Top 10 Sri Lankan Test Batsmen Vs SA In SL

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 batsmen from Sri Lanka against South Africa in Sri Lanka in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

6. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

8. BRIEF EXPLANATION

8.1. Dynamic Nature

8.2. Trend Setter (TS)

8.3. Abbreviations

TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T)	SL
Venue (V)	SL
Oposition (O)	SA

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Runs Scored	300.00
Consistent	Average	300.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	100.00
Big Innings Potential	Top Scores	300.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	7
Min Runs	250

PROLIFIC

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK	BATSMAN	NAT	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	DPMD Jayawardena	SL	16	1336	300.00
1	DPMD Jayawardena	SL	16	1336	300.00
2	KC Sangakkara	SL	16	962	216.02
3	ST Jayasuriya	SL	15	675	151.57
4	A Ranatunga	SL	10	447	100.37
5	AD Mathews	SL	8	359	80.61
6	MS Atapattu	SL	9	294	66.02
7	PA de Silva	SL	7	278	62.43

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	250

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	DPMD Jayawardena	16	1	1336	6	89.07	95.47	300.00
1	DPMD Jayawardena	16	1	1336	6	89.07	95.47	300.00
2	KC Sangakkara	16	0	962	2	60.13	64.44	202.52
3	AD Mathews	8	2	359	0	59.83	62.87	197.57
4	A Ranatunga	10	1	447	1	49.67	58.21	182.92
5	ST Jayasuriya	15	0	675	1	45.00	49.34	155.04
6	PA de Silva	7	0	278	0	39.71	45.45	142.84
7	MS Atapattu	9	0	294	1	32.67	37.13	116.67

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR. Batsman who were active in earlier times benefit from this as SR was generally low earlier.

R4BF

Balls played by batsmen for many inns is not available for earlier times. When such is the case, we have used Runs For Balls Faced (R4BF) to determine the Strike Rate. This is the runs scored by the batsman for the available data of balls.

CRITERIA: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs	250
Min Average	25

RANK	BATSMAN	R4BF	BF	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	A Ranatunga	447	663	67.42	75.81	100.00
1	A Ranatunga	447	663	67.42	75.81	100.00
2	ST Jayasuriya	675	978	69.02	74.57	98.37
3	KC Sangakkara	962	1539	62.51	65.15	85.94
4	DPMD Jayawardena	1336	2412	55.39	57.73	76.15
5	PA de Silva	278	658	42.25	47.86	63.13
6	AD Mathews	359	737	48.71	46.93	61.90
7	MS Atapattu	294	704	41.76	46.05	60.74

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, the top 5 scores of the batsman have been taken. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 5 innings divided by 5.

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 5 Inns

RANK	BATSMAN	1	2	3	4	5	AVE HS	RAT
TS	DPMD Jayawardena	374	237	167	165	123	213.20	300.00
1	DPMD Jayawardena	374	237	167	165	123	213.20	300.00
2	KC Sangakkara	287	232	76	72	64	146.20	205.72
3	ST Jayasuriya	148	85	74	73	65	89.00	125.23
4	A Ranatunga	131	88	54	50	44	73.40	103.28
5	AD Mathews	89	71	63*	63	35	64.20	90.34
6	MS Atapattu	120	72	54	25	10	56.20	79.08
7	PA de Silva	82	68	41	34	27	50.40	70.92

TEAM VEN OPP RATING

The TEAM VEN OPP (TVO) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK	BATSMAN	PRO	CON	ATT	BIP	TVO RAT
1	DPMD Jayawardena	300.00	300.00	76.15	300.00	976.15
2	KC Sangakkara	216.02	202.52	85.94	205.72	710.19
3	ST Jayasuriya	151.57	155.04	98.37	125.23	530.21
4	A Ranatunga	100.37	182.92	100.00	103.28	486.58
5	AD Mathews	80.61	197.57	61.90	90.34	430.43
6	PA de Silva	62.43	142.84	63.13	70.92	339.31
7	MS Atapattu	66.02	116.67	60.74	79.08	322.51

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier batsmen may change if current batsmen set new benchmarks.

Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter