Average
32.4
Best
2023 44.7
2024 19.5
Toughest
S Samarawickrama
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 2017–2025
Matches
55
Runs
1456
Average
32.4
Strike rate
90.6
100s
1
50s
8
Highest
108
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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
32.1 balls
Best
2023 40.0 balls
2024 19.4 balls
Toughest
A hundred every
50.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
5.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2023 3.1 inns
2024 16.0 inns
Toughest
A 30+ every
2.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2023 2.0 inns
2024 4.0 inns
Toughest
A duck every
10.0 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2024 16.0 inns
2023 11.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
26.0
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
28.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
82.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
89.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
1,456
100s
1
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
8
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
23
Highest score
108
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
11.1%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
11.1%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
90.6
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
56.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
10.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
200.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
44.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
34.2
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
—
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
26.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
22.1
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
25.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
89.7
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
37.1
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
49.6
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
9.7
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
9.5
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
5.9 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
41.0
% of team wins top-scored
7.1%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
16.7%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
6.2%
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
30.3
First window average
30.3
First window strike rate
91.2
Latest window runs per innings
23.8
Latest window average
23.8
Latest window strike rate
74.5