Marvan Atapattu
91Sri Lanka · OP · 1990 to 2007 · on scorecards: MS Atapattu
BATTING
- Matches
- 268
- Innings
- 259
- Runs
- 8529
- Average
- 37.57
- Strike rate
- 67.72
- High score
- 132*
- 100s / 50s
- 11 / 59
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 4.82
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 70 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 31
CAREER IN BRIEF
Marvan Atapattu played 268 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1990 to 2007. The first came against India at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, with a score of 8, and the last against India at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in 2007.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 5,992 runs at 40.2 in 179 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 132 not out from 151 balls against England at Lord's in 1998, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 11 hundreds, 59 fifties.
At home the average was 42.6 across 75 ODIs; away it was 38.7 across 94 ODIs. The most runs came against Pakistan: 1,766 runs at 41.1 in 48 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 40 ODIs and 1,467 runs at 43.1. Marvan Atapattu captained Sri Lanka in 63 ODIs, winning 35 and losing 27. The scorecards record 20 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 143 of the ODIs Marvan Atapattu played and lost 115.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 268 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132* | 151 | England | Lord's | 1998 | Won |
| 124 | 129 | South Africa | Kingsmead | 2003 | Tied/NR |
| 123* | 121 | South Africa | Willowmoore Park | 2002 | Won |
| 119* | 135 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 2000 | Won |
| 118 | 153 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 1997 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 52 | 1,570 | 33.40 | 2/11 |
| Pakistan | 48 | 1,766 | 41.07 | 3/12 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1,164 | 38.80 | 2/7 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 908 | 37.83 | 0/8 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 906 | 45.30 | 1/6 |
| Australia | 27 | 712 | 27.38 | 1/4 |
| England | 20 | 520 | 30.59 | 1/3 |
| West Indies | 14 | 312 | 28.36 | 0/2 |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 452 | 90.40 | 0/5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 94 | 31.33 | 0/1 |
| Canada | 1 | 24 | – | 0/0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 101 | 101.00 | 1/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 75 | 2,559 | 42.65 | 2/21 |
| Away | 94 | 3,055 | 38.67 | 6/17 |
| Neutral | 99 | 2,915 | 33.13 | 3/21 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89 | 2,537 | 32.53 | 2/19 |
| 2000s | 179 | 5,992 | 40.21 | 9/40 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 40 | 1,467 | 43.15 | 2/11 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 39 | 1,271 | 36.31 | 1/11 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 17 | 507 | 46.09 | 0/5 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 13 | 429 | 39.00 | 0/3 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 7 | 325 | 46.43 | 1/2 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 6 | 267 | 53.40 | 1/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1990 at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2007 at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 22 November 1970
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Legbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 12,594
- Ducks
- 13
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 57.1
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 69.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 114.4
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 59.5
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 60.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,924 balls faced in that period.
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