Mahela Jayawardene

Full name:Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Born:27th May 1977, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting:Right-hand batsman
Bowling:Right-arm medium pace
Teams:Sri Lanka (Test: 1997-2007/08); Sri Lanka (ODI: 1997/98-2008); Asian Cricket Council XI (ODI: 2005/06-2007); Sri Lanka (Int Twenty20: 2006-2007/08); Sinhalese Sports Club (Main FC: 1996/97-2007/08); Sinhalese Sports Club (Main ListA: 1996/97-2007/08); Wayamba (Main ListA: 2007/08); Sinhalese Sports Club (Main Twenty20: 2004/05-2005/06); All teams
Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 2007
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A technically sound batsman who displays a calm temperament and all the shots Mahela Jayawardene plays strokes straight out of the textbook. His footwork, body balance and shot execution can hardly be faulted and he is capable of caressing the ball out of the reach of the fieldsmen so sure is his touch. With all the classiness surrounding his batting Jayawardene has also showed that he is capable of playing a long innings. The peak came about in 2006 when he scored 374 and added 624 runs for the third wicket with Kumar Sangakkara against South Africa at Colombo. His score was the highest score by a Sri Lankan surpassing Sanath Jayasuriya’s 340 besides being the fourth highest in Tests while the partnership was a record for any wicket in first class cricket, let alone Test matches. Jayawardene however is no stranger to long stays at the crease. In only his seventh Test he compiled 242 against India. Jayawardene made his Test debut in the game when Sri Lanka amassed the Test highest total of 952 for six against India at Colombo in 1997. His contribution was a modest 66 but he followed this up with a masterly 167 against New Zealand at Galle in only his fourth Test. He has had to endure patchy spells in his decade long career but his career average of almost 50 with 16 hundreds marks him out as a batsman who makes runs aplenty but makes them elegantly. He has also been one of the Sri Lankan mainstays in ODIs and in the last couple of years has proved to be an imaginative, shrewd and popular captain.
Profile DateLine: 20th February 2007

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1997-2007/08)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Sri Lanka9515511747837451.93 223052.62 132
Test Career Bowling (1997-2007/08)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
Sri Lanka4701723242-3258.00 00117.50 2.96
First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1995-2007/08)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
Overall175275201313237451.49 3957222
First-Class Career Bowling (1995-2007/08)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
Overall28701011535505-7230.70 1057.40 3.20
One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1997/98-2008)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Sri Lanka27325527737612832.35 94476.26 138
Asian Cricket Council XI55126910767.25 1294.71 6
Overall27826028764512832.95 104676.78 144
One-Day International Career Bowling (1997/98-2007)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Sri Lanka568153972-5677.00 0081.14 5.69
Asian Cricket Council XI1401900-198.14
Overall582155872-5679.71 0083.14 5.75
One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1995-2008)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
Overall34431937930312832.98 1058175
One-Day Career Bowling (1995-2007/08)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Overall123331086233-2547.21 0068.50 5.09
International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006-2007/08)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Sri Lanka8821706528.33 01149.12 3
International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Sri Lanka60800-88.00
Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2007/08)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Overall232273636524.20 01140.69 8
Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004/05-2006/07)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Overall5106122-2230.50 0025.50 7.17
Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1993/94)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
Sri Lanka Under-19s33015610852.00 104
Youth Test Career Bowling (1993/94)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
Sri Lanka Under-19s3542013363-6322.16 0059.00 2.25
Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1993/94)
MINORunsHSAve10050Ct
Sri Lanka Under-19s3318051*40.00 010
Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1993/94)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Sri Lanka Under-19s14437532-2625.00 0048.00 3.12

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