Praveen Jayawickrama

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Praveen Jayawickrama
Personal information
Full namePraveen Jayawickrama
Born (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 23)
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
BattingRight hand bat
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 156)29 April 2021 v Bangladesh
Last Test29 November 2021 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 199)29 June 2021 v England
Last ODI7 September 2021 v South Africa
Only T20I (cap 91)12 September 2021 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 5 13 9
Runs scored 11 7 108 17
Batting average – 7.00 38.57 4.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 8* 4* 30* 4*
Balls bowled 797 198 2,290 385
Wickets 18 5 58 17
Bowling average 18.22 35.40 22.60 17.82
5 wickets in innings 2 0 5 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/92 3/59 6/91 4/17
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 8/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 December 2021

Praveen Jayawickrama (born 30 September 1998) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national team. He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in April 2021.[1]

Domestic career[]

He made his first-class debut for Colts Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 11 January 2019.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his List A debut on 15 December 2019, for Moors Sports Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 January 2020, for Moors Sports Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[5] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[6]

International career[]

In April 2021, Jayawickrama was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[7] He made his Test debut on 29 April 2021, for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh.[8] On his debut, he took six wickets for 92 runs in the first innings,[9] to become the fifth bowler for Sri Lanka to take a five-wicket haul on debut in a Test match.[10] He also took five wickets for 86 runs in the second innings, becoming the first bowler for Sri Lanka, and 16th overall, to take a ten-wicket haul on debut in a Test match.[11][12] It was the best bowling performance by a left-arm spinner on debut in Test cricket, and the first bowler to take a 10-wicket haul on debut since Jason Krejza in 2008.[13]

In June 2021, Jayawickrama was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against England.[14] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 29 June 2021, for Sri Lanka against England.[15] In July 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against India.[16] In August 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against South Africa.[17]

In September 2021, Jayawickrama was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[18] He made his T20I debut on 12 September 2021, for Sri Lanka against South Africa.[19]

References[]

  1. ^ "Praveen Jayawickrama". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Group B, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Colombo, Jan 11-13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Group D, SLC Invitation Limited Over Tournament at Panadura, Dec 15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Group A, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo (PSS), Jan 4 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka announces 18-man squad for Bangladesh Test series". Cricket Times. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ "2nd Test, Kandy, Apr 29 - May 3 2021, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Jayawickrama's dream debut blunts Bangladesh on moving day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Day 3: Sri Lanka still have the edge over Bangladesh". Cricket World. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Jayawickrama helps Sri Lanka clinch first series win of 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Praveen Jayawickrama's stunning debut seals Sri Lanka's dominant victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for England T20I and ODI series". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  15. ^ "1st ODI, Chester-le-Street, Jun 29 2021, Sri Lanka tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Bhanuka Rajapaksa picked for India ODIs, T20Is; Kumara, Rajitha return from injuries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Kusal Perera back in limited-overs squads after recovering from Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Theekshana and Rajapaksa surprise picks in Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  19. ^ "2nd T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Sep 12 2021, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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