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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Oh yes, and he needs just 101 runs to overtake Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene and become the tournament's all-time top scorer.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2016

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

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 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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