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Full name Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Born May 27, 1977, Colombo
Current age 30 years 356 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Asia XI,Asia XI,Kings XI Punjab,Sinhalese Sports Club,Wayamba
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
95
155
11
7478
374
51.93
14211
52.62
22
30
911
37
132
0
ODIs
272
254
28
7468
128
33.04
9759
76.52
10
44
630
44
139
0
T20Is
8
8
2
170
65
28.33
114
149.12
0
1
17
4
3
0
First-class
175
275
20
13127
374
51.47
39
57
219
0
List A
338
313
37
9183
128
33.27
10
57
170
0
Twenty20
18
17
4
293
65
22.53
209
140.19
0
1
29
8
8
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
95
17
470
232
4
2/32
2/32
58.00
2.96
117.5
0
0
0
ODIs
272
27
582
558
7
2/56
2/56
79.71
5.75
83.1
0
0
0
T20Is
8
1
6
8
0
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8.00
-
0
0
0
First-class
175
2870
1535
50
5/72
30.70
3.20
57.4
1
0
List A
338
1257
1126
23
3/25
3/25
48.95
5.37
54.6
0
0
0
Twenty20
18
3
51
61
2
2/22
2/22
30.50
7.17
25.5
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 2-6, 1997 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (RPS), Jan 24, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1995/96
Last First-class
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1995/96
Last List A
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Kings XI Punjab v Bangalore Royal Challengers at Mohali, May 12, 2008 scorecard
Profile
A fine technician with an excellent temperament, Jayawardene's exciting arrival in 1997 heralded the start of a new era for Sri Lanka's middle order. His career reached new heights in 2006 when he was named captain, led a 5-0 one-day whitewash over England and then scored a Sri Lankan record 374 against South Africa at the SSC in Colombo. He added 624 for the third wicket with Kumar Sangakkara - a first-class record. Jayawardene is the best batsman the island had produced since Sanath Jayasuriya (the man whose record Jayawardene took with his 374) and his rich talent fuelled towering expectations. Perhaps mindful of his first Test, when he went out to bat against India at Colombo in 1997 with the scoreboard reading 790 for 4, he soon developed an appetite for big scores. His 66 then was followed by a masterful 167 on a Galle minefield versus New Zealand in his fourth match. A marathon 242 against India followed in his seventh Test. However, after a prolific purple patch from 2000 to early-2002, his form became more patchy. His declining productivity in the one-day game was particularly alarming, although that was partly explained by his shuffling up and down the order. He suffered a run drought during the 2003 World Cup and was dropped immediately after. However, he soon regained his confidence and benefited from a stable batting position at No. 4 after the retirement of Aravinda de Silva. A good Test series against England was followed by a high-scoring run in 2004. He was appointed vice-captain of the one-day side for the second time in his career in 2003 and has been named by the selectors as the heir to the captaincy after Marvan Atapattu's current tenure. Jayawardene was given a chance to show what he brought to the captaincy when Atapattu was hit by back problems and he was named captain for the 2006 tour of England. He produced a stunning double of 61 and 119 at Lord's as Sri Lanka pulled off an amazing rearguard to save the match. The best, though, was still to come. After his 374 he struggled a little and fell into a slump, but as class players do he emerged in grand style and enjoyed a prolific series against England in December 2007. Off the field he has won great admiration for his huge personal contribution to the HOPE cancer project. Charlie Austin March 2008
