Men's cricket

P Jayawickrama

Perumapperuma Arachchige Kaveesha Praveen JayawickramaSri Lanka · Bowler · Right-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodoxFirst match in the data 29 Apr 2021 · last 11 Jun 2022 · Men's Test ball-by-ball coverage since 19 Dec 2001

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Career by format

Only matches with ball-by-ball records are counted.

Career by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100/50	Balls	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	5w
Test (shown below)	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,320	25	6/92	25.68	2.92	2
ODI	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198	5	3/59	35.40	5.36	0

Matches: 5Men's Test
Wickets: 25avg 25.68 · econ 2.92 · 1,320 balls

Strengths and weaknesses

Measured against men's Test players with comparable samples. Strengths sit at or above the 70th percentile, weaknesses at or below the 30th.

How these are computed

Strengths(5)

At home
Home or away · average
95th pct.
This split
18.22
Own baseline
25.68
Cohort median
32.99
95th percentile among comparable players
At home: average of 18.2, 7.5 below their average of 25.7 on all balls bowled (-29%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 5% of comparable players (their median change: -5%) — 797 balls bowled.
797 ballsHigh confidence
Right-handed batters
Batter hand · economy
94th pct.
This split
2.65
Own baseline
2.92
Cohort median
3.20
94th percentile among comparable players
Right-handed batters: economy of 2.65, 0.27 below their economy of 2.92 on all balls bowled (-9%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 6% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 1062 balls bowled.
1,062 ballsHigh confidence
Old ball (21-80)
Match phase · strike rate
93rd pct.
This split
44.50
Own baseline
52.80
Cohort median
66.67
93rd percentile among comparable players
Old ball (21-80): strike rate of 44.5, 8.3 below their strike rate of 52.8 on all balls bowled (-16%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 7% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 979 balls bowled.
979 ballsHigh confidence
Sri Lanka
Country · average
91st pct.
This split
18.22
Own baseline
25.68
Cohort median
35.99
91st percentile among comparable players
Sri Lanka: average of 18.2, 7.5 below their average of 25.7 on all balls bowled (-29%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 9% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 797 balls bowled.
797 ballsHigh confidence
Right-handed batters
Batter hand · average
89th pct.
This split
21.32
Own baseline
25.68
Cohort median
33.23
89th percentile among comparable players
Right-handed batters: average of 21.3, 4.4 below their average of 25.7 on all balls bowled (-17%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 11% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 1062 balls bowled.
1,062 ballsHigh confidence

Weaknesses(4)

Away from home
Home or away · average
5th pct.
This split
44.86
Own baseline
25.68
Cohort median
36.59
5th percentile among comparable players
Away from home: average of 44.9, 19.2 above their average of 25.7 on all balls bowled (+75%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 5% of comparable players (their median change: +4%) — 523 balls bowled.
523 ballsMedium confidence
Bangladesh
Opposition · average
19th pct.
This split
30.27
Own baseline
25.68
Cohort median
29.55
19th percentile among comparable players
Bangladesh: average of 30.3, 4.6 above their average of 25.7 on all balls bowled (+18%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 19% of comparable players (their median change: -12%) — 690 balls bowled.

Percentile profile

Where each measure ranks among comparable players; 50 is the cohort median.

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Percentile profile
Measure	Value	Percentile	Balls
Wicket taking (bowling)	52.80	79	1,320
Economy (bowling)	2.92	80	1,320
Bowling average (bowling)	25.68	88	1,320
To right-handers (bowling)	21.32	94	1,062
To left-handers (bowling)	57.67	8	258
Dot pressure (bowling)	75.61	77	1,320

Bowling splits

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	1,062	469	22	21.32	2.65	48.3	78.0%	6.0%
Left-handed batters	258	173	3	57.67	4.02	86.0	65.9%	10.1%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	979	487	22	22.14	2.98	44.5	74.9%	6.9%
New ball (1-20)	222	98	1	98.00	2.65	222.0	80.2%	6.8%
Second new ball (81+)	119	57	2	28.50	2.87	59.5	73.1%	5.9%

Career by year

Wickets in each calendar year; the table below has every figure and the innings behind it.

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Career by year
Year	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
2021	–	–	–	–	6	18	18.22	2.47
2022	–	–	–	–	4	7	44.86	3.60

Recent form

The last innings in this format, next to the career figures.

