Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

Full Name  Jayawardene, Mahela 
Date of birth:  27/05/1977
Country  Sri Lanka
Role  Batsman
Batting style  Right-hand
Bowling style  Right arm medium 

Career summary
Debut: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), 1997

- His debut coincided with Sri Lanka making Test cricket's highest total, he contributed 66 to a mountainous 952 for seven declared.

- His liking for big scores was soon evident as he made 167 in his fourth Test against New Zealand and followed it up with 242 in just his seventh, this time against India.

- His masterful 120 enabled Sri Lanka to successfully chase a target of 303 to beat England in the 1999 Carlton & United Series in Australia.

- Currently vice-captain of the national side, he will captain the side on the summer's tour of England due to Marvan Attapatu's absence through injury.

Test Matches
Batting Career Span:  1997 - 2009
Matches:  102
Innings:  167
Not outs:  13
Runs:  8251
Highest Score:  374
Average:  54
50s:  32
100s:  20
Ducks:  10
Pairs:  0
Catches:  28
Stumping:  0
Bowling Innings bowled:  24
Overs:  84.7
Maidens:  17
Runs conceded:  273
Wickets:  5
5 Wicket Innings:  0
10 Wicket matches:  0
Average:  54.6 
Economy Rate:  3.22 
Best bowling in Innings:  2/32

ODI Matches
Batting Career Span:  1998 - 2009
Innings:  282
Not outs:  28
Runs:  8223
Highest Score:  128
Strike-rate:  78.23 
Average:  32
50s:  50
100s:  11
Ducks:  23
Catches:  42
Stumping:  0
Bowling Innings bowled:  28
Overs:  99.2
Maidens:  1
Runs conceded:  577
Wickets:  7
4 Wicket Innings:  0
Average:  82.43 
Economy Rate:  5.82 
Best bowling in Innings:  2/56

Twenty20 Matches
Batting Career Span:  - 2007
Innings:  5
Not outs:  1
Runs:  159
Highest Score:  65
Average:  40
50s:  1
100s:  0
Ducks:  0
Catches:  2
Stumping:  0