Average
40.2
Best
2017 63.7
2014 62.2
2010 48.5
Toughest
2009 28.7
2015 31.3
2013 32.5
AD Mathews
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 2008–2023
Matches
226
Runs
5916
Average
40.2
Strike rate
82.9
100s
3
50s
40
Highest
139
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Ten chapters, every number, and the final verdict.
1 CONSISTENCY2 VS TOP ATTACKS3 RUNS & MILESTONES4 50s INTO 100s5 SCORING SPEED6 AWAY FROM HOME7 CHASING & BIG GAMES8 MATCH WINNER9 START & FINISH
CHAPTER 1
CONSISTENCY
HOW OFTEN HE GETS A START AND MAKES IT COUNT
Balls per innings
36.6 balls
Best
2017 53.2 balls
2016 52.1 balls
2019 47.5 balls
Toughest
2012 25.2 balls
2015 30.1 balls
2011 30.2 balls
A hundred every
65.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2016 2.4 inns
2019 2.8 inns
2014 3.1 inns
Toughest
2011 10.5 inns
2015 8.5 inns
2012 5.8 inns
A 30+ every
2.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2016 1.5 inns
2014 1.6 inns
2017 1.8 inns
Toughest
2012 3.8 inns
2011 2.6 inns
2010 2.5 inns
A duck every
11.5 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2016 12.0 inns
2013 10.5 inns
2011 10.5 inns
Toughest
2010 5.0 inns
2019 5.5 inns
2012 7.7 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
31.2
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
39.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
79.6
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
80.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,916
100s
3
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
40
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
86
Highest score
139
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
7.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
4.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
82.9
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
53.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
15.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
79.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
40.8%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
42.2
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
38.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
37.8
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
34.9
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
82.8
Strike rate away from home. Era index uses the career strike-rate norm. Shrunk toward the career strike rate.
CHAPTER 7
CHASING & BIG GAMES
HOW HE BATS WHEN THE TARGET IS SET AND THE STAKES ARE HIGH
Average in chases
40.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
69.7
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
33.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
20.8
Full career. Final, semi-final, quarter-final, eliminator, qualifier or play-off. Super Six, Super Four and Super Eight do not count. Zero innings is not available.
A 50+ every
5.0 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
100.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
53.8
% of team wins top-scored
11.6%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
5.3%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
3.3%
Substantial innings in wins batting first, divided by his innings batting first. No era index.
CHAPTER 9
START & FINISH
HOW HE BEGAN AND HOW HE ENDED
First window runs per innings
24.4
First window average
32.5
First window strike rate
80.3
Latest window runs per innings
31.7
Latest window average
39.1
Latest window strike rate
76.6