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{{Short description|Sri Lankan cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Sanath Jayasuriya
| image               = Sanath jayasuriya portrait.jpg
| caption             = Jayasuriya in 2006
| nickname            = Matara Hurricane<ref>{{cite news |first=M.Shamil |last=Amit |title=Officials in comedy of errors at sporting spectacle |url=http://sundaytimes.lk/020811/sports/1.html |work=Sunday Times |date=13 December 2002 |access-date=28 August 2009}}</ref><br />Matara Mauler<ref>{{cite news |first=Roshan |last=Abeysinghe |title='Matara Hurricane ' enters Parliament |url=http://sundaytimes.lk/100425/Sports/take_another_look_at_cricket.html |work=Sunday Times |date=25 April 2010 |access-date=29 December 2011}}</ref>
| honorific-prefix    = [[Deshabandu]]
| constituency_MP     = [[Matara Electoral District|Matara]]
| parliament          = Sri Lanka
| term_start          = 22 April 2010
| term_end            = 26 June 2015
| majority            = 74,352 Preferential Votes
| office1             = Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Regional Development
| president1          = [[Maithripala Sirisena]]
| primeminister1      = [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]]
| term_start1         = 10 June 2015
| term_end1           = 17 August 2015
| office2             = Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development
| president2          = [[Maithripala Sirisena]]
| primeminister2      = [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]]
| term_start2         = 12 January 2015
| term_end2           = 10 June 2015
| office3             = Deputy Minister of Postal Services
| president3          = [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| primeminister3      = [[D. M. Jayaratne]]
| term_start3         = 28 January 2013
| term_end3           = 9 January 2015
| birth_date          = 
| birth_place         = 
| party               = [[United People's Freedom Alliance]]
| children            = 3
| residence           = [[Matara, Sri Lanka|Matara]]
| alma_mater          = [[St. Servatius' College|St. Servatius' College, Matara]]
| signature           = 
| footnotes           = 
| spouse              = {{Plainlist|  {{marriage|Sumudhu Karunanayake|1998|1999|reason=div.}}<br>  {{marriage|Sandra De Silva|2000|2012|reason=div.}}  {{marriage|Maleeka Sirisenage|2012|2012|reason=div.}} }}
| module              = {{Infobox cricketer
| embed = yes
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|06|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Matara, Sri Lanka|Matara]], [[Dominion of Ceylon|Ceylon]]
| heightft = 5
| heightinch = 7
| country = Sri Lanka
| batting = Left-handed
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| bowling = Slow left arm orthodox
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1989–2011
| testdebutdate = 22 February
| testdebutyear = 1991
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand
| testcap = 49
| lasttestdate = 1 December
| lasttestyear = 2007
| lasttestagainst = England
| odidebutdate = 26 December
| odidebutyear = 1989
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 58
| odishirt = 07
| lastodidate = 28 June
| lastodiyear = 2011
| lastodiagainst = England
| T20Idebutdate = 15 June
| T20Idebutyear = 2006
| T20Idebutagainst = England
| T20Icap = 4
| lastT20Idate = 25 June
| lastT20Iyear = 2011
| lastT20Iagainst = England
| club1 = [[Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club|Bloomfield]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1994–2011}}
| clubnumber1 = 
| club2 = [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]
| year2 = 2005
| club3 = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]
| year3 = 2007
| club4 = [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|warwickshire]]
| year4 = 2008
| club5 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| year5 = {{nowrap|2008–2010}}
| club6 = [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]
| year6 = 2010
| club7 = [[Ruhuna Rhinos]]
| year7 = 2011
| club8 = [[Khulna Royal Bengals]]
| year8 = 2012
| club9 = [[Kandurata Warriors]]
| year9 = 2012
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 110
| runs1 = 6,973
| bat avg1 = 40.07
| 100s/50s1 = 14/31
| top score1 = 340
| deliveries1 = 8,188
| wickets1 = 98
| bowl avg1 = 34.34
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/34
| catches/stumpings1 = 78/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 445
| runs2 = 13,430
| bat avg2 = 32.36
| 100s/50s2 = 28/68
| top score2 = 189
| deliveries2 = 14,874
| wickets2 = 323
| bowl avg2 = 36.75
| fivefor2 = 4
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 6/29
| catches/stumpings2 = 123/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 265
| runs3 = 14,819
| bat avg3 = 38.39
| 100s/50s3 = 29/71
| top score3 = 340
| deliveries3 = 15,275
| wickets3 = 205
| bowl avg3 = 33.20
| fivefor3 = 2
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/34
| catches/stumpings3 = 162/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 557
| runs4 = 16,128
| bat avg4 = 31.19
| 100s/50s4 = 31/82
| top score4 = 189
| deliveries4 = 18,167
| wickets4 = 413
| bowl avg4 = 34.85
| fivefor4 = 5
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 6/29
| catches/stumpings4 = 153/–
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49209.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 15 April
| year = 2021
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{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Cricket World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 West Indies]]}}
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}}

[[Deshabandu]] '''Sanath Teran Jayasuriya''' ({{langx|si|සනත් ‌‌ටෙරාන් ජයසූරිය}}, {{langx|ta|சனத் ஜெயசூர்யா}}; born 30 June 1969), is a former Sri Lankan [[cricket]]er, captain, cricket administrator and coach. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest all rounders ever to play in ODI cricket.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/ta.jayasuriya/ Sanath Jayasuriya: Sri Lanka's humble cricketing hero]. [[CNN]] [[TalkAsia]]. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2015-04-12.</ref><ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/441127.html Sanath Jayasuriya – the entertainer]. ESPNcricinfo. 25 December 2009.  Retrieved 2015-04-12.</ref> A left arm orthodox spinner, left handed batter and a dynamic fielder, Jayasuriya together with his opening partner [[Romesh Kaluwitharana]] is credited for having revolutionized one-day international cricket with his explosive batting in the mid-1990s, which initiated the hard-hitting modern-day batting strategy of all nations. He was a key member of the [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lankan team]] that won [[1996 Cricket World Cup]]. Under his captaincy [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] became joint champions along with [[India national cricket team|India]] in the [[2002 ICC Champions Trophy|2002 Champions Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raghu |date=2025-01-31 |title=When India and Sri Lanka lifted the Champions Trophy together |url=https://www.sportsbignews.com/cricket/when-india-and-sri-lanka-lifted-the-champions-trophy-together/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=sportsbignews |language=en-US}}</ref> Currently, he is the head coach of the [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka National Cricket Team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-07 |title=Sri Lanka cricket: Sanath Jayasuriya named full time coach after successful interim spell |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cy89pmy2pk7o |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Considered one of the greatest attacking batsman, Jayasuriya is well known for his powerful striking and match-winning all-round performances in all formats of the game.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=The Parliament of Sri Lanka |title=Biographies of Present Members |url=http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=3174 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027013847/http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=3174 |archive-date=27 October 2010 }}</ref> Jayasuriya was an [[all-rounder]], who had an [[international cricket]] career that spread over two decades.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=28837 |title= The legend who made us look stupid |author=Rex Clementine |publisher= The Island Online |date= 27 June 2011 |access-date= 2012-04-16}}</ref> He is the only player to achieve the all rounder double of [[List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in One Day International cricket|scoring over 10,000 runs]] and [[List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in ODI cricket|capturing more than 300 wickets]] in a single format of international cricket. Jayasuriya created many world records during his career.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.talkcricket.co.uk/guides/cricketing_legends.html |title= Cricket Legends |work= TalkCricket.co.uk |year=2008 |access-date= 2010-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2011/06/28/cricket-legend-sanath-jayasuriya-bids-adieu-international-cricket-today |title= Cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya bids adieu to International Cricket today |publisher= Asian Tribune |year= 2011 |access-date= 2011-12-27}}</ref>

