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Home  »  Cricket  »  Players  »  Mahela Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka

Mahela Jayawardene, a former Sri lankan cricketer, was born on May 27, 1977. As of 2026, he is 49 years old and remains a prominent figure in cricket. Mahela Jayawardene is a Right Handed batter and one of the greatest batters in the game.

Mahela Jayawardene's cricket career spanned an impressive period from 1997 to 2014, during which he made significant contributions to the sport. His time on the field showcased his skills and dedication, leaving a lasting impact on the game.

In his Test cricket journey, Mahela Jayawardene has played 149 matches in his Test career and has scored 11,814 runs, with an average of 49.85. Mahela Jayawardene has hit 1,388 fours and 61 sixes in his Test career.

In ODI Internationals career, Mahela Jayawardene has played 448 matches to date in his Odi career and has scored 12,650 runs, with an average of 33.38. Mahela Jayawardene has hit 1,119 fours and 74 sixes in his Odi career.

Mahela Jayawardene, a well-known Sri lankan cricketer, had a notable presence in the T20 format during his career. Mahela Jayawardene participated in T20 matches, where he accumulated 1,493 runs, with a batting average of 31.77. Mahela Jayawardene has hit 173 fours and 33 sixes in his T20 career.

Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela JayawardeneSri Lanka
  • Born: May 27, 1977 (48 years)
  • Period: (1997-2014)
  • Batting Style: Right Handed
  • Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium

Captaincy Records

Matches-Won-Lost Tosses Won Runs Scored Batting Average
TEST 38-18-12 21 (55.26%) 3665 59.11
ODI 130-72-49 60 (46.15%) 3569 33.67
T20 19-13-6 9 (47.37%) 439 27.44
IPL 31-11-19 14 (45.16%) - -

Batting Career Summary

MAT NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 4s 6s CT ST
TEST 149 15 11814 374 49.85 51.47 34 50 1388 61 - -
ODI 448 39 12650 144 33.38 78.96 19 77 1119 74 - -
T20 55 8 1493 100 31.77 133.18 1 9 173 33 - -
IPL 80 15 1802 110* 28.60 123.26 1 10 200 38 - -

Bowling Career Summary

MAT Ov M Wkts AVG ECON Best 5w 10w
TEST 149 98.1 20 6 51.67 3.16 2/32 0 0
ODI 448 98.5 1 8 70.38 5.70 2/56 0 0
T20 55 1.0 0 0 N/A 8.00 0/8 0 0
IPL 80 0 0 0 0 - 0 0

Home/Away By Year By Opponent By Position

Home/Away Record (Batting)

TEST ODI T20
Venue Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
Home 129 9 7167 374 59.73 23 34 101 0
Away 123 6 4647 275 39.72 11 16 71 0
Overall 252 15 11814 374 49.85 34 50 205 0
Venue MAT NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
Home 151 18 4046 123 34.58 77.29 4 28 82 0
Away 297 21 8604 144 32.84 79.78 15 49 136 0
Overall 448 39 12650 144 33.38 78.96 19 77 218 0
Venue MAT NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
Home 17 1 466 86 29.13 122.96 0 2 4 0
Away 38 7 1027 100 33.13 138.41 1 7 13 0
Overall 55 8 1493 100 31.77 133.18 1 9 17 0

Home/Away Record (Bowling)

TEST ODI T20
Venue Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 5w 10w
Home 52.2 9 4 167 41.75 3.19 78.50 2/32 0 0
Away 45.5 11 2 143 71.50 3.12 137.50 1/7 0 0
Overall 98.1 20 6 310 51.67 3.16 98.17 2/32 0 0
Venue Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
Home 6.5 0 2 27 13.50 3.95 20.50 1/5 0
Away 92.0 1 6 536 89.33 5.83 92.00 2/56 0
Overall 98.5 1 8 563 70.38 5.70 74.13 2/56 0
Venue Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
Away 1.0 0 0 8 8.00 0
Overall 1 0 0 8 8.00 0/8 0

By Year Record (Batting)

