Anura Ranasinghe
63Sri Lanka · PACE · 1975 to 1982 · on scorecards: AN Ranasinghe
BATTING
- Matches
- 9
- Innings
- 8
- Runs
- 153
- Average
- 21.85
- Strike rate
- 104.08
- High score
- 51
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 2
- Average
- 140.5
- Economy
- 5.2
- Strike rate
- 162
- Best figures
- 1/21
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 0 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Anura Ranasinghe played 9 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1975 to 1982. The first came against West Indies at Old Trafford, with a score of 0, and the last against India at Arun Jaitley Stadium in 1982.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 130 runs at 26.0 in 6 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 51 from 41 balls against England at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 1982, in a defeat. In all: 1 fifty.
The most runs came against Pakistan: 33 runs at 16.5 in 3 ODIs.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 9 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 41 | England | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1982 | Lost |
| 35 | 27 | India | Gandhi Sports Complex Ground | 1982 | Lost |
| 24 | 15 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 1982 | Lost |
| 20 | 17 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1982 | Lost |
| 14* | 18 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 1975 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/21 | 3 | India | Gandhi Sports Complex Ground | 1982 | Lost |
| 1/27 | 8 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 1982 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3 | 33 | 16.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 70.00 |
| England | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| India | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 99.00 |
| Australia | 1 | 14 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Away | 4 | 79 | 26.33 | 0/0 | 2 | 79.50 |
| Neutral | 3 | 23 | 11.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 23 | 11.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 6 | 130 | 26.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 108.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Gandhi Sports Complex Ground | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 21.00 |
| National Stadium | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 27.00 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 1 | 14 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Trent Bridge | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1975 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v India, 1982 at Arun Jaitley Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 13 October 1956
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 147
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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