Milinda Siriwardana
76Sri Lanka · BAT · 2015 to 2019 · on scorecards: TAM Siriwardana
BATTING
- Matches
- 27
- Innings
- 24
- Runs
- 516
- Average
- 22.43
- Strike rate
- 98.28
- High score
- 66
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 3
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 9
- Average
- 60.77
- Economy
- 5.46
- Strike rate
- 66.7
- Best figures
- 2/27
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 6 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Milinda Siriwardana played 27 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2015 to 2019. The first came against Pakistan at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, with a score of 22, and the last against Australia at Kennington Oval in 2019.
The highest score in the archive is 66 from 82 balls against New Zealand at Hagley Oval in 2015, in a defeat. In all: 3 fifties. At home the average was 26.6 across 16 ODIs; away it was 39.0 across 5 ODIs, a player who travelled well.
The most runs came against Pakistan: 145 runs at 16.1 in 10 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 7 ODIs and 104 runs at 17.3. Sri Lanka won 7 of the ODIs Milinda Siriwardana played and lost 18.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 27 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 82 | New Zealand | Hagley Oval | 2015 | Lost |
| 58 | 58 | India | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2017 | Lost |
| 52* | 26 | Pakistan | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2015 | Won |
| 39 | 22 | New Zealand | Bay Oval | 2016 | Lost |
| 39 | 43 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2017 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/27 | 7 | West Indies | R Premadasa Stadium | 2015 | Won |
| 2/45 | 5 | New Zealand | Hagley Oval | 2015 | Lost |
| 1/19 | 2.2 | Pakistan | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2015 | Won |
| 1/22 | 5 | Pakistan | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2015 | Won |
| 1/28 | 5.5 | Pakistan | R Premadasa Stadium | 2015 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 10 | 145 | 16.11 | 0/1 | 3 | 54.00 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 117 | 39.00 | 0/1 | 3 | 40.33 |
| India | 4 | 144 | 36.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 146.00 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 3 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 22.00 |
| Australia | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 372 | 26.57 | 0/2 | 6 | 54.33 |
| Away | 5 | 117 | 39.00 | 0/1 | 3 | 40.33 |
| Neutral | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 7 | 104 | 17.33 | 0/0 | 3 | 51.00 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 4 | 130 | 32.50 | 0/1 | 2 | 60.50 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Hagley Oval | 2 | 78 | 39.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 22.50 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 2015 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2019 at Kennington Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 4 December 1985
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Slow left-arm orthodox
- Balls faced (career)
- 525
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 88.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 130.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 17.1
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 50.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 524 balls faced in that period.
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