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Mahela is the first player in the history of Sri Lankan cricket to score over 10,000 Test runs and is also the second Sri Lankan player to score more than 10,000 runs in ODIs after Sanath Jayasuriya. Mahela Jayawardene currently serves as the Chairman of Sri Lanka National Sports Council.
Learn about Mahela Jayawardene, a prolific and elegant batsman who played for Sri Lanka and several T20 teams. Find his career stats, records, videos, news and photos on ESPNcricinfo.
- Male
- June 27, 1977
- Sri Lanka
Learn about Mahela Jayawardene, the former Sri Lankan captain and batsman who scored six double hundreds and 10,000 runs in Tests and ODIs. Find out his batting and bowling averages, records, achievements and teams in different formats of the game.
Find out the complete career history of Mahela Jayawardene including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more.
Apr 1, 2021 · Mahela Jayawardene looks back at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, the "intimidating" atmosphere at the Wankhede for the final, and his brilliant century.
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Nov 13, 2021 · ICC Hall of Fame | Mahela Jayawardena: 'The silkiness of his batting'. ICC. 10.7M subscribers. Subscribed. 18K. 450K views 2 years ago.
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Mahela Jayawardene has scored 54 centuries in international cricket. Mahela Jayawardene is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He has been described as one of the best batsmen produced by the country.
