Average
25.6
Best
2016 34.1
2021 30.4
2023 24.7
Toughest
2019 23.4
DM de Silva
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 2016–2026
Matches
93
Runs
1924
Average
25.7
Strike rate
77.9
100s
0
50s
10
Highest
93
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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
29.1 balls
Best
2021 38.2 balls
2016 32.9 balls
2023 27.7 balls
Toughest
2019 25.8 balls
A hundred every
—
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
8.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2016 3.3 inns
2021 5.5 inns
2023 11.5 inns
Toughest
A 30+ every
3.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2021 2.2 inns
2016 2.5 inns
2023 3.3 inns
Toughest
2019 7.0 inns
A duck every
21.2 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2023 23.0 inns
2019 14.0 inns
2016 10.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
23.2
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
23.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
75.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
75.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
1,924
100s
0
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
10
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
25
Highest score
93
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
0.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
20.0%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
77.9
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
46.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
12.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
145.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
45.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
25.4
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
22.3
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
22.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
20.3
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
76.7
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
22.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
20.6
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
25.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
2.7
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
14.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
29.8
% of team wins top-scored
5.6%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
3.6%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
1.8%
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
23.0
First window average
25.4
First window strike rate
79.1
Latest window runs per innings
20.9
Latest window average
21.9
Latest window strike rate
74.6