Mahela Jayawardene is a former Sri Lankan Cricketer. His Role of the Sri Lanka Team was as a Batsman. He was the Best Batsman in the Test, ODI & T20I Format as well as IPL in the Sri Lankan Team. His Batting Style Right Handed Bat. His Bowling Style is Right-arm fast. He was the most Successful Batsman as well as Captain in the Sri Lanka Team & International. Mahela Jayawardene is currently not Playing the All International Format as well as IPL.
Personal Information:-
Mahela Jayawardene was born 27th May, 1977 (Age 45 Years), Colombo, Sri Lanka. His Height was 5 ft 8 inch (173 cm). His Full name was Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene. His nicknames were Maiya & Master Mind. The Bad news for Sri Lanka is that Mahela Jayawardene is Currently not Playing in Test, ODI & T20I Matches as well as IPL.
Family Information:-
Mahela Jayawardene Father’s name was Senarath Jayawardene. His Mother’s name was Sunila Jayawardene. His Brother’s name was Dhishal Jayawardene. His Wife’s name is Natasha Makalanda. He married in 2021. His Only Single Child. His Daughter’s name was Sansa Araya Jayawardene.
Mahela Jayawardene Debut & last Match Played Details:-
I Want to tell the Cricket Fans that Mahela Jayawardene is Currently not Playing for the Sri Lanka Team. There is Bad news for the Sri Lanka Team and for cricket Fans that Mahela Jayawardene has retired in Test, ODI & T20I Format as well as IPL.
| S.r no | Format name | Debut date | Against team name | Venue name |
| 1 | T20I | 15th June 2006 | England | The Rose Bowl |
| 2 | TEST | 2nd August 1997 | India | R. Premadasa Stadium |
| 3 | ODI | 24th January 1998 | Zimbabwe | R. Premadasa Stadium |
| 4 | IPL | 21st April 2008 | Rajasthan Royals | Sawai Mansingh Stadium |
| S.r no | Format name | Last Match date | Against team name | Venue name |
| 1 | T20I | 6th April 2014 | India | Shere Bangla National Stadium |
| 2 | TEST | 14th August 2014 | Pakistan | Sinhalese Sports Club |
| 3 | ODI | 18th March 2015 | South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| 4 | IPL | 19th May 2013 | Pune Warriors | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
Once Again Mahela Jayawardene is Currently not Playing & has taken retirement in Test, ODI & T20I Format as well as IPL.
Mahela Jayawardene career Details:-
| Competition | Test | Odi | T20l | Ipl |
| Matches | 149 | 448 | 55 | 80 |
| BattingInnings | 252 | 418 | 55 | 78 |
| Runs | 11814 | 12650 | 1493 | 1802 |
| Highest | 374 | 144 | 100 | 110 |
| Average (score) | 49.85 | 33.38 | 31.77 | 28.6 |
| SR | 51.46 | 78.97 | 133.18 | 123.26 |
| Not Out | 15 | 39 | 8 | 15 |
| Fours | 1387 | 1119 | 173 | 200 |
| Sixes | 61 | 76 | 33 | 39 |
| 50s | 50 | 77 | 9 | 10 |
| 100s | 34 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 200s | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BowlingInnings | 22 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Maidens | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Economy | 3.16 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| BBI | 2/32 | 2/56 | 0/8 | -/- |
| BBM | 2/32 | 2/56 | 0/8 | -/- |
| Catches | 205 | 218 | 17 | 32 |
Table Information:-
Mahela Jayawardene has played a total of 732 Matches ( 149 TEST, 448 ODI & 55 T20I) International Matches in his career & IPL was 80. He has Played the most ODI matches. His Total Runs was 27,759 Runs( 11,814 TEST, 12,650 ODI & 1,493 T20I) International Runs in his career & IPL was 1,802.
He has hit the most Runs in the ODI format. His Highest score was 374 in TEST, 144 in ODI, 100 in T20I & 110 in IPL. His Best high score is 374 in Test Matches. His best Average Score in TEST is 49.85. He has the best strike rate in 133.18 T20I. He has hit a total of 2,879 Boundaries ( 1,387 TEST, 1,119 ODI & 173 in T20I ) International Boundaries in his career & IPL was 200.
