Mahela Jayawardene highest score – Test | T20 | ODI

Mahela Jayawardene is a former right-hand batsman who plays for Sri Lanka in all formats of cricket. He is known for his classic cricketing shots and as one of the best batsmen in cricket history. He was the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team and the current consultant coach of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. Mahela Jayawardene highest score in ODI is 144 runs vs England.

Mahela Jayawardene Player Profile

Personal Information

Name	Mahela Jayawardene
Full Name	Denagamage Mahela de silva Jayawardene
DOB	27 May 1977
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Age	46 Years
Birthplace	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting Style	Right-Hand Batsman
Height	5  ft 6 inches
Role in Team	Batsman

Mahela Jayawardene highest score in ODI

Mahela Jayawardene made his international debut against Zimbabwe in 1998. He has played 448 matches in his ODI career and has scored 12650 runs at an average of 33.38. He smashed 1119 fours and 76 sixes throughout his career. Jayawardene has 19 centuries and 77 half-centuries in his bank. He is the second Sri Lankan player after Sanath Jayasuriya who has scored more than 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. Jayawardene with the bat and Murlitharan with the ball made the Sri Lanka team always in the lead. Murlitharan is the highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket.

Mahela Jayawardene highest score in ODI was 144 runs in 150 balls against England at Leeds on 1 July 2011. He smashed 14 fours and 0 sixes at a strike rate of 96.00 in his innings. Mahela’s 144 helped Sri Lanka to reach a humongous score of 309. England had failed to chase the score and all out at a score of 240. Sri Lanka won the match by 69 runs and Jayawardene was nominated as man of the match. Let’s have a brief look at the top 5 Mahela Jayawardene highest score in ODI:-

Top 5 Mahela Jayawardene highest score in ODI

Runs Scored	Ball Faced	Against	Date	Edition
144	150	England	1 July	2011
128	123	India	27 October	2000
123	108	Pakistan	3 August	2009
116	129	New Zealand	10 April	2001
108	117	Bangladesh	8 January	2010

Mahela Jayawardene highest score in test

Jayawardene Made his test debut Against India in Colombo in 1997. He has played 149 matches in his test career and has scored 11818 runs at an average of 49.84. He smashed 1387 fours and 61 sixes throughout his career. Jayawardene has 34 centuries and 50 half-centuries in his career

Jayawardene has played many impactful innings for his team but his highest test score was 374 came against South Africa in Colombo in the 2006 South Africa tour of Sri Lanka. He took 572 deliveries to score 374 runs at a strike rate of 65.38. Jayawardene smashed 43 fours and 1 six in his innings

Jayawardene’s highest test score is the 4 highest individual score in test cricket history. He is the first Sri Lankan captain to score a triple test century and his 374 is the highest score by right-handed player in test cricket history. Let’s have a look at the top 5 test scores of Mahela Jayawardene:-

Mahela Jayawardene top 5 test scores

Runs Scored	Ball Faced	Against	Date	Edition
374	572	South Africa	27-31 July	2006
275	435	India	16-20 November	2009
240	424	Pakistan	21-25 February	2009
213	411	England	18-22 December	2007
203	272	Bangladesh	27-30 January	2014

Mahela Jayawardene highest score in T20

Jayawardene made his T20 International debut against England in 2006. He has played 55 matches in his T20 career and has scored 1121 runs at an average of 31.76. He smashed 173 fours and 33 sixes throughout his career. Jayawardene has 1 century and 9 half-centuries in his career.

Jayawardene is the first Sri Lankan player who has scored a century in T20 International cricket. Jayawardene highest score in T20 was 100 runs in 64 balls against Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup 2010. He took 64 balls to score a century at a strike rate of 156.25. Jayawardene smashed 43 fours and 1 six in his innings. Jayawardene is one of the greatest batsmen of all time in all formats of cricket.

He has also played for many teams in fantasy leagues around the world. He is the current head coach of the Mumbai Indians franchise in the Indian Premier League. Let’s have a look at the batting stats and top 5 highest scores of Mahela Jayawardene in IPL:-

• Batting stats of Mahela Jayawardene

Format	M	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s
IPL	80	1802	110*	28.60	123.26	1	10	200	39

• Jayawardene Top 5 highest score in IPL

Runs Scored	Ball Faced	Against	Date	Edition
110	59	Kolkata Knight Riders	4 April	2010
93	62	Deccan Chargers	16 April	2010
76	52	Punjab Kings	13 May	2011
66	52	Kolkata Knight Riders	3 April	2013
59	43	Mumbai  Indians	21 April	2013

Mahela Jayawardene captaincy

Mahela Jayawardene was also a former captain of the Sri Lanka cricket team and also awarded for his captaincy instincts. He took his captaincy in 2006 in the England tour during the absence of Marvan Atapattu. Jayawardene guided his team to be the winner of the Asia Cup 2008. Mahela Jayawardene is the first Sri Lankan captain to score a triple century in test cricket. Let’s have a look at the captaincy stats of Mahela Jayawardene:-

• Mahela Jayawardene captaincy stats

Format	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	No result
Test	149	58	46	45	0	_
ODI	448	241	186	_	3	17
T20	55	37	17	_	1	_