Sachithra Senanayake
82Sri Lanka · SPIN · 2012 to 2015 · on scorecards: SMSM Senanayake
BATTING
- Matches
- 49
- Innings
- 33
- Runs
- 290
- Average
- 13.18
- Strike rate
- 93.24
- High score
- 42
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 53
- Average
- 35.35
- Economy
- 4.76
- Strike rate
- 44.4
- Best figures
- 4/13
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 19 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Sachithra Senanayake played 49 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2012 to 2015. The first came against South Africa at Diamond Oval, and the last against New Zealand at Hagley Oval in 2015.
The best bowling is 4 for 13 against England at Riverside Ground in 2014. With the ball: 22 wickets at 22.9 at home and 25 wickets at 36.5 away. The most wickets came against England: 14 wickets at 14.6 in 7 ODIs.
Shere Bangla National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 6 ODIs and 7 wickets at 34.4. Sri Lanka won 27 of the ODIs Sachithra Senanayake played and lost 18.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 49 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 24 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2013 | Lost |
| 30 | 48 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2014 | Won |
| 22* | 14 | India | Adelaide Oval | 2012 | Tied/NR |
| 21* | 14 | New Zealand | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 19* | 21 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2012 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/13 | 7.1 | England | Riverside Ground | 2014 | Won |
| 3/30 | 8 | England | Kennington Oval | 2014 | Lost |
| 3/33 | 8.3 | England | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2014 | Won |
| 3/39 | 8 | Pakistan | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2015 | Won |
| 3/41 | 10 | India | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium | 2014 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 | 46 | 15.33 | 0/0 | 8 | 38.75 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 56 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 25.90 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 55 | 18.33 | 0/0 | 4 | 94.75 |
| England | 7 | 25 | 6.25 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.57 |
| South Africa | 6 | 34 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 47.17 |
| India | 4 | 41 | 20.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 27.83 |
| Australia | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0/0 | 3 | 51.33 |
| West Indies | 3 | 14 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 91.00 |
| Ireland | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 27.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 77 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 22 | 22.91 |
| Away | 23 | 124 | 11.27 | 0/0 | 25 | 36.52 |
| Neutral | 10 | 89 | 22.25 | 0/0 | 6 | 76.17 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 6 | 56 | 56.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 34.43 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 6 | 27 | 13.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 26.00 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 5 | 16 | 5.33 | 0/0 | 9 | 20.00 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 4 | 13 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 32.00 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2 | 46 | 46.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium | 2 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 22.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 2012 at Diamond Oval
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2015 at Hagley Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 February 1985
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 311
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 73.0
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 109.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 13.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 310 balls faced in that period.
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