Asela Gunaratne
79Sri Lanka · AR · 2016 to 2019 · on scorecards: DAS Gunaratne
BATTING
- Matches
- 31
- Innings
- 25
- Runs
- 575
- Average
- 27.38
- Strike rate
- 79.41
- High score
- 114*
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 22
- Average
- 32.86
- Economy
- 5.2
- Strike rate
- 37.9
- Best figures
- 3/10
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 10 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Asela Gunaratne played 31 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2016 to 2019. The first came against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, with 3 wickets, and the last against New Zealand at Bay Oval in 2019.
The highest score in the archive is 114 not out from 117 balls against South Africa at SuperSport Park in 2017, in a defeat. The best bowling is 3 for 10 against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in 2016. In all: 1 hundred, 1 fifty.
At home the average was 37.0 across 8 ODIs; away it was 28.8 across 16 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against South Africa: 186 runs at 37.2 in 6 ODIs. Shere Bangla National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 35 runs at 8.8. Sri Lanka won 11 of the ODIs Asela Gunaratne played and lost 18.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 31 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114* | 117 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2017 | Lost |
| 59* | 81 | Zimbabwe | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2017 | Lost |
| 39 | 28 | Bangladesh | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2017 | Tied/NR |
| 38 | 31 | South Africa | Newlands | 2017 | Lost |
| 34* | 21 | India | Kennington Oval | 2017 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/10 | 4.3 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2016 | Won |
| 3/21 | 6.3 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2016 | Won |
| 3/37 | 7 | Zimbabwe | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2018 | Lost |
| 2/45 | 7 | Zimbabwe | Galle International Stadium | 2017 | Lost |
| 2/53 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2017 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 117 | 29.25 | 0/1 | 16 | 15.56 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 119 | 23.80 | 0/0 | 2 | 47.00 |
| South Africa | 6 | 186 | 37.20 | 1/0 | 1 | 182.00 |
| India | 4 | 85 | 42.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 47.00 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 43.50 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 185 | 37.00 | 0/1 | 8 | 29.13 |
| Away | 16 | 288 | 28.80 | 1/0 | 8 | 34.00 |
| Neutral | 7 | 102 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 36.33 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 5 | 35 | 8.75 | 0/0 | 4 | 19.75 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 3 | 60 | 60.00 | 0/1 | 4 | 29.25 |
| Queens Sports Club | 3 | 22 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 14.25 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 38 | 38.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 71.00 |
| Galle International Stadium | 2 | 28 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 20.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2016 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2019 at Bay Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 8 January 1986
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 724
- Ducks
- 0
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 64.0
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 116.2
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 35.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 48.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 724 balls faced in that period.
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