Top 10 Sri Lankan Opening Batsmen In ODIs

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Nations Filter

This rating filters the OVERALL Rating to show players only from Sri Lanka.

  • The Rating of the players from Sri Lanka remains the same as in the original OVERALL Rating.
  • Thus the Trend Setter can be from any nation and is not necessarily from Sri Lanka.
Position Filter

This rating filters the OVERALL Rating to include performances of opening batsmen. Innings played only at the specified position are counted in this rating.

THE CRITERIA


CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Runs, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns (Runs and SR)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary World Cup, Top Form, Impact Inns
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is an example:-

  • TS Runs: 2,000; Player X Runs: 1,000; Section Points: 250.00
  • TS Points: 250.00(Max); Player X Points: Runs/TS Runs X 250 = 1,000/2,000 X 250 = 125.00
  • Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Runs being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
TT and NWT

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams (TT) and non weak teams (NWT). Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A batsman's performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ODI World Cup are also counted.
  • TT and NWT may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION


Min Innings (TT) 30
Min Overall Runs 1000

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 200.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 300.00
Big Innings Potential Top Inns (Runs) 100.00
Quick Innings Potential Top Inns (SR) 100.00

PROLIFIC


The Eras

The time period of ODI cricket is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1996
Era 2 MP between 1995 And 2011
Era 3 MP greater than 2010

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS DL Haynes WI 1978 1994 1986 237 8648 160.00
1 RS Mahanama SL 1986 1999 1992.5 116 3283 60.74
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SR Tendulkar IND 1994 2012 2003 340 15310 200.00
1 ST Jayasuriya SL 1993 2011 2002 383 12740 166.43
2 MS Atapattu SL 1997 2007 2002 92 3128 40.86
3 RS Kaluwitharana SL 1991 2004 1997.5 112 2798 36.55
4 DA Gunawardene SL 1998 2006 2002 54 1542 20.14
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS RG Sharma IND 2011 2025 2018 184 9138 160.00
1 TM Dilshan SL 2008 2016 2012 176 7367 128.99
2 WU Tharanga SL 2005 2019 2012 189 6077 106.40
3 P Nissanka SL 2021 2025 2023 64 2670 46.75
4 MDKJ Perera SL 2013 2023 2018 80 2260 39.57
5 DPDN Dickwella SL 2014 2022 2018 40 1297 22.71

CONSISTENT


R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly, it takes into account:-

  • Strength of Opposition.
  • Positions at which a batsman has played.
  • Venues at which he has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 2500
Min Runs (TT) 2000

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS S Gill 50 8 2509 14 59.74 57.35 150.00
1 TM Dilshan 176 16 7367 34 46.04 45.73 119.61
2 P Nissanka 64 5 2670 17 45.25 44.44 116.23
3 MS Atapattu 92 9 3128 19 37.69 38.73 101.31
4 ST Jayasuriya 383 15 12740 66 34.62 35.48 92.80
5 WU Tharanga 189 10 6077 30 33.95 34.00 88.93
6 RS Mahanama 116 10 3283 20 30.97 32.53 85.09
7 DPDN Dickwella 40 0 1297 8 32.43 31.27 81.80
8 DA Gunawardene 54 1 1542 11 29.09 29.41 76.92
9 MDKJ Perera 80 1 2260 14 28.61 28.04 73.35
10 RS Kaluwitharana 112 5 2798 22 26.15 27.04 70.73

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS RG Sharma 134 10 6848 30 55.23 53.53 150.00
1 TM Dilshan 154 11 6027 29 42.15 42.38 118.77
2 MS Atapattu 78 6 2517 15 34.96 36.62 102.61
3 ST Jayasuriya 295 10 9446 49 33.14 34.71 97.27
4 WU Tharanga 137 5 4119 21 31.20 31.97 89.58
5 P Nissanka 35 0 1024 7 29.26 30.25 84.78
6 DA Gunawardene 38 0 1055 8 27.76 29.03 81.35
7 DPDN Dickwella 35 0 1031 8 29.46 28.96 81.15
8 RS Mahanama 99 7 2459 16 26.73 28.57 80.06
9 RS Kaluwitharana 89 4 2220 18 26.12 27.45 76.92
10 MDKJ Perera 52 0 1238 7 23.81 23.69 66.40

ATTACKING


R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

Criteria: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 2500
Min Runs (TT) 2000
Min Average 25

