Average
36.2
Best
2026 53.2
2024 53.0
2022 48.5
Toughest
2018 16.4
2017 28.0
2019 32.6
BKG Mendis
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 2016–2026
Matches
164
Runs
5283
Average
36.2
Strike rate
88.6
100s
7
50s
37
Highest
143
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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
37.3 balls
Best
2024 48.2 balls
2026 45.2 balls
2025 41.2 balls
Toughest
2018 17.1 balls
2023 32.7 balls
2017 33.9 balls
A hundred every
22.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2016 2.3 inns
2024 2.4 inns
2026 3.0 inns
Toughest
2018 14.0 inns
2019 4.8 inns
2017 4.4 inns
A 30+ every
2.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2024 1.7 inns
2025 1.9 inns
2019 1.9 inns
Toughest
2017 3.7 inns
2018 3.5 inns
2023 2.7 inns
A duck every
10.0 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2016 16.0 inns
2025 13.0 inns
2026 12.0 inns
Toughest
2018 2.8 inns
2023 7.5 inns
2019 9.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
24.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
32.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
78.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
85.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,283
100s
7
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
37
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
69
Highest score
143
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
15.9%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
6.8%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
88.6
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
48.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
64.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
51.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
29.9
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
30.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
42.9
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
24.4
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
87.3
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
27.8
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
47.0
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
27.9
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
36.2
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
6.7 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
51.9
% of team wins top-scored
25.4%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
8.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
8.7%
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
29.4
First window average
30.9
First window strike rate
83.6
Latest window runs per innings
42.8
Latest window average
48.9
Latest window strike rate
94.0