Average
42.0
Best
2015 86.2
2013 63.2
2004 53.2
Toughest
2001 13.2
2002 29.6
2007 31.6
KC Sangakkara
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 2000–2015
Matches
404
Runs
14234
Average
42
Strike rate
78.9
100s
25
50s
93
Highest
169
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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
47.5 balls
Best
2015 64.5 balls
2011 61.5 balls
2013 58.3 balls
Toughest
2001 18.8 balls
2002 39.3 balls
2003 40.1 balls
A hundred every
15.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2015 1.9 inns
2013 1.9 inns
2004 2.1 inns
Toughest
2003 8.0 inns
2000 6.0 inns
2002 5.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2015 1.3 inns
2010 1.4 inns
2011 1.6 inns
Toughest
2001 11.0 inns
2007 3.1 inns
2008 2.9 inns
A duck every
25.3 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2006 33.0 inns
2002 30.0 inns
2009 27.0 inns
Toughest
2013 7.7 inns
2001 11.0 inns
2007 12.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
47.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
40.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
80.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
77.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
14,234
100s
25
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
93
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
184
Highest score
169
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
21.2%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
4.2%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
78.9
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
49.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
13.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
205.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
42.6%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
42.6
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
43.2
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
28.7
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
42.6
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
12.5 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
79.7
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
40.3
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
49.7
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
43.6
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
39.5
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
4.0 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
25.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
48.5
% of team wins top-scored
19.9%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
11.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
14.6%
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
27.1
First window average
31.5
First window strike rate
70.4
Latest window runs per innings
47.3
Latest window average
52.6
Latest window strike rate
86.4