#4 MAHELA JAYAWARDENE (374)
Mahela Jayawardene’s batting is poetic fluency let loose. With an elegant follow-through of the bat, and a lazy backlift that made the shot making process effortless, Jayawardene went on to become one of the greats of his country.
Against South Africa in 2006, Jayawardene managed to compile the highest Test score ever by a right hander, a classy 374, which, in tandem with Kumar Sangakkara’s 287, broke the record for the highest partnership for any wicket in all first-class matches.Gifted with loads of concentration and working like a pre-programmed machine, Jayawardene punished the South African bowlers (including Ntini, Andre Nel, and a young Steyn) on a sluggish wicket to assemble a mammoth 572 ball effort.
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