Saman Jayantha
74Sri Lanka · OP · 2004 to 2004 · on scorecards: WS Jayantha
BATTING
- Matches
- 17
- Innings
- 17
- Runs
- 400
- Average
- 26.66
- Strike rate
- 75.47
- High score
- 74*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 5.01
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 5 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Saman Jayantha played 17 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, in 2004. The first came against Australia at R Premadasa Stadium, with a score of 1, and the last against New Zealand at Eden Park in 2004.
The highest score in the archive is 74 not out from 64 balls against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in 2004, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 2 fifties. At home the average was 25.4 across 7 ODIs; away it was 27.5 across 8 ODIs.
The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 190 runs at 47.5 in 6 ODIs. Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 3 ODIs and 98 runs at 32.7. Sri Lanka won 12 of the ODIs Saman Jayantha played and lost 5.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 17 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74* | 64 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2004 | Won |
| 51 | 68 | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2004 | Won |
| 46 | 73 | South Africa | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2004 | Won |
| 36 | 41 | Zimbabwe | Kennington Oval | 2004 | Won |
| 34 | 39 | India | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2004 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 190 | 47.50 | 0/1 |
| Australia | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 |
| India | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0/0 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 |
| South Africa | 2 | 97 | 48.50 | 0/1 |
| England | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0/0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 178 | 25.43 | 0/1 |
| Away | 8 | 165 | 27.50 | 0/1 |
| Neutral | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 3 | 98 | 32.67 | 0/0 |
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 59 | 29.50 | 0/0 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2 | 74 | 37.00 | 0/1 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0/0 |
| Queens Sports Club | 1 | 74 | – | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2004 at R Premadasa Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2004 at Eden Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 26 January 1974
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 530
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 60.0
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 75.4
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 34.7
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 309 balls faced in that period.
Want to pick Saman Jayantha in your XI?
PLAY THE CHASE →