Dinesh Chandimal
82Sri Lanka · WK · 2010 to 2022 · on scorecards: LD Chandimal
BATTING
- Matches
- 157
- Innings
- 142
- Runs
- 3854
- Average
- 31.85
- Strike rate
- 74.24
- High score
- 111
- 100s / 50s
- 4 / 24
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 62 / 8
- Run-outs effected
- 8
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dinesh Chandimal played 157 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2010 to 2022. The first came against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, with a score of 10, and the last against Afghanistan at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2022.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 3,599 runs at 32.4 in 146 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 111 from 118 balls against India at Harare Sports Club in 2010, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 4 hundreds, 24 fifties.
At home the average was 30.7 across 58 ODIs; away it was 34.9 across 62 ODIs. The most runs came against England: 702 runs at 43.9 in 21 ODIs. Pallekele International Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 20 ODIs and 432 runs at 25.4. Dinesh Chandimal captained Sri Lanka in 12 ODIs, winning 6 and losing 5. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 63 of the ODIs Dinesh Chandimal played and lost 82.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 157 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 118 | India | Harare Sports Club | 2010 | Won |
| 105* | 126 | England | Lord's | 2011 | Won |
| 102 | 130 | Australia | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2016 | Lost |
| 100* | 107 | Ireland | The Village | 2016 | Won |
| 92* | 115 | South Africa | Buffalo Park | 2012 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 29 | 637 | 26.54 | 0/3 |
| Australia | 21 | 655 | 40.94 | 1/5 |
| England | 21 | 702 | 43.88 | 1/7 |
| India | 19 | 445 | 29.67 | 1/2 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 185 | 14.23 | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 15 | 367 | 33.36 | 0/2 |
| Bangladesh | 13 | 266 | 29.56 | 0/2 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 198 | 39.60 | 0/1 |
| West Indies | 7 | 160 | 26.67 | 0/1 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 73 | 24.33 | 0/0 |
| Ireland | 3 | 142 | 71.00 | 1/0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 58 | 1,318 | 30.65 | 1/7 |
| Away | 62 | 1,708 | 34.86 | 2/14 |
| Neutral | 37 | 828 | 28.55 | 1/3 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 146 | 3,599 | 32.42 | 4/22 |
| 2020s | 11 | 255 | 25.50 | 0/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 20 | 432 | 25.41 | 0/1 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 17 | 475 | 43.18 | 0/4 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 12 | 114 | 14.25 | 0/0 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 11 | 270 | 30.00 | 0/1 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 8 | 276 | 46.00 | 1/2 |
| Kennington Oval | 6 | 114 | 28.50 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2010 at Queens Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Afghanistan, 2022 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 18 November 1989
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 5,191
- Ducks
- 11
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 4th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 49.3
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 74.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 96.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 39.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 59.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 4,963 balls faced in that period.
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