Average
30.5
Best
2019 43.1
2015 42.0
2018 33.4
Toughest
2014 23.0
2016 23.5
2013 23.8
MDKJ Perera
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 2013–2023
Matches
116
Runs
3237
Average
30.5
Strike rate
92.9
100s
6
50s
17
Highest
135
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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
31.4 balls
Best
2019 43.1 balls
2015 36.7 balls
2018 33.9 balls
Toughest
2013 23.2 balls
2014 27.5 balls
2016 28.1 balls
A hundred every
18.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2015 2.5 inns
2019 3.0 inns
2018 3.7 inns
Toughest
2013 8.5 inns
2016 8.0 inns
2014 7.3 inns
A 30+ every
2.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2019 1.5 inns
2018 2.2 inns
2015 2.5 inns
Toughest
2013 4.2 inns
2016 4.0 inns
2014 2.8 inns
A duck every
9.2 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2013 17.0 inns
2015 10.0 inns
2014 3.7 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
28.5
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
29.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
92.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
93.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,237
100s
6
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
17
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
44
Highest score
135
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
26.1%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
4.3%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
92.9
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
48.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
9.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
67.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
54.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
28.8
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
29.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
39.5
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
31.4
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
89.2
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
33.4
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
38.2
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
32.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
10.8
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
5.6 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
39.6
% of team wins top-scored
21.2%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
6.0%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
8.2%
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
23.7
First window average
26.6
First window strike rate
84.4
Latest window runs per innings
34.3
Latest window average
34.3
Latest window strike rate
97.8