Mahela Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene
Full Name: Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Birth date: May 27 1977
Age: 47 years
Birth Country: Sri Lanka
Batting Style: Right Hand
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Bowler
Team :
TournamentTeams
Indian Premier League Punjab Kings, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Delhi Capitals
Big Bash League Adelaide Strikers
Sri Lanka Premier League Uthura Yellows, Yaal Blazers
Caribbean Premier League Trinbago Knight Riders, Jamaica Tallawahs
HRV Cup Central Districts Stags
England Domestic Sussex
PSL Karachi Kings
Others Sachin's Blasters, Sagittarius Strikers

Mahela Jayawardene Last 10 Innings

RunsOppMatch DateScore
10 Lahore Qalandars2017-02-25 DT20
65 Gemini Arabians2016-02-11 DT20
21 Leo Lions2016-02-06 DT20
20 Gemini Arabians2016-02-05 DT20
124 Libra Legends2016-02-04 DT20
0 Capricorn Commanders2016-01-30 DT20
69 Virgo Super Kings2016-01-29 DT20
7 Sydney Thunder2016-01-21 DT20
53 Brisbane Heat2016-01-08 DT20
57 Perth Scorchers2016-01-05 DT20

Statistictics by year


Batting Stats

 MatInnsOutNORunsHSAveBPSR200s100s50s4s6sCtSt
TEST 14825223616 11814 374 50.062295951.46 6 27 50 1387 61 2030
ODI 37635732433 10603 144 32.731346578.74 0 15 64 944 58 1820
IT20 5252448 1453 100 33.021088133.55 0 1 9 167 33 170

Bowling Stats

 MatInnsOversMORunsWktsAveEcoSRExt4wkts5wkts10wktsBBIBBM
TEST 14826158.131503 10 50.303.2894.9100003/273/27
ODI 3771862.32374 6 62.336.3362.380002/562/56
IT20 521108 0 -8.00-00000/00/0

Awards

Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene is a Sri Lankan cricketer and one of the strongest pillars of the Sri Lankan squad. Jayawardene was born on 27th May 1977 in Colombo. Jayawardene has played on behalf of Asia XI, Sinhalese Sports Club, Delhi Daredevils, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Wayamba, Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel, Kings XI Punjab and Sri Lankan national team. Jayawardene is a right handed batsman and also doubles up as a right arm medium bowler.

Career Highlights:

  • Jayawardene’s first international cricket match was in the year 1995-1996. He played both his first List A match as well as First Class match.
  • His Test debut was against India at Colombo in the subsequent year of 1997, 2nd August. He scored 66 runs and the match was a draw.
  • Jayawardene started his One Day International Career versus Zimbabwe on 24th of January 1998. Sri Lanka won this match by 5 wickets with 10 balls remaining.
  • His first T20I was at Southampton on 15th of June 2006 against England
  • Jayawardene has over 10,000 runs in both ODI and Test cricket.
  • One of his remarkable innings was an unbeaten 103 off 88 balls in 2011 World Cup.
  • Was an infallible part of the Sri Lankan squad in the ICC World Twenty20 in 2014.
  • In the year 2006, he was nominated as the International Captain of the Year by the ICC.


Jayawardene was educated at the Nalanda Colege in Colombo. His first learning lessons of cricket was at Lionel Coaching Clinic under Nondescripts Cricket Club. He was a part of the Sinhalese Sports Club from1995. Jayawardene was the 69th Sri Lankan Test captain. He also won the “Spirit of Cricket Award” in 2007 .

Jayawardene is married to Christina Mallika Sirisena and is an active contributor to the HOPE CANCER PROJECT.

Records by Mahela Jayawardene
 
1. In Top 20 List For Most ODI Centuries

Last Series Played

PSL 2017
Masters Champions League 2016
Big Bash League 2015-2016 - BBL 5 - KFC BBL T20
Cricket All Stars Series 2015
Super Smash T20 2015
Team Squad
Kamindu Mendis Asitha Fernando
Pathum Nissanka Charith Asalanka
Avishka Fernando Kusal Mendis
Wanindu Hasaranga Janith Liyanage
Nishan Fernando Maheesh Theekshana

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