Full name Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Born May 27, 1977, Colombo
Current age 40 years 331 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Adelaide Strikers, Asia XI, Central Districts, Delhi Daredevils, Jamaica Tallawahs, Karachi Kings, Kings XI Punjab, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Sinhalese Sports Club, Somerset, Sussex, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, Wayamba, Wayamba
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
149 | 252 | 15 | 11814 | 374 | 49.84 | 22959 | 51.45 | 34 | 50 | 1387 | 61 | 205 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
448 | 418 | 39 | 12650 | 144 | 33.37 | 16020 | 78.96 | 19 | 77 | 1119 | 76 | 218 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
55 | 55 | 8 | 1493 | 100 | 31.76 | 1121 | 133.18 | 1 | 9 | 173 | 33 | 17 | 0 |
First-class | 237 | 383 | 24 | 17838 | 374 | 49.68 | 51 | 80 | 305 | 0 | ||||
List A | 546 | 509 | 51 | 15421 | 163* | 33.67 | 21 | 95 | 265 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
220 | 213 | 26 | 5455 | 116 | 29.17 | 4134 | 131.95 | 3 | 36 | 630 | 136 | 75 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
149 | 22 | 589 | 310 | 6 | 2/32 | 2/32 | 51.66 | 3.15 | 98.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
448 | 28 | 593 | 563 | 8 | 2/56 | 2/56 | 70.37 | 5.69 | 74.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
55 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | 8.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 237 | 3001 | 1629 | 52 | 5/72 | 31.32 | 3.25 | 57.7 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 546 | 1280 | 1146 | 24 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 47.75 | 5.37 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
220 | 5 | 75 | 97 | 3 | 2/22 | 2/22 | 32.33 | 7.76 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 2-6, 1997 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Aug 14-18, 2014 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (RPS), Jan 24, 1998 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Sydney, Mar 18, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | India v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Apr 6, 2014 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1995/96 |
Last First-class | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Aug 14-18, 2014 scorecard |
List A debut | 1995/96 |
Last List A | Somerset v Worcestershire at Taunton, Aug 17, 2016 scorecard |
T20s debut | Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars at Dubai (DSC), Feb 25, 2017 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0, 0c/0s | Diamonds | v Royals | St. Moritz | 9 Feb 2018 | Other T20 |
7, 0c/0s | Diamonds | v Royals | St. Moritz | 8 Feb 2018 | Other T20 |
10 | Karachi Kngs | v Qalandars | Dubai (DSC) | 25 Feb 2017 | T20 |
0 | Central D | v Wellington | New Plymouth | 7 Jan 2017 | T20 |
45* | Central D | v Auckland | Auckland | 3 Jan 2017 | T20 |
4 | Central D | v Canterbury | New Plymouth | 31 Dec 2016 | T20 |
31 | Central D | v Auckland | New Plymouth | 29 Dec 2016 | T20 |
40 | Central D | v Wellington | Wellington | 26 Dec 2016 | T20 |
0/15, 64 | Central D | v Northern D | Hamilton | 23 Dec 2016 | T20 |
116 | Central D | v Otago | New Plymouth | 21 Dec 2016 | T20 |
A prolific, elegant and utterly classy batsman with a huge appetite for runs, and a calm yet authoritative captain - those are the qualities that best describe Mahela Jayawardene. His sheer quality as a batsman was never in doubt even when he just entered the international scene, but for Jayawardene the biggest challenge has been to justify all the early hype. With over 10,000 runs in both Tests and ODIs - and a captaincy stint that included a World Cup final appearance - it can safely be said that he has met that challenge more than adequately.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2007
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2013