T20 World Cup 2026: 'We should say sorry and ask for forgiveness' - Sanath Jayasuriya apologises for Sri Lanka's performance
Jayasuriya apologises for Sri Lanka's performance in T20WC
01 Mar 2026
2 MinSanath Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka
Current Series
Full Name
Sanath Jayasuriya
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Other Name
Sanath Jayasuriya
Role
Batter
Birth Date
30 Jun 1969 (57y 1d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left Arm Orthodox
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 110 | 188 | 14 | 6973 | 340 | 40.07 | 10698 | 65.18 | 14 | 31 |
| odi | 445 | 433 | 18 | 13430 | 189 | 32.36 | 14725 | 91.20 | 28 | 68 |
| t20i | 31 | 30 | 3 | 629 | 88 | 23.29 | 487 | 129.15 | -- | 4 |
| t20 | 111 | 109 | 7 | 2317 | 114 | 22.71 | 1654 | 140.08 | 1 | 12 |
| fc | 265 | 419 | 33 | 14819 | 340 | 38.39 | -- | -- | 29 | 70 |
| list a | 557 | 542 | 25 | 16128 | 189 | 31.19 | -- | -- | 31 | 82 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 110 | 140 | 1364.40 | 3366 | 98 | 5/34 | 34.34 | 2.46 | 83.5 | 6 | 2 |
| odi | 445 | 368 | 2479.00 | 11871 | 323 | 6/29 | 36.75 | 4.78 | 46.0 | 8 | 4 |
| t20i | 31 | 24 | 61.50 | 456 | 19 | 3/21 | 24.00 | 7.37 | 19.5 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 111 | 92 | 265.30 | 1983 | 77 | 4/24 | 25.75 | 7.46 | 20.6 | 1 | -- |
| fc | 265 | -- | 2545.50 | 6808 | 205 | 5/34 | 33.20 | 2.67 | 74.5 | -- | 2 |
| list a | 557 | -- | 3027.50 | 14396 | 413 | 6/29 | 34.85 | 4.75 | 43.9 | 12 | 5 |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA vs NN | - | 4/17 | 27 Mar 2023 | Ghaziabad | t20 |
| GA vs VT | - | 1/15 | 26 Mar 2023 | Ghaziabad | t20 |
| IK vs GA | 2 | 0/17 | 25 Mar 2023 | Ghaziabad | t20 |
| IND-L vs SL-L | 5 | 0/20 | 01 Oct 2022 | Raipur | t20 |
| SL-L vs WI-L | 26 | 2/26 | 30 Sep 2022 | Raipur | t20 |
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