Average
33.4
Best
2011 46.9
2001 46.7
2010 42.4
Toughest
2003 17.4
1999 24.8
2009 25.7
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 1998–2015
Matches
448
Runs
12650
Average
33.4
Strike rate
79
100s
19
50s
77
Highest
144
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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
38.3 balls
Best
2011 52.0 balls
2001 49.6 balls
2007 42.6 balls
Toughest
2003 27.8 balls
2009 31.0 balls
1999 32.9 balls
A hundred every
22.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2011 2.4 inns
2010 3.0 inns
2007 3.1 inns
Toughest
2002 10.3 inns
2003 9.5 inns
2004 8.3 inns
A 30+ every
2.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2006 1.7 inns
2001 1.7 inns
2011 1.8 inns
Toughest
2008 3.6 inns
1999 3.3 inns
2000 3.3 inns
A duck every
14.9 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2002 31.0 inns
2012 27.0 inns
2014 27.0 inns
Toughest
2003 4.8 inns
2007 7.8 inns
2009 8.7 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
31.0
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
30.9
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
76.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
75.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
12,650
100s
19
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
77
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
173
Highest score
144
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
19.8%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
3.1%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
79.0
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
52.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
14.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
210.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
39.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
32.8
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
31.1
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
41.1
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
28.8
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
20.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
79.8
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
35.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
53.7
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
29.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
38.5
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
5.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
42.3
% of team wins top-scored
14.6%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
13.6%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
7.9%
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
29.6
First window average
32.2
First window strike rate
75.4
Latest window runs per innings
33.3
Latest window average
35.4
Latest window strike rate
83.5