Sri Lanka

Prasanna Jayawardene

Wicket-keeper Batsman

Prasanna Jayawardene is a cricket player from Sri Lanka who plays as a wicket-keeper batsman. The player represents Sri Lanka.

Date of Birth 9 Oct 1979 (46)
Team Sri Lanka
Birthplace Colombo

Profile

About the Player

Prasanna Jayawardene is a cricket player from Sri Lanka. He plays mainly as a wicket-keeper batsman. The national team is Sri Lanka. In the past, he was part of Sri Lanka national.

The playing role is wicket-keeper batsman. The available data covers Test and ODI cricket.

He was born in Colombo in 1979.

The details here come from structured records and are not based on opinion. The role of wicket-keeper batsman is a useful guide to how the player fits into a team. This profile brings together the career information that is available for the player.

Player Details

Country: Sri Lanka
Role: Wicket-keeper Batsman
Date of Birth: 9 October 1979 (46)
Birthplace: Colombo

On the field

Style and Honours

Playing Style

Plays As Wicket-keeper Batsman

By the numbers

Career Statistics

Career statistics by format
Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Batting Average	Strike Rate	Catches	Stumpings
Test	52	78	2,106	154	30.97	48.95	112	29
ODI	3	2	4	4	2.00	44.44	3	1

Squads

Teams and Country

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National Team Sri Lanka
Previous Team Sri Lanka national

Learn

Cricket Guides

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