Mahela makes his entrance in Cricket World #Cricket #SriLanka #Mahela #Birthday

Sri Lankan all-time great Mahela Jayawardene was born on this day May 27. A prolific and elegant batsman with a huge appetite for runs, he made his debut at the age of 20, coming to the crease at the unique position of 790 for 4, when Sri Lanka milked India for 952 for 6 in Colombo in 1997-98. 

He made his first eight centuries at home, and in 2006 became the second Sri Lankan after Sanath Jayasuriya to score a triple-century - in an epic third-wicket partnership of 624 with Kumar Sangakkara, the highest for any wicket in Tests. As a captain, he led Sri Lanka to Test wins in England and New Zealand, and to the World Cup final in 2007. 

In the 2011 World Cup, he became the sixth batsman to score a hundred in the final but the first to do so in a losing cause. He became the first Sri Lankan to score 10,000 Test runs, during the tour of South Africa in 2011-12, at the end of which he was reappointed captain. 

Jayawardene led Sri Lanka to the final of the 2012 World T20, where they were upstaged by West Indies. Things turned around two years later, when Sri Lanka took the 2014 World T20 title, and Jayawardene retired from the format on a high. He called it a day in all international cricket after the 2015 World Cup.

Full name Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene

Born May 27, 1977, Colombo

Current age 43 years 0 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Adelaide Strikers, Asia XI, Central Districts, Delhi Daredevils, Jamaica Tallawahs,

 Karachi Kings, Kings XI Punjab, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Marylebone Cricket Club, Sinhalese Sports Club, Somerset, Sussex, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, Wayamba, Wayamba

Playing role Batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Last Test	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Aug 14-18, 2014
ODI debut	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (RPS), Jan 24, 1998
Last ODI	South Africa v Sri Lanka at Sydney, Mar 18, 2015
T20I debut	England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006
Last T20I	India v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Apr 6, 2014
First-class debut	1995/96
Last First-class	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Aug 14-18, 2014
List A debut	1995/96
Last List A	Somerset v Worcestershire at Taunton, Aug 17, 2016
T20s debut	Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004
Last T20s	Marylebone Cricket Club v Nepal at Lord's, Jul 29, 2018