Janith Liyanage
86Sri Lanka · BAT · 2024 to 2026 · on scorecards: J Liyanage
BATTING
- Matches
- 36
- Innings
- 30
- Runs
- 1034
- Average
- 44.95
- Strike rate
- 87.03
- High score
- 101*
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 7
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 3
- Average
- 117
- Economy
- 5.37
- Strike rate
- 130.6
- Best figures
- 1/16
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 8 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Janith Liyanage played 35 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2024 to 2026. The first came against Zimbabwe at R Premadasa Stadium, with a score of 24, and the last against West Indies at Sabina Park in 2026.
The highest score in the archive is 101 not out from 102 balls against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in 2024, in a defeat. In all: 1 hundred, 7 fifties. At home the average was 35.1 across 23 ODIs; away it was 63.4 across 12 ODIs, a player who travelled well.
The most runs came against Bangladesh: 296 runs at 59.2 in 6 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 13 ODIs and 389 runs at 35.4. Sri Lanka won 21 of the ODIs Janith Liyanage played and lost 11.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 35 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101* | 102 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2024 | Lost |
| 95 | 127 | Zimbabwe | R Premadasa Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 78 | 85 | Bangladesh | R Premadasa Stadium | 2025 | Lost |
| 70* | 47 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2025 | Won |
| 67 | 69 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2024 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/16 | 3 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 2025 | Won |
| 1/17 | 3 | Zimbabwe | R Premadasa Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 1/36 | 7 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2025 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 6 | 296 | 59.20 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 6 | 145 | 36.25 | 0/1 | 1 | 59.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 208 | 104.00 | 0/2 | 2 | 41.50 |
| West Indies | 4 | 86 | 86.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 50 | 50.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| England | 3 | 80 | 26.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| India | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 2 | 43 | 43.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23 | 527 | 35.13 | 0/3 | 1 | 124.00 |
| Away | 12 | 507 | 63.38 | 1/4 | 2 | 113.50 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 13 | 389 | 35.36 | 0/2 | 1 | 35.00 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 9 | 126 | 31.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 3 | 177 | 88.50 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Harare Sports Club | 2 | 89 | – | 0/1 | 1 | 55.00 |
| Eden Park | 1 | 53 | 53.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 16.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2024 at R Premadasa Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2026 at Sabina Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 12 July 1995
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,188
- Ducks
- 0
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 60.7
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 73.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 134.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 48.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 75.7
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,138 balls faced in that period.
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