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In 2017, Jayasuriya was involved in a leaked sex tape of his ex-girlfriend Maleeka Sirisena . [61] The clips went viral in social media and Maleeka slammed Sanath for his indecent behaviour. [62] It was revealed that he dated Maleeka in 2012 despite being married to another woman Sandra De Silva. The extramarital affair triggered divorce with ...
Sanath Jayasuriya has the most centuries (28) for Sri Lanka in ODIs. Sanath Jayasuriya is a Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is an all-rounder and opening batsman, and is known for his aggressive batting style that has earned him the name "Master Blaster".
De Silva was named man of the match after he had taken 3–42 in his 10 overs eairlier in the Australian innings & Sanath Jayasuriya got man of the series award. Sri Lankan cricket's greatest moment undoubtedly came during the aforementioned 1996 World Cup , when they defeated the top-ranked Australian team under the capaincy of Arjuna ...
Sri Lanka should take maximum advantage of the absence of three India stars in their upcoming three-match Twenty20 series, interim coach Sanath Jayasuriya said on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma, Virat ...
FILE - Sri Lanka's interim coach Sanath Jayasuriya speaks during a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Sanath Jayasuriya New Zealand: Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa: 1994-95 145 Aravinda de Silva Kenya: Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka: 1995-96 ‡ 151* Sanath Jayasuriya India: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India: 1997 189 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: 2000-2001 210* Pathum Nissanka † Afghanistan
Sanath Jayasuriya, who had been the player of the tournament for the 1996 World Cup, won the same award for the 1996 Singer Cup. He finished the tournament scoring 217 runs in 3 innings with a batting average of 72.33, with one fifty and one century. [4] As a bowler, Jayasuriya had also taken 3 wickets at an average of 38.33 and a best of 1/31. [5]
On 11 September 1999, under the leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka won their first Test match against Australia, when they beat them by six wickets at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy. [27] Eventually they won the three-match Test series, 1–0. On 14 June 2000, Sri Lanka played their 100th Test match.