CRICKET WICKETMahela Jayawardene Test record against India
1997-08-02 – 2010-08-03 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 18 Test matches against India with recorded batting or bowling figures: 28 batting innings and 5 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 28 | 1,822 | 27 | 67.48 | 55.90 |
| Bowling | 5 | 100 | 1 | 100.00 | 216.00 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 2.77 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 216.
Batting milestones in this sample: 6 centuries and 8 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 3,259.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 7 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 5 | 288 | 174 | 57.60 | 54.54 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 528 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 | 373 | 275 | 74.60 | 55.83 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 668 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 | 279 | 136 | 69.75 | 51.19 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 545 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 | 255 | 71 | 51.00 | 56.16 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 454 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | 3 | 4 | 296 | 139 | 74.00 | 65.77 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 242 | 242 | 242.00 | 52.04 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 465 | 2 | 1 | 65.00 | 2.60 | 150.00 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 | 89 | 66 | 29.66 | 59.73 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 149 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 3.18 | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 15 | 1,055 | 75.35 | 56.59 | 5 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Away | 6 | 10 | 628 | 62.80 | 55.97 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Unknown | 2 | 3 | 139 | 46.33 | 50.91 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v India · Colombo (RPS)
- Best recorded bowling · 1/35
Test v India · Colombo (SSC)
- First century in this archive · 242 runs
Test v India · Colombo (SSC)
- Highest recorded innings · 275 runs
Test v India · Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera
- Latest available scorecard
Test v India · P Sara Oval
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-03 | P Sara Oval | 3 | 5 | 18 | — | — |
| 2010-08-03 | P Sara Oval | 1 | 56 | 154 | — | — |
| 2010-07-26 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | 5 | 34 | — | — |
| 2010-07-26 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1 | 174 | 244 | — | — |
| 2010-07-18 | Galle International Stadium | 1 | 48 | 78 | — | — |
| 2009-12-02 | Brabourne Stadium | 3 | 12 | 24 | — | — |
| 2009-12-02 | Brabourne Stadium | 1 | 29 | 63 | — | — |
| 2009-11-24 | Green Park | 3 | 10 | 21 | — | — |
| 2009-11-24 | Green Park | 2 | 47 | 125 | — | — |
| 2009-11-16 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera | 2 | 275 | 435 | — | — |
| 2008-08-08 | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 4 | 50 | 85 | — | — |
| 2008-08-08 | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| 2008-07-31 | Galle International Stadium | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | — |
| 2008-07-31 | Galle International Stadium | 2 | 86 | 188 | — | — |
| 2008-07-23 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1 | 136 | 259 | — | — |
| 2005-12-18 | Sardar Patel Stadium | 4 | 57 | 106 | — | — |
| 2005-12-18 | Sardar Patel Stadium | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2005-12-10 | Delhi | 4 | 67 | 164 | — | — |
| 2005-12-10 | Delhi | 2 | 60 | 103 | — | — |
| 2005-12-02 | Chennai | 2 | 71 | 80 | — | — |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.