Mahela Jayawardene
93Sri Lanka · BAT · 1998 to 2015 · on scorecards: DPMD Jayawardene
BATTING
- Matches
- 448
- Innings
- 418
- Runs
- 12650
- Average
- 33.37
- Strike rate
- 78.96
- High score
- 144
- 100s / 50s
- 19 / 77
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 8
- Average
- 70.37
- Economy
- 5.69
- Strike rate
- 74.1
- Best figures
- 2/56
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 218 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 39
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mahela Jayawardene played 448 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2015. The first came against Zimbabwe at R Premadasa Stadium, with a score of 1, and the last against South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 7,676 runs at 33.2 in 275 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 144 from 150 balls against England at Headingley in 2011, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 19 hundreds, 77 fifties.
At home the average was 34.6 across 151 ODIs; away it was 29.7 across 164 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 2,666 runs at 35.1 in 87 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 71 ODIs and 1,712 runs at 30.6. Mahela Jayawardene captained Sri Lanka in 129 ODIs, winning 71 and losing 49. The scorecards record 22 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 241 of the ODIs Mahela Jayawardene played and lost 186.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 448 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | 150 | England | Headingley | 2011 | Won |
| 128 | 123 | India | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2000 | Won |
| 126* | 127 | England | Riverside Ground | 2006 | Won |
| 123 | 108 | Pakistan | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 120 | 111 | England | Adelaide Oval | 1999 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/56 | 10 | Kenya | County Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 1/4 | 1.3 | Zimbabwe | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2000 | Won |
| 1/5 | 1.5 | England | R Premadasa Stadium | 2014 | Won |
| 1/14 | 5 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1999 | Won |
| 1/16 | 4 | Australia | R Premadasa Stadium | 1999 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 87 | 2,666 | 35.08 | 4/17 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 67 | 1,903 | 30.69 | 2/12 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 56 | 1,629 | 33.24 | 0/16 | 1 | 161.00 |
| New Zealand | 50 | 1,326 | 33.15 | 3/5 | 0 | – |
| England | 47 | 1,562 | 40.05 | 5/8 | 2 | 34.50 |
| South Africa | 43 | 897 | 22.43 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 586 | 26.64 | 0/4 | 3 | 16.67 |
| Bangladesh | 26 | 547 | 30.39 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 22 | 676 | 42.25 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
| Africa XI | 5 | 269 | 67.25 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 3 | 50 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 28.00 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 114 | 57.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 2 | 100 | 100.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 87 | 43.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Bermuda | 1 | 85 | 85.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 39 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 151 | 4,046 | 34.58 | 4/28 | 2 | 13.50 |
| Away | 164 | 4,311 | 29.73 | 7/23 | 2 | 129.50 |
| Neutral | 133 | 4,293 | 36.69 | 8/26 | 4 | 69.25 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39 | 842 | 24.06 | 2/4 | 6 | 70.83 |
| 2000s | 275 | 7,676 | 33.23 | 9/47 | 1 | 133.00 |
| 2010s | 134 | 4,132 | 36.57 | 8/26 | 1 | 5.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 71 | 1,712 | 30.57 | 1/13 | 2 | 13.50 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 35 | 1,148 | 41.00 | 1/8 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 26 | 891 | 38.74 | 2/4 | 1 | 46.00 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 17 | 520 | 52.00 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 12 | 396 | 36.00 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 12 | 322 | 35.78 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 1998 at R Premadasa Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2015 at Sydney Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 May 1977
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 16,020
- Ducks
- 28
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 4th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 70.5
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 79.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 121.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 48.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 40.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 9,955 balls faced in that period.
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