Prabath Jayasuriya: Player Stats, Age, Cricket Career, Net Worth and More

Cricket is one of the most played games in the world – and it doesn’t surprise us to know that there are some amazing players out there. We all know that legends aren’t born, they are made in the cricket stadium and naturally, that’s why we have Virat Kohli but this article will cover the details of the highly talented Sri Lankan cricketer Prabath Jayasuriya, who has been the quickest bowler in Sri Lanka to reach top 50 and 100 Test wickets in his country.

Prabath Jayasuriya Sri Lankan Cricketer

Neketh Gedara Roshan Prabath Jayasuriya – commonly and professionally known just as Prabath Jayasuriya, he is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national team in Tests and ODIs. He has played for the Colts Cricket Club and Jaffn Stallions in terms of domestic matches and he bowls left-arm orthodox spin and a lower-order batsman who can occasionally bat. He was born on November 5, 1991, in Matale, Sri Lanka.

Prabath Jayasuriya Age, Height and Physical Attributes

Born on 5th November 1991, Prabath is 33 years old and will turn 34 this year. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. His estimated height is approximately 5 feet 10 inches, and weight is around 80 kg, with black hair and eye color.

Prabath’s Educational Status

Born in Matale, Sri Lanka, Prabath was raised by Roshan Jayasuriya and not much information about his early life is publicly disclosed. As a child, Prabhath has a younger brother but the details about the family life are not quite disclosed. He had completed his education at Christ Church College in Matale and Lumbini College in Colombo.

Prabath Jayasuriya Marital Status

Prabhath was married with Ranisha Mirando, on 21st July 2018. They had a daughter in 14 June 2019 named Thyvonne Diana. 

Prabath Jayasuriya’s Professional Cricket Career

Prabath Domestic Cricket Career

While studying in college, Prabhath went on to represent his college’s U-13 and U-15 teams and was later chosen by the Matale Cricket Club to play in the 2007 Sara Division 1 Tournament. 

He went on to make his List A debut in 2011 for the Colombo Cricket Club against Sri Lanka Army during the 2011/12 Premier Limited Over Tournament. He made his first-class debut playing for the Colombo Club against Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club in the next year during the Premier League Tournament TierB.

He went on to make his T20 debut by playing against the Lankan Cricket Club in the same year during the 2011/12 CSN Premier Clubs T20 Tournament. 

In March 2018, he was named into the Kandy’s squad for the 2017-2018 Super Four Provincial Tournament, and in the subsequent month, he was also named in Kandy’s squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament. 

In 2021, he became part of the Sinhalese Sports Club team that had managed to win the 2020-21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament – this was interestingly, the first time they had won the tournament since 2005. In August, he went on to be named to the SLC Greys Team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament. 

Prabath International Cricket Career

In 2018, Prabath was named in Sri Lanka’s One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa. He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against South Africa on 1st August 2018.

Unfortunately, while being on the verge of making his home test series debut against Bangladesh in 2021, he failed to make it for failing a skinfold fitness test and Praveen Jayawickrama got the nod over the experienced premier spinner at a domestic level. 

In 2022, Prabath was added to Sri Lanka’s Test squad for the second match against Australia and was included in the final test at the very last moment given that Jayawickrama tested positive with COVID-19. 

He made his Test debut on 8th July 2022 for Sri Lanka against Australia and he took a five-wicket haul with a figure of 6/118. In the second innings, he made another five-wicket haul to finish with the best bowling figures for a Sri Lanka player on debut and fourth best overall with 12 for 177.

He had gone on to become the second bowler for Sri Lanka who could take two five-wicket hauls on Test debut after Praveen Jayawickrama.

All of these are just a testament to how talented he is as a sportsman. 

Prabath Jayasuriya Batting and Bowling Stats

Prabath Batting Stats

Prabath Bowling Stats

Prabath Jayasuriya’s Net Worth

As of 2025, Prabath’s net worth is expected to be approximately $1 – 2 million. His net worth has come from his playing career primarily but also from brand endorsements paid partnerships and other such sources.

Prabath Jayasuriya Social Media Presence

Prabath is active on social media and he has a fan following of 23.3K followers on Instagram. His handle is ‘prabath_jayasuriya14’.

Conclusion

Being a talented cricketsman, Prabath has played 20 matches to date in his Test career and he has taken 116 wickets. In his entire ODI career, he has played 2 matches and has taken 0 wickets. Although he has not gained momentum in his career, it is expected that he will be doing much better in the years to come. He is currently ranked 9th in the ICC Test bowling rankings with a total of 751 points.

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