Upul Chandana
85Sri Lanka · SPIN · 1994 to 2007 · on scorecards: UDU Chandana
BATTING
- Matches
- 147
- Innings
- 111
- Runs
- 1627
- Average
- 17.3
- Strike rate
- 72.99
- High score
- 89
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 5
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 151
- Average
- 31.9
- Economy
- 4.7
- Strike rate
- 40.6
- Best figures
- 5/61
- 4w / 5w
- 4 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 79 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 21
CAREER IN BRIEF
Upul Chandana played 147 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1994 to 2007. The first came against Australia at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, with a score of 18, and the last against Bangladesh at R Premadasa Stadium in 2007.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 921 runs at 18.4 in 81 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 89 from 71 balls against West Indies at Kensington Oval in 2003, in a match Sri Lanka won. The best bowling is 5 for 61 against South Africa at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 2004.
In all: 5 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 17.6 across 60 ODIs; away it was 18.5 across 45 ODIs. The most runs came against Pakistan: 311 runs at 18.3 in 24 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 31 ODIs and 215 runs at 15.4. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 83 of the ODIs Upul Chandana played and lost 59.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 147 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 71 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2003 | Won |
| 64 | 58 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 61* | 92 | South Africa | R Premadasa Stadium | 2004 | Won |
| 51 | 55 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2004 | Won |
| 50 | 68 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1999 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/61 | 9.1 | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2004 | Won |
| 4/22 | 9.5 | United Arab Emirates | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2004 | Won |
| 4/31 | 7.4 | Zimbabwe | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1998 | Won |
| 4/35 | 6 | Australia | R Premadasa Stadium | 1996 | Won |
| 4/44 | 10 | South Africa | Galle International Stadium | 2000 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 29 | 283 | 14.89 | 0/0 | 20 | 44.15 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 311 | 18.29 | 0/1 | 19 | 43.63 |
| South Africa | 19 | 161 | 11.50 | 0/1 | 29 | 24.76 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 185 | 20.56 | 0/1 | 28 | 19.68 |
| Australia | 16 | 209 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 21 | 25.76 |
| England | 11 | 155 | 17.22 | 0/1 | 8 | 53.38 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 144 | 20.57 | 0/0 | 8 | 30.13 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 29.56 |
| West Indies | 8 | 153 | 30.60 | 0/1 | 5 | 61.00 |
| Kenya | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 5.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60 | 474 | 17.56 | 0/1 | 82 | 23.29 |
| Away | 45 | 572 | 18.45 | 0/2 | 32 | 46.44 |
| Neutral | 42 | 581 | 16.14 | 0/2 | 37 | 38.43 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66 | 706 | 16.05 | 0/1 | 67 | 29.60 |
| 2000s | 81 | 921 | 18.42 | 0/4 | 84 | 33.75 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 31 | 215 | 15.36 | 0/1 | 42 | 24.07 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 15 | 117 | 19.50 | 0/0 | 23 | 19.78 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 14 | 193 | 16.08 | 0/1 | 10 | 41.00 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 10 | 110 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 26.85 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 5 | 112 | 37.33 | 0/0 | 3 | 53.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 5 | 97 | 24.25 | 0/1 | 9 | 16.89 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1994 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Bangladesh, 2007 at R Premadasa Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 7 May 1972
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Legbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,229
- Ducks
- 8
- Four-wicket hauls
- 4
- Most common batting position
- 8th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 50.2
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 91.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 29.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 22.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 393 balls faced in that period.
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