Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer, captain and batsman of the Sri Lankan national cricket team, born on 27 May 1977. He made his Test debut in August 1997 and his One Day International debut in January 1998, and appeared in 652 international matches over about eighteen years. In 2006 he and Kumar Sangakkara shared a 624 run third wicket partnership against South Africa, the highest in first-class cricket, and his Test best of 374 against South Africa is the highest score by a right-handed batsman in Test history. He was the first Sri Lankan to score over 10,000 Test runs, led Sri Lanka to the 2008 Asia Cup, and was part of the teams that reached the finals of the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups. He now chairs the Sri Lanka National Sports Council.
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Sri Lankan former professional cricketer, captain, and batsman of the Sri Lankan national cricket team
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was part of the team that made to the final of 2007 Cricket World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup
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