30 runs in an over is a remarkable feat but Sanath Jayasuriya has acheived this remarkable feat twice!
One of the world's most uncompromising strikers of the ball, Jayasuriya found belated fame as a pinch-hitter at the 1996 World Cup, and then demonstrated that he was also capable of massive scoring in Tests, eventually becoming Sri Lanka's highest Test run-scorer. He remains dizzily dangerous, especially on the subcontinent's slower, less bouncy surfaces. Short in stature and powerfully built, he cuts and pulls with awesome power, and his brutal bat-wielding is at odds with his shy, gentle nature. Wised-up opponents have learned to set traps in the gully and at third man to stem the flow of runs, but on song he can be virtually unstoppable, capable of scoring freely on both sides of the wicket.
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Sanath Jayasuriya gave Sri Lanka hope of a remarkable series-levelling victory with an electrifying batting assault on the fourth afternoon at Kandy. Set an improbable target of 352, Sri Lanka raced out of the blocks with Jayasuriya plundering a brilliant 131. But Australia kept them in check with regular wickets, and struck a crucial - perhaps matchwinning - blow when Tillakaratne Dilshan fell in the fading evening light. Sri Lanka closed on 301 for 7, still needing 51 for a remarkable victory. The Jayasuriya Show continued, though, as Stuart MacGill was collared out of the attack, conceding 16 runs in the final over of an 11-over spell that leaked 65 runs. -Cricinfo
Jayasuriya bid farewell to Test cricket with a customary quickfire 78 Vs England. James Anderson went for 6 boundaries in one over resulting in 24 runs. Witness the man's legacy at http://www.hilalscricket.com/
The scores are level last over 1 run to win!
Some of the breathtaking batting records are with this Master Blaster from Matara. He holds the record for the fastest fifty in One Day Internationals, a pulverizing half century coming in just 16 balls off a Pakistani attack at Padang, Singapore. He also held the record for the fastest hundred in ODIs which was broken by another bludgeoning batsman Shahid Afridi. Jayasuriya also holds the records for the most number of sixes in ODI cricket and the Fastest 50 in 20 Twenty cricket.
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Australia v Sri Lanka | 12th match | CB Series 2008 | 1st Session
Sri Lanka 221 (Dilshan 62, Jayawardene 50, Bracken 4-29) beat Australia 208 (Gilchrist 83, Amerasinghe 3-44) by 13 runs http://www.hilalscricket.com/
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Awesome ODI Cricket: Sri Lanka Vs. New Zealand 4th National Bank ODI 2006
New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Auckland January 6, 2007 Sri Lanka's pace bowlers, galvanised by a supremely skilful spell of left-arm swing bowling from Chaminda Vaas, overpowered New Zealand to level the series 2-2 with one game to play. Set a challenging 263-run target, New Zealand collapsed in spectacular fashion and were bowled out for an abysmal 73 in 26.3 overs, their second lowest ODI score, to record their heaviest ever defeat.
World Record 20Twenty Score of 260 by Sri Lanka and a record loss for Kenya.
The Kolkata rain ruined Sanath Jayasuriya's parade as the opening game of India's four-match one-day series against Sri Lanka was abandoned after torrential rain at the Eden Gardens. Having been sent in to bat by Rahul Dravid, Sri Lanka had made 102 for 3 from 18.2 overs when a heavy drizzle forced the players off and though the rain stopped, the outfield was far too marshy to risk further play. In the time available, Jayasuriya had raced to 63 from just 61 balls.
He holds the world's second highest ODI score, a blazing 189 runs against India. India lost the match by a landslide, 245 runs, which as of February 2007, is the second highest margin of defeat by runs in a One-Day International match. As of February 2007 he held the four highest individual scores by a Sri Lankan, and seven of the top nine.
If anyone could win it for the Lankans it was Jayasuriya but with rain in the horizon and the Duckworth and Lewis par total expand If anyone could win it for the Lankans it was Jayasuriya but with rain in the horizon and the Duckworth and Lewis par total expanding beyond reach even the great Sanath succumbed.
This was Jayasuriya in World Cup 1996 mode. Cutting and pulling clinically, he also clipped a couple of early sixes off his legs off Syed Rasel. The Bangladesh opening bowlers wasted the new ball, obliging Habibul Bashar to introduce spin after ten overs but, unwisely, he did not delay the second power play. Without sufficient boundary protection, Abdur Razzak had 26 taken off his first two overs, Jayasuriya twice hitting him for six to race to fifty off 43 balls. Courtesy: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article1550958.ece
Sri Lanka now hold the highest scores in all three forms of international cricket, adding the Twenty20 peak to their Test and one-day records.
Chasing a few runs to win the one off test match Vs England, sanath polishes off the runs in grand style!
"England were defeated not only by Sri Lanka. They were beaten by a plan of attack beyond their imaginations, and never dreamt about in their own "play-the-percentages" philosophy. As Mike Atherton conceded afterwards, Sri Lanka have suddenly be- come the foremost exponents of a new approach to one-day cricket, one which turns the conventional English version on its head. Their batsmen opt for vertical take-off in the first 15 overs, not the last 15, and only then do they throttle back. It seems to be a spectacular way to fly."
Some serious hitting by Sanath Jayasuriya.This knock is the fastest 20/twenty half century(50 Runs) another fantastic knock.
30 runs in an over is a remarkable feat but Sanath Jayasuriya has acheived this remarkable feat twice!
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Sanath Jayasuriya 115 Vs West Indies | World Cup 2007 | Super8
37 year old Jayasuriya still keeps going! Immaculate destruction, The manner which Sanath keeps hitting the gaps is remarkable, shows how much thought is involved in his batting.
A biref but entertaining knock of 24 not out by Sanath. 45th Match, Super Eights: Ireland v Sri Lanka at St George's - Apr 18, 2007 Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 240 balls remaining). Ireland 77 (27.4 ov); Sri Lanka 81/2 (10 ov)
Brief Highlights of the Pre Rain Break Session.
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