Praveen Jayawickrama

Praveen Jayawickrama
Personal information
Full name
Perumapperuma Arachchige Kaveesha Praveen Jayawickrama
Born (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 156)29 April 2021 v Bangladesh
Last Test23 May 2022 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 199)29 June 2021 v England
Last ODI7 September 2021 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 91)12 September 2021 v South Africa
Last T20I11 June 2022 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 5 5 5 16
Runs scored 12 7 0 109
Batting average 12.00 7.00 – 12.12
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 8* 4* 0* 30*
Balls bowled 1,320 198 79 3,012
Wickets 25 5 2 67
Bowling average 25.68 35.40 75.00 25.98
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0 5
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 2
Best bowling 6/92 3/59 1/29 6/91
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 0/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 July 2022

Perumapperuma Arachchige Kaveesha Praveen Jayawickrama (born 30 September 1998), normally known as Praveen Jayawickrama, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national team in all three formats. He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in April 2021.[1] He had his education in St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa. and Holy Cross College, Kalutara.[2]

In August 2024, he was charged with three counts of breaching the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code for Participants.[3][4][5] On 2 October 2024, the ICC banned Jayawickrama from all forms of cricket for one year, with six months of the ban suspended, after he admitted to breaching the code.[6][7]

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for Colts Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 11 January 2019.[8] Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9] He made his List A debut on 15 December 2019, for Moors Sports Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.[10] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 January 2020, for Moors Sports Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[11]

In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[12] In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[13]

International career

In April 2021, Jayawickrama was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[14] He made his Test debut on 29 April 2021, for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh.[15] On his debut, he took six wickets for 92 runs in the first innings,[16] to become the fifth bowler for Sri Lanka to take a five-wicket haul on debut in a Test match.[17] He also took five wickets for 86 runs in the second innings, becoming the first bowler for Sri Lanka, and 16th overall, to take a ten-wicket haul on debut in a Test match.[18][19] It was the best bowling performance by a left-arm spinner on debut in Test cricket, and the first bowler to take a 10-wicket haul on debut since Jason Krejza in 2008.[20]

In June 2021, Jayawickrama was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against England.[21] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 29 June 2021, for Sri Lanka against England.[22] In July 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against India.[23] In August 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against South Africa.[24]

In September 2021, Jayawickrama was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[25] He made his T20I debut on 12 September 2021, for Sri Lanka against South Africa.[26]

ICC Anti-Corruption Code violation charges

In August 2024, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed through a press release that Praveen Jayawickrama has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Participants.[3]

He was charged with failing to promptly report an approach to engage in match-fixing in future international matches and a request to contact another player for fixing during the 2021 Lanka Premier League. He was also alleged to have obstructed the investigation by deleting evidence of these approaches. He was given 14 days from 6 August 2024 to respond to the charges.[4][5]

On 2 October 2024, the ICC banned Jayawickrama from all forms of cricket for one year, with six months suspended, after he admitted to breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.[6][7]

References

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  2. ^ http://www.holycross.8m.net/index.htm
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  5. ^ a b "Sri Lanka spinner Jayawickrama charged with breaching ICC's anti-corruption code". Associated Press. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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  7. ^ a b Kavthale, Sumeet (2 October 2024). "ICC bans Sri Lankan cricketer Praveen Jayawickrama for breaching Anti-Corruption Code". India TV News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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  9. ^ "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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  24. ^ Fernando, Andrew Fidel (30 August 2021). "Kusal Perera back in limited-overs squads after recovering from Covid-19". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  25. ^ Fernando, Andrew Fidel (10 September 2021). "Theekshana and Rajapaksa surprise picks in Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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