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4 unusual facts about Sanath Jayasuriya


Amit Uniyal

He bowled 4 overs for 41 runs, taking two wickets including that of Sanath Jayasuriya.

Mohammad Hafeez

In 2011 he won an amazing 10 Man-of-the-Match awards in all forms of international cricket and became only the third player (after Sanath Jayasuriya and Jacques Kallis) to score 1000 runs and take 30 wickets in ODI matches within a calendar year.

Siddharth Trivedi

During a win against the Mumbai Indians, Trivedi changed the course of the game with a spell that included the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya establishing him as a firm fan favourite.

VRA Amsterdam

In July 2006 the Netherlands played their first ODI at the VRA ground against Sri Lanka and Sanath Jayasuriya (157) and Dilshan (117) laid the foundation for a score of 443 runs, a record score for an ODI.



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