Jayawardene

British

/ ˌdʒeɪəˈwɑːdɪnə /

noun

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

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Rukshan Jayawardene, a conservationist, said the order will lead to a revival of trafficking.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2021

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

Michael Clarke athletically ran out Mahela Jayawardene in the 31st over.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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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