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS V Sehwag 7518 7169 104.87 102.03 150.00
1 ST Jayasuriya 12740 13775 92.49 94.24 138.55
2 DPDN Dickwella 1297 1357 95.58 85.62 125.87
3 MDKJ Perera 2260 2409 93.81 84.71 124.53
4 TM Dilshan 7367 8270 89.08 82.06 120.65
5 RS Kaluwitharana 2798 3554 78.73 81.93 120.45
6 P Nissanka 2670 2950 90.51 79.58 117.00
7 DA Gunawardene 1542 2128 72.46 74.07 108.90
8 WU Tharanga 6077 8061 75.39 71.34 104.88
9 MS Atapattu 3128 4619 67.72 68.56 100.80
10 RS Mahanama 3283 5719 57.41 65.50 96.29

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS V Sehwag 5601 5455 102.68 100.52 150.00
1 ST Jayasuriya 9446 10365 91.13 93.39 139.36
2 DPDN Dickwella 1031 1048 98.38 88.42 131.95
3 MDKJ Perera 1238 1325 93.43 84.41 125.96
4 RS Kaluwitharana 2220 2892 76.76 80.17 119.64
5 TM Dilshan 6027 7009 85.99 79.35 118.42
6 P Nissanka 1024 1206 84.91 75.09 112.05
7 DA Gunawardene 1055 1475 71.53 73.66 109.92
8 WU Tharanga 4119 5426 75.91 71.87 107.25
9 MS Atapattu 2517 3817 65.94 67.05 100.06
10 RS Mahanama 2459 4521 54.39 62.44 93.19

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)


Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman against Non Weak Teams of all time. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 7 Inns

RANK ERA 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS DL Haynes 152* 148 145* 142* 138* 133* 123* 140.14 100.00
1 RS Mahanama 119* 108 107 101 98 92* 89 102.00 72.78
RANK ERA 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS SR Tendulkar 200* 186* 175 163* 143 141* 141 164.14 100.00
1 ST Jayasuriya 189 152 151* 140 134* 134 130 147.14 89.64
2 MS Atapattu 124 123* 118 101 84* 83 82 102.14 62.23
3 RS Kaluwitharana 102* 99 95* 83 77 75 74 86.43 52.65
4 DA Gunawardene 132 88 87 75 64* 63 57 80.86 49.26
RANK ERA 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS RG Sharma 264 209 208* 171* 162 159 152* 189.29 100.00
1 TM Dilshan 161* 160* 160 137* 125 123 119* 140.71 74.34
2 WU Tharanga 174* 120 119 118* 118 112* 111 124.57 65.81
3 P Nissanka 210* 137 118 114 104 85 77* 120.71 63.77
4 MDKJ Perera 120 116 106 99 78 73 68 94.29 49.81
5 DPDN Dickwella 95 76 74 73 69 64 58 72.71 38.42

QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)


QI SR

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 innings of the batsman with highest strike rate against Non Weak Teams. Quick Innings Strike Rate (QI SR) is the Relative SR of the batsmen in the 5 innings.

Criteria: Points For R SR In The Top 5 Inns by SR

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 QI SR RAT
TS BB McCullum 77/25 80/28 51/22 59/26 55/25 238.41 100.00
1 ST Jayasuriya 76/28 27/13 134/65 30/15 82/44 215.52 90.40
2 TM Dilshan 41/18 33/17 59/32 35/23 35/24 164.04 68.81
3 MDKJ Perera 68/25 51/28 37/25 52/36 64/51 148.84 62.43
4 DPDN Dickwella 39/19 36/20 76/50 31/24 46/37 136.16 57.11
5 WU Tharanga 27/16 31/21 48/34 119/90 34/28 129.67 54.39
6 P Nissanka 66/42 210/139 51/34 36/28 118/101 122.94 51.57
7 RS Kaluwitharana 58/45 33/26 99/86 68/60 34/31 122.53 51.39
8 DA Gunawardene 87/75 75/66 34/31 49/47 52/55 110.80 46.47
9 RS Mahanama 98/91 76/78 62/70 119/142 107/132 102.75 43.10
10 MS Atapattu 123/121 69/71 124/129 38/43 76/87 96.53 40.49

PRIMARY RATING


The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40 percent.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON ATT BIP QIP TOT PRI PTS
1 ST Jayasuriya 166.43 190.07 277.91 89.64 90.40 814.45 325.78
2 TM Dilshan 128.99 238.38 239.07 74.34 68.81 749.58 299.83
3 WU Tharanga 106.40 178.51 212.12 65.81 54.39 617.24 246.90
4 P Nissanka 46.75 201.01 229.05 63.77 51.57 592.15 236.86
5 MS Atapattu 40.86 203.92 200.86 62.23 40.49 548.35 219.34
6 MDKJ Perera 39.57 139.74 250.50 49.81 62.43 542.06 216.82
7 DPDN Dickwella 22.71 162.95 257.83 38.42 57.11 539.02 215.61
8 RS Mahanama 60.74 165.14 189.48 72.78 43.10 531.24 212.50
9 RS Kaluwitharana 36.55 147.65 240.09 52.65 51.39 528.34 211.34
10 DA Gunawardene 20.14 158.27 218.82 49.26 46.47 492.97 197.19