Jayasuriya was named the Most Valuable Player of [[1996 Cricket World Cup]] and [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] broke an age-old tradition by naming him one of Five Cricketers' of the Year 1997 despite not playing the previous season in England.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/almanack/year.html?year=1997 | title = Wisden – 1997 | access-date = 2012-10-20| publisher = ESPNcricinfo}} "The success of Sanath Jayasuriya in inspiring Sri Lanka to World Cup victory in March 1996 also inspired a change of policy: he was chosen as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year even though he did not play in the English season."</ref> Jayasuriya was also the [[List of Sri Lanka national cricket captains|captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team]] from 1999 to 2003. He was also a key member of the team that won the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]] and was part of the team that made the finals of [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] and [[2009 ICC World Twenty20]]. He retired from Test cricket in December 2007 and from limited-overs cricket in June 2011. On 28 January 2013, [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] appointed him as the chairman of the cricket selection committee. Sri Lanka won the [[ICC World Twenty20]] for the first time in [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]], during his tenure as the chief selector.

Jayasuriya ran for public office in the [[2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|2010 Sri Lankan general elections]] and was elected to parliament from his native [[Matara District]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Master Blaster in parliament |author=Jamila Najmuddin|website=Dailymirror.lk |date=9 April 2010 |url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/2966-master-blaster-in-parliament.html }}</ref> He topped the [[United People's Freedom Alliance|UPFA]] parliamentary election list for Matara district by obtaining 74,352 preferential votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sri Lanka's Master Blaster Sanath Jayasuriya tops Matara |publisher=Asian Tribune|date=9 April 2010 |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/04/09/sri-lankas-master-blaster-sanath-jayasuriya-tops-matara}}</ref> He served as the deputy minister of Postal services in the former UPFA government led by Mahinda Rajapaksa,<ref>{{cite news|title=Nine deputy ministers sworn in before President in Sri Lanka|url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13B/Oct10_1381391120CH.php|date= 10 October 2013|newspaper=Colombopage}}</ref> and later as the Deputy Minister of Local Government & Rural Development under president [[Maithripala Sirisena]]. Jayasuriya did not contest in the [[2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|2015 general election]] and is currently not active in politics.

== Early life and career ==
Sanath Jayasuriya was born in the [[Southern Province, Sri Lanka|Southern Sri Lankan]] city of [[Matara, Sri Lanka|Matara]], to the family of Dunstan and Breeda Jayasuriya. He has an elder brother, Chandana Jayasuriya. He was educated at [[St. Servatius' College]], Matara, where his cricketing talents were nourished by his school principal, G.L. Galappathy, and cricket coach, Lionel Wagasinghe. He excelled in cricket while at St. Servatius College, Matara and captained the college cricket team at the annual St. Thomas'–St. Servatius Cricket Encounter in 1988. Jayasuriya was picked as the 'Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year' in the Outstation Segment in 1988. He also received the awards for the 'Best Batsman' and 'Best All-rounder' in the Outstation Segment at the Observer School Cricket Awards ceremony in the same year.<ref name=obser>{{cite news|last=Fernando|first=Leslie|title=Master-blaster Sanath won Observer Outstation Cricketer Award in 1988|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2008/06/22/spo01.asp|access-date=6 October 2012|newspaper=Sunday Observer|date=22 June 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705161213/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/06/22/spo01.asp|archive-date=5 July 2009}}</ref> Jayasuriya represented [[Sri Lanka Under-19 cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in the inaugural [[ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] which was held in Australia in [[1988 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|1988]] and was subsequently selected for a tour in Pakistan a few months later with the Sri Lanka 'B' team, where he made two unbeaten double centuries. Shortly afterward he was drafted into the national side for the tour to Australia in 1989–90.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thawfeeq|first=Sa'adi|title=Jayasuriya – the rural boy who made it to the big time|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/80876.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
He made his [[One Day International]] debut against Australia at [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|Melbourne]] on [[Boxing Day]] of 1989 and his [[test cricket|Test]] debut against New Zealand at [[Seddon Park|Hamilton]] in February 1991.

== Style and international career ==
===Batting style===
Along with his opening partner [[Romesh Kaluwitharana]], Jayasuriya revolutionized One Day International batting with his aggressive tactics during the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]], a strategy they first tried on the preceding tour of Australia. The tactic used was to take advantage of the early fielding restrictions by smashing the opening bowlers to all parts of the cricket ground, particularly by lofting their deliveries over the mandatory infielders, rather than the established tactic of building up momentum gradually. This was a novel but potentially match-winning tactic at that time, and Sri Lanka, who had previously never made it out of the preliminary rounds, went on to win the World Cup without a single defeat. Their new gameplan is now the standard opening batting strategy in limited-overs cricket for the modern era. [[Glenn McGrath]] cited Jayasuriya in his XI of toughest batsmen, noting "it is always a massive compliment to someone to say they changed the game, and his storming innings in the 1996 World Cup changed everyone's thinking about how to start innings."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/|title=FOX SPORTS &#124; Live Sports Scores &#124; NRL, AFL, Cricket Scores|website=Foxsports.com.au|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>

