Prasanna Jayawardene
On scorecards: HAPW Jayawardene
In-game rating: 79/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Prasanna Jayawardene played 58 Tests for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2000 to 2015. The first came against Pakistan at Asgiriya Stadium, and the last against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 1,080 runs at 28.4 in 28 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 154 not out from 314 balls against India at Narendra Modi Stadium in 2009. In all: 4 hundreds, 5 fifties.
At home the average was 28.1 across 32 Tests; away it was 27.7 across 22 Tests. The most runs came against England: 473 runs at 36.4 in 9 Tests. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 9 Tests and 299 runs at 49.8. Sri Lanka won 23 of the Tests Prasanna Jayawardene played and lost 16, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 58 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154* | 314 | India | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2009 | Drawn |
| 120* | 191 | Bangladesh | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 120 | 273 | Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2011 | Drawn |
| 112 | 168 | England | Sophia Gardens | 2011 | Lost |
| 79 | 161 | England | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 10 | 404 | 36.73 | 1/1 |
| England | 9 | 473 | 36.38 | 1/3 |
| India | 9 | 440 | 40.00 | 1/0 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 228 | 17.54 | 0/0 |
| Australia | 7 | 209 | 17.42 | 0/0 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 176 | 29.33 | 1/0 |
| West Indies | 4 | 118 | 39.33 | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 0/0 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32 | 957 | 28.15 | 1/4 |
| Away | 22 | 886 | 27.69 | 2/0 |
| Neutral | 4 | 281 | 46.83 | 1/1 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 | 1,044 | 30.71 | 2/2 |
| 2010s | 28 | 1,080 | 28.42 | 2/3 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 9 | 299 | 49.83 | 1/1 |
| Galle International Stadium | 9 | 295 | 26.82 | 0/2 |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 7 | 199 | 18.09 | 0/0 |
| Asgiriya Stadium | 3 | 71 | 35.50 | 0/1 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0/0 |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2 | 188 | 62.67 | 1/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 2000 at Asgiriya Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2015 at Basin Reserve
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