Arjuna Ranatunga
On scorecards: A Ranatunga
In-game rating: 85/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Arjuna Ranatunga played 93 Tests for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1982 to 2000. The first came against England at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, with scores of 54 and 2, and the last against South Africa at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 2000.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 3,074 runs at 34.5 in 60 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 135 not out from 208 balls against Pakistan at P Saravanamuttu Stadium in 1986. In all: 4 hundreds, 38 fifties.
At home the average was 40.7 across 48 Tests; away it was 30.9 across 45 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 1,210 runs at 33.6 in 22 Tests. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 16 Tests and 988 runs at 39.5. Arjuna Ranatunga captained Sri Lanka in 56 Tests, winning 12 and losing 19. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 17 of the Tests Arjuna Ranatunga played and lost 35, with 41 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 93 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135* | 208 | Pakistan | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 1986 | Drawn |
| 131 | 140 | South Africa | Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 1993 | Drawn |
| 127 | 192 | Australia | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1992 | Lost |
| 111 | – | India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1985 | Drawn |
| 90 | 120 | Australia | Asgiriya Stadium | 1983 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/17 | 9 | New Zealand | Asgiriya Stadium | 1984 | Lost |
| 2/29 | 18 | New Zealand | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1984 | Drawn |
| 2/60 | 19.3 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 1991 | Drawn |
| 1/6 | 6 | England | Lord's | 1988 | Lost |
| 1/8 | 5 | India | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 1985 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 22 | 1,210 | 33.61 | 1/9 | 2 | 94.50 |
| India | 20 | 867 | 27.09 | 1/5 | 3 | 98.33 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 824 | 31.69 | 0/7 | 8 | 38.63 |
| Australia | 12 | 673 | 42.06 | 1/3 | 1 | 173.00 |
| South Africa | 8 | 583 | 44.85 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 404 | 57.71 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| England | 5 | 373 | 41.44 | 0/5 | 2 | 15.50 |
| West Indies | 3 | 171 | 42.75 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 48 | 2,851 | 40.73 | 4/22 | 9 | 52.22 |
| Away | 45 | 2,254 | 30.88 | 0/16 | 7 | 81.43 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26 | 1,621 | 36.84 | 2/12 | 11 | 62.55 |
| 1990s | 60 | 3,074 | 34.54 | 2/22 | 5 | 67.80 |
| 2000s | 7 | 410 | 41.00 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 16 | 988 | 39.52 | 2/8 | 2 | 41.50 |
| Asgiriya Stadium | 10 | 521 | 34.73 | 0/4 | 5 | 39.00 |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 6 | 387 | 43.00 | 1/3 | 2 | 27.50 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 5 | 344 | 49.14 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 4 | 257 | 51.40 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Galle International Stadium | 4 | 175 | 35.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1982 at P Saravanamuttu Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2000 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
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