Marvan Atapattu
On scorecards: MS Atapattu
In-game rating: 83/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Marvan Atapattu played 90 Tests for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1990 to 2007. The first came against India at Sector 16 Stadium, with scores of 0 and 0, and the last against Australia at Bellerive Oval in 2007.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 4,055 runs at 42.7 in 61 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 249 from 324 balls against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in 2004, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 16 hundreds, 17 fifties.
At home the average was 38.7 across 48 Tests; away it was 39.6 across 41 Tests. The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 1,145 runs at 95.4 in 10 Tests. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 18 Tests and 893 runs at 31.9. Marvan Atapattu captained Sri Lanka in 18 Tests, winning 8 and losing 6. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 31 of the Tests Marvan Atapattu played and lost 32, with 27 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 90 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249 | 324 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2004 | Won |
| 223 | 448 | Zimbabwe | Asgiriya Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 216* | 437 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 1999 | Drawn |
| 207* | 457 | Pakistan | Asgiriya Stadium | 2000 | Drawn |
| 201* | 536 | England | Galle International Stadium | 2001 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/9 | 4 | Pakistan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1997 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 791 | 37.67 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 13 | 728 | 31.65 | 1/3 | 1 | 9.00 |
| South Africa | 12 | 601 | 26.13 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 11 | 625 | 31.25 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| England | 10 | 603 | 43.07 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1,145 | 95.42 | 5/1 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 8 | 298 | 27.09 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 8 | 461 | 35.46 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 250 | 62.50 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 48 | 2,671 | 38.71 | 8/7 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Away | 41 | 2,773 | 39.61 | 8/10 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 1 | 58 | 29.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29 | 1,447 | 31.46 | 3/3 | 1 | 24.00 |
| 2000s | 61 | 4,055 | 42.68 | 13/14 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 18 | 893 | 31.89 | 3/2 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Asgiriya Stadium | 12 | 850 | 47.22 | 3/1 | 0 | – |
| Galle International Stadium | 11 | 812 | 58.00 | 2/4 | 0 | – |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 4 | 85 | 14.17 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 219 | 43.80 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| SuperSport Park | 3 | 61 | 10.17 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1990 at Sector 16 Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2007 at Bellerive Oval
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