Dimuth Karunaratne
80Sri Lanka · OP · 2011 to 2023 · on scorecards: FDM Karunaratne
BATTING
- Matches
- 50
- Innings
- 46
- Runs
- 1316
- Average
- 31.33
- Strike rate
- 79.56
- High score
- 103
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 11
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 6.75
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 17 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 6
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dimuth Karunaratne played 50 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2011 to 2023. The first came against England at Old Trafford, with a score of 4, and the last against India at Wankhede Stadium in 2023.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 730 runs at 36.5 in 22 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 103 from 103 balls against Ireland at Queens Sports Club in 2023, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 1 hundred, 11 fifties.
At home the average was 25.5 across 14 ODIs; away it was 22.6 across 17 ODIs. The most runs came against West Indies: 296 runs at 37.0 in 8 ODIs. Queens Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 6 ODIs and 286 runs at 57.2. Dimuth Karunaratne captained Sri Lanka in 17 ODIs, winning 10 and losing 7. Sri Lanka won 29 of the ODIs Dimuth Karunaratne played and lost 19.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 50 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | 103 | Ireland | Queens Sports Club | 2023 | Won |
| 97 | 108 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 2019 | Lost |
| 83 | 92 | West Indies | Harare Sports Club | 2023 | Won |
| 77 | 88 | Scotland | Grange Cricket Club Ground | 2019 | Won |
| 61* | 51 | Oman | Queens Sports Club | 2023 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 11 | 139 | 17.38 | 0/1 |
| West Indies | 8 | 296 | 37.00 | 0/3 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 212 | 35.33 | 0/2 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 116 | 23.20 | 0/0 |
| England | 3 | 5 | 2.50 | 0/0 |
| India | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0/0 |
| Scotland | 3 | 144 | 48.00 | 0/2 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 |
| Australia | 1 | 97 | 97.00 | 0/1 |
| Ireland | 1 | 103 | 103.00 | 1/0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0/0 |
| Oman | 1 | 61 | – | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 52 | 52.00 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 331 | 25.46 | 0/3 |
| Away | 17 | 339 | 22.60 | 0/3 |
| Neutral | 19 | 646 | 46.14 | 1/5 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28 | 586 | 26.64 | 0/4 |
| 2020s | 22 | 730 | 36.50 | 1/7 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Sports Club | 6 | 286 | 57.20 | 1/2 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 6 | 117 | 23.40 | 0/2 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 0/0 |
| Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0/1 |
| University Oval | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0/0 |
| Grange Cricket Club Ground | 2 | 137 | 68.50 | 0/2 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 2011 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2023 at Wankhede Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 21 April 1988
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,654
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 71.8
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 84.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 35.0
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 46.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,325 balls faced in that period.
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