Full Name : Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Date of Birth : 27 May, 1977
Country : Sri Lanka
State/County/Club : Sinhalese Sports Club
Role : Right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler
One-Day debut : Against Zimbabwe in 1998
World Cup Debut : Against Zimbabwe in 1999
Profile: Mahela Jayawardene is one of the fine batsmen in the Sri Lankan team. In his ODI career since 1998, Jayawardene has scored 6185 runs in 236 matches at an average of 31.71. The strike rate maintained by Jayawardene throughout his career is 75.41. He has made 34 fifties and eight centuries. The highest score of his career, 128 runs, was made against India in 2000. He is also an excellent fielder, who has taken 118 catches in the ODIs. As an irregular bowler, Jayawardene has taken only seven wickets, 2 wickets for 56 runs being his best bowling performance.
Mahela Jayawardene has played at the World Cup in 1999 and 2003. In 13 World Cup matches, Jayawardene has accumulated 123 runs with the strike rate of 75.00. His highest score at the tournament is 45 runs. In field, he has taken only two catches. At the tournament, he has taken only two wickets. His best bowling figure was also made in the World Cup.