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 20.00
Away 80.00
Familiar Conditions 20.00
Unfamiliar Conditions 80.00

HOME/AWAY


HM/AW RATING

Points to note:-

  • U.A.E. and India are considered as Home for Afghanistan.
  • U.A.E. is also considered as a second home for Pakistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani batsmen are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 TM Dilshan 77 3310 47.97 89.87 652.41 13.05
2 ST Jayasuriya 112 3695 34.86 89.14 638.63 12.77
3 WU Tharanga 69 2171 33.40 75.23 496.07 9.92
4 P Nissanka 33 1307 42.16 91.02 494.43 9.89
5 MS Atapattu 31 1285 47.59 65.26 494.41 9.89
6 MDKJ Perera 23 713 32.41 102.89 483.41 9.67
7 RS Kaluwitharana 21 641 35.61 73.59 462.42 9.25
8 DPDN Dickwella 21 766 36.48 89.59 453.08 9.06
9 RS Mahanama 25 758 39.89 56.78 438.32 8.77
10 DA Gunawardene 29 893 31.89 71.38 437.31 8.75

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 ST Jayasuriya 271 9045 34.52 93.93 881.97 70.56
2 TM Dilshan 99 4057 44.58 88.45 770.27 61.62
3 WU Tharanga 120 3906 34.26 75.48 674.10 53.93
4 RS Mahanama 91 2525 29.02 57.60 568.47 45.48
5 MS Atapattu 61 1843 32.91 69.55 553.89 44.31
6 RS Kaluwitharana 91 2157 24.24 80.40 546.43 43.71
7 MDKJ Perera 57 1547 27.14 90.15 542.73 43.42
8 DA Gunawardene 25 649 25.96 74.00 500.00 40.00
8 DPDN Dickwella 19 531 27.95 105.78 500.00 40.00
8 P Nissanka 31 1363 48.68 90.03 500.00 40.00

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS


FC/UC RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians.
  • Familiar Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Familiar Conditions Rating

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 ST Jayasuriya 232 7909 35.79 91.70 797.72 15.95
2 TM Dilshan 110 4673 46.27 90.39 749.74 14.99
3 RS Mahanama 82 2323 31.39 57.51 598.30 11.97
4 WU Tharanga 120 3877 34.31 75.81 592.93 11.86
5 P Nissanka 47 1903 43.25 91.67 592.55 11.85
6 MDKJ Perera 52 1589 31.16 94.41 568.44 11.37
7 MS Atapattu 51 1700 36.17 63.74 494.65 9.89
8 DPDN Dickwella 26 832 32.00 89.75 487.34 9.75
9 DA Gunawardene 46 1249 27.76 71.21 482.41 9.65
10 RS Kaluwitharana 59 1175 21.36 70.32 443.68 8.87

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 ST Jayasuriya 151 4831 32.86 93.81 906.57 72.53
2 TM Dilshan 66 2694 45.66 86.90 760.27 60.82
3 WU Tharanga 69 2200 33.33 74.65 684.21 54.74
4 RS Kaluwitharana 53 1623 31.21 86.19 613.26 49.06
5 MS Atapattu 41 1428 39.67 73.16 608.93 48.71
6 RS Mahanama 34 960 30.00 57.14 556.42 44.51
7 DPDN Dickwella 14 465 33.21 108.14 552.15 44.17
8 DA Gunawardene 8 293 36.63 78.34 500.00 40.00
8 P Nissanka 17 767 51.13 87.76 500.00 40.00
10 MDKJ Perera 28 671 23.96 92.42 431.00 34.48

CONDITIONS RATING


The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 20%.

RANK BATSMAN AWAY HOME UC FC CON PTS
1 ST Jayasuriya 70.56 12.77 72.53 15.95 171.81
2 TM Dilshan 61.62 13.05 60.82 14.99 150.49
3 WU Tharanga 53.93 9.92 54.74 11.86 130.44
4 MS Atapattu 44.31 9.89 48.71 9.89 112.81
5 RS Kaluwitharana 43.71 9.25 49.06 8.87 110.90
6 RS Mahanama 45.48 8.77 44.51 11.97 110.72
7 DPDN Dickwella 40.00 9.06 44.17 9.75 102.98
8 P Nissanka 40.00 9.89 40.00 11.85 101.74
9 MDKJ Perera 43.42 9.67 34.48 11.37 98.94
10 DA Gunawardene 40.00 8.75 40.00 9.65 98.39

