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Mahela Jayawardene is the 69th Sri Lanka Test Cap, having made his debut against India at Colombo in 1997. Jayawardene made his Test debut in the record breaking Test in 1997 against India at R.P.S., Colombo.
Mahela Jayawardene is the 69th Sri Lanka Test Cap, having made his debut against India at Colombo in 1997. Jayawardene made his Test debut in the record breaking Test in 1997 against India at R.P.S., Colombo. Jayawardene added 66 to Sri Lanka’s first innings score of 952/6, the highest Test score ever.
Mahela showed his true mettle with the bat and also became the first Sri Lankan captain to score a triple century in Tests. He did so against South Africa in 2006, putting up a record-breaking 624-run stand with Kumar Sangakkara.
• Jayawardene’s highest test score of 374 against South Africa is the highest by a right-hand batsman in the history. • He is the first Sri Lankan cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs. • While playing against South Africa in 2006, he shared a world record partnership of 624 alongside Kumar Sangakkara.