He has scored the most boundaries in the Test format with 1,387 Boundaries. He has hit a total of 209 Sixes ( 61 TEST, 76 ODI & 33 in T20I) International Sixes in his career & IPL was 39. He has hit a total of 146 fifty ( 50 TEST, 77 ODI & 9 T20I) International Fifty in his career & IPL was 10.
He has hit a total 55 of Hundred ( 34 TEST, 19 ODI & 1 in T20I) International Hundred in his career & IPL was 1. He has a total maiden Over 21 in His career ( 20 TEST & 1 ODI ). Mahela Jayawardene has taken 14 wickets in his career ( 6 TEST & 8 ODI ). He has taken the most wickets in the ODI 8. His best Economy was 3.16 in TEST format. His Total 4w per Match was not taken.
According to the Table the full form of BBI:- Best Bowling In Innings & the full form of BBM:- Best Bowling In Match. His BBI was 2/32 in the TEST, 2/56 in the ODI & 0/8 in the T20I . His Best BBI was 2/32 in TEST. His BBM was 2/32 in the TEST, 2/56 in the ODI & 0/8 in the T20I. His Best BBM was 2/32 in TEST.
His total 472 Catches ( 205 TEST, 218 ODI & 17 T20I) International Catches in his career & IPL was 32.
International Information:-
Mahela Jayawardene is a player in the Sri Lanka Team. His Role in the Sri Lanka Team is Batsman. He was the most successful batsman of the Sri Lanka Team in the International Career. He was 9th Position in Most Runs List in Test Format in History After Tendulkar (IND), R Ponting (AUS), Kallis (SA), Dravid (IND), Cook (ENG), Sangakkara (SL), B Lara (WI) & Chanderpaul(WI) & 2nd Position of the Sri Lanka Team with 11,814, After Sangakkara.
He was the 5th Position in Most Runs List in ODI Format in History After Tendulkar (IND), Sangakkara (SL), R Ponting (AUS) & S Jayasuriya (SL) and 3rd Position of the Sri Lanka Team After Sangakkara & S Jayasuriya. He was the 3rd Position in Most Runs List in T20I Format History of the Sri Lanka Team After Dilshan & Kusal Perera.
He played his Favourite Ground at Sinhalese Sports Club against Pakistan, he scored 54 runs in his last test innings. He is the second cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to have played 600 International Matches. In the 2007 Cricket World Cup, he Scored 1 hundred and 4 Half-Century and he was the second highest run-scorer in this World Cup after Matthew Hayden (AUS).
He received the Awards like: ICC Captain of the Year in 2006, Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2007, ICC Spirit of cricket Award in 2013 & ICC Hall of Fame in 2021. Sri Lanka had a 54.3% winning rate Under the Captaincy of Mahela Jayawardene, under his Captaincy Sri Lanka won 101 Matches in International.
He holds the records Most double hundreds in a Test career After DG Bradman (AUS), K Sangakkara (SL) & B Lara (WI). He also holds Most Catches in a Test Career After R Dravid (IND) and also holds Most Catches in an ODI Career. He holds the record of Fastest 9,000 Runs in a Test Career After K Sangakkara (SL), R Dravid (IND), B Lara (WI) & R Ponting (AUS).
IPL Information:-
Mahela Jayawardene has played in IPL for Three Franchises. He has played for,
- Punjab Kings (KXIP) in the years 2008, 2009 & 2010.
- Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTP) in the year 2011.
- Delhi Daredevils (DD) in the years 2012 & 2013.
He has not won the IPL Trophy in his IPL Career.
Total IPL Salary
| Year | Team | Salary |
| 2008 | Punjab Kings (KXIP) | ₹ 19,000,000 |
| 2009 | Punjab Kings (KXIP) | ₹ 19,000,000 |
| 2010 | Punjab Kings (KXIP) | ₹ 19,000,000 |
| 2011 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) | ₹ 69,000,000 |
| 2012 | Delhi Daredevils (DD) | ₹ 64,400,000 |
| 2013 | Delhi Daredevils (DD) | ₹ 64,400,000 |
| Total | ₹ 254,800,000 |
Net Worth & Salary:-
Mahela Jayawardene Net worth (2022) was $ 8 Million (approx). His Monthly Salary & Income was not known & Yearly Income was not known.
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