Jayasuriya is known for both cuts and pulls along with his trademark shot, a lofted cut over point. He was one of the key players in Sri Lanka's victory in the 1996 Cricket World Cup, where he was adjudged Man of the Tournament in recognition of his all-around contributions.
His philosophy towards batting is summarized by an all-aggression approach and over the years he has dominated almost every one-day bowling combination that he has faced at one stage or another. This is because of his ability to make huge match-winning contributions at a rapid pace once he gets in, he holds the record for the second-highest number of one day centuries and has scored the 4th most 150+ scores (4 scores) jointly with [[Chris Gayle]] and [[Hashim Amla]]. Only [[Rohit Sharma]], [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] and [[Sachin Tendulkar]] have more 150+ scores than him, (Rohit Sharma has the most 150+ scores at 7<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketconnected.com/most-150-scores-in-odi/|title=Most 150 Scores in ODI: Top Batsmen with 150+ Scores in ODI|website=Cricketconnected.com|date=21 May 2021|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>). His devastating performances have ensured that Sri Lanka has won almost over 75% of the matches that he scored over 50 runs in limited-overs cricket. When asked in an interview who are the most challenging bowlers he had faced in the game, he named in the order [[Wasim Akram]], [[Shane Warne]], [[Glenn McGrath]], [[Courtney Walsh]], [[Curtly Ambrose]].
[[Image:SanathJayasuriya.jpg|thumb|right|Known as an aggressive opener, due to high-class match-winning devastating performances in ODIs]]

===Bowling style===
Jayasuriya was a left-arm orthodox spin bowler known for quickly getting through his overs. Although a spinner, he was used to bowling faster balls and yorkers with quick arm action which gained him success as a bowler. He took 440 wickets altogether in international cricket with six 5 wicket hauls. His best bowling performance in an innings in international cricket is 6 for 29, which he took against England in an ODI in 1993. It was the best bowling performance by a Sri Lankan in ODIs until Muttiah Muralitharan broke the record in 2000. Jayasuriya's best match figures in test cricket came in 2001/2002 season when he took 9 for 74 against Zimbabwe.

One of Jayasuriya's memorable bowling performances came in the semi-final of 1996 Cricket World Cup, where he took three wickets for just 12 runs in seven overs. It was Jayasuriya who took the vital wicket of [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and broke his crucial partnership with [[Sanjay Manjrekar]], which was taking the game away from Sri Lankans at one stage. Jayasuriya was the most successful bowler for Sri Lanka during the knockout stage of 1996 cricket World Cup where he took 6 wickets in three games. As an all-rounder, he took 27 wickets in Cricket world cups altogether including 10 wickets he took in 2003 edition.

===Test career===
Sanath Jayasuriya held the record for the highest Test score made by a Sri Lankan, 340 against India in 1997. This effort was part of a second-wicket [[partnership (cricket)|partnership]] with [[Roshan Mahanama]] that set the then all-time record for any partnership in Test history, with 576 runs. Both records were surpassed in July 2006 when fellow Sri Lankan [[Mahela Jayawardene]] scored 374 as part of a 624-run partnership with [[Kumar Sangakkara]] against South Africa. On 20 September 2005, during the Second Test of the [[Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005-06|home series against Bangladesh]], Jayasuriya became the first Sri Lankan to play 100 Tests, and the 33rd Test cricketer to achieve this feat.

Jayasuriya announced his intention to retire from Test cricket following the [[Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005-06|Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka]] in April 2006. He reversed his decision soon after, however, joining the [[Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2006|Sri Lankan cricket team]] in England in May 2006. Missing the first two Tests, Jayasuriya returned in the Third Test at [[Trent Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249041.html|title = Jayasuriya in line for recall}}</ref>

After scoring 78 runs on day three of the first Test against England in [[Kandy]] in 2007, he announced he was to retire from Test cricket<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketworld.com/england_in_sri_lanka_2007/article/?aid=14028|title=Jayasuriya Confirms Test Retirement After Half-Century|website=Cricketworld.com|access-date=17 February 2022|archive-date=5 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205061554/http://www.cricketworld.com/england_in_sri_lanka_2007/article/?aid=14028|url-status=dead}}</ref> at the end of the match. In that innings he hit six fours in one over against [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]].

===One Day International career===
===2009–2010===
{{See also|List of highest individual scores in ODIs}}

Jayasuriya held the records for the fastest fifty (against Pakistan 17 balls), fastest 100 for Sri Lanka (against Pakistan 48 balls) and fastest 150 (against England in 95 balls) in ODI cricket. His fastest 50 stayed 19 years, where his half-century is regarded as the best because he achieved this feat in an era where no fielding restrictions and power plays are available. It took 19 years to surpass the fastest 50 with all limited over new restrictions and other fielding restrictions. However, he subsequently lost the fastest fifty to [[AB de Villiers]].  Jayasuriya is the only player of the ODI history to have scored two consecutive 150+ scores.

Jayasuriya's highest ODI score is 189 runs, scored against India in Sharjah in 2000. It remained as the highest ODI score by a Sri Lankan and the third-highest{{Ref|1|Note 1}} in ODI history at that time. Currently the score is 11th highest ODI score of all time and highest by a Sri Lankan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=8;type=team |title=Sri Lanka Cricket Team Records & Stats &#124; ESPNcricinfo.com |website=Stats.cricinfo.com |access-date=2022-02-17}}</ref> In 2024, [[Pathum Nissanka]] made unbeaten 210* runs against Afghanistan, breaking Jayasuriya's 24-year-old record.<ref>{{Cite news |title=200 In Just 136 Balls: Pathum Nissanka Breaks 24-Year-Old Record Held By Sanath Jayasuriya |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/200-in-just-136-balls-pathum-nissanka-breaks-24-year-old-record-by-sanath-jayasuriya-5026231 |access-date=2023-12-18 |newspaper=Ndtvsports.com |language=en}}</ref>

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|ODI<ref>{{cite web|title=List of ODI victories|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=batting|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 April 2012}}</ref> ||445||233||193||–||3||16
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|T20I<ref>{{cite web|title=List of T20I victories|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;type=batting|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 April 2012}}</ref> ||31||19||12||–||–||–
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Jayasuriya was the previous record-holder for the fastest century (off 48 balls), before losing that to [[Shahid Afridi]]'s 37 ball century. This is cited as the first ever fastest century scored in less than 50 balls in world cricket. The record was then broken by [[Corey Anderson (cricketer)|Corey Anderson]] of New Zealand (36 balls), which is currently held by [[AB de Villiers]] of South Africa with 31 ball century. He has also held the world record for most ODI sixes (270 in 445 ODIs), which was surpassed by Shahid Afridi during the [[2010 Asia Cup]] match against Bangladesh. He became the fourth batsman to score more than 10,000 runs and the second batsman to score more than 12,000, and 13,000 runs in the history of ODIs. He also has 28 centuries, the fourth-highest in ODIs. He held the record of scoring most runs in an ODI over (30; he has achieved this twice), and the first batsman to score over 30 in an over. This record is now held by South Africa's [[Herschelle Gibbs]] (36 runs in an over).

During the one-day Natwest series in May 2006 in England, he scored two centuries, including scoring 152 off 99 balls in the final match. In that innings, he and [[Upul Tharanga]] (109) put on 286 runs for the first wicket, a new record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/252072.html|title=Records &#124; One-Day Internationals &#124; Partnership records &#124; Highest partnerships by wicket |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> Jayasuriya's batting display earned him the Man of the Series award as Sri Lanka whitewashed England for the first time in their home soil by winning the series 5–0.

