ODI runs
13,430
ODI wickets
323
World Cup titles
1
Test runs
6,973
Fastest ODI fifty (balls)
17
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30 | |
| 1992 | 35 | |
| 1993 | 40 | |
| 1994 | 45 | |
| 1995 | 55 | |
| 1996 | 60 | |
| 1997 | 52 | |
| 1998 | 48 | |
| 1999 | 50 | |
| 2000 | 45 | |
| 2001 | 42 | |
| 2002 | 40 | |
| 2003 | 38 | |
| 2004 | 36 | |
| 2005 | 34 | |
| 2006 | 30 | |
| 2007 | 28 | |
| 2008 | 24 | |
| 2009 | 20 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Cricket Archive
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sanath Jayasuriya ranks #44 in Cricket
Sanath Jayasuriya ranks #44 in Cricket and #627 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.3/100.
The verified career covers 1989–2011 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: ODI runs 13430, ODI wickets 323, World Cup titles 1, Test runs 6973.
Nearest context: ahead Shivnarine Chanderpaul (89.4); behind Claire Taylor (89.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sanath Jayasuriya GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Sanath Jayasuriya — frequently asked
- Is Sanath Jayasuriya the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sanath Jayasuriya ranks #44 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 89.3/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Sanath Jayasuriya's GOAT Score?
- 89.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Sanath Jayasuriya rank all time?
- #627 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #44 in Cricket.
- Sanath Jayasuriya vs Shivnarine Chanderpaul: who ranks higher?
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul ranks higher at 89.4 versus Sanath Jayasuriya at 89.3, a margin of 0.1 points.