Danushka Gunathilaka
83Sri Lanka · OP · 2015 to 2022 · on scorecards: MD Gunathilaka
BATTING
- Matches
- 47
- Innings
- 46
- Runs
- 1601
- Average
- 35.57
- Strike rate
- 86.82
- High score
- 133
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 11
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 8
- Average
- 46.37
- Economy
- 5.53
- Strike rate
- 50.2
- Best figures
- 3/48
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 14 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Danushka Gunathilaka played 47 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2015 to 2022. The first came against West Indies at R Premadasa Stadium, with a score of 12, and the last against Australia at R Premadasa Stadium in 2022.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 1,249 runs at 34.7 in 38 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 133 from 134 balls against Pakistan at National Stadium in 2019, in a defeat. In all: 2 hundreds, 11 fifties.
At home the average was 32.9 across 17 ODIs; away it was 36.7 across 28 ODIs. The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 323 runs at 64.6 in 5 ODIs. Shere Bangla National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 125 runs at 31.3. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 14 of the ODIs Danushka Gunathilaka played and lost 29.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 47 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 134 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 2019 | Lost |
| 116 | 111 | Zimbabwe | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2017 | Won |
| 96 | 96 | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2021 | Lost |
| 87 | 101 | Zimbabwe | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2017 | Lost |
| 76 | 72 | India | Kennington Oval | 2017 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/48 | 10 | England | Sophia Gardens | 2016 | Lost |
| 1/5 | 2 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2021 | Lost |
| 1/9 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Galle International Stadium | 2017 | Won |
| 1/28 | 6 | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2021 | Lost |
| 1/30 | 5 | England | Kennington Oval | 2016 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 8 | 168 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 31.00 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 250 | 35.71 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| India | 6 | 160 | 26.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| England | 5 | 142 | 28.40 | 0/1 | 4 | 25.50 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 323 | 64.60 | 1/3 | 1 | 45.00 |
| West Indies | 4 | 199 | 49.75 | 0/2 | 1 | 70.00 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 160 | 53.33 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 40.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 559 | 32.88 | 1/4 | 1 | 67.00 |
| Away | 28 | 953 | 36.65 | 1/6 | 7 | 37.29 |
| Neutral | 2 | 89 | 44.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38 | 1,249 | 34.69 | 2/8 | 6 | 49.33 |
| 2020s | 9 | 352 | 39.11 | 0/3 | 2 | 37.50 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 5 | 125 | 31.25 | 0/0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 4 | 131 | 32.75 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 3 | 255 | 85.00 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 3 | 187 | 62.33 | 0/2 | 1 | 70.00 |
| Bay Oval | 3 | 129 | 43.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2015 at R Premadasa Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2022 at R Premadasa Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 17 March 1991
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,844
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 86.0
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 87.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 43.1
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 51.2
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,830 balls faced in that period.
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