Roy Dias
84Sri Lanka · BAT · 1979 to 1987 · on scorecards: RL Dias
BATTING
- Matches
- 58
- Innings
- 55
- Runs
- 1573
- Average
- 31.46
- Strike rate
- 67.94
- High score
- 121
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 11
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 3
- Average
- 23.33
- Economy
- 7.5
- Strike rate
- 18.6
- Best figures
- 3/25
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 16 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Roy Dias played 58 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1979 to 1987. The first came against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, with a score of 25, and the last against England at Nehru Stadium in 1987.
The highest score in the archive is 121 from 144 balls against India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 1982, in a defeat. In all: 2 hundreds, 11 fifties. At home the average was 15.9 across 18 ODIs; away it was 32.7 across 23 ODIs, a player who travelled well.
The most runs came against India: 498 runs at 38.3 in 14 ODIs. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 120 runs at 24.0. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 13 of the ODIs Roy Dias played and lost 41.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 58 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 144 | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 1982 | Lost |
| 102 | 114 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1982 | Lost |
| 81 | 59 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 1982 | Won |
| 80 | 109 | West Indies | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1985 | Lost |
| 80 | 67 | India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1985 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/25 | 4 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1985 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 16 | 384 | 29.54 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| India | 14 | 498 | 38.31 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 9 | 141 | 20.14 | 0/1 | 3 | 14.00 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 176 | 29.33 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 6 | 255 | 51.00 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| England | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 222 | 15.86 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Away | 23 | 720 | 32.73 | 2/3 | 3 | 14.33 |
| Neutral | 17 | 631 | 45.07 | 0/7 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 75 | 37.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 56 | 1,498 | 31.21 | 2/10 | 3 | 23.33 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 8 | 120 | 24.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 144 | 72.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0/0 | 3 | 8.33 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 3 | 71 | 35.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| National Stadium | 2 | 106 | 53.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1979 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1987 at Nehru Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 18 October 1952
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,315
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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