Jeffrey Vandersay has endured a stop-start international career due to various reasons including poor form, lack of support from selection panel to give him a long rope, disciplinary issues and lack of consistency with the ball.
17 Facts About Jeffrey Vandersay
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Jeffrey Vandersay played in the tour match between SLCB President's XI and Pakistanis in June 2015.
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Jeffrey Vandersay made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka against Pakistan on 30 July 2015.
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Jeffrey Vandersay was unable to take a wicket and finished with figures of 25 runs from 4 overs.
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Jeffrey Vandersay scored 7 runs not out in his first ODI innings, but in bowling, he was severely hit by Martin Guptill and in the end Vandersey conceded 34 runs in 2 overs.
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Jeffrey Vandersay took his first Twenty20 International wicket by dismissing Corey Anderson in the first Twenty20 International against New Zealand at Bay Oval.
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Jeffrey Vandersay was originally included in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka squad, but due to poor performances in New Zealand and Pakistan tours, he was dropped from the world cup squad.
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Jeffrey Vandersay was later re-added to the squad after Lasith Malinga was ruled out with an injury.
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Jeffrey Vandersay did not play in any matches, and ahead of the third and final Test of the series, he was sent home due to conduct issues.
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On 23 June 2018, Jeffrey Vandersay was sent home by Sri Lanka Cricket after a breach of his player contract regarding disciplinary issues.
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Jeffrey Vandersay was in the Caribbean at that time, but did not play any matches.
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Jeffrey Vandersay made his Test debut on 29 June 2022, for Sri Lanka against Australia.
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Jeffrey Vandersay claimed the important wickets of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul during his way to complete a six-wicket haul in an effort to defend 240 runs and he received a player of the match award.
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Jeffrey Vandersay made a comeback return to test cricket after an hiatus almost three years when he was included in the first test match against Australia on 29 January 2025.
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Jeffrey Vandersay conceded 182 runs during the marathon spell of 38 overs with a slightly expensive economy rate of 4.79 and picked up three wickets which included priced scalps of Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith and Beau Webster.
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Jeffrey Vandersay eventually top-scored for Sri Lanka in the second innings especially when Sri Lanka was asked to follow-on by Australia.
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Jeffrey Vandersay became the first Sri Lankan batter batting at number nine or lower to score an half-century in an innings of a test match against Australia.