Average
41.1
Best
2022 53.2
2024 50.4
2025 44.9
Toughest
2023 35.1
KIC Asalanka
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 2021–2026
Matches
88
Runs
2798
Average
41.1
Strike rate
90.1
100s
5
50s
17
Highest
127
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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
39.3 balls
Best
2025 44.9 balls
2022 44.9 balls
2024 38.9 balls
Toughest
2023 35.9 balls
A hundred every
15.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2025 2.4 inns
2022 2.5 inns
2024 3.2 inns
Toughest
2023 5.2 inns
A 30+ every
2.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2022 2.0 inns
2025 2.0 inns
2024 2.3 inns
Toughest
2023 2.4 inns
A duck every
15.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2023 26.0 inns
2024 16.0 inns
2025 6.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
30.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
38.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
80.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
85.1
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
2,798
100s
5
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
17
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
36
Highest score
127
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
22.7%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
9.1%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
90.1
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
53.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
13.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
48.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
46.6%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
27.3
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
4.9
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
49.2
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
32.0
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
86.1
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
44.3
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
83.4
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
38.3
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
18.0
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
3.2 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
58.9
% of team wins top-scored
22.0%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
20.7%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
12.0%
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
40.8
First window average
45.6
First window strike rate
90.4
Latest window runs per innings
33.3
Latest window average
37.2
Latest window strike rate
88.0