Pathum Nissanka
87Sri Lanka · OP · 2021 to 2026 · on scorecards: P Nissanka
BATTING
- Matches
- 79
- Innings
- 78
- Runs
- 2999
- Average
- 41.08
- Strike rate
- 89.09
- High score
- 210*
- 100s / 50s
- 7 / 19
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 24 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Pathum Nissanka played 78 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2021 to 2026. The first came against West Indies at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, with a score of 8, and the last against West Indies at Sabina Park in 2026.
The highest score in the archive is 210 not out from 139 balls against Afghanistan at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2024, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 7 hundreds, 19 fifties. At home the average was 41.3 across 36 ODIs; away it was 36.2 across 26 ODIs.
The most runs came against Afghanistan: 688 runs at 76.4 in 11 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 17 ODIs and 442 runs at 26.0. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 40 of the ODIs Pathum Nissanka played and lost 35.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 78 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210* | 139 | Afghanistan | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 137 | 147 | Australia | R Premadasa Stadium | 2022 | Won |
| 122 | 136 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2025 | Won |
| 118 | 101 | Afghanistan | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 114 | 113 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2024 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 12 | 314 | 26.17 | 1/0 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 688 | 76.44 | 2/2 |
| Australia | 8 | 293 | 36.63 | 1/2 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 184 | 23.00 | 0/2 |
| England | 7 | 190 | 31.67 | 0/2 |
| India | 7 | 181 | 25.86 | 0/2 |
| West Indies | 6 | 281 | 46.83 | 1/2 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 445 | 89.00 | 2/3 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 157 | 31.40 | 0/1 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 0/1 |
| Ireland | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 |
| Oman | 1 | 37 | – | 0/0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 75 | 75.00 | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 57 | 57.00 | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 36 | 1,404 | 41.29 | 3/8 |
| Away | 26 | 906 | 36.24 | 3/5 |
| Neutral | 16 | 689 | 49.21 | 1/6 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 17 | 442 | 26.00 | 1/2 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 15 | 818 | 62.92 | 2/5 |
| Queens Sports Club | 6 | 290 | 72.50 | 1/2 |
| Harare Sports Club | 4 | 325 | 81.25 | 2/1 |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 3 | 151 | 50.33 | 1/0 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 3 | 132 | 44.00 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2021 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2026 at Sabina Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 18 May 1998
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 3,366
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 81.1
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 88.8
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 120.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 42.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 48.6
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,710 balls faced in that period.
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