DPMD Jayawardene earned another distinction in ICC World Twenty 20, as he became the highest run getter in the tournament. He wrested the record from his team mate TM Dilshan who had an aggregate of 385 runs. Prior to the start of th game between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Providence on 30.04.10, he has an aggregate of 313 runs and with 81 in this game, he took his total to 394. He surpassed TM Dilshan’s aggregate of 385 when he was on 72.

Jayawardene’s 394 runs have come from 13 matches, 13 innings of which two were not outs. His highest score is 81 {in today’s game} and he has an average of 35.81 runs per innings. He has scored three half centuries and hit 41 boundary fours and eight boundary sixes.

His ICC WT0 career read thus – 65 vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07, 35* vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 15.09.07, 28 vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 17.09.07, 30 vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, 1 vs Australia at Cape Town in 20.09.07, 9 vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09, 4 vs West Indies at Nottingham on 12.06.09, 19 vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 12.06.09, 78 vs Ireland at Lord’s o 14.06.09, 41* vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 16.06.09, 2 vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09, 1 vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09 and 81 vs New Zealand at Providence on 30.04.10