and Rangana Herath were named in the side.

Virender Sehwag, Muttiah Muralitharan to lead MCC in middle east tour

Sehwag and Muralitharan will alternately skipper MCC in a four-day and T20 game respectively.

Virender Sehwag to captain MCC against Durham

MCC will be playing a four-day county match against county champions Durham.

Angelo Mathews praises Mahela Jayawardene, Prasanna Jayawardene for performances against Pakistan

Mahela Jayawardene made a fighting century in the second Test at Dubai.

Sri Lanka inch closer to win over Pakistan in 1st Test

Sri Lanka reached 35/0 at lunch as they chas Pakistan's meagre target of 137.

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