Average
22.2
Best
1999 33.9
2001 30.7
1996 24.5
Toughest
1997 10.3
1993 11.4
1995 12.4
RS Kaluwitharana
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 1991–2004
Matches
189
Runs
3711
Average
22.2
Strike rate
77.7
100s
2
50s
23
Highest
102
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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
26.4 balls
Best
2001 40.1 balls
1999 40.0 balls
2000 27.3 balls
Toughest
1995 12.3 balls
1993 12.8 balls
1997 13.0 balls
A hundred every
90.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
7.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1999 3.2 inns
1996 4.8 inns
2001 5.2 inns
Toughest
2000 14.0 inns
1998 7.7 inns
A 30+ every
3.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1999 2.2 inns
2001 2.6 inns
2000 3.5 inns
Toughest
1993 14.0 inns
1995 12.0 inns
1997 8.5 inns
A duck every
7.5 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1999 14.5 inns
2000 14.0 inns
1995 12.0 inns
Toughest
1997 3.4 inns
1996 4.8 inns
1993 7.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
23.4
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
23.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
79.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
74.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,711
100s
2
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
23
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
48
Highest score
102
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
8.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
4.0%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
77.7
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
45.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
280.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
47.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
21.7
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
27.1
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
19.2
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
20.7
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
100.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
79.9
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
23.5
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
34.6
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
21.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
15.3
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
6.7 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
26.8
% of team wins top-scored
12.2%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
12.5%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
2.4%
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
14.1
First window average
15.1
First window strike rate
94.8
Latest window runs per innings
23.3
Latest window average
25.0
Latest window strike rate
66.6