For playing Sagittarius Strikers in the tournament, Jayawardene smashed 124 runs in the 8th match of MCL 2016 against Libra Legends at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
With this brilliant innings from opener, the Strikers managed to put 227 runs on the scoreboard for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs. The Strikers won the match by 63 runs to register their second win in the competition
