Sanath Jayasuriya
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Sanath Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the most destructive opening batsmen in limited-overs cricket and a key figure in Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup triumph.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sanath Jayasuriya canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4573863 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sanath Jayasuriya Context triple: [Sri Lanka national cricket team, notableCaptain, Sanath Jayasuriya]
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A.
Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and influential captain who famously led Sri Lanka to its first Cricket World Cup title in 1996.
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B.
Chaminda Vaas
Chaminda Vaas is a former Sri Lankan left-arm fast-medium bowler renowned as one of the country’s greatest seamers and a leading wicket-taker in international cricket.
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C.
Dhananjaya
Dhananjaya is a celebrated epithet of the Pandava prince Arjuna, renowned in the Mahabharata for his unmatched archery skills and heroic valor.
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D.
Aravinda de Silva
Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the country’s greatest batsmen and a key architect of their 1996 Cricket World Cup triumph.
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E.
Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer renowned as one of the most destructive T20 batsmen in history, holding numerous records for explosive batting performances in leagues around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sanath Jayasuriya Target entity description: Sanath Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the most destructive opening batsmen in limited-overs cricket and a key figure in Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup triumph.
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A.
Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and influential captain who famously led Sri Lanka to its first Cricket World Cup title in 1996.
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B.
Chaminda Vaas
Chaminda Vaas is a former Sri Lankan left-arm fast-medium bowler renowned as one of the country’s greatest seamers and a leading wicket-taker in international cricket.
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C.
Dhananjaya
Dhananjaya is a celebrated epithet of the Pandava prince Arjuna, renowned in the Mahabharata for his unmatched archery skills and heroic valor.
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D.
Aravinda de Silva
Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the country’s greatest batsmen and a key architect of their 1996 Cricket World Cup triumph.
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E.
Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer renowned as one of the most destructive T20 batsmen in history, holding numerous records for explosive batting performances in leagues around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sri Lankan cricketer
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all-rounder ⓘ cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ left-handed batsman ⓘ slow left-arm orthodox bowler ⓘ |
| achievement |
Player of the Tournament in 1996 Cricket World Cup
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one of the few players with 10,000+ runs and 300+ wickets in ODIs ⓘ part of world-record Test partnership of 576 runs with Roshan Mahanama ⓘ scored 340 runs in a Test innings against India in 1997 ⓘ scored more than 13,000 ODI runs ⓘ scored over 10,000 runs in One Day Internationals ⓘ took more than 300 ODI wickets ⓘ |
| battingPosition | opener ⓘ |
| battingStyle | left-handed ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1969-06-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Matara, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | slow left-arm orthodox ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| education | St. Servatius' College, Matara ⓘ |
| familyName | Jayasuriya ⓘ |
| format |
One Day International cricket
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Test cricket ⓘ Twenty20 International cricket ⓘ |
| fullName | Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Sanath ⓘ |
| heldPosition | Chairman of Selectors for Sri Lanka Cricket ⓘ |
| honorific | Deshabandu ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
aggressive opening batting
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explosive batting in limited-overs cricket ⓘ key role in Sri Lanka’s 1996 Cricket World Cup victory ⓘ revolutionizing ODI opening batting in the 1990s ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Sri Lanka national cricket team ⓘ |
| nickname |
Master Blaster
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Matara Mauler ⓘ |
| occupation |
cricket administrator
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politician ⓘ |
| ODIdebutAgainst | Australia ⓘ |
| ODIdebutFor | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| ODIdebutYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| playedForTeam |
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
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Colts Cricket Club ⓘ Lancashire County Cricket Club ⓘ
linked to:
Lancashire Cricket Club
Matara Sports Club ⓘ Mumbai Indians ⓘ Somerset County Cricket Club ⓘ Sri Lanka Premier League franchise Ruhuna Royals ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka Premier League (historical)
Sri Lanka national cricket team ⓘ Warwickshire County Cricket Club ⓘ |
| politicalOffice | Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
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United People’s Freedom Alliance ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
all-rounder
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opening batsman ⓘ |
| T20IdebutAgainst | England ⓘ |
| T20IdebutFor | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| T20IdebutYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| TestDebutAgainst | New Zealand ⓘ |
| TestDebutFor | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| TestDebutYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| WorldCupWinner | 1996 Cricket World Cup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanath Jayasuriya Description of subject: Sanath Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the most destructive opening batsmen in limited-overs cricket and a key figure in Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup triumph.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas
subject linked to:
The Lions