Following the Natwest Trophy, Sri Lanka travelled to the [[Netherlands]] for a two-match one-day series. In the first game, Jayasuriya scored 157 off 104 balls as Sri Lanka posted 443/9,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-netherlands-2006-247643/netherlands-vs-sri-lanka-1st-odi-247827/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Netherlands 1st ODI 2006 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> beating the 438/9 South Africa scored against Australia in March 2006. Sri Lanka won the match by 195 runs. On a personal note, the innings was his 4th score of over 150 and was also his second successive score of 150 plus, only player to achieve the feat in ODI history.

He also scored 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] held in the West Indies. In 2008, his one-day career was all but over when he was omitted for the ODIs in the West Indies. However, a stirring performance in the IPL—finishing the third-highest run-getter with 514 runs—prompted his country's sports minister to intervene in his selection for the Asia Cup. He ultimately shaped Sri Lanka's title victory with a blistering hundred under pressure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3519;type=tournament |title=Indian Premier League, 2007/08 Cricket Team Records & Stats |website=Stats.cricinfo.com |access-date=2022-02-17}}</ref> His international career has been revived at the age of 41, after being recalled to the One-day and Twenty-20 squads for Sri Lanka's 2011 tour of England and Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-in-england-and-scotland-2011-sanath-jayasuriya-back-in-sl-limited-overs-squad-518381|title=Jayasuriya back in SL limited-overs squad|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>

During [[2008 Asia Cup]], Jayasuriya scored a century against Bangladesh on his 39th birthday.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1100331.html |title=Birthday bullies, ODI oldies and poultry-laden Tests |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref> With this century, he became the third cricketer out of four overall, to score an ODI century on a birthday. The two others before Jayasuriya to score the century were two Indians [[Vinod Kambli]] and [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. The last one to score a century on his birthday is blackcap [[Ross Taylor]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sanath189.blogspot.com/2008/07/jayasuriya-hits-birthday-century.html |title=Jayasuriya hits Birthday century demoralizing Bangla !!! |date=July 2008 |publisher=sanath jayasuriya Blogspot |access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://island-cricket.com/videos/sri-lanka/cricket/sanath-jayasuriya-55-ball-century-on-his-39th-birthday |title=Sanath Jayasuriya 55-ball century on his 39th birthday |publisher=island-cricket |access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/sports/30iht-cricketasia30.14106183.html?_r=0 |title=Jayasuriya celebrates 39th birthday with century to reach cup final |work=The New York Times|date=30 June 2008 |access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref> His knock of 125 in the finals was voted as the Best ODI Batting Performance of 2008 by ESPNcricinfo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2008/content/story/386406.html|title = Ageless and merciless|work=ESPNcricinfo|date = 16 January 2009}}</ref>

===Twenty20 career===
During the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]], Jayasuriya appeared to break his tradition of using [[Kookaburra Sport|Kookaburra bats]] by wielding a normal [[Reebok]] sponsored [[cricket bats|bat]]. He achieved two half-centuries in the group stages against New Zealand and Kenya in this tournament. He also shares a dubious record with [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] for having the most expensive figures in a Twenty20 international, having been hit for 64 runs in the maximum of 4 overs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coming from Goa, and two 300s in one innings |author=Steven Lynch |newspaper=ESPNcricinfo |date=30 October 2007 |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/columns/content/current/story/317596.html }}</ref>
After the Twenty20 World Cup, Jayasuriya played in [[English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007-08|Sri Lanka's 3–2 One Day International series]] defeat against England, achieving limited success and then in the 2–0 [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2007-08|Test series defeat]] in Australia. In December 2007, Jayasuriya confirmed that he has signed for [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] for the [[Twenty20 Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/warwickshire-sign-jayasuriya-for-twenty20s-325649|title=Warwickshire sign Jayasuriya for Twenty20s|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>

In April 2008, he joined the [[Mumbai Indians]] to play in the [[Indian Premier League]] T20.
After scoring a devastating 114 not out off just 48 balls<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2007-08-313494/mumbai-indians-vs-chennai-super-kings-36th-match-336018/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of Super Kings vs Mumbai 36th match 2007/08 - Score Report|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> for the Mumbai Indians against Chennai, Jayasuriya regained his position in the one-day side after he had been dropped for the West Indies tour. For his performances in 2008, he was named in the ESPNcricinfo IPL XI<ref>[[2008 Indian Premier League#Cricinfo IPL XI]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=August 2019}}. He then followed up his century with a 17-ball 48 not out to surpass the Kolkata Knight Riders' score of 67 in just the 6th over, resulting in the biggest victory in Twenty20 history in terms of balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2007-08-313494/mumbai-indians-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-38th-match-336021/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of KKR vs Mumbai 38th match 2007/08 - Score Report|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> In 2010 has signed with [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] for their Twenty20 campaign. At the age of 42, Jayasuriya played for the [[Ruhuna Rhinos]] in the qualifying round of the [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011 Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricketnext.in.com/news/jayasuriyas-experience-will-be-useful/60134-13.html |title='Jayasuriya's experience will be useful': Cricketnext |website=cricketnext.in.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925002809/http://cricketnext.in.com/news/jayasuriyas-experience-will-be-useful/60134-13.html |archive-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2012 Jayasuriya played for the [[Khulna Royal Bengals]] in the inaugural [[Bangladesh Premier League]], later that year he played for [[Kandurata Warriors]] in the inaugural [[Sri Lanka Premier League]].

=== Captaincy and all-round performances ===
Jayasuriya was chosen as the [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]] Leading Cricketer in the World in 1996<ref>{{cite web| title = Wisden's leading cricketer in the world | last = John Wisden & Co.|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisden/content/story/350988.html| year= 2008| access-date = 2013-08-04| publisher= ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and was named as one of the [[Wisden Cricketer of the Year|Wisden Cricketers of the Year]] in 1997. He served as the captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team in 38 test matches and 117 one day internationals from 1999 to 2003. Jayasuriya led Sri Lanka to the knock-out stage of the [[2003 cricket world cup]] but stepped down from the captaincy after the loss to Australia in the semi-final. He was also a very useful [[all-rounder]] with a good [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] in both Test cricket and One Day Internationals, and had an excellent batting strike rate in One Day Internationals.

