Birthday Special: Sometimes snatched the Champions Trophy, sometimes scored 340 runs… Jayasuriya’s 5 destructive innings against India

Sanath Jayasuriya Birthday Special: Some players of the cricket world not only make records on the field, but they also change the way the game is played. Former Sri Lankan all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya is also one of those players. Sanath Jayasuriya is celebrating his 57th birthday today i.e. on 30th June. Sanath Jayasuriya, born in Matara, Sri Lanka, started aggressive batting in ODI cricket in the 1990s, after which the team’s strategy changed in this format.

Sanath Jayasuriya was counted among the most dangerous batsmen in the world during his time. He made Sri Lanka win the World Cup for the first time in the year 1996. Not only this, Sanath Jayasuriya has also played many big innings against the Indian team. In such a situation, today we are going to tell you about the 5 most dangerous innings of Jayasuriya against India.

189 runs in Champions Trophy final

India had played a historic inning of 189 runs (21 fours and 4 sixes) against India in the final of the Coca-Cola Champions Trophy final in the year 2000. In this match played in Sharjah, Sri Lanka scored 299 runs on the basis of Jayasuriya’s century. In response, the Indian team was all out on the score of just 54. Due to this, Sri Lanka won the final by 245 runs.

Historic innings of 340 runs

Sanath Jayasuriya played a historic inning of 340 runs in Test cricket against India in Colombo. In this match played in 1997, India, batting first, declared the innings after scoring 537 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. In response, Sanath Jayasuriya played a marathon inning of 340 runs (36 fours and 2 sixes). Apart from this, Roshan Mahanama also scored 225 runs, on the basis of which Sri Lanka made a huge score of 952/6. This is the team’s biggest score in Test cricket history.

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Innings of 130 runs in Asia Cup

Sanath Jayasuriya against India in the Asia Cup 2004 against R. Played a big inning of 130 runs at Premadasa Stadium. Indian bowlers appeared ineffective against his batting. He defeated the Indian bowlers and scored 130 runs in 132 balls, hitting 14 fours and 1 six. However, Sanath Jayasuriya could not lead his team to victory in this match.

151 runs in Wankhede

Sanath Jayasuriya played a brilliant inning of 151 runs against India in the Pepsi Independence Cup played in 1997. This ODI match was played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, in which India had given a target of 226 runs to Sri Lanka. In response to this, Sanath Jayasuriya scored unbeaten 151 runs for Sri Lanka, in which 17 fours and 4 sixes came from his bat. On the strength of his century, Sri Lanka achieved the target with 55 balls remaining.

Innings of 199 runs against India

In the year 1997 itself, Sanath Jayasuriya played another marathon innings of Test cricket against India. In the second test of India vs Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya played a historic inning of 199 runs on 226 balls in the second innings. He missed completing his double century by just 1 run, but he had ruined India’s plans to win. Ultimately this match ended in a draw.

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