Average
33.7
Best
2017 48.1
2011 45.9
2006 44.2
Toughest
2007 23.6
2018 25.3
2005 26.8
WU Tharanga
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 2005–2019
Matches
235
Runs
6951
Average
33.7
Strike rate
75.9
100s
15
50s
37
Highest
174
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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
41.0 balls
Best
2006 56.2 balls
2011 52.0 balls
2009 48.8 balls
Toughest
2016 28.1 balls
2018 31.1 balls
2013 34.8 balls
A hundred every
14.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2009 2.6 inns
2006 2.7 inns
2017 3.1 inns
Toughest
2018 13.0 inns
2013 11.0 inns
2007 6.8 inns
A 30+ every
2.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2009 1.9 inns
2017 1.9 inns
2006 2.0 inns
Toughest
2005 5.5 inns
2013 5.5 inns
2007 3.4 inns
A duck every
13.1 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2007 27.0 inns
2017 25.0 inns
2011 21.0 inns
Toughest
2009 4.3 inns
2010 7.3 inns
2016 10.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
29.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
30.9
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
74.1
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
6,951
100s
15
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
37
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
82
Highest score
174
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
28.8%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
1.9%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
75.9
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
41.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
176.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
50.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
33.8
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
32.8
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
25.8
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
31.4
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
14.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
75.6
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
34.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
43.1
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
35.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
43.4
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
4.8 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
43.4
% of team wins top-scored
21.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
15.8%
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
32.3
First window average
32.9
First window strike rate
73.4
Latest window runs per innings
27.9
Latest window average
30.9
Latest window strike rate
80.1