Last 10 innings bowling: 25wickets for 642 runs1,320 balls · 29 Apr 2021 to 23 May 2022

Recent bowling innings

Recent bowling innings
Date	Opposition	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts
23 May 2022	Bangladesh	78	0	47	0
23 May 2022	Bangladesh	228	9	108	0
12 Mar 2022	India	103	3	81	3
12 Mar 2022	India	114	2	78	4
29 Nov 2021	West Indies	60	3	23	0
29 Nov 2021	West Indies	150	4	59	2

Dismissals

Wickets taken, by kind

25 wickets

Caught1352%
Lbw832%
Bowled28%
Caught and bowled14%
Stumped14%

Measure

Value

Percentile

Balls

Wicket taking (bowling)

52.80

1,320

Economy (bowling)

2.92

1,320

Bowling average (bowling)

25.68

1,320

To right-handers (bowling)

21.32

1,062

To left-handers (bowling)

57.67

258

Dot pressure (bowling)

75.61

1,320

Batter

Balls

Runs

Wkts

Avg

Econ

Balls/wkt

Dot %

4s+6s %

Right-handed batters

1,062

469

21.32

2.65

48.3

78.0%

6.0%

Left-handed batters

258

173

57.67

4.02

86.0

65.9%

10.1%

Phase

Balls

Runs

Wkts

Avg

Econ

Balls/wkt

Dot %

4s+6s %

Old ball (21-80)

979

487

22.14

2.98

44.5

74.9%

6.9%

New ball (1-20)

222

98.00

2.65

222.0

80.2%

6.8%

Second new ball (81+)

119

28.50

2.87

59.5

73.1%

5.9%

Year

Inns

Runs

Avg

Bowl inns

Wkts

Bowl avg

Econ

2021

–

18.22

2.47

2022

–

44.86

3.60

Date

Opposition

Balls

Maidens

Runs

Wkts

23 May 2022

Bangladesh

23 May 2022

Bangladesh

228

108

12 Mar 2022

India

103

12 Mar 2022

India

114

29 Nov 2021

West Indies

29 Nov 2021

West Indies

150

Bangladesh	690	333	11	30.27	2.90	62.7	75.9%	7.1%
West Indies	413	150	7	21.43	2.18	59.0	79.7%	4.6%
India	217	159	7	22.71	4.40	31.0	66.8%	10.1%

Bangladesh

690

333

30.27

2.90

62.7

75.9%

7.1%

West Indies

413

150

21.43

2.18

59.0

79.7%

4.6%

India

217

159

22.71

4.40

31.0

66.8%

10.1%

Context	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
At home	797	328	18	18.22	2.47	44.3	78.5%	5.8%
Away from home	523	314	7	44.86	3.60	74.7	71.1%	8.4%
Innings 2	461	191	12	15.92	2.49	38.4	77.7%	5.9%
Innings 4	336	137	6	22.83	2.45	56.0	79.8%	5.7%
Innings 1	331	189	3	63.00	3.43	110.3	74.9%	9.4%
Innings 3	192	125	4	31.25	3.91	48.0	64.6%	6.8%

Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Mushfiqur Rahim	192	109	1	109.00	3.41	192.0	75.5%	10.4%
Liton Das	175	79	2	39.50	2.71	87.5	76.0%	5.7%
KC Brathwaite	90	28	0	–	1.87	–	83.3%	4.4%

Host country	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Sri Lanka	797	328	18	18.22	2.47	44.3	78.5%	5.8%
Bangladesh	306	155	0	–	3.04	–	74.2%	7.2%
India	217	159	7	22.71	4.40	31.0	66.8%	10.1%

Career by format

Men's Test analysis

Strengths and weaknesses

▲Strengths(5)

▼Weaknesses(4)

Percentile profile

Bowling splits

Career by year

Recent form

Recent bowling innings

Dismissals

Wickets taken, by kind

Strengths and weaknesses

▲Strengths(5)

▼Weaknesses(4)

Percentile profile

Bowling splits

Career by year

Recent form

Recent bowling innings

Dismissals

Wickets taken, by kind

Head to head with batters

Strengths(5)

Weaknesses(4)

Strengths(5)

Weaknesses(4)