As a [[left-arm orthodox spin|left-arm orthodox]] [[spin bowling|spin bowler]], he had a reasonable [[bowling average]] and an economy rate. He regularly helped to decrease the workloads of contemporary Sri Lankan strike bowlers [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] and [[Chaminda Vaas]]. At the end of his career, Jayasuriya took more than 400 wickets in international cricket with over 300 wickets in One Day Internationals. Jayasuriya was also a skillful infielder, with a report prepared by ESPNcricinfo in late 2005 showing that since the [[1999 Cricket World Cup]], he had effected the seventh highest number of run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the eleventh highest success rate.<ref>{{cite web| title = Statistics – Run outs in ODIs | last = Basevi| first = Trevor| url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/224487.html| date= 8 November 2005| access-date = 2007-02-05| publisher= ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Selection committee==
Jayasuriya was appointed as the chairman of selectors of national cricket team on 28 January 2013 by sports minister [[Mahindananda Aluthgamage]]. The selection panel included Jayasuriya, [[Pramodya Wickramasinghe]], [[Eric Upashantha]], [[Chaminda Mendis]] and [[Hemantha Wickramaratne]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/602547.html |title=Jayasuriya named chairman of selectors |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 January 2013}}</ref> But on 30 January 2013, Wickramaratne has been replaced by [[Hashan Tillakaratne]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/602830.html |title=Tillakaratne joins SLC selection panel |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 January 2013}}</ref> In 2013, he came under immense pressure and scrutiny for selecting state minister [[Keheliya Rambukwella]]'s son [[Ramith Rambukwella]] to the national team for a series against Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jayasuriya defends selection of minister's son|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sanath-jayasuriya-defends-selection-of-minister-s-son-ramith-rambukwella-627269|access-date=2021-06-27|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

Under his selection, Sri Lanka won [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]], [[2014 Asia Cup]] and Sri Lanka's first ever [[Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2014|full series win in England]] in all three formats of the game Tests, ODIs and T20s. His tenure was ended in 2015, after many failures apart from those wins, such as whitewash against India and 2015 World Cup failure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/858155.html |title=Jayasuriya-led selection panel quits |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 April 2015}}</ref>

After Jayasuriya's quit, [[Aravinda de Silva]] has appointed as the Chairman of selectors. On 11 April 2016, Jayasuriya was appointed back again to the post of chairman of selectors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/996667.html |title=Jayasuriya to return as chairman of selectors |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1004373.html |title=Jayasuriya back to lead selection panel |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> This time, under his selection, many players got test, ODI and T20I caps and the team shuffled so many times due to many injuries to major players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1032999.html |title=Onus for avoiding injuries on players – Jayasuriya |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref> During this period, Sri Lanka lost world No. 1 rankings in T20Is, lost many bilateral tours to New Zealand, England, India, Pakistan, South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1076925.html |title=Batsmen have let us down – Jayasuriya |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2016/content/story/1010333.html |title=We have the top bowling side in the world – Sanath Jayasuriya |date=8 May 2016 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 May 2017}}</ref> Despite them, Sri Lanka lost their first bilateral ODI series to Zimbabwe at home, Bangladesh drawn all formats in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka quit very early from both [[2016 World Twenty20]], and [[2017 ICC Champions Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-zimbabwe-2017/content/story/1110506.html |title=Autopsy of Sri Lanka's humiliating defeat |date=11 July 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 July 2017}}</ref>

Through all those defeats and failures, Sri Lanka had a silver line, where they first marked a whitewash against Australia in Warne-Murali Trophy and Zimbabwe Tri-series. Many questions about the rapid changes occurred in the squads and the continuous failures of the team. With that, on 29 August 2017, Jayasuriya with his panel Ranjith Madurasinghe, [[Romesh Kaluwitharana]], [[Asanka Gurusinha]] and Eric Upashantha resigned from the selection committee after heavy loss to India in both tests and ODIs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20494059/sri-lanka-selectors-resign-defeats-india |title=Sri Lanka selectors resign after defeats to India |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref>

== Coaching career ==
After serving international ban from cricket, Sanath took up his first coaching stint with Mulgrave Cricket Club, a third tier Australian cricket club in Melbourne which plays in Victoria's Eastern Cricket Association.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-06-04|title=Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya to coach Australia's Mulgrave Cricket Club|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/former-sri-lanka-captain-sanath-jayasuriya-to-coach-australian-club-mulgrave-cricket-club-9684261.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Heraldsun.com.au {{!}} Subscribe to the Herald Sun for exclusive stories|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fleader%2Feast%2Fsport%2Fendeavour-hills-mulgrave-cricket-clubs-in-merger-talks%2Fnews-story%2F3d881e30a83d9523b1db17ef8eb0b593&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=6a4075818938127c0f7e3c2267076ae7-1624811347|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Heraldsun.com.au}}</ref> It was revealed that his former opening partner Tillekaratne Dilshan had convinced him to join the Mulgrave cricket team during when both featured together for Sri Lanka Legends team in the second half of the 2020–21 Road Safety World Series.<ref>{{Cite news|last=IANS|date=2021-03-20|title=Road Safety World Series: India Legends to play Sri Lanka Legends in final|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/road-safety-world-series-india-legends-to-play-sri-lanka-legends-in-final-121032000052_1.html|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sanath Jayasuriya to coach Melbourne club following end of ICC ban|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sanath-jayasuriya-to-coach-melbourne-club-following-end-of-icc-ban-1265109|access-date=2021-06-27|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
Having been interim head coach of Sri Lanka since July 2024, Jayasuriya was given the job on a full-time basis in October that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cy89pmy2pk7o|title=Jayasuriya named Sri Lanka coach after interim success|date=7 October 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=7 October 2024}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
{{Criticism section|date=April 2025}}
In an autobiography published by former Sri Lankan cricketer and match referee [[Roshan Mahanama]] in 2001, he claimed that former Australian fast bowler [[Glenn McGrath]] racially abused Sanath Jayasuriya by calling him a "black monkey" during an ODI match between Sri Lanka and Australia in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-06-11|title=Five moments when racism reared its ugly head on the cricket field|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/racism-cricket-field-racist-slurs-cricketers-6451611/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

