Upul Tharanga
89Sri Lanka · OP · 2005 to 2019 · on scorecards: WU Tharanga
BATTING
- Matches
- 235
- Innings
- 223
- Runs
- 6951
- Average
- 33.74
- Strike rate
- 75.92
- High score
- 174*
- 100s / 50s
- 15 / 37
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 50 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 11
CAREER IN BRIEF
Upul Tharanga played 235 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2005 to 2019. The first came against West Indies at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, with a score of 6, and the last against South Africa at Newlands in 2019.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 4,295 runs at 34.6 in 148 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 174 not out from 159 balls against India at Sabina Park in 2013, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 15 hundreds, 37 fifties.
At home the average was 33.7 across 89 ODIs; away it was 34.6 across 93 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 1,228 runs at 30.7 in 45 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 27 ODIs and 724 runs at 31.5. Upul Tharanga captained Sri Lanka in 22 ODIs, winning 4 and losing 16. The scorecards record 12 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 109 of the ODIs Upul Tharanga played and lost 109.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 235 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174* | 159 | India | Sabina Park | 2013 | Won |
| 133 | 141 | Zimbabwe | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 120 | 156 | England | Lord's | 2006 | Won |
| 119 | 90 | South Africa | Newlands | 2017 | Lost |
| 118* | 126 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2010 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 45 | 1,228 | 30.70 | 2/6 |
| Pakistan | 36 | 950 | 28.79 | 1/5 |
| South Africa | 26 | 620 | 24.80 | 1/3 |
| Australia | 23 | 512 | 24.38 | 1/3 |
| Bangladesh | 22 | 906 | 45.30 | 3/5 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 856 | 61.14 | 2/5 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 622 | 32.74 | 1/5 |
| England | 18 | 674 | 48.14 | 3/3 |
| West Indies | 13 | 299 | 27.18 | 1/0 |
| Ireland | 4 | 32 | 10.67 | 0/0 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 90 | 45.00 | 0/1 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0/0 |
| Africa XI | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 |
| Canada | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0/0 |
| Kenya | 1 | 67 | – | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 89 | 2,526 | 33.68 | 5/13 |
| Away | 93 | 2,801 | 34.58 | 6/16 |
| Neutral | 53 | 1,624 | 32.48 | 4/8 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87 | 2,656 | 32.39 | 7/13 |
| 2010s | 148 | 4,295 | 34.64 | 8/24 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 27 | 724 | 31.48 | 2/3 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 26 | 545 | 22.71 | 0/4 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 16 | 477 | 34.07 | 1/2 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 14 | 354 | 27.23 | 1/0 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 12 | 434 | 43.40 | 1/2 |
| Harare Sports Club | 10 | 258 | 32.25 | 0/2 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2005 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2019 at Newlands
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 2 February 1985
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 9,155
- Ducks
- 17
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 70.8
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 75.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 129.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 43.8
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 59.1
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 8,514 balls faced in that period.
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