Aravinda de Silva
96Sri Lanka · AR · 1984 to 2003 · on scorecards: PA de Silva
BATTING
- Matches
- 308
- Innings
- 296
- Runs
- 9284
- Average
- 34.9
- Strike rate
- 81.13
- High score
- 145
- 100s / 50s
- 11 / 64
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 106
- Average
- 39.4
- Economy
- 4.86
- Strike rate
- 48.5
- Best figures
- 4/30
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 95 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 10
CAREER IN BRIEF
Aravinda de Silva played 308 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1984 to 2003. The first came against New Zealand at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, with a score of 8, and the last against Australia at St George's Park in 2003.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 6,441 runs at 37.4 in 196 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 145 from 115 balls against Kenya at Asgiriya Stadium in 1996, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 11 hundreds, 64 fifties.
At home the average was 44.6 across 70 ODIs; away it was 33.6 across 100 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 2,319 runs at 34.6 in 75 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 50 ODIs and 1,402 runs at 30.5. Aravinda de Silva captained Sri Lanka in 18 ODIs, winning 5 and losing 12. The scorecards record 30 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 129 of the ODIs Aravinda de Silva played and lost 163.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 308 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | 115 | Kenya | Asgiriya Stadium | 1996 | Won |
| 134 | 131 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 127* | 123 | Zimbabwe | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1996 | Won |
| 122 | 116 | Pakistan | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1996 | Lost |
| 107* | 100 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1994 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/30 | 6.2 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2003 | Won |
| 4/45 | 7.5 | Pakistan | Boland Park | 1998 | Lost |
| 3/36 | 7 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1995 | Won |
| 3/42 | 9 | Australia | Gaddafi Stadium | 1996 | Won |
| 3/43 | 10 | West Indies | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1996 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 75 | 2,319 | 34.61 | 3/13 | 28 | 34.14 |
| India | 58 | 1,786 | 35.72 | 3/13 | 15 | 35.93 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 829 | 25.12 | 0/7 | 11 | 33.36 |
| Australia | 36 | 1,451 | 48.37 | 2/10 | 14 | 50.93 |
| West Indies | 28 | 480 | 17.78 | 0/3 | 13 | 40.77 |
| South Africa | 27 | 607 | 25.29 | 0/6 | 14 | 29.79 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 797 | 61.31 | 2/5 | 1 | 162.00 |
| England | 15 | 458 | 38.17 | 0/4 | 5 | 58.00 |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 283 | 56.60 | 0/2 | 4 | 33.50 |
| Kenya | 4 | 251 | 62.75 | 1/1 | 1 | 69.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 70 | 2,407 | 44.57 | 5/15 | 11 | 41.09 |
| Away | 100 | 2,927 | 33.64 | 3/20 | 34 | 36.85 |
| Neutral | 138 | 3,950 | 31.60 | 3/29 | 61 | 40.52 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68 | 1,752 | 29.69 | 0/15 | 20 | 48.50 |
| 1990s | 196 | 6,441 | 37.45 | 11/41 | 65 | 37.09 |
| 2000s | 44 | 1,091 | 31.17 | 0/8 | 21 | 37.90 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 50 | 1,402 | 30.48 | 1/8 | 14 | 57.14 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 34 | 1,196 | 47.84 | 1/9 | 2 | 107.00 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 18 | 637 | 39.81 | 2/4 | 6 | 27.83 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 10 | 400 | 50.00 | 0/5 | 5 | 33.20 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 10 | 281 | 35.13 | 0/2 | 3 | 55.33 |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 9 | 278 | 39.71 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1984 at Tyronne Fernando Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2003 at St George's Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 17 October 1965
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 11,443
- Ducks
- 17
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 4th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 75.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 128.2
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 38.1
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 63.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 469 balls faced in that period.
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