Jayawardene, who touches base in the nation tomorrow, is the main change for the Stags, supplanting of Hawke's Bay opening batsman Indika Senarathne for the match Saxton Oval in Nelson on Thursday.
Jayawardene is joining the Stags for the most recent month of the opposition, having quite recently played in the Cricket All Stars T20 arrangement in the United States.
The 38-year-old right-hander resigned from global cricket after the current year's World Cup, scoring more than 10,000 keeps running in both Tests and one-day internationals.
He has following showed up for Jamaica in the Caribbean Premier League and for Sussex in the English T20 Blast.
Focal Stags:
Kruger Van Wyk (Captain), Mahela Jayawardene (Overseas Player), Will Young (Vice-Captain), Marty Kain, Tom Bruce, Andrew Mathieson, Josh Clarkson, Adam Milne, Mitchell Claydon (Overseas Player), Seth Rance, Dane Cleaver, George Worker
