'He has been made the scapegoat' – S Badrinath on Mahela Jayawardene's Mumbai Indians exit
Badrinath defends Jayawardene after MI exit
22 Oct 2026
2 MinMahela Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
Current Series
Full Name
Mahela Jayawardene
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Other Name
Mahela Jayawardene
Role
Batter
Birth Date
27 May 1977 (49y 158d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 80 | 78 | 17 | 1802 | 110 | 29.54 | 1462 | 123.26 | 1 | 10 |
| test | 149 | 252 | 15 | 11814 | 374 | 49.84 | 22959 | 51.45 | 34 | 50 |
| odi | 448 | 418 | 39 | 12650 | 144 | 33.37 | 16020 | 78.96 | 19 | 77 |
| t20i | 55 | 55 | 8 | 1493 | 100 | 31.76 | 1121 | 133.18 | 1 | 9 |
| t20 | 222 | 214 | 27 | 5479 | 116 | 29.29 | 4150 | 132.02 | 3 | 36 |
| fc | 237 | 383 | 24 | 17838 | 374 | 49.68 | -- | -- | 51 | 80 |
| list a | 546 | 509 | 51 | 15421 | 163 | 33.67 | -- | -- | 21 | 95 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 80 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | /0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 149 | 22 | 98.10 | 310 | 6 | 2/32 | 51.66 | 3.15 | 98.1 | -- | -- |
| odi | 448 | 28 | 98.50 | 563 | 8 | 2/56 | 70.37 | 5.69 | 74.1 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 55 | 1 | 1.00 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 8.00 | -- | -- | -- |
| t20 | 222 | 5 | 12.30 | 97 | 3 | 2/22 | 32.33 | 7.76 | 25.0 | -- | -- |
| fc | 237 | -- | 500.10 | 1629 | 52 | 5/72 | 31.32 | 3.25 | 57.7 | -- | 1 |
| list a | 546 | -- | 213.20 | 1146 | 24 | 3/25 | 47.75 | 5.37 | 53.3 | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset vs Sussex | 3 | 30 Jul 2016 | Taunton | lista |
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