Avishka Gunawardene
80Sri Lanka · OP · 1998 to 2006 · on scorecards: DA Gunawardene
BATTING
- Matches
- 61
- Innings
- 61
- Runs
- 1708
- Average
- 28.46
- Strike rate
- 71.49
- High score
- 132
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 12
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 13 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 3
CAREER IN BRIEF
Avishka Gunawardene played 61 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2006. The first came against Zimbabwe at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, with a score of 12, and the last against New Zealand at Lancaster Park in 2006.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,450 runs at 30.9 in 48 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 132 from 146 balls against West Indies at Gymkhana Club Ground in 2000, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 1 hundred, 12 fifties.
At home the average was 32.4 across 31 ODIs; away it was 24.8 across 8 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against South Africa: 312 runs at 39.0 in 8 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 17 ODIs and 590 runs at 36.9. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 39 of the ODIs Avishka Gunawardene played and lost 22.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 61 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 146 | West Indies | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2000 | Won |
| 90 | 131 | Zimbabwe | R Premadasa Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 88 | 123 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 87 | 75 | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2000 | Won |
| 75 | 66 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1999 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13 | 285 | 21.92 | 0/2 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 273 | 24.82 | 0/2 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 193 | 19.30 | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 8 | 312 | 39.00 | 0/3 |
| Australia | 4 | 129 | 32.25 | 0/1 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0/0 |
| West Indies | 4 | 195 | 48.75 | 1/0 |
| England | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0/0 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 116 | 116.00 | 0/2 |
| Kenya | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 73 | 73.00 | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 31 | 973 | 32.43 | 0/8 |
| Away | 8 | 198 | 24.75 | 0/1 |
| Neutral | 22 | 537 | 24.41 | 1/3 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 | 258 | 19.85 | 0/2 |
| 2000s | 48 | 1,450 | 30.85 | 1/10 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 17 | 590 | 36.88 | 0/5 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 13 | 293 | 22.54 | 0/3 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 0/1 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 4 | 179 | 44.75 | 0/2 |
| Galle International Stadium | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0/0 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 2 | 137 | 68.50 | 1/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 1998 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2006 at Lancaster Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 26 May 1977
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,389
- Ducks
- 5
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 54.2
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 58.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 37.2
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 562 balls faced in that period.
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