Thilina Kandamby
78Sri Lanka · BAT · 2004 to 2014 · on scorecards: SHT Kandamby
BATTING
- Matches
- 39
- Innings
- 36
- Runs
- 870
- Average
- 29
- Strike rate
- 69.6
- High score
- 93*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 5
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 2
- Average
- 86.5
- Economy
- 5.96
- Strike rate
- 87
- Best figures
- 2/37
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 7 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Thilina Kandamby played 39 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2014. The first came against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, with a score of 0, and the last against England at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in 2014.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 749 runs at 35.7 in 26 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 93 not out from 129 balls against India at R Premadasa Stadium in 2009, in a defeat. In all: 5 fifties.
At home the average was 41.7 across 15 ODIs; away it was 22.9 across 19 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 486 runs at 40.5 in 17 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 9 ODIs and 368 runs at 61.3. Sri Lanka won 20 of the ODIs Thilina Kandamby played and lost 18.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 39 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93* | 129 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2009 | Lost |
| 91* | 73 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 66 | 94 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2009 | Lost |
| 59 | 79 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 53 | 82 | England | Wanderers Stadium | 2009 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/37 | 7 | India | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2010 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 | 486 | 40.50 | 0/3 | 2 | 61.00 |
| England | 6 | 89 | 17.80 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 6 | 186 | 37.20 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 459 | 41.73 | 0/3 | 2 | 33.50 |
| Away | 19 | 320 | 22.86 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26 | 749 | 35.67 | 0/5 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 13 | 121 | 13.44 | 0/0 | 2 | 51.50 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 9 | 368 | 61.33 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 5 | 91 | 22.75 | 0/0 | 2 | 25.50 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 5 | 27 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Wanderers Stadium | 2 | 64 | 32.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2004 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2014 at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 4 June 1982
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Legbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,250
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 53.9
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 62.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 111.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 43.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 81.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,172 balls faced in that period.
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