Udara Jayasundera

Madurawelage Don Udara Supeksha Jayasundera (born 3 January 1991), more commonly known as Udara Jayasundera, is a Sri Lankan Test cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and an occasional legbreak bowler.^[1] He is a past student of Ananda College, Colombo.

Udara Jayasundera

Personal information
Full name	Madurawelage Don Aladuna John Udara Supeksha Jayasundera
Born	(1991-01-03) 3 January 1991 (age 34) Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 133)	10 December 2015 v New Zealand
Last Test	18 December 2015 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	Ragama Cricket Club
	Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 2 98 61 55 Runs scored 30 6,814 1,663 914 Batting average 7.50 41.04 29.17 19.44 100s/50s 0/0 17/36 2/10 0/3 Top score 26 318 148 81* Balls bowled 42 1,677 1,023 383 Wickets 0 27 39 27 Bowling average – 50.81 21.97 16.55 5 wickets in innings – 0 1 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 3/30 6/37 4/16 Catches/stumpings 2/– 58/– 19/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 July 2022

Career

Jayasundera played for Sri Lanka Board President's XI in a tour match against West Indians in October 2015, top scoring with 142 runs.^[2]

He made his Test debut on 10 December 2015 against New Zealand. He had a poor debut in the match, where he was only able to score a single run in the first innings and 3 runs in the second innings. Sri Lanka lost the match by 122 runs at the end.^[3]

In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.^[4]