Ruwan Kalpage
78Sri Lanka · SPIN · 1992 to 1999 · on scorecards: RS Kalpage
BATTING
- Matches
- 86
- Innings
- 69
- Runs
- 844
- Average
- 20.58
- Strike rate
- 63.93
- High score
- 51
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 73
- Average
- 40.75
- Economy
- 4.5
- Strike rate
- 54.2
- Best figures
- 4/36
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 33 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ruwan Kalpage played 86 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1992 to 1999. The first came against Pakistan at Sargodha Stadium, with a score of 5, and the last against India at Nehru Stadium in 1999.
The highest score in the archive is 51 from 104 balls against India at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in 1994, in a defeat. The best bowling is 4 for 36 against Pakistan at R Premadasa Stadium in 1994. In all: 1 fifty.
At home the average was 29.4 across 33 ODIs; away it was 12.9 across 23 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 240 runs at 26.7 in 22 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 18 ODIs and 69 runs at 13.8. Sri Lanka won 35 of the ODIs Ruwan Kalpage played and lost 44.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 86 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 104 | India | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1994 | Lost |
| 44* | 52 | Pakistan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1994 | Lost |
| 43* | 53 | New Zealand | Buffalo Park | 1994 | Won |
| 41* | 65 | West Indies | Eden Gardens | 1993 | Lost |
| 39 | 57 | India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1994 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/36 | 10 | Pakistan | R Premadasa Stadium | 1994 | Won |
| 4/45 | 10 | West Indies | R Premadasa Stadium | 1993 | Won |
| 3/29 | 10 | New Zealand | R Premadasa Stadium | 1992 | Tied/NR |
| 3/34 | 8 | England | R Premadasa Stadium | 1993 | Won |
| 3/38 | 9 | Zimbabwe | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1997 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 22 | 240 | 26.67 | 0/0 | 16 | 49.50 |
| India | 17 | 180 | 22.50 | 0/1 | 7 | 73.71 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 122 | 24.40 | 0/0 | 16 | 21.94 |
| Australia | 9 | 50 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 44.57 |
| West Indies | 9 | 148 | 49.33 | 0/0 | 8 | 45.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 75 | 18.75 | 0/0 | 7 | 38.57 |
| South Africa | 7 | 28 | 4.67 | 0/0 | 7 | 36.00 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 61.00 |
| England | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 15.25 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 33 | 265 | 29.44 | 0/0 | 39 | 27.62 |
| Away | 23 | 233 | 12.94 | 0/1 | 17 | 50.29 |
| Neutral | 30 | 346 | 24.71 | 0/0 | 17 | 61.35 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 18 | 69 | 13.80 | 0/0 | 27 | 20.78 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 15 | 135 | 16.88 | 0/0 | 6 | 74.83 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 8 | 171 | 42.75 | 0/0 | 5 | 55.20 |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 4 | 20 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 27.50 |
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 50.50 |
| Seddon Park | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 22.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1992 at Sargodha Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v India, 1999 at Nehru Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 19 February 1970
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,320
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
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