Ruvindu Gunasekera
73Canada · OP · 2008 to 2014 · on scorecards: R Gunasekera
BATTING
- Matches
- 19
- Innings
- 19
- Runs
- 455
- Average
- 23.94
- Strike rate
- 67.2
- High score
- 72
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 6
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 7 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ruvindu Gunasekera played 19 ODIs for Canada in CricArcade's archive, from 2008 to 2014. The first came against Bermuda at Maple Leaf North-West Ground, with a score of 4, and the last against Netherlands at Bay Oval in 2014.
The highest score in the archive is 72 from 112 balls against Kenya at ICC Academy in 2013, in a defeat. In all: 6 fifties. At home the average was 27.9 across 7 ODIs; away it was 14.5 across 4 ODIs, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against Ireland: 134 runs at 33.5 in 4 ODIs. Maple Leaf North-West Ground was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 62 runs at 15.5. Canada won 3 of the ODIs Ruvindu Gunasekera played and lost 15.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 19 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 112 | Kenya | ICC Academy | 2013 | Lost |
| 71 | 95 | Ireland | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 2010 | Won |
| 59 | 60 | Ireland | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 2010 | Lost |
| 57 | 40 | Afghanistan | Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 2011 | Lost |
| 54 | 74 | Netherlands | Bay Oval | 2014 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 134 | 33.50 | 0/2 |
| Kenya | 3 | 114 | 38.00 | 0/1 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0/1 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0/1 |
| Scotland | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0/1 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 195 | 27.86 | 0/3 |
| Away | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0/1 |
| Neutral | 8 | 202 | 25.25 | 0/2 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 |
| 2010s | 18 | 451 | 25.06 | 0/6 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0/1 |
| Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 3 | 133 | 44.33 | 0/2 |
| ICC Academy | 2 | 96 | 48.00 | 0/1 |
| Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0/0 |
| Bay Oval | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0/1 |
| Cambusdoon New Ground | 1 | 53 | 53.00 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Bermuda, 2008 at Maple Leaf North-West Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Netherlands, 2014 at Bay Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 20 July 1991
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Legbreak googly
- Balls faced (career)
- 677
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 45.3
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 69.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 30.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 56.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 441 balls faced in that period.
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