Pulasthi Gunaratne
78Sri Lanka · PACE · 2002 to 2003 · on scorecards: PW Gunaratne
BATTING
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 8
- Runs
- 36
- Average
- 7.2
- Strike rate
- 57.14
- High score
- 15*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 27
- Average
- 33.62
- Economy
- 5.68
- Strike rate
- 35.5
- Best figures
- 4/44
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 3 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Pulasthi Gunaratne played 23 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2002 to 2003. The first came against Bangladesh at R Premadasa Stadium, with 2 wickets, and the last against Australia at St George's Park in 2003.
The best bowling is 4 for 44 against Pakistan at National Cricket Stadium in 2002. With the ball: 6 wickets at 22.7 at home and 7 wickets at 40.3 away. The most wickets came against South Africa: 8 wickets at 33.9 in 7 ODIs.
R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 6 wickets at 22.7. Sri Lanka won 11 of the ODIs Pulasthi Gunaratne played and lost 10.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 23 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15* | 15 | Australia | SuperSport Park | 2003 | Lost |
| 13* | 19 | South Africa | Diamond Oval | 2002 | Lost |
| 2* | 2 | Pakistan | National Cricket Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 2 | 6 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 2002 | Lost |
| 2 | 9 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2002 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/44 | 9.4 | Pakistan | National Cricket Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 2/19 | 4 | Netherlands | R Premadasa Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 2/24 | 5 | New Zealand | Mangaung Oval | 2003 | Won |
| 2/33 | 7 | Zimbabwe | Buffalo Park | 2003 | Won |
| 2/38 | 9.3 | South Africa | National Cricket Stadium | 2002 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 8 | 33.88 |
| Australia | 5 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 102.50 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 23.14 |
| England | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 50.00 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 19.50 |
| India | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 9.50 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 12.00 |
| West Indies | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 16.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 22.67 |
| Away | 7 | 19 | 6.33 | 0/0 | 7 | 40.29 |
| Neutral | 11 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 14 | 35.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 5 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 22.67 |
| National Cricket Stadium | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 23.25 |
| SuperSport Park | 2 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 53.50 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Mangaung Oval | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 21.33 |
| Diamond Oval | 1 | 13 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 46.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Bangladesh, 2002 at R Premadasa Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2003 at St George's Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 September 1973
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 63
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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