Mahela Jayawardene Test record against South Africa
2000-07-20 – 2014-07-24 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 17 Test matches against South Africa with recorded batting or bowling figures: 32 batting innings and 2 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 | 32 | 1,782 | 31 | 57.48 | 52.76 |
| Bowling | 2 | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
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. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 1.33 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 18.
Batting milestones in this sample: 6 centuries and 2 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 3,377.
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
- 2000426 runs
- 200185 runs
- 2002124 runs
- 2004327 runs
- 2006510 runs
- 201190 runs
- 201242 runs
- 2014178 runs
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 178 | 165 | 44.50 | 53.93 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 330 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 30 | 21.00 | 41.17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 31 | 22.50 | 47.61 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 189 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 510 | 374 | 170.00 | 60.21 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 847 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 327 | 237 | 81.75 | 50.30 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 650 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 124 | 44 | 31.00 | 38.99 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 318 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 1.00 | N/A |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 45 | 21.25 | 59.44 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 143 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.00 | N/A |
| 2000 | 4 | 7 | 426 | 167 | 71.00 | 53.38 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 798 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 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 | 9 | 16 | 1,336 | 89.06 | 55.38 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 8 | 16 | 446 | 27.87 | 46.21 | 2 | 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 South Africa · Galle International Stadium
- First century in this archive · 167 runs
Test v South Africa · Galle International Stadium
- Highest recorded innings · 374 runs
Test v South Africa · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
- Latest available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-24 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 2014-07-24 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1 | 165 | 284 | - | - |
| 2014-07-16 | Galle International Stadium | 4 | 10 | 31 | - | - |
| 2014-07-16 | Galle International Stadium | 2 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| 2012-01-03 | Newlands | 3 | 12 | 21 | - | - |
| 2012-01-03 | Newlands | 2 | 30 | 81 | - | - |
| 2011-12-26 | Kingsmead | 3 | 14 | 27 | - | - |
| 2011-12-26 | Kingsmead | 1 | 31 | 58 | - | - |
| 2011-12-15 | SuperSport Park | 3 | 15 | 31 | - | - |
| 2011-12-15 | SuperSport Park | 1 | 30 | 73 | - | - |
| 2006-08-04 | P Sara Oval | 4 | 123 | 248 | - | - |
| 2006-08-04 | P Sara Oval | 2 | 13 | 27 | - | - |
| 2006-07-27 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2 | 374 | 572 | - | - |
| 2004-08-11 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 2004-08-11 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1 | 82 | 210 | - | - |
| 2004-08-04 | Galle International Stadium | 3 | 5 | 20 | - | - |
| 2004-08-04 | Galle International Stadium | 1 | 237 | 415 | - | - |
| 2002-11-15 | SuperSport Park | 3 | 40 | 99 | - | - |
| 2002-11-15 | SuperSport Park | 2 | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| 2002-11-15 | SuperSport Park | 1 | 44 | 106 | - | - |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Crickrida’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.