TEST ODI T20
Year MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
1997 2 3 0 89 66 29.67 0 1 4 0
1998 4 6 0 309 167 51.50 1 2 7 0
1999 9 13 1 535 242 44.58 1 2 8 0
2000 10 18 1 740 167 43.53 2 3 15 0
2001 13 19 0 1053 150 55.42 4 4 19 0
2002 9 16 3 625 107 48.08 1 4 4 0
2003 7 11 2 526 134 58.44 1 3 9 0
2004 11 20 1 861 237 45.32 2 3 23 0
2005 9 14 1 568 141 43.69 1 5 10 0
2006 11 20 1 983 374 51.74 3 2 14 0
2007 8 11 1 982 213* 98.20 5 1 16 0
2008 6 11 1 655 166 65.50 3 2 10 0
2009 11 20 1 1194 275 62.84 3 3 13 0
2010 6 8 0 407 174 50.88 1 3 13 0
2011 11 21 0 517 105 24.62 1 2 16 0
2012 10 19 1 630 180 35.00 2 3 12 0
2013 2 4 0 137 72 34.25 0 2 1 0
2014 10 18 1 1003 203* 59.00 3 5 11 0
Overall (18) 149 252 15 11814 374 49.85 34 50 205 0
Year MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
1998 7 7 2 98 74 19.60 74.81 0 1 2 0
1999 32 30 0 744 120 24.80 75.38 2 3 11 0
2000 21 20 2 554 128 30.78 71.30 1 2 12 0
2001 34 31 4 1260 116 46.67 81.92 3 7 16 0
2002 32 31 3 791 77 28.25 66.08 0 3 21 0
2003 22 19 1 313 56 17.39 59.17 0 2 11 0
2004 28 25 4 676 80 32.19 70.34 0 3 15 0
2005 17 16 3 522 94* 40.15 82.73 0 5 11 0
2006 36 34 5 1185 126* 40.86 87.84 2 8 17 0
2007 32 31 2 1089 115* 37.55 82.25 2 8 16 0
2008 27 25 3 617 94 28.05 72.42 0 6 22 0
2009 26 26 0 669 123 25.73 83.00 1 3 11 0
2010 15 15 3 509 108 42.42 79.91 1 4 3 0
2011 27 24 2 1032 144 46.91 82.63 3 7 16 0
2012 30 27 2 785 85 31.40 88.30 0 6 10 0
2013 21 19 2 557 107 32.76 81.43 1 2 7 0
2014 27 27 1 846 118 32.54 81.98 1 6 14 0
2015 14 11 0 403 104 36.64 90.16 2 1 3 0
Overall (18) 448 418 39 12650 144 33.38 78.96 19 77 218 0
Year MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
2006 3 3 1 11 9 5.50 110.00 0 0 1 0
2007 5 5 1 159 65 39.75 152.88 0 1 2 0
2008 3 3 0 40 35 13.33 121.21 0 0 0 0
2009 12 12 1 231 78 21.00 123.53 0 1 2 0
2010 9 9 1 343 100 42.88 156.62 1 2 4 0
2011 3 3 1 169 86 84.50 129.01 0 2 2 0
2012 9 9 1 271 65* 33.88 117.32 0 1 3 0
2013 5 5 1 111 61* 27.75 138.75 0 1 0 0
2014 6 6 1 158 89 31.60 125.40 0 1 3 0
Overall (9) 55 55 8 1493 100 31.77 133.18 1 9 17 0

By Year Record (Bowling)

TEST ODI T20
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 5w 10w
1997 11.0 2 0 35 3.18 0 0
1998 5.0 0 0 15 3.00 0 0
1999 41.0 7 1 119 119.00 2.90 246.00 1/35 0 0
2000 10.2 4 3 41 13.67 3.97 20.67 2/32 0 0
2001 1.0 0 0 2 2.00 0 0
2002 2.0 1 0 2 1.00 0 0
2005 6.0 2 0 14 2.33 0 0
2007 2.0 1 0 4 2.00 0 0
2009 12.5 1 2 60 30.00 4.68 38.50 1/10 0 0
2011 1.0 0 0 5 5.00 0 0
2014 6.0 2 0 13 2.17 0 0
Overall (11) 98.1 20 6 310 51.67 3.16 98.17 2/32 0 0
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
1998 3.0 0 0 17 5.67 0
1999 74.0 0 6 408 68.00 5.51 74.00 2/56 0
2000 5.3 1 1 30 30.00 5.45 33.00 1/4 0
2001 0.1 0 0 4 24.00 0
2002 4.0 0 0 35 8.75 0
2003 2.0 0 0 8 4.00 0
2004 3.0 0 0 16 5.33 0
2005 1.0 0 0 6 6.00 0
2006 2.0 0 0 15 7.50 0
2007 2.2 0 0 19 8.14 0
2014 1.5 0 1 5 5.00 2.73 11.00 1/5 0
Overall (11) 98.5 1 8 563 70.38 5.70 74.13 2/56 0
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
2006 1.0 0 0 8 8.00 0
Overall (1) 1 0 0 8 8.00 0/8 0

By Position Record (Batting)

TEST ODI T20
Position Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
Opening 1 0 26 26 26.00 0 0 0 0
3 21 2 955 242 50.26 2 6 10 0
4 195 13 9509 374 52.25 30 35 134 0
5 31 0 1186 129 38.26 2 8 24 0
6 3 0 131 66 43.67 0 1 4 0
7 1 0 7 7 7.00 0 0 0 0
Overall 252 15 11814 374 49.85 34 50 205 0
Position Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
Opening 34 2 1376 144 43.00 91.43 4 7 13 0
3 46 6 1378 126* 34.45 80.02 3 6 23 0
4 218 21 6946 128 35.26 77.63 9 48 119 0
5 85 7 2202 120 28.23 75.83 2 13 37 0
6 23 0 594 107 25.83 75.67 1 3 7 0
7 10 3 154 45 22.00 99.35 0 0 4 0
8 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
Overall 418 39 12650 144 33.38 78.96 19 77 218 0
Position Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
Opening 23 3 812 100 40.60 138.10 1 5 8 0
3 15 2 245 89 18.85 113.43 0 1 5 0
4 13 2 382 78 34.73 137.41 0 3 4 0
5 4 1 54 41* 18.00 138.46 0 0 0 0
Overall 55 8 1493 100 31.77 133.18 1 9 17 0

