| Cricket | | International Debut | | ODI | Against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 26 December 1989 |
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| Test | Against New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton, 22 February 1991 |
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| T20 | Against England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, 15 June 2006 |
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| International Retirement | | ODI | Against England at The Oval, 28 June 2011 |
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| Test | Against England at Kandy, 1-5 December 2007 |
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| T20 | Against England at Bristol, 25 June 2011 |
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| Jersey Number | #07 (Sri Lanka), #1 (IPL, Mumbai Indians) |
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| Domestic/State Team(s) | - Mumbai Indians
- Asia XI
- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
- Colombo Cricket Club
- Ruhuna
- Somerset
- Dolphins
- Marylebone Cricket Club
- Khulna Royal Bengals
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| Favourite Shot | Flicks off the Leg Stump |
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| Batting Style | Left-hand Bat |
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| Bowling Style | Slow Left-arm Orthodox |
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| Records | | Individual Scores in ODIs | At the 10th position with 189 runs (as in 2017) |
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| Highest Runs in a Two-Match Test Series | 571 runs |
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| Highest Partnership for 2nd wicket in tests | 576 runs with Roshan Mahanama |
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| ODI Sixes | 270 (second highest number) |
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| 4th highest run-scorer in ODI cricket | 13,430 runs |
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| Played 400 ODIs | First cricketer to do so |
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| All-rounder Record | Scored over 1000 runs and took more than 25 wickets in World Cup history |
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| Consecutive ODI Scores above 150 | Two times |
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| Single Ground Record | 2500+ ODI runs on a single ground |
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| Most runs as opener in international cricket | 19,298 runs |
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| Only cricketer to score 10,000 runs and take 300 wickets in ODIs | 1 |
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| First Sri Lankan to score Test triple century | 340 vs India |
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| Test career runs | 6,973 runs |
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| Test career wickets | 98 wickets |
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| ODI career wickets | 323 wickets |
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| Man of the Match awards | 58 in international cricket |
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| Combined international cricket runs | 21,032 runs |
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| Combined international cricket wickets | 440 wickets |
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| Combined professional cricket runs | 31,576 runs |
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| Combined professional cricket wickets | 695 wickets |
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| Test centuries | 14 |
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| ODI centuries | 28 |
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| Highest Test score | 340 against India |
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| Test double centuries | 2 (213 vs England, 253 vs Pakistan) |
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| Fastest ODI century | 134 against Pakistan in 1996 at strike rate of 206.15 |
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| ODI Fours | 1500 |
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| Test 50s | 31 |
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| Test 200s | 3 |
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| Test 300s | 1 |
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| Test 4s | 910 |
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| Test 6s | 59 |
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| T20I runs | 629 |
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| T20I highest score | 88 |
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| IPL runs | 768 |
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| Coaching Role | | Role | Head Coach of Sri Lanka Men's National Side |
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| Appointment Date | October 1, 2025 |
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| Contract End | March 31, 2026 |
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| Status | Stepped down after ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 (Super Eights loss to Pakistan) |
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