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HOME > PLAYERS > Mahela de Silva Jayawardene Mahela de Silva Jayawardene Born May 27, 1977 Major Teams Sri Lanka Known As Mahela Jayawardene Batting Style Right Hand Bat Bowling Style Right Arm Medium Test Debut 1997/98 against India at Colombo (RPS) ODI Debut 1997/98 against Zimbabwe at Colombo (RPS) Profile Mahela Jayawardene is one of the most talented Sri Lankan cricketers. On his Test debut against India in 1997, Jayawardene smashed 66 in Colombo. Mahela was placed seventh in the top ten fastest scorers of the 1999 World Cup with 102 runs and a strike rate of 96.23. News Articles Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (2007-03-05) Sri Lanka can replicate 1996 success: Jayawardene (2007-03-05) Will Brian Lara break the curse of the host in the World Cup? (2007-03-02) It is a great team effort: Dravid (2007-02-17) India goes into series decider sans Sachin Tendulkar (2007-02-16) Series win will give momentum ahead of World Cup: Dravid (2007-02-16) We never recovered from the bad start: Jayawardene (2007-02-14) Zaheer stars in India's series leveling win in Goa (2007-02-14) Wounded India desperate to level series in Goa (2007-02-13)     ... more news stories Test Statistics   M I No Runs Hs Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting 34 54 2 2466 242 47.42 8 10 46 0   O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Sr Econ Bowling 68.2 13 212 4 53.00 2/32 0 0 102.5 3.10 One Day Statistics   M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 SR Ct St Batting 84 79 6 2137 128 29.27 5 9 74.69 34 0   O M R W Ave Best 4w 5w Sr Econ Bowling 82.4 1 459 7 65.57 2/56 0 0 70.8 5.55

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