Average
32.4
Best
1997 51.2
2006 48.0
2000 43.3
Toughest
1992 11.0
1993 20.4
1994 24.4
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 1989–2011
Matches
445
Runs
13430
Average
32.4
Strike rate
91.2
100s
28
50s
68
Highest
189
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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
34.0 balls
Best
2000 49.3 balls
2001 43.8 balls
2006 42.9 balls
Toughest
1992 12.7 balls
1993 25.1 balls
2005 27.9 balls
A hundred every
15.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1997 2.2 inns
2000 2.6 inns
2001 3.3 inns
Toughest
2005 13.0 inns
1993 9.5 inns
2009 7.7 inns
A 30+ every
2.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1997 1.9 inns
2001 2.1 inns
2000 2.1 inns
Toughest
1992 13.0 inns
1993 6.3 inns
2005 4.3 inns
A duck every
12.7 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2007 30.0 inns
1999 28.0 inns
2000 21.0 inns
Toughest
1992 6.5 inns
2009 7.7 inns
1998 7.7 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
27.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
29.2
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
88.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
86.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
13,430
100s
28
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
68
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
157
Highest score
189
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
29.2%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
6.2%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
91.2
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
44.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
9.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
54.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
56.7%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
31.8
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
29.5
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
34.7
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
30.4
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
14.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
92.2
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
29.4
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
39.9
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
33.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
41.4
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
5.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
20.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
41.3
% of team wins top-scored
21.5%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
13.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
12.6%
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
21.4
First window average
21.8
First window strike rate
81.2
Latest window runs per innings
32.7
Latest window average
33.7
Latest window strike rate
100.6