Mahela Jayawardene(Sri Lanka)Completes 11000 Runs in Test Match Cricket Sunday Jan 19,2014

 

Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene joined the 11,000 Test runs club during the fourth day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah on Sunday Jan 19,2014

 

Mahela Jayawardene(36) when on eight, swept off-spinner Saeed Ajmal for a six to complete 11,000 runs in his 141st Test, becoming the eighth batsman but first Sri Lankan to achieve the milestone

 

Mahela Jayawardene scored 47 & 46 in this test match

List of players with 11,000 or more runs in Test cricket: (name, country, matches, runs)

• Sachin Tendulkar India 200 15,921
• Ricky Ponting Australia 168 13,378
• Jacques Kallis South Africa 166 13,289
• Rahul Dravid India 164 13,288
• Brian Lara West Indies 131 11,953
• Shivnarine Chanderpaul West Indies 152 11,229
• Allan Border Australia 156 11,174
• Mahela Jayawardene Sri lanka 141 11,033

Mahela Jayawardene(Sri Lanka)Career Statistics

 

Test Debut Vs India in 1997
No of Tests  Innings  Runs   Highest  100's 50's Average
141              237      11033   374       32    45    49.47
ODI Debut Vs Zimbabwe in 1998
No of ODI's  Innings   Runs     Highest   100's   50's    Average
407                380       11401   144         16      70       33.33