Average
39.3
Best
2013 61.1
2009 55.6
2015 52.5
Toughest
2005 23.4
2008 25.9
2004 31.4
TM Dilshan
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 1999–2016
Matches
330
Runs
10290
Average
39.3
Strike rate
86.2
100s
22
50s
47
Highest
161
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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
39.4 balls
Best
2013 57.2 balls
2015 55.4 balls
2009 51.0 balls
Toughest
2008 26.7 balls
2004 27.3 balls
2005 28.3 balls
A hundred every
13.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2015 2.4 inns
2013 2.5 inns
2010 2.9 inns
Toughest
2006 9.7 inns
2007 8.0 inns
2005 5.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2010 1.5 inns
2013 1.6 inns
2009 1.6 inns
Toughest
2008 4.5 inns
2005 3.8 inns
2004 3.3 inns
A duck every
27.6 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2011 27.0 inns
2010 20.0 inns
2009 19.0 inns
Toughest
2005 7.5 inns
2012 10.0 inns
2015 12.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
34.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
37.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
81.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
82.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
10,290
100s
22
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
47
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
133
Highest score
161
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
31.9%
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
86.2
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
51.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
10.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
217.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
46.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
38.2
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
37.9
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
26.4
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
36.7
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
14.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
87.0
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
44.1
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
62.2
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
41.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
49.7
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
4.5 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
11.1 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
49.9
% of team wins top-scored
23.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
19.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
10.2%
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
23.1
First window average
29.2
First window strike rate
78.8
Latest window runs per innings
42.9
Latest window average
48.2
Latest window strike rate
85.8