Praveen Jayawickrama

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]

Praveen Jayawickrama
Personal information
Full namePraveen Jayawickrama
Born (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998
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 Test12 March 2022 v India
ODI debut (cap 199)29 June 2021 v England
Last ODI7 September 2021 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 91)12 September 2021 v South Africa
Last T20I26 February 2022 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 4 5 4 14
Runs scored 12 7 0 109
Batting average – 7.00 – 15.57
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 8* 4* 0* 30*
Balls bowled 1,014 198 55 2,507
Wickets 25 5 1 65
Bowling average 19.48 35.40 75.00 22.61
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0 5
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 2
Best bowling 6/92 3/59 1/29 6/91
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 0/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 March 2022

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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