Prabath Jayasuriya

Some Lesser Known Facts About Prabath Jayasuriya

• Prabath began playing cricket at Christ Church College in Matale before joining the Lumbini College in Colombo.

• On 6 December 2011, Prabath made his List-A debut in cricket for the Colombo Cricket Club against the Sri Lanka Army during the 2011/12 Premier Limited Over Tournament.

• Prabath made his first-class debut playing for the Colombo Cricket Club against Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club on 10 February 2012 during the 2011/12 Premier League Tournament Tier B.

• Prabath likes to hit the gym.

  

• Prabath’s T20 debut came during the 2011/12 CSN Premier Clubs T20 Tournament on 26 March 2012 while playing for the Colombo Cricket Club against the Lankan Cricket Club.

• Prabath was drafted by Jaffna Kings (formerly Jaffna Stallions) in the first season of the Lanka Premier League.

• Prabath was part of the Sinhalese Sports Club squad that won the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, their first title since 2005.

• Prabath won the Man of the Match award on his test debut after taking a five-wicket haul in both innings against Australia. His final bowling figures in the match were 12 wickets for 177 runs, the best bowling figures for a Sri Lanka player on debut and fourth best overall.

• Despite missing the first test match against Australia, Prabath was the highest wicket-taker of the Sri Lanka vs Australia Test series 2022; he took 12 wickets in the series.

• Prabath registered his second 10-wicket haul against Ireland in the home test series in April 2023; he took 7 wickets in the first innings and 3 wickets in the second innings.

  

• In April 2023, Prabath became the fastest spinner to take 50 Test wickets in just seven matches.