In 2010, he signed contracts with two different clubs simultaneously to participate at the Cricket Association of Bengal league and ultimately both the teams had to withdraw his name and he was unable to take part in the competition for signing with two teams at the same time. Following this incident, Cricket Association of Bengal barred foreign players to participate in the competition.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=2019-02-27|title=Sanath Jayasuriya's past controversies: Angry tweet, sex tape and signing for two teams|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/sanath-jayasuriya-sri-lanka-controversies-5603014/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, Jayasuriya was involved in a leaked [[Amateur pornography|sex tape]] of his ex-girlfriend Maleeka Sirisena .<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-06-08|title=When former Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya allegedly leaked his ex-girlfriend's sex tape|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-when-sri-lankan-opener-sanath-jayasuriya-ex-girlfriend-maleeka-sirisena-sex-tape-leak-mumbai-indians-2894103|access-date=2021-06-27|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> The clips went viral in social media and Maleeka slammed Sanath for his indecent behaviour.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krishnan|first=Aishwarya|date=2017-05-27|title=Sanath Jayasuriya leaks Sex Tape? Alleged video of Sri Lankan cricketer turned politician making out with his ex-girlfriend goes viral|url=https://www.india.com/viral/sanath-jayasuriya-leaks-sex-tape-alleged-video-of-sri-lankan-cricketer-turned-politician-making-out-with-his-ex-girlfriend-goes-viral-2175497/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref> It was revealed that he dated Maleeka in 2012 despite being married to another woman Sandra De Silva. The extramarital affair triggered divorce with Sandra.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-06-07|title=IPL: When former MI opener Sanath Jayasuriya allegedly leaked his ex-girlfriend's sex tape to take revenge|url=https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/ipl-when-former-mumbai-indians-opener-sanath-jayasuriya-allegedly-leaked-his-ex-girlfriend-s-sex-tape-to-take-revenge-2367433.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref>

In November 2018, he was accused of trafficking rotten betel nuts from Indonesia to India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ex-Sri Lanka cricket captain Sanath Jayasuriya accused of smuggling rotten betel nuts to India|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2018/nov/22/ex-sri-lanka-cricket-captain-sanath-jayasuriya-accused-of-smuggling-rotten-betel-nuts-to-india-1901835.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=The New Indian Express|date=22 November 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sanath Jayasuriya accused of smuggling supari to India, likely to be grilled in Mumbai|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sanath-jayasuriya-smuggling-supari-india-sri-lanka-cricket-1394073-2018-11-22|access-date=2021-06-27|newspaper=India Today|language=en}}</ref> In March 2018, he criticised the behaviour of Bangladeshi cricketers during the crucial virtual semi final between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the [[2018 Nidahas Trophy]] and degraded the Bangladesh team as a third class team in a tweet. He later deleted the tweet.<ref name=":0" />

In October 2018, Jayasuriya was charged by the [[International Cricket Council]] with two counts of breaching its anti-corruption code. The accusations related to "failure or refusal to co-operate" with an ongoing ICC investigation into alleged match-fixing and "concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant". The investigation was reported to relate to Jayasuriya's time as Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors, between April 2016 to August 2017, and the [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2017|fourth ODI]] between [[Sri Lanka Cricket|Sri Lanka]] and [[Zimbabwe Cricket|Zimbabwe]] in July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/15/sanath-jayasuriya-charged-with-breaching-icc-anti-corruption-code-cricket-sri-lanka|title=Sanath Jayasuriya charged by ICC with breaching its anti-corruption code|last=Martin|first=Ali|date=2018-10-15|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref> In February 2019, Jayasuriya was banned for two years in taking part in any cricket-related activity by the [[International Cricket Council]]'s (ICC) anti-corruption unit, after he failed to co-operate in a corruption investigation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176062.html |title=Jayasuriya banned for two years after ICC anti-corruption unit investigation |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=26 February 2019}}</ref> However, he reportedly attended a group stage match between Sri Lanka and India during the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]] and watched the match in the pavilion despite serving a ban. ICC later pointed out that he could still watch matches in the pavilion as a casual fan and barred him from entering teams dressing rooms.<ref>{{cite web|agency=PTI|date=Jul 6, 2019|title=Banned Sanath Jayasuriya watches game from stands, not to get access to team areas {{!}} Cricket News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-cup/banned-sanath-jayasuriya-watches-game-from-stands-not-to-get-access-to-team-areas/articleshow/70109303.cms|access-date=2021-06-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> His international ban was lifted by the ICC in November 2020 and was once again eligible to involve with cricket.<ref>{{cite web|last=Acharya|first=Shayan|title=Sanath Jayasuriya keen on taking up newer roles in cricket|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/sanath-jayasuriya-road-safety-world-series-sri-lanka-world-cup-1996-mahela-sangakkara-cricket-news/article33982260.ece|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Sportstar|date=3 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Former Sri Lanka Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya's Two-year Ban Imposed by ICC Lifted|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/former-sri-lanka-cricketer-sanath-jayasuriyas-two-year-ban-imposed-by-icc-lifted-3037928.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=News18.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sanath Jayasuriya says ICC's two-year ban on him lifted|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/sports/8506/sanath-jayasuriya-says-iccs-two-year-ban-on-him-lifted|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Adaderana.lk|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Sanath is the first cricketer to be appointed as a UN Goodwill Ambassador (by UNAIDS, Geneva) for his commitment to the prevention of HIV/AIDS among young people in Sri Lanka.
He entered politics in February 2010 as a candidate for Matara District. His party is the [[United People's Freedom Alliance]] (UPFA) of the president [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]]. Jayasuriya continued to play cricket after he has secured the most preferential votes from the Matara District by obtaining 74,352 votes.

In October 2013, he was appointed as deputy minister of Postal services in the UPFA government.
He resigned from Chief Selector post with his members on 3 April 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ourlanka.com/srilankanews/sanath-jayasuriya-resigns-as-sri-lankas-chief-selector.htm |title=Sanath Jayasuriya resigns as Sri Lanka's chief selector |access-date=3 April 2015 |archive-date=5 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405205208/http://ourlanka.com/srilankanews/sanath-jayasuriya-resigns-as-sri-lankas-chief-selector.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
On 10 June 2015, Jayasuriya with three other UPFA Parliamentarians took oaths from President [[Maithripala Sirisena]] as new deputy ministers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colombogazette.com/2015/06/10/sanath-thilanga-among-new-deputy-ministers/|title = Sanath, Thilanga among new Deputy Ministers|date = 10 June 2015}}</ref> Jayasuriya was appointed as Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development. He was in office until the Parliament dissolved on 26 June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=political/president-appoints-four-new-deputy-ministers |title=President appoints four new deputy ministers &#124; Daily News Online : Sri Lanka's National News |date=30 June 2015 |website= |access-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630054214/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=political/president-appoints-four-new-deputy-ministers |archive-date=30 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> in the 2015 election Jayasuriya did not run for office, but joined the campaign of the [[United National Party]] that won the election. He was later appointed the chairman of selectors of Sri Lanka cricket.

