Sanath Jayasuriya - The ODI Batsman

[Nikola]

Okay every other day i see people on ICF hyping up this guy for his odi batting exploits and how good striker he was. These are same people who hype guys like jayasuriya, pandya and call mcgrath & tendulkar overrated.

 

Stats against all top sides he played.

 

 

 

Country wise stats

 

 

 

Stats against top odi bowlers he faced.

 

 

His best innings against best team of his era came with cause of great luck as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty-CjKXqJlk

 

I agree he was great batsman on his day and as package very good all rounder to have in your side but was he really that good worth few poster hype here? will he be in your asia xi or world xi?

Edited April 12, 2020 by Nikola

[Nikola]

Oh forgot to add stats against our legendary odi bowler.

 

 

Sir agarkar 

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Good choice in asian condition but outside not even considering him.

Good thing about him was he was a package with bowling n fielding.

 

His avg was just 36 against us , i thought it wud have been high. 

[Nikola]

4 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Good choice in asian condition but outside not even considering him.

Good thing about him was he was a package with bowling n fielding.

 

His avg was just 36 against us , i thought it wud have been high. 

Will he be your opener in asia xi or world xi?

 

Edit: You are right. He averaged 28 in away matches. 

Edited April 12, 2020 by Nikola

[Ankit_sharma03]

7 minutes ago, Nikola said:

Will he be your opener in asia xi or world xi?

 

Edit: You are right. He averaged 28 in away matches. 

if the game is played in Asia yes .....if outside asia ill consider my options 

 

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) - One Day International Cricket

Performances by Country - Versus                   <All Countries>                                    ACA Africa XI                                    Australia                                    Bangladesh                                    Bermuda                                    Canada                                    England                                    ICC World XI                                    India                                    Ireland                                    Kenya                                    Netherlands                                    New Zealand                                    Pakistan                                    South Africa                                    United Arab Emirates                                    West Indies                                    Zimbabwe                                    (Click Country for Breakdown by Ground)   Batting   Bowling Country Mat Inns NO 100s 50s 0s HS   Runs Avg S/R Ca St Australia 51 48 1 3 5 5 122 1284 27.32 86.00 9 0 Bangladesh 12 12 0 1 2 2 105 394 32.83 82.77 4 0 England and Wales 22 22 0 3 0 1 152 692 31.45 94.92 3 0 India 43 42 4 1 4 3 151* 981 25.82 93.88 10 0 Kenya 6 6 0 0 0 0 45 96 16.00 92.31 0 0 Morocco 5 5 0 0 2 0 97 299 59.80 99.01 2 0 Netherlands 1 1 0 1 0 0 157 157 157.00 150.96 0 0 New Zealand 23 22 0 2 3 3 111 662 30.09 99.55 10 0 Pakistan 28 28 1 3 6 2 134* 1125 41.67 99.56 6 0 Singapore 4 3 0 1 1 0 134 217 72.33 212.75 2 0 South Africa 35 35 2 2 6 1 140 1019 30.88 82.18 8 0 Sri Lanka 128 124 9 7 24 11 130 3880 33.74 88.95 31 0 United Arab Emirates 60 59 0 2 12 5 189 1851 31.37 83.04 27 0 West Indies 16 16 1 2 2 1 115 606 40.40 103.59 8 0 Zimbabwe 11 10 0 0 1 0 54 167 16.70 104.38 3 0

 

 

Poor avg in Aus, India , ZIMB

Avg of 30 in NZ, Eng, SA , UAE which is not great 

even in SL its 33 

[Nikola]

3 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) - One Day International Cricket

Performances by Country - Versus                   <All Countries>                                    ACA Africa XI                                    Australia                                    Bangladesh                                    Bermuda                                    Canada                                    England                                    ICC World XI                                    India                                    Ireland                                    Kenya                                    Netherlands                                    New Zealand                                    Pakistan                                    South Africa                                    United Arab Emirates                                    West Indies                                    Zimbabwe                                    (Click Country for Breakdown by Ground)   Batting   Bowling Country Mat Inns NO 100s 50s 0s HS   Runs Avg S/R Ca St Australia 51 48 1 3 5 5 122 1284 27.32 86.00 9 0 Bangladesh 12 12 0 1 2 2 105 394 32.83 82.77 4 0 England and Wales 22 22 0 3 0 1 152 692 31.45 94.92 3 0 India 43 42 4 1 4 3 151* 981 25.82 93.88 10 0 Kenya 6 6 0 0 0 0 45 96 16.00 92.31 0 0 Morocco 5 5 0 0 2 0 97 299 59.80 99.01 2 0 Netherlands 1 1 0 1 0 0 157 157 157.00 150.96 0 0 New Zealand 23 22 0 2 3 3 111 662 30.09 99.55 10 0 Pakistan 28 28 1 3 6 2 134* 1125 41.67 99.56 6 0 Singapore 4 3 0 1 1 0 134 217 72.33 212.75 2 0 South Africa 35 35 2 2 6 1 140 1019 30.88 82.18 8 0 Sri Lanka 128 124 9 7 24 11 130 3880 33.74 88.95 31 0 United Arab Emirates 60 59 0 2 12 5 189 1851 31.37 83.04 27 0 West Indies 16 16 1 2 2 1 115 606 40.40 103.59 8 0 Zimbabwe 11 10 0 0 1 0 54 167 16.70 104.38 3 0

 

 

Poor avg in Aus, India , ZIMB

Avg of 30 in NZ, Eng, SA , UAE which is not great 

even in SL its 33 

His batting average would have increased in this era (around 40 maybe) but i guess his bowling would have been useless.

