Shehan Jayasuriya
- January 10, 2024
- Cricketer
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Shehan Jayasuriya Biography
| Name | Shehan Jayasuriya |
| Birthday | Sep 12 |
| Birth Year | 1991 |
| Place Of Birth | Colombo |
| Home Town | Western |
| Birth Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Shehan Jayasuriya is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on September 12, 1991 in Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka. Gampalage Shehan Naveendra de Fonseka Gunawarna , more commonly Shehan Jayasuriya (Sinhala: shehaan jysuuriy ; born on September 12, 1991) is an experienced Sri Lankan cricketer, who is a player in the team of Chilaw Marians in Sri Lankan domestic cricket. He is a left-handed, quick-scoring batsman, and also a right-arm off-break bowler. The place he was raised was Colombo and went to Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa.
In March of 2018 He was included as a member of Colombo’s team to play in the 2017-18 Super Four Provincial Tournament. In the next month, he was included in Colombo’s squad to participate in the 2017 Super Provincial One Day Tournament. He was the most prolific player for Colombo during the tournament, having scored 326 runs over seven games. He was named the top star of the series.
In August 2019, he was named in a twenty-two man squad for Sri Lanka’s Test series against New Zealand. However, he was not named in the final fifteen-man squad for the first Test. He was included to the T20I series against New Zealand in September 2019. He played in first two T20Is with modest results. In the last over of second T20I, he had a collision with Kusal Mendis at the boundary line. Jayasuriya was running from long on, and Mendis from midwicket, in order to intercept an aerial Mitchell Santner, he tripped up by the onrushing Mendis, and sent crashing into the boundary. Both players picked up knee injuries and rested from the third T20I. In September 2019, he successfully got the spot in Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against Pakistan.
In January 2020, in the opening round of matches in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, he scored a century for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club. He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer in the competition, with 385 runs in eight matches.
In August of 2018 the player was selected as a member of Colombo’s team for in the 2018. SLC T20 League. In February of 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named him The Player of the Tournament in the 2017-18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament. In March the team was announced as Colombo’s team for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.
Shehan Jayasuriya Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Shehan Jayasuriya is one of the richest Cricketer from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shehan Jayasuriya 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Jayasuriya made his debut as a first-class cricketer in the month of October 2009 for Police Sports Club against Moratuwa Sports Club. His best first-class score was 237 which he scored from 218 cricket balls with Chilaw Marians in their 378-run win over Bloomfield in the 2016-17. In 2017-18, in a match against Ragama the team, he took on both bowling and batting and was a dominant player in the game with 7-22 and 3 for 66, and scoring 80 runs in the innings victory. No other batsman had scored more than 40.
The player made the Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka against Pakistan on the 1st of August, 2015. The player scored 40 runs on 32 balls, including three fours and two sixes during his debut. He got his first wicket in international cricket by bowling Shahid Afridi off the field. The match was a draw with a loss to Sri Lanka. It was the One Day International debut for Sri Lanka against the West Indies on November 1, 2015 He was dismissed for nothing in his first innings, being bowled by Sunil Narine.
During the second ODI against Pakistan on 30 September 2019, Jayasuriya scored his maiden ODI fifty. He got out for 96 runs in the match. However, along with Dasun Shanaka, they put up a record sixth-wicket stand worth 177. This is the highest partnership against Pakistan in ODIs. However, Sri Lanka lost the match by 67 runs.
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Shehan Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Shehan Jayasuriya celebrates birthday on September 12 of every year.