NGRP Jayasuriya

Bowler, Sri Lanka, 24 Tests, 2022-2026. Debut v Australia, 2022

33.9Adjusted bowling average, 106th of 137 bowlers: runs per wicket once the batters he bowled at, the grounds and the conditions are allowed for, so lower is better. Raw 32.6. It could reasonably be anywhere from 30.5 to 41.0.

Where his adjusted bowling average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

103RAS LakmalSri Lanka33.8 104V SehwagIndia33.8 105MR MarshAustralia33.9

106NGRP JayasuriyaSri Lanka33.9

107AD MathewsSri Lanka34.0 108NM HauritzAustralia34.0 109FH EdwardsWest Indies34.1

Every bowler on one chart

Season by seasonBowling, as recorded

Year	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ
2022	29	591	20.38	2.73
2023	30	989	32.97	3.40
2024	40	1372	34.30	3.39
2025	15	702	46.80	3.34
2026	12	460	38.33	2.79
Career	126	4114	32.65	3.20

Percentile rankingsvs all Test players (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Bowling

Value

Adjusted avg

34.1

Volume

Wickets

126

5 wkts

Quality

Average

32.65

Strike rate

61.3

Economy

3.2

Conditions

Away average

47.83

Batting

Value

Adjusted avg

8.2

Value / inns

2.2

Volume

Runs

291

Average

8.08

Hundreds

Quality

Strike rate

33.3

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg
Bangladesh	6	103	25.75
New Zealand	6	36	6.00
South Africa	4	34	8.50
Pakistan	7	30	4.29
England	4	27	6.75
West Indies	2	24	24.00
Ireland	1	16	16.00
India	4	14	3.50

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
Pakistan	26	31.12	5/82	2
New Zealand	22	27.68	6/42	2
Australia	21	25.76	6/59	3
Ireland	17	21.76	7/52	2
Bangladesh	10	57.20	5/56	1
South Africa	10	36.90	5/129	1
India	9	31.56	4/109	0
England	8	48.00	3/85	0

Home & away

Home

4.95bat avg

28.11bowl avg

Away

12bat avg

47.83bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	12	101	9.18
2nd	10	69	7.67
3rd	13	107	8.92
4th	4	14	3.50

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v India2 & 22/132Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2026-08-23 v India10 & 07/152Galle International Stadium2026-08-15 v West Indies17 & 73/176Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua2026-07-03 v Bangladesh105/92Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2025-06-25 v Bangladesh111/246Galle International Stadium2025-06-17 v Australia0 & 66/171Galle International Stadium2025-02-06 v Australia0 & 13/193Galle International Stadium2025-01-29 v South Africa24 & 96/213St George's Park, Gqeberha2024-12-05 v South Africa0 & 14/156Kingsmead, Durban2024-11-27 v New Zealand—9/181Galle International Stadium2024-09-26

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 39
Not outs: 3
Runs: 291
Average: 8.08
Strike rate: 33.3
Highest: 28
Hundreds: 0
Fifties: 0
Ducks: 7

Wickets: 126
Average: 32.65
Economy: 3.20
Strike rate: 61.3
Best: 7/52
5 wickets: 11
10 wkt match: 2
Balls: 7720