Praveen Jayawickrama Wife, Age, Height, Stats, Teams
Published on: Nov 21, 2021 7:21 pm IST|Updated on: Jun 8, 2022 12:27 pm IST
Praveen Jayawickrama is touted future stars of the Sri Lanka mainland that has been producing quality bowlers for the international cricket. The next few years will also be golden time for the Sri Lanka spinners, as they have players like Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dhananjaya, and Wanindu Hasaranga. In this article, description about spinner Praveen Jayawickrama is being provided.
Age | 23 |
Height | 6 feet 1 inch |
Date of Birth | September 30, 1998 |
Teams | Sri Lanka, Colts Cricket Club, Moors Sports Club |
Praveen Jayawickrama is a young cricketer, who started his domestic career in 2019. He has been impressive in the first class cricket with 51 wickets in 11 matches. Praveen has played for Sri Lanka team in 5 ODIs and 1 Test Match.
Praveen Jayawickrama Stats
In his debut test match against Bangladesh in May 2021, Praveen picked a total of 11 wickets and helped the team to secure a big win by 209 runs. He also became the first bowler after Narendra Hirwani in 1988 to take two 5 wicket hauls in a test match. He also was the first bowler to take a ten wicket haul on debut since Jason Krejza in 2018. Then soon he was given opportunity in the ODIs as well against England in June 2021.
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Stats:
Format | Matches | Wickets | 5w/10w |
Test | 1 | 11 | 2/1 |
First Class | 11 | 51 | 5/2 |
List A | 15 | 22 | 0 |
Praveen Jayawickrama Wife
The Sri Lanka spinner is quite young and is not married until November 2021.
Praveen Jayawickrama Teams
The spinner played the 2018 U-19 Cricket World Cup for Sri Lanka, and took 4 wickers in 6 games. After the U-19 World Cup, Praveen Jayawickrama has featured in domestic cricket for the Colts Cricket Club and Moors Sports Club. Since 2021, he has been a part of the Sri Lanka international cricket team.
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