Sri Lanka's big names have a point to prove
Australia have a 41-19 advantage in ODIs against Sri Lanka, but take away the matches played in Australia, and the two teams are level at 12 wins each
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Batsman | Home - ODIs | Average, Strike rate | Away - ODIs | Average, Strike rate | Diff in average, strike rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clarke | 7 | 135.50, 110.61 | 5 | 20.75, 68.59 | 114.75, 42.02 |
Hayden | 4 | 73.66, 89.11 | 8 | 29.42, 71.52 | 44.24, 17.59 |
Gilchrist | 13 | 56.00, 