Dunith Wellalage
83Sri Lanka · AR · 2022 to 2026 · on scorecards: DN Wellalage
BATTING
- Matches
- 34
- Innings
- 27
- Runs
- 453
- Average
- 21.57
- Strike rate
- 84.2
- High score
- 67*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 41
- Average
- 31.09
- Economy
- 5.1
- Strike rate
- 36.5
- Best figures
- 5/27
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 14 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dunith Wellalage played 34 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2022 to 2026. The first came against Australia at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, with 2 wickets, and the last against England at R Premadasa Stadium in 2026.
The highest score in the archive is 67 not out from 65 balls against India at R Premadasa Stadium in 2024. The best bowling is 5 for 27 against India at R Premadasa Stadium in 2024. In all: 1 fifty, 2 five-wicket hauls.
At home the average was 25.5 across 25 ODIs; away it was 12.8 across 5 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 193 runs at 32.2 in 8 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 16 ODIs and 282 runs at 25.6. Sri Lanka won 19 of the ODIs Dunith Wellalage played and lost 14.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 34 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67* | 65 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2024 | Tied/NR |
| 42* | 46 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 39 | 35 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 33* | 39 | Afghanistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 32 | 34 | India | Eden Gardens | 2023 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/27 | 5.1 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 5/40 | 10 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 4/35 | 7.2 | Australia | R Premadasa Stadium | 2025 | Won |
| 3/42 | 10 | Australia | R Premadasa Stadium | 2022 | Lost |
| 2/25 | 5 | Australia | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8 | 75 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 16 | 20.13 |
| India | 8 | 193 | 32.17 | 0/1 | 12 | 19.25 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 26 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 49.50 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 64 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 24.75 |
| England | 3 | 67 | 33.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 70.00 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 102.00 |
| West Indies | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 46.00 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 81.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25 | 357 | 25.50 | 0/1 | 37 | 24.03 |
| Away | 5 | 51 | 12.75 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 4 | 45 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 58.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 16 | 282 | 25.64 | 0/1 | 27 | 21.74 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 9 | 75 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 30.20 |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 1 | 33 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 18.00 |
| Eden Gardens | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2022 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2026 at R Premadasa Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 January 2003
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Slow left-arm orthodox
- Balls faced (career)
- 538
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 8th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 70.0
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 113.2
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 22.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 29.1
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 476 balls faced in that period.
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