Asanka Gurusinha
On scorecards: AP Gurusinha
In-game rating: 86/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Asanka Gurusinha played 41 Tests for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1985 to 1996. The first came against Pakistan at National Stadium, with scores of 17 and 12, and the last against Zimbabwe at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 1996.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 2,038 runs at 40.8 in 32 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 143 from 274 balls against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1995, in a defeat. In all: 7 hundreds, 8 fifties.
At home the average was 46.0 across 16 Tests; away it was 35.6 across 25 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against New Zealand: 636 runs at 53.0 in 8 Tests. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 407 runs at 58.1. Sri Lanka won 8 of the Tests Asanka Gurusinha played and lost 14, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 41 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | 274 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1995 | Lost |
| 137 | 399 | Australia | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1992 | Lost |
| 128 | 461 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1994 | Drawn |
| 127 | 429 | New Zealand | Carisbrook | 1995 | Drawn |
| 119 | 261 | New Zealand | Seddon Park | 1991 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/7 | 6 | England | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1993 | Won |
| 2/18 | 9 | Australia | R Premadasa Stadium | 1992 | Drawn |
| 2/19 | 15 | Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium | 1992 | Lost |
| 2/25 | 1.5 | India | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 1986 | Lost |
| 2/30 | 8 | Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium | 1995 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 10 | 426 | 26.63 | 1/0 | 5 | 25.40 |
| Australia | 8 | 510 | 42.50 | 2/0 | 7 | 22.43 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 636 | 53.00 | 3/2 | 2 | 73.50 |
| India | 7 | 309 | 30.90 | 0/2 | 4 | 41.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 408 | 58.29 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| England | 2 | 110 | 27.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 9.50 |
| South Africa | 1 | 53 | 26.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 921 | 46.05 | 2/3 | 7 | 37.86 |
| Away | 25 | 1,531 | 35.60 | 5/5 | 13 | 32.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9 | 414 | 31.85 | 1/0 | 7 | 24.57 |
| 1990s | 32 | 2,038 | 40.76 | 6/8 | 13 | 39.15 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 5 | 407 | 58.14 | 1/1 | 5 | 28.60 |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 3 | 265 | 53.00 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 3 | 96 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Harare Sports Club | 2 | 195 | 65.00 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Jinnah Stadium | 2 | 119 | 29.75 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 2 | 89 | 44.50 | 0/1 | 2 | 12.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1985 at National Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Zimbabwe, 1996 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
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