Ajantha Mendis
89Sri Lanka · SPIN · 2008 to 2015 · on scorecards: BAW Mendis
BATTING
- Matches
- 87
- Innings
- 42
- Runs
- 188
- Average
- 8.17
- Strike rate
- 71.48
- High score
- 21*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 152
- Average
- 21.86
- Economy
- 4.8
- Strike rate
- 27.3
- Best figures
- 6/13
- 4w / 5w
- 7 / 3
- Catches / Stumpings
- 15 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 5
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ajantha Mendis played 87 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2008 to 2015. The first came against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, with 3 wickets, and the last against New Zealand at Hagley Oval in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 80 wickets at 25.5 in 49 ODIs. The best bowling is 6 for 13 against India at National Stadium in 2008. In all: 3 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 67 wickets at 24.1 at home and 58 wickets at 21.7 away. The most wickets came against India: 36 wickets at 25.0 in 19 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 24 ODIs and 40 wickets at 24.3. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 52 of the ODIs Ajantha Mendis played and lost 31.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 87 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21* | 20 | West Indies | R Premadasa Stadium | 2015 | Won |
| 19* | 14 | Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 18* | 9 | Ireland | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 2014 | Won |
| 15* | 8 | Bangladesh | Gaddafi Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 15* | 11 | United Arab Emirates | Gaddafi Stadium | 2008 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/13 | 8 | India | National Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 6/29 | 9 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2008 | Won |
| 5/22 | 6.3 | United Arab Emirates | Gaddafi Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 4/10 | 4.3 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 4/15 | 6 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2008 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 19 | 50 | 5.56 | 0/0 | 36 | 25.03 |
| England | 9 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 14 | 30.36 |
| West Indies | 9 | 31 | 15.50 | 0/0 | 12 | 29.17 |
| Australia | 8 | 7 | 3.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 39.43 |
| South Africa | 8 | 5 | 1.67 | 0/0 | 21 | 15.86 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 3 | – | 0/0 | 22 | 9.50 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 7 | 3.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 35.50 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 20 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 24.55 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 23 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 22.20 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 3.67 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Ireland | 1 | 18 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 9.00 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 24.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 15 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 4.40 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 42 | 61 | 5.55 | 0/0 | 67 | 24.10 |
| Away | 32 | 47 | 5.88 | 0/0 | 58 | 21.67 |
| Neutral | 13 | 80 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 27 | 16.74 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38 | 89 | 8.09 | 0/0 | 72 | 17.86 |
| 2010s | 49 | 99 | 8.25 | 0/0 | 80 | 25.48 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 24 | 44 | 8.80 | 0/0 | 40 | 24.27 |
| Harare Sports Club | 7 | 3 | – | 0/0 | 17 | 13.35 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 6 | 2 | 0.50 | 0/0 | 13 | 18.15 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 14 | 13.21 |
| National Stadium | 5 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 15 | 10.60 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 5 | 7 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 45.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2008 at Queen's Park Oval
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2015 at Hagley Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 11 March 1985
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 263
- Ducks
- 10
- Four-wicket hauls
- 7
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