- SANATH JAYASURIYA
Sanath Jayasurya, the former Sri Lankan cricketer, has scored 28 ODI centuries. He is a renowned ODI cricketer as he produced many matches winning performances for Sri Lanka with his all-round abilities. He is the only player to scalp 300 wickets and to score 12000 plus runs and hence, he is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in One Day Internationals.
Surya has racked up 13,430 runs in 445 One Day Internationals with a batting average of 32.36 which includes 28 centuries and 68 fifties. He also took 323 wickets in 445 ODI matches with a bowling average of 36.75 which includes 4 five-wicket hauls.
Jayasuriya holds the record of scoring the fastest fifty (off 17 balls vs. Pakistan), fastest century for Sri Lanka( off 48 balls vs. Pakistan ) and also the fastest 150( off 95 balls vs. England) in One Day Internationals. But later, the record of fastest ODI 50 and 100 was surpassed by AB De Villiers. He is the only cricketer to score two consecutive 150 plus runs in the history of ODI cricket. Jayasuriya’s top score was 189 vs. India. In 1996, he was named as the Most Valuable Player of the Cricket World Cup, 1996.