===Knee Injury===
In January 2018, reports confirmed that Jayasuriya was known to suffer with a serious knee injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/once-a-nightmare-for-bowlers-the-matara-mauler-sanath-jaysuriya-is-now-unable-to-walk-without-crutches-337135.html |title=Once A Nightmare For Bowlers, The Matara Mauler Sanath Jayasuriya Is Now Unable To Walk Without Crutches |work=India Times|date=6 January 2018 |access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref> According to news, he was unable to walk without the help of crutches. He flew to Melbourne for the surgery and remained under observation for about a month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sanath-jayasuriya-suffering-from-knee-injury-unable-to-walk-without-crutches-1796671 |title=Sanath Jayasuriya Suffering From Knee Injury, Unable To Walk Without Crutches |publisher=NDTV Convergence Limited |access-date=2 February 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/sanath-jayasuriya-cricket-s-ex-master-blaster-struggling-to-walk-nowadays/story-PtWw8Nx7cbLz7JcbrKCr8J.html |title=Sanath Jayasuriya, cricket's ex master blaster, struggling to walk nowadays|work=Hindustan Times|date=6 January 2018|access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/sri-lankan-legend-sanath-jayasuriya-unable-to-walk-without-crutches-1624367.html |title=Sri Lankan Legend Sanath Jayasuriya Unable to Walk Without Crutches|publisher=News 18|access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref>

==Player statistics==
===Career performance===
[[Image:Sanath Jayasuriya Graph.png|center|thumb|350px|Sanath Jayasuriya's career performance graph.]]

===Centuries===
Jayasuriya has scored 14 Test and 28 ODI centuries.

{{Main|List of international cricket centuries by Sanath Jayasuriya}}
Although Jayasuriya made his Test debut in 1991, it was not until 1996 that he scored his first century, when he had become a regular player in the Sri Lankan side.<ref>{{cite news |title=Centurion Jayasuriya |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/sri_lanka/4260346.stm |work=BBC |date=19 September 2005 |access-date=29 August 2009}}</ref> His career high of [[List of Test cricket triple centuries|340]] against India in August 1997 was the highest score by a Sri Lankan cricketer until 2006,<ref>{{cite news |title= Jayawardene savours new record |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/5227434.stm |work=BBC |date= 29 July 2006 |access-date=29 August 2009}}</ref> and is also part of the [[List of Test cricket records#Team scoring records|highest team total]] (952/6) made in Test cricket.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tony |last=Cozier |title=Sri Lanka's 952 hints at new era  |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sri-lankas-952-hints-at-new-era-1244218.html |work=The Independent |date=7 August 1997 |access-date=29 August 2009 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=A. C. |last=de Silva |title=World record-holder Mahanama Observer Schoolboy Cricketer in 1983 and 1984 |url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2008/04/06/spo10.asp |work=Sunday Observer |date=6 April 2008 |access-date=29 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301011807/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/04/06/spo10.asp |archive-date=1 March 2012}}</ref> He has also scored two double centuries; 213 against [[England cricket team|England]] and 253 against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]. His 157 against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in 2004 is the second fastest century by a Sri Lankan player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;qualmin1=100;qualval1=batting_strike_rate;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;team=8;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Test Matches: Batting Records – Sri Lankan players who have scored centuries with a strike rate of more than 100 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 December 2009}}</ref> Jayasuriya, having scored centuries against every Test playing nation except [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] and [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]],<ref name="humble_cricketing_hero" /> retired from Test cricket in 2007 with 14 to his name.<ref name="humble_cricketing_hero">{{cite news |title=Sanath Jayasuriya: Sri Lanka's humble cricketing hero |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/ta.jayasuriya/index.html |work=CNN |date=17 December 2008 |access-date=29 August 2009}}</ref>

Jayasuriya made his ODI debut in 1989 and started playing as an opening batsman in 1993.<ref>{{cite news|title= Jayasuriya in elite club  |last=Mahesh|first=S. Ram |date=10 August 2005|work=The Hindu}}</ref> He went on to score his first century in 1994 against New Zealand. From then on, Jayasuriya has scored the highest number of ODI centuries for Sri Lanka with 28 to his name. He currently holds the fourth place for most centuries in a career, behind [[Virat Kohli]] (50 ODI centuries),[[Sachin Tendulkar]] (with 49 ODI centuries), [[Ricky Ponting]] (30 centuries) and Rohit Sharma (29 centuries).<ref>{{cite web |title=Most hundreds in a career |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282935.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 December 2009}}</ref> His second century, 134 against Pakistan in 1996, was scored at a strike rate of 206.15 and was the fastest century in ODI cricket at the time. This record was later broken by Pakistani cricketer [[Shahid Afridi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2008/06/22/spo01.asp|title=Master-blaster Sanath won Observer Outstation Cricketer Award in 1988|last=Fernando|first=Leslie|work=Sunday Observer|date=22 June 2008|access-date=5 December 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705161213/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/06/22/spo01.asp|archive-date=5 July 2009}}</ref> The 189 he made against India in 2000 is the sixth-highest ODI score in a single innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/216972.html|title=One Day Internationals: Batting Records – Most runs in an innings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 December 2009}}</ref> Making his second-highest ODI score of 157 against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] in 2006, Jayasuriya paved the way for Sri Lanka to set the world record for the [[Record ODI score|highest ODI team total]] of 443/9.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252357.html|title=Sri Lanka break one-day record|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 December 2009}}</ref> With his 107 against [[India national cricket team|India]] on 28 January 2009, Jayasuriya—39 years and 212 days old at the time—became the oldest player to score a century, which was surpassed by UAE batsman [[Khurram Khan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282995.html|title=One Day Internationals: Batting Records – Oldest player to score a hundred|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 December 2009}}</ref> and also became the second player to score more than 13,000 runs in a career.<ref group="N">Sachin Tendulkar was the first player to go past 13,000 ODI runs.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/slvind2009/content/story/388171.html|title=Age and weather hold no bar for Jayasuriya|last= Thawfeeq|first=Sa'adi|date=28 January 2009|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 December 2009}}</ref> Sanath Jayasuriya also holds the record of fourth fastest 150 in one day internationals. he made 152 vs England at Leeds on 1 July 2006, off just 99 balls which were the fastest at that time, and now after [[AB de Villiers]] 63 balls 150, [[Shane Watson]] 93 balls 150, and [[Luke Ronchi]] 95 balls 150.

