Ashantha de Mel
74Sri Lanka · PACE · 1982 to 1987 · on scorecards: ALF de Mel
BATTING
- Matches
- 57
- Innings
- 41
- Runs
- 466
- Average
- 14.56
- Strike rate
- 78.31
- High score
- 36
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 59
- Average
- 37.91
- Economy
- 4.9
- Strike rate
- 46.3
- Best figures
- 5/32
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 13 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ashantha de Mel played 57 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1982 to 1987. The first came against England at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, with a score of 13 and 4 wickets, and the last against England at Nehru Stadium in 1987.
The best bowling is 5 for 32 against New Zealand at County Ground in 1983. In all: 2 five-wicket hauls. With the ball: 20 wickets at 26.8 at home and 15 wickets at 67.0 away.
The most wickets came against Pakistan: 15 wickets at 37.7 in 16 ODIs. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 11 wickets at 21.6. Sri Lanka won 11 of the ODIs Ashantha de Mel played and lost 42.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 57 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 34 | Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium | 1985 | Lost |
| 28 | 21 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1982 | Lost |
| 27 | 27 | Australia | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 1983 | Won |
| 27 | 26 | England | County Ground | 1983 | Lost |
| 27 | 26 | New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1985 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/32 | 12 | New Zealand | County Ground | 1983 | Won |
| 5/39 | 12 | Pakistan | Headingley | 1983 | Lost |
| 4/34 | 8.4 | England | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1982 | Lost |
| 3/40 | 10 | India | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1986 | Lost |
| 2/9 | 4 | Australia | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1983 | Tied/NR |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 16 | 128 | 12.80 | 0/0 | 15 | 37.67 |
| India | 12 | 124 | 17.71 | 0/0 | 7 | 67.14 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 96 | 13.71 | 0/0 | 13 | 25.62 |
| Australia | 8 | 39 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 35.44 |
| West Indies | 6 | 15 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 57.17 |
| England | 5 | 64 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 19.67 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 118 | 16.86 | 0/0 | 20 | 26.80 |
| Away | 24 | 230 | 12.78 | 0/0 | 15 | 67.00 |
| Neutral | 15 | 118 | 16.86 | 0/0 | 24 | 29.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 8 | 44 | 14.67 | 0/0 | 11 | 21.64 |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 6 | 43 | 14.33 | 0/0 | 6 | 32.00 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 4 | 47 | 23.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 29.80 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 42 | 42.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 140.00 |
| National Stadium | 3 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 160.00 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 32.40 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1982 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1987 at Nehru Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 May 1959
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 595
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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