Cricket: Ace Jaya puts the Tigersin a twist.SKIPPER Mahela Jayawardene Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene, known as Mahela Jayawardene, born 27 May, 1977, is the Captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of nearly 50, and an ODI average in the 30s. (above) struck his 24th Test century as Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. dominated the third day of the First Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur. Jayawardene (129 not out) earlier shared a third-wicket stand of 135 with Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara (born 27 October, 1977 at Matale) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left hand batsman, batting in the No. 3 position, who learnt to become a wicket-keeper and has subsequently become a specialist wicketkeeper also. (67) as the tourists recovered in their second innings from 18-2 to 291-4 by stumps, for a lead of 406. Mahbubul Alam and Mashrafe Mortaza took a wicket each with the new ball before Sri Lanka's powerhouse middleorder pair got set. Having been dismissed for 178 when Muttiah Muralitharan (6-49) saw off number 11 Alam caught at short leg in the first over of play, the Tigers trailed by 115 runs on first innings. Jayawardene hit 12 fours and a six in his 177-ball hundred, but lost partner Thilan Samaraweera to the last ball of the day. Scores: Sri Lanka 293 & 291-4 (Jayawardene 129 no, Sangakkara 67, Samaraweera 62), Bangladesh 178 (Muralitharan 6-49). |
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