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
World Cup 150.00
Impact Innings 150.00
Top Form 100.00

WORLD CUP


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 ST Jayasuriya 32 1091 37.62 90.77 761.35 114.20
2 TM Dilshan 16 895 63.93 93.23 700.48 105.07
3 WU Tharanga 20 693 38.50 75.49 555.24 83.29
4 RS Mahanama 16 448 28.00 56.14 539.06 80.86
5 MDKJ Perera 14 396 28.29 104.49 527.90 79.18
6 MS Atapattu 10 382 54.57 84.51 524.40 78.66
7 DA Gunawardene 0 0 NA NA 500.00 75.00
7 DPDN Dickwella 0 0 NA NA 500.00 75.00
9 P Nissanka 9 332 41.50 89.49 483.02 72.45
10 RS Kaluwitharana 8 85 10.63 110.39 259.84 38.98
Impact Innings (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact in terms of Runs or Strike Rate. Know All About II. Points to note about II:-

  • Both Inns are clubbed together.
  • A Batsman should score at least 25 runs to qualify.
  • An Inn is included in II if it is 30.00% of the total runs of the higher total or
  • The runs are 10.00% of the total runs and
  • The SR is high or in a successful chase while being Not Out.

IMPACT INNINGS


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 30

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II/Dis % RAT WTG
1 ST Jayasuriya 368 113 30.71 744.25 111.64
2 TM Dilshan 160 51 31.88 662.68 99.40
3 DPDN Dickwella 40 12 30.00 575.74 86.36
4 P Nissanka 59 19 32.20 549.48 82.42
5 RS Kaluwitharana 107 19 17.76 500.00 75.00
6 WU Tharanga 179 40 22.35 498.30 74.75
7 MS Atapattu 83 18 21.69 417.41 62.61
8 MDKJ Perera 79 17 21.52 407.38 61.11
9 RS Mahanama 106 15 14.15 279.28 41.89
10 DA Gunawardene 53 8 15.09 264.06 39.61
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a batsman.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM


Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 ST Jayasuriya 50 2209 48.02 112.19 835.30 83.53
2 TM Dilshan 50 2068 44.00 95.65 696.95 69.69
3 P Nissanka 50 1954 41.57 91.82 660.59 66.06
4 RS Mahanama 50 1649 39.26 59.62 604.67 60.47
5 MS Atapattu 50 1742 39.59 68.56 588.27 58.83
6 WU Tharanga 50 1639 35.63 82.61 588.22 58.82
7 RS Kaluwitharana 50 1555 33.09 75.38 560.74 56.07
8 MDKJ Perera 50 1424 28.48 94.37 555.07 55.51
9 DA Gunawardene 46 1379 30.64 73.27 529.15 52.91
10 DPDN Dickwella 35 1031 29.46 98.38 498.49 49.85

SECONDARY RATING


The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40%.

RANK BATSMAN WC TF II SEC RAT
1 ST Jayasuriya 114.20 83.53 111.64 309.37
2 TM Dilshan 105.07 69.69 99.40 274.17
3 P Nissanka 72.45 66.06 82.42 220.93
4 WU Tharanga 83.29 58.82 74.75 216.85
5 DPDN Dickwella 75.00 49.85 86.36 211.21
6 MS Atapattu 78.66 58.83 62.61 200.10
7 MDKJ Perera 79.18 55.51 61.11 195.80
8 RS Mahanama 80.86 60.47 41.89 183.22
9 RS Kaluwitharana 38.98 56.07 75.00 170.05
10 DA Gunawardene 75.00 52.91 39.61 167.52

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK OV RANK BATSMAN NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 3 ST Jayasuriya SL 325.78 171.81 309.37 806.96
2 11 TM Dilshan SL 299.83 150.49 274.17 724.49
3 39 WU Tharanga SL 246.90 130.44 216.85 594.19
4 46 P Nissanka SL 236.86 101.74 220.93 559.53
5 63 MS Atapattu SL 219.34 112.81 200.10 532.25
6 64 DPDN Dickwella SL 215.61 102.98 211.21 529.80
7 69 MDKJ Perera SL 216.82 98.94 195.80 511.56
8 74 RS Mahanama SL 212.50 110.72 183.22 506.44
9 83 RS Kaluwitharana SL 211.34 110.90 170.05 492.28
10 92 DA Gunawardene SL 197.19 98.39 167.52 463.10

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL ZIM
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ ZIM
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND NZ SL AUS PAK SA BAN ENG WI AFG

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL
2020s IND NZ SL AUS PAK SA BAN


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