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Mahela Jayawardene

Full Name
Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Born
27-05-1977 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Current Age
45 years old
Major Teams
Sri Lanka, Asian Cricket Council XI, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium
Mahela Jayawardene

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Mahela Jayawardene Biography

Few sights in cricket are as visually pleasing as Mahela Jayawardene at the wicket. Every movement is stamped with an abundance of oozing class, purity of technique touched by heavy dollops of elegance. Untouched by time and blessed with economy of style, he can bat forever — thus the many colossal scores. The drive through cover is a joy to the eye and ear, the flick played with a whip of the wrists speaks of languid grace, while the cuts behind the wicket, played at the last possible moment when the ball is well past the bat by all mortal reasoning, can be only described as delectable.

With more than 10,000 runs in both Tests and One-Day Internationals, Jayawardene, along with close friend Kumar Sangakkara, lent the finishing touches to the craft of the Lankan willow, combining indigenous talent of the island with the blueprint of international class. The two have for long been enormous pillars on which Sri Lankan cricket has stood and reached for the stars, often the traces of celestial achievement scripted by the fingers and wrists of Muttiah Muralitharan. Lankan cricket has been put on the world map with finality and finesse by these extraordinary gentlemen even as warfare has raged across the disturbed island.

While lack of success in the foreign fields makes his home record rather lopsided and raises questions about his greatness, some of his achievements have boggled the mind. Standing out among these is the 374 at Colombo against the Proteas, adding 624 with Sangakkara. In the very next Test he scored 123 to effect a nail-biting one-wicket victory while chasing down 352. The overseas efforts have been limited, but one cannot forget the six hour 119 at Lord’s to save the Test.

His creative captaincy has brought the nation the first Test victories in England and New Zealand. He led the team to the World Cup final in West Indies in 2007 and the World T20I final at home in 2012. He scored an impeccable century in a heart-breaking loss in the World Cup final of 2011. After several near misses, the team triumphed in the 2014 World T20I – a long-awaited trophy symbolising the grand service rendered to the nation. However, even without that, Jayawardene has for long been recognised as one of the top two batsmen in the history of Sri Lankan cricket — by fans and figures alike.

 Arunabha Sengupta

Mahela Jayawardene Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 149 252 11814 15 374 49.84 22957 51.46 34 50 1388 61 205 0
ODIs 449 418 12650 39 144 33.37 16020 78.96 19 77 1119 76 218 0
T20s 55 55 1493 8 100* 31.76 1121 133.1 1 9 173 33 17 0
World Cup 40 34 1100 3 115* 35.48 1280 85.93 4 5 99 12 16 0

Mahela Jayawardene Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 149 589 310 6 51.66 3.157 98. 0 0 2/32 2/32
ODIs 449 593 563 8 70.37 5.696 74.12 0 0 2/32 2/32
T20s 55 6 8 0 -- 8.000 -- 0 0 0/0 0/2
World Cup 40 144 131 2 65.50 5.458 72.00 0 -- 2/56 2/32

Mahela Jayawardene Career statistics

Test Debut

Sri Lanka v India at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, August 2, 1997

Last Test

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, August 14, 2014

ODI Debut

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, January 24, 1998

Last ODI

South Africa v Sri Lanka at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, March 18, 2015

T20 Debut

England v Sri Lanka at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, June 15, 2006

Last T20

India v Sri Lanka at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, April 6, 2014

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