Praveen Jayawickrama

Praveen Jayawickrama
Personal information
Full name
Perumapperuma Arachchige Kaveesha Praveen Jayawickrama
Born (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998
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 33
Runs scored 12 7 0 354
Batting average 12.00 7.00 14.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 8* 4* 0* 46
Balls bowled 1,320 198 79 5,427
Wickets 25 5 2 120
Bowling average 25.68 35.40 75.00 27.06
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0 6
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 2
Best bowling 6/92 3/59 1/29 6/91
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 0/– 22/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 March 2024

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. He had his education in St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa. and Holy Cross College, Kalutara.

In August 2024, he was charged with three counts of breaching the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code for Participants. 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.