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M Jayawardene | |
| Date of birth | 27 May 1977 |
| Place of Birth | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Batting style | RHB |
| Bowling style | RM |
| Wicket-keeping | |
| FC team/s | Sinhalese SC |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Profile | Jayawardene's career hit a new peak in 2006 when he was named captain of Sri Lanka. He led his country to a 5-0 one-day triumph over England. He went on to score 374, a Sri Lankan record, against South Africa at the SSC in Colombo, in the process setting a record partnership with Sangakkara. As captain, he steered Sri Lanka to the final of the 2007 ICC World Cup. He was part of the Sri Lanka squad in the ICC World T20 Cup in England. |


