Average
37.6
Best
2000 55.4
1998 43.8
2002 41.1
Toughest
1999 25.4
2003 36.9
2006 37.0
MS Atapattu
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 1990–2007
Matches
268
Runs
8529
Average
37.6
Strike rate
67.7
100s
11
50s
59
Highest
132
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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
48.6 balls
Best
2000 62.8 balls
1997 53.8 balls
2004 52.5 balls
Toughest
2006 39.4 balls
1999 42.4 balls
2003 47.4 balls
A hundred every
23.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2000 2.3 inns
2005 2.8 inns
2002 3.2 inns
Toughest
2003 5.0 inns
2006 5.0 inns
1999 4.6 inns
A 30+ every
2.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2000 1.6 inns
2002 1.8 inns
2005 2.0 inns
Toughest
2003 4.2 inns
1999 3.6 inns
1997 2.3 inns
A duck every
19.9 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1999 32.0 inns
1998 20.0 inns
2001 16.5 inns
Toughest
2000 10.5 inns
2004 10.5 inns
1997 12.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
34.4
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
33.1
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
66.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
66.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
8,529
100s
11
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
59
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
111
Highest score
132
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
15.7%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
5.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
67.7
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
46.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
17.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
839.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
35.5%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
35.8
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
37.8
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
39.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
33.0
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
20.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
68.8
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
35.2
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
60.3
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
19.4
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
35.3
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
5.0 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
51.8
% of team wins top-scored
25.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
17.7%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
15.6%
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
31.8
First window average
36.2
First window strike rate
65.9
Latest window runs per innings
32.8
Latest window average
37.3
Latest window strike rate
69.7