Edited April 12, 2020 by Nikola

[Ankit_sharma03]

57 minutes ago, Nikola said:

Oh forgot to add stats against our legendary odi bowler.

 

 

Sir agarkar 

 

I think was the series where agarkar had jayasuria in a lot of problem

 

 

[Gollum]

Batsman vs bowler stat is meaningless, at least the way it is presented now. The avg indicated is simply the avg of the batsman in the matches where that particular bowler dismissed him. 

 

For instance if Smith is dismissed by Thakur in 2 matches where he scored 10 and 10, that column would show avg 10. Even if he has scored uneaten 150 in each of his remaining 3 matches and 50% of those runs coming against Thakur. 

 

Sanath was great for his era, just like Srikkanth was for his era. Need to look beyond statistics and study how they changed the game, how many matches and tournaments they won for their sides. For those of us who saw him live, stats don't capture the full picture. 

Edited April 12, 2020 by Gollum

[zen]

Players are picked considering the requirements of an 11. Based on averages alone, below are the top 6-7 ODI batsmen:

 

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Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0
V Kohli (INDIA)	2008-2020	222	216	33	10744	183	58.71	11531	93.17	39	53	12
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2018	191	184	35	8093	162*	54.31	8113	99.75	20	46	5
MG Bevan (AUS)	1994-2004	203	174	58	6200	108*	53.44	8428	73.56	6	40	4
Babar Azam (PAK)	2015-2019	62	61	7	2851	125*	52.79	3306	86.23	10	12	2
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2020	135	127	19	5475	125	50.69	6323	86.58	15	31	4
MS Dhoni (INDIA)	2005-2019	310	267	74	9595	183*	49.71	11014	87.11	7	68	7
RG Sharma (INDIA)	2007-2020	197	191	27	8039	264	49.01	9014	89.18	25	38	11

 

 I am not sure how many would have only the above in their top 6-7 batsmen in an 11   

Edited April 12, 2020 by zen

[zen]

There was another such great thread which people shied away from - Ross Taylor vs. Viv Richards

[Gollum]

2008 Asia Cup final, 39 yo Sanath on his last legs against a formidable Indian side that had won CB series a few months prior

 

Sanath 125 (114)

Rest of top 5 (incl Sanga, Mahela) with scores of 4, 11, 5, 0 and FOW 1/11, 2/34, 3/66, 4/66

Had an Indian played that kind of knock in a tournament final, esp at that age, we would never hear the end of it. Some players are beyond stats, from India Yuvraj will be an equivalent example...not just elite match-winners but guys who can win tournaments. 

 

PS- Sanath as 35 yo was MOS in the 2004 Asia Cup...apart from 2 blistering 100s he comprehensively outbowled Kumble and Harbhajan throughout the tournament incl the final. Who knew he would repeat his heroics 4 years later?

Edited April 12, 2020 by Gollum

[zen]

I like the inning below vs. Pak, it was surreal:

 

 

[zen]

Another one against Pak w/ Wasim, Waqar and Shoaib: 

 

 

[zen]

134* vs Pak (Wasim, Waqar, and Saqlain):

 

 

Edited April 12, 2020 by zen

[Gollum]

 

 

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[Gollum]

That 2006 SL-Eng match was one of my favorites growing up, Lanka made a mockery of the huge target, that kind of hitting was unheard of back then...chasing 320+, they were going at 9rpo till the 32nd over.

 

I have no doubt in my mind that had he been playing under these new ICC regulations and on these pattas, even 300 wouldn't be beyond him. 

[zen]

I followed most of my cricket in the 90s. I have not seen any batsman perform at such a dominating level in LOIs at his peak. 

 

Best performances in the 90s from what I recall (in no particular order):

 

• M Crowe in 92 WC
• Lara played many memorable knocks in his first 100 ODIs 
• Jayasuriya at his peak starting with the 96 WC
• Tendulkar's  Desert Storm innings  
• Klusener in 99 WC

 

[Nikola]

7 hours ago, Gollum said:

Batsman vs bowler stat is meaningless, at least the way it is presented now. The avg indicated is simply the avg of the batsman in the matches where that particular bowler dismissed him. 

 

For instance if Smith is dismissed by Thakur in 2 matches where he scored 10 and 10, that column would show avg 10. Even if he has scored uneaten 150 in each of his remaining 3 matches and 50% of those runs coming against Thakur. 

 

Sanath was great for his era, just like Srikkanth was for his era. Need to look beyond statistics and study how they changed the game, how many matches and tournaments they won for their sides. For those of us who saw him live, stats don't capture the full picture. 

Ofcourse he was big time match winner but he was too inconsistent with bat as well. When you play 450 odd matches you will have many memorable innings to remember. What about his performance against top sides of his era? His great performance mostly came in Asian conditions. (Don't post his couple of overseas tons now, i am talking about consistency overall) Question is will you pick him in your world xi or asia xi & is he ATG for you?

Edited April 13, 2020 by Nikola