== Records and career achievements ==
*Sanath Jayasuriya has scored 19,298 runs as an opener in international cricket, the most by any opener in cricket history.<ref name="Indiatoday">{{cite web |last1=Chowdury |first1=Sabyasachi |title=Most International Runs as Opener |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/visualstories/sports/most-international-runs-as-opener-10484-13-09-2022 |website=India Today |date=13 September 2022 |access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref>
* Sanath Jayasuriya is the only cricketer in the history to achieve the all rounder double of [[List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in One Day International cricket|scoring 10,000 runs]] and [[List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in One Day International cricket|taking 300 wickets]] in a single format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282787.html|title=Records &#124; One-Day Internationals &#124; All-round records &#124; 1000 runs and 100 wickets|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/jayasuriya-captures-unique-double-1.190935|title=Jayasuriya captures unique double|website=Gulfnews.com|date=24 July 2007 |access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> 
* He is the first cricketer in international cricket to score a century in less than 50 balls. He scored a One Day International century in just 48 balls against Pakistan in 1996.<ref name=cc1/>
*  Jayasuriya is the highest wicket taker among left arm spinners in ODI cricket. In his career he took 323 wickets at an average of 36.75, including 12 four wicket hauls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283193.html|title=Records &#124; One-Day Internationals &#124; Bowling records &#124; Most wickets in career |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>
* Jayasuriya holds the record for the second highest ODI innings by a Sri Lankan. He scored 189 runs against India at Sharjah in 2000{{Ref|2|Note 2}}. That innings of Jayasuriya has accounted for 64% of runs in the Sri Lankan total (299) and 54% of runs in the entire match (353). Indians were all out for just 54 runs which resulted Jayasuriya out scoring the opposition team by 135 runs.<ref name=cc1/> 
* 28 centuries scored by Sanath Jayasuriya is the most by a Sri Lankan in One Day Internationals. He also scored 14 test centuries including two double centuries and one triple century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?class=2&id=8&type=team|title=Sri Lanka Cricket Team Records & Stats|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>
* He holds the record for most runs scored in a two-match test series.<ref name=j1>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=runs;qualmax3=2;qualval3=matches;template=results;type=batting;view=series|title=Batting records &#124; Test matches &#124; ESPNcricinfo Statsguru|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> He scored 571 runs against India in a two-match series in 1997.<ref name=j1/>
* Jayasuriya scored 340 runs in a test match against India at the Premadasa Stadium Colombo in 1997. It is the highest test score by a batsman against India and the second-highest test score by a Sri Lankan. It is also the Eighth-highest test score by a batsman in test cricket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/208504.html|title=Records &#124; Test matches &#124; Batting records &#124; Most runs in an innings|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> He batted for 799 minutes during this innings, which is currently the fourth-longest innings in terms of time in test cricket and the longest test innings played by a batsman in the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284006.html|title=Records &#124; Test matches &#124; Batting records &#124; Longest individual innings (by minutes)|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>
* Jaysuriya and Roshan Mahanama holds the record for highest partnership for 2nd wicket in test cricket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/Ci/content/records/254836.html|title=Records &#124; Test matches &#124; Partnership records &#124; Highest partnerships by wicket|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> The pair scored 576 runs together against India in 1997, which was the first time a partnership of over 500 runs was recorded in test cricket. It is currently the second-highest partnership for any wicket in test cricket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/wi/content/records/283573.html|title=Records &#124; Test matches &#124; Partnership records &#124; Highest partnerships for any wicket |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> 
* Jayasuriya is the first Sri Lankan cricketer and the second from the Indian subcontinent after Hanif Mohammad of Pakistan, to [[List of Test cricket triple centuries|score a test triple century]]. He is also the first Sri Lankan to score a triple century in first class cricket.
* At some point of his career Sanath Jayasuriya held the world records for the fastest 50, fastest 100 and fastest 150 in One Day International cricket.<ref name=cc1>[https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/sanath-jayasuriyas-14-jaw-dropping-stats-across-formats-505447 Sanath Jayasuriya’s 14 jaw-dropping stats across formats], Cricketcountry.com, Nishad Pai Vaidya, June 30, 2017</ref>
*  He is also the only all-rounder to score over 1,000 runs and capture more than 25 wickets in Cricket World Cup history. In addition to that, he has taken 18 catches the second most for any out-fielder after Ricky Ponting of Australia in world cup matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_career.html?id=12&type=trophy|title=World Cup Cricket Team Records & Stats |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>
* Jayasuriya is the first cricketer to score over 10,000 ODI runs with a career strike rate over 90.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/pakwi/content/records/83548.html|title=Records &#124; One-Day Internationals &#124; Batting records &#124; Most runs in career |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>
* Among the 12 cricketers who have managed to score over 20 000 runs across formats in international cricket, Sanath Jayasuriya has the highest strike rate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284269.html|title=Records &#124; Combined Test, ODI and T20I records &#124; Batting records &#124; Most runs in career |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>
* He is the first and only batsman in history to score two consecutive ODI scores above 150.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://goldenbookofrecords.com/first-batsman-to-have-two-consecutive-150-scores-in-odi/|title=First batsman to have two consecutive 150 plus scores in one day international cricket|website=Goldenbookofrecords.com|access-date=17 February 2022|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170726/http://goldenbookofrecords.com/first-batsman-to-have-two-consecutive-150-scores-in-odi/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Jayasuriya has 58 [[Man of the Match]] awards in combined international cricket.<ref name=x>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283470.html|title=Records &#124; Combined Test, ODI and T20I records &#124; Individual records (captains, players, umpires) &#124; Most player-of-the-match awards |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> The second most for any player after Sachin Tendulkar.<ref name=x/>
* He is the only all-rounder in [[list A cricket]] history to achieve the double distinction of scoring over 15 000 runs and capturing over 400 wickets in his career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283197.html|title=Records &#124; List A matches &#124; Bowling records &#124; Most wickets in career |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/wi/content/records/282830.html|title=Records &#124; List A matches &#124; Batting records &#124; Most runs in career|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>
* As an all-rounder Jayasuriya scored 21,032 runs and captured 440 wickets in his combined international cricket career. He also took 205 catches as an outfielder.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283489.html|title=Records &#124; Combined Test, ODI and T20I records &#124; Individual records (captains, players, umpires) &#124; Most matches in career |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>
* In his combined professional cricket career across First-class, List A and T20 formats, Jayasuriya scored 31,576 runs and captured 695 wickets. He also took 336 catches.
* At the time of his retirement, he held the records for the most runs scored by a Sri Lankan player in test and ODI cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22921811|title=The Jayasuriya journey in numbers|publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref>

==Awards==
{{See also|Player of the Match awards (cricket)}}
Jayasuriya has won many international awards in his 20-year cricketing career. He is second only to [[Sachin Tendulkar]] by the number of Man of the match awards for ODIs, where Tendulkar has 62 Man of the Match awards and Jayasuriya has 47 of them. He also has 11 ODI Man of the Series awards. Besides ODI awards, he has 4 Test Man of the Match awards and single Test Man of the Series awards. He has 5 T20I Man of the Match awards as well.

==See also==
*[[List of international cricket centuries by Sanath Jayasuriya]]
*[[List of One Day International cricket records]]

==Notes==
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:2.{{note|2}} Jayasuriya's innings of 189 could have been considered the equal-second highest, matching [[Viv Richards]]' innings of 189 [[not out]] from 1984. However, Richards' innings is generally ranked above Jayasuriya's in lists because he was not out.<ref>Cricinfo [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/216972.html Records, One Day Internationals, Batting Records, Most runs in an innings], Retrieved 28 January 2011.</ref>

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