By Opponent Record (Batting)

TEST ODI T20
Team MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
Australia 16 29 0 969 105 33.41 2 5 20 0
Bangladesh 13 17 2 1146 203* 76.40 5 2 17 0
England 23 41 3 2212 213* 58.21 8 10 38 0
India 18 28 1 1822 275 67.48 6 8 22 0
New Zealand 13 22 1 1028 167 48.95 3 6 17 0
Pakistan 29 55 3 1687 240 32.44 2 10 37 0
South Africa 17 32 1 1782 374 57.48 6 2 18 0
West Indies 12 18 1 748 136 44.00 1 4 19 0
Zimbabwe 8 10 3 420 100* 60.00 1 3 17 0
Overall (9) 149 252 15 11814 374 49.85 34 50 205 0
Team MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
ACA Africa XI 5 5 1 269 107 67.25 94.72 1 2 6 0
Afghanistan 2 2 0 114 100 57.00 85.07 1 0 0 0
Australia 56 54 5 1629 86 33.24 78.09 0 16 28 0
Bangladesh 26 21 3 547 108 30.39 83.51 1 2 18 0
Bermuda 1 1 0 85 85 85.00 94.44 0 1 1 0
Canada 2 1 0 100 100 100.00 123.46 1 0 2 0
England 47 43 4 1562 144 40.05 83.75 5 8 31 0
India 87 84 8 2666 128 35.08 78.16 4 17 38 0
Ireland 1 1 1 39 39* 144.44 0 0 0 0
Kenya 3 2 0 50 45 25.00 108.70 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 3 3 0 48 34 16.00 123.08 0 0 0 0
New Zealand 50 45 5 1326 116 33.15 78.00 3 5 21 0
Pakistan 67 64 2 1903 123 30.69 75.19 2 12 30 0
Scotland 2 2 0 66 64 33.00 94.29 0 1 1 0
South Africa 43 43 3 897 77 22.43 67.49 0 3 11 0
United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 87 61 43.50 126.09 0 1 1 0
West Indies 22 20 4 676 106* 42.25 85.57 1 5 8 0
Zimbabwe 29 25 3 586 96 26.64 72.08 0 4 22 0
Overall (18) 448 418 39 12650 144 33.38 78.96 19 77 218 0
Team MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
Australia 8 8 1 209 86 29.86 126.67 0 2 2 0
Bangladesh 1 1 0 30 30 30.00 100.00 0 0 0 0
Canada 1 1 0 35 35 35.00 166.67 0 0 0 0
England 5 5 1 213 89 53.25 136.54 0 2 3 0
India 5 5 0 75 26 15.00 129.31 0 0 2 0
Ireland 1 1 0 78 78 78.00 147.17 0 1 0 0
Kenya 1 1 0 65 65 65.00 240.74 0 1 2 0
Netherlands 1 1 1 11 11* 110.00 0 0 0 0
New Zealand 12 12 3 301 81 33.44 137.44 0 1 2 0
Pakistan 7 7 0 109 42 15.57 96.46 0 0 1 0
South Africa 4 4 0 52 33 13.00 144.44 0 0 1 0
West Indies 6 6 2 202 98* 50.50 133.77 0 2 3 0
Zimbabwe 3 3 0 113 100 37.67 137.80 1 0 1 0
Overall (13) 55 55 8 1493 100 31.77 133.18 1 9 17 0

By Opponent Record (Bowling)

TEST ODI T20
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 5w 10w
England 11.0 3 0 27 2.45 0 0
India 36.0 6 1 100 100.00 2.78 216.00 1/35 0 0
New Zealand 13.0 3 1 34 34.00 2.62 78.00 1/10 0 0
Pakistan 29.1 5 4 126 31.50 4.32 43.75 2/32 0 0
South Africa 3.0 1 0 4 1.33 0 0
Zimbabwe 6.0 2 0 19 3.17 0 0
Overall (6) 98.1 20 6 310 51.67 3.16 98.17 2/32 0 0
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
ACA Africa XI 2.2 0 0 19 8.14 0
Australia 29.0 0 1 161 161.00 5.55 174.00 1/16 0
Bangladesh 1.0 0 0 6 6.00 0
England 14.5 0 2 69 34.50 4.65 44.50 1/5 0
India 15.0 0 0 109 7.27 0
Kenya 10.0 0 2 56 28.00 5.60 30.00 2/56 0
New Zealand 1.0 0 0 9 9.00 0
Pakistan 3.0 0 0 17 5.67 0
South Africa 11.1 0 0 60 5.37 0
West Indies 1.0 0 0 7 7.00 0
Zimbabwe 10.3 1 3 50 16.67 4.76 21.00 1/4 0
Overall (11) 98.5 1 8 563 70.38 5.70 74.13 2/56 0
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
New Zealand 1.0 0 0 8 8.00 0
Overall (1) 1.0 0 0 8 8.00 0
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