Bangladesh Tri Series – Mahela Jayawardene's rare feat
Mahlea Jaywardene registered his 12th one day hundred when he scored 108 in the fourth game of Bangladesh tri series against Bangladesh on 08.10.09. It was his second hundred while batting as an opener in one day games. The first was against Pakistan at Dambulla when he made 123 on 03.08.09.
He has batted at positions fronm 1 or 2 to 8 in one day games and scored hundreds at postions 1 or 2 to 6. At number 7 and 8 has not scored hundreds. The following list shows the 12 hundreds scored by Mahela Jaywardene at positions 1 or 2 to 6.
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 123 | 2 | 2 | Pak | Dambulla | 03.08.09 |
| 2 | 108 | 2 | 2 | Ban | Mirpur | 08.01.10 |
| 3 | 101 | 3 | 1 | Pak | Vizag | 27.03.99 |
| 4 | 100 | 3 | 1 | Eng | Manchester | 28.06.96 |
| 5 | 126* | 3 | 2 | Eng | Ch-le-St | 24.06.06 |
| 6 | 128 | 4 | 1 | Ind | Sharjah | 27.10.00 |
| 7 | 116 | 4 | 1 | NZl | Sharjah | 10.04.01 |
| 8 | 101* | 4 | 1 | Eng | Col-RPS | 25.03.01 |
| 9 | 106* | 4 | 2 | Win | Kandy | 15.12.01 |
| 10 | 115* | 4 | 1 | NZl | Kingston | 24.04.07 |
| 11 | 120 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Adelaide | 23.01.99 |
| 12 | 107 | 6 | 1 | Afr | Chennai | 30.06.07 |