Profile
Jayawardene made his Test debut in the record breaking Test in 1997 against India at Colombo. He added 66 to their first innings score of 952/6, the highest ever Test score till date. Mahela’s entry into the international arena signaled the arrival of a new era in Sri Lankan cricket. Early on in his career he scored 167 against New Zealand and 242 against India. With a fine temperament and an excellent technique, Jayawardena is capable of playing long innings. He gave an example of that when he became the first Sri-Lankan captain to score a Test triple-century which came against the Proteas at the SSC in Colombo. He has displayed great leadership skills by guiding his side to the final of 2007 World Cup in Caribbean. Mahela was honoured by the ICC as the best international captain in 2006. Sri Lanka will aim for further glory under the reign of Mahela Jaywardena.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
| Test |
108 |
178 |
9022 |
13 |
54.68 |
52.78 |
27 |
35 |
| ODI |
310 |
291 |
8441 |
29 |
32.22 |
76.85 |
11 |
51 |
| T20 |
21 |
21 |
420 |
3 |
23.33 |
130.43 |
0 |
2 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
108 |
20 |
547 |
292 |
6 |
2/32 |
/ |
48.67 |
3.21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
310 |
27 |
582 |
558 |
7 |
2/56 |
/ |
79.71 |
5.78 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| T20 |
21 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0/8 |
/ |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
151 |
0 |
5 |
| ODI |
165 |
0 |
23 |
| T20 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
Tie |
No Result |
Win percentage |
| Test |
28 |
15 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
53.57 |
| ODI |
97 |
57 |
35 |
0 |
5 |
58.76 |
| T20 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
72.73 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 1997-2009
- ODI:
- 1998-2009
- T20:
- 2006-2009
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs India at R.Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama), Colombo - Aug 02, 1997
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs India at Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera - Ahmedabad - Nov 16, 2009
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe at R.Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama), Colombo - Jan 24, 1998
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Sep 27, 2009
- T20
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton - Jun 15, 2006
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand at R.Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama), Colombo - Sep 04, 2009
