Jayasuriya in the runs for Somerset

Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya was among the runs for English county Somerset whom he is representing this season.

Jayasuriya followed his knock of 32 off 41 balls (5 fours) on Sunday against Leicestershire in a one-day National League match with a stunning half-century on Tuesday.

The hard hitting left-hander cracked 61 off 49 balls with one six and nine fours to enable Somerset run up an impressive 325-6 off 44 overs and then restrict Surrey to 226-9 off 44 overs and win on the duckworth and lewis rule by 99 runs at Taunton. He also picked up a wicket for 18 runs off five overs. Jayasuriya's Sri Lankan team mate Upul Chandana had less fortunes playing for Gloucestershire against Hampshire at the Rowe Bowl in Southampton.

The Sri Lankan all-rounder was dismissed for nine batting at no. 5 and was unsuccessful with the ball conceding 28 runs off six overs although his county registered a 60-run win.

The other two Sri Lankans playing in the county circuit also had limited success in the National League. Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took one wicket for 28 runs off nine overs to help Lancashire defeat Nottinghmahsire by one run in a thriller at Old Trafford.

Fast bowler Chaminda Vaas took one wicket for 31 runs off 8.4 overs but could not prevent Worcestershire from losing to Middlesex by three wickets at Lord's.