MAHELA JAYAWARDENE: Can He Raise His Test Average Back To 50 ?

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Still below 49, but he can get it up I guess. Mahela had a terrible patch recently, and hopefully this is him bouncing back. He can score big runs once he gets going. So there's that.

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Still below 49, but he can get it up I guess. Mahela had a terrible patch recently, and hopefully this is him bouncing back. He can score big runs once he gets going. So there's that.
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* Mahela jayawardene b ajmal 129

* His test average now stands at 49.50

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* Which team will SL be playing against next ?

* Mahela averages 33 vs Australia; 31 against Pakistan; 44 against West Indies

* But he averages 59 against England and 59 against South Africa.


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[size=14pt]CONGRATS TO MAHELA JAYAWARDENE ON BECOMING THE 8TH BATSMAN IN TEST HISTORY TO SCORE 11,000 TEST RUNS[/size]




* Mahela's test average is now 49.47

* He is the only batsman in the 11K club who averages below 50.

* Other batsmen in the 11K club:

Tendulkar
ponting
kallis
dravid
lara
chanderpaul
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jayawardene


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* [size=14pt]It would be unfortunate if Mahela doesn't raise his average to 50+[/size]

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Congrats to the legend Mahela Jayawardane for reaching 11,000 test runs. What a mountain to climb!