Arjuna Ranatunga
93Sri Lanka · AR · 1982 to 1999 · on scorecards: A Ranatunga
BATTING
- Matches
- 269
- Innings
- 255
- Runs
- 7456
- Average
- 35.84
- Strike rate
- 77.9
- High score
- 131*
- 100s / 50s
- 4 / 49
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 79
- Average
- 47.55
- Economy
- 4.78
- Strike rate
- 59.6
- Best figures
- 4/14
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 63 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 5
CAREER IN BRIEF
Arjuna Ranatunga played 269 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1982 to 1999. The first came against England at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, with a score of 42, and the last against Kenya at County Ground in 1999.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 5,579 runs at 38.7 in 189 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 131 not out from 152 balls against India at R Premadasa Stadium in 1997, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 4 hundreds, 49 fifties.
At home the average was 46.5 across 68 ODIs; away it was 32.4 across 82 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 1,861 runs at 35.8 in 67 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 45 ODIs and 1,010 runs at 25.9. Arjuna Ranatunga captained Sri Lanka in 193 ODIs, winning 89 and losing 95. The scorecards record 24 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 105 of the ODIs Arjuna Ranatunga played and lost 150.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 269 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131* | 152 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 102* | 112 | Pakistan | Municipal Stadium | 1995 | Lost |
| 102 | 98 | New Zealand | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1998 | Won |
| 101* | 108 | Pakistan | Kingsmead | 1994 | Lost |
| 98 | 115 | India | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1994 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/14 | 6 | India | Green Park | 1986 | Won |
| 3/23 | 8 | New Zealand | Tyronne Fernando Stadium | 1984 | Won |
| 3/38 | 10 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1984 | Won |
| 3/41 | 10 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1989 | Lost |
| 3/49 | 9 | New Zealand | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 1984 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 67 | 1,861 | 35.79 | 2/12 | 17 | 59.82 |
| India | 56 | 1,455 | 33.84 | 1/7 | 14 | 48.79 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 840 | 30.00 | 1/3 | 19 | 36.95 |
| Australia | 33 | 833 | 33.32 | 0/5 | 9 | 58.00 |
| West Indies | 22 | 756 | 50.40 | 0/8 | 6 | 51.33 |
| England | 18 | 451 | 26.53 | 0/1 | 3 | 62.33 |
| South Africa | 16 | 442 | 31.57 | 0/4 | 3 | 27.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 441 | 40.09 | 0/4 | 3 | 53.00 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 227 | 113.50 | 0/3 | 2 | 28.50 |
| Kenya | 3 | 150 | 150.00 | 0/2 | 3 | 13.67 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68 | 1,908 | 46.54 | 2/14 | 28 | 32.75 |
| Away | 82 | 2,233 | 32.36 | 1/12 | 21 | 61.62 |
| Neutral | 119 | 3,315 | 33.83 | 1/23 | 30 | 51.53 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80 | 1,877 | 29.33 | 0/12 | 54 | 40.94 |
| 1990s | 189 | 5,579 | 38.74 | 4/37 | 25 | 61.84 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 45 | 1,010 | 25.90 | 0/4 | 10 | 64.80 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 28 | 752 | 44.24 | 1/3 | 5 | 43.80 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 20 | 706 | 50.43 | 1/7 | 5 | 62.00 |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 11 | 216 | 36.00 | 0/2 | 10 | 28.00 |
| Adelaide Oval | 10 | 257 | 25.70 | 0/1 | 3 | 68.33 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 9 | 322 | 35.78 | 0/3 | 5 | 27.80 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1982 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Kenya, 1999 at County Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 December 1963
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 9,571
- Ducks
- 18
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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