Jayawardene to play for Central Districts

Mahela Jayawardene, the former Sri Lanka batsman, will play for Central Districts in the upcoming Georgie Pie Super Smash, New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition.

Jayawardene, who retired from international cricket after the World Cup in March, has recently played domestic T20s for Sussex in England and Jamaica Tallawahs in the West Indies.

While the tournament starts from November 5, Jayawardene will play his first match for Central Districts on November 19, against Wellington in Nelson.

"Mahela's incredible talent and vast experience will add enormous value to our already talented but still youthful team of players in the back half of the Super Smash," Heinrich Malan, the Central Districts coach, said.

The league stage of the tournament runs till December 6 with the final on December 13.