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Jayawardene

British  
/ ˌdʒeɪəˈwɑːdɪnə /

noun

  1. Junius Richard. 1906–96, Sri Lankan statesman; prime minister (1977–78) and first president of Sri Lanka (1978–89)

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Head’s ton saw him join an illustrious list, which also comprises West Indies’ Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards, as well as Sri Lanka’s Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023

Incidentally, for anyone interested in this sort of trivia, his 100th Test wicket was Mahela Jayawardene , 200th Michael Clarke, 300th Chris Rogers and 400th Tom Latham.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2020

Sri Lanka is represented by multiple players, including Mahela Jayawardene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2015

"I bowled to the likes of Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Sangakkara, Kallis, Mahela Jayawardene, Dravid. Matthew Hayden, left, was dismissed by Hoggard six times in all "I had nightmares against Hayden.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2015

"We had to really fight at Lord's and here we had to dig deep," said experienced batsman Mahela Jayawardene.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2014

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