Top 10 Sri Lankan Test Batsmen Vs WI 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 West Indies 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)	WI

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	KC Sangakkara	SL	12	680	300.00
1	KC Sangakkara	SL	12	680	300.00
2	FDM Karunaratne	SL	7	477	210.44
3	DPMD Jayawardena	SL	11	454	200.29
4	TT Samaraweera	SL	11	446	196.76
5	AD Mathews	SL	10	267	117.79
6	ST Jayasuriya	SL	11	251	110.74

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	KC Sangakkara	12	2	680	3	68.00	61.65	300.00
1	KC Sangakkara	12	2	680	3	68.00	61.65	300.00
2	FDM Karunaratne	7	0	477	2	68.14	59.19	288.03
3	TT Samaraweera	11	2	446	0	49.56	44.76	217.80
4	DPMD Jayawardena	11	1	454	0	45.40	41.01	199.54
5	AD Mathews	10	2	267	0	33.38	28.55	138.91
6	ST Jayasuriya	11	2	251	0	27.89	26.85	130.68

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	ST Jayasuriya	251	418	60.05	60.99	100.00
1	ST Jayasuriya	251	418	60.05	60.99	100.00
2	DPMD Jayawardena	454	858	52.91	51.29	84.09
3	KC Sangakkara	680	1302	52.23	50.33	82.52
4	AD Mathews	267	499	53.51	48.19	79.01
5	FDM Karunaratne	477	898	53.12	47.84	78.44
6	TT Samaraweera	446	994	44.87	43.49	71.31

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	KC Sangakkara	157*	150	140	73	55	115.00	300.00
1	KC Sangakkara	157*	150	140	73	55	115.00	300.00
2	FDM Karunaratne	186	147	83	42	13	94.20	245.74
3	DPMD Jayawardena	99	88	59	58	43	69.40	181.04
3	TT Samaraweera	87	80	77	52	51	69.40	181.04
5	AD Mathews	69*	48	46	29	27	43.80	114.26
6	ST Jayasuriya	85	55	36	25	16	43.40	113.22

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	KC Sangakkara	300.00	300.00	82.52	300.00	982.52
2	FDM Karunaratne	210.44	288.03	78.44	245.74	822.66
3	TT Samaraweera	196.76	217.80	71.31	181.04	666.92
4	DPMD Jayawardena	200.29	199.54	84.09	181.04	664.97
5	ST Jayasuriya	110.74	130.68	100.00	113.22	454.63
6	AD Mathews	117.79	138.91	79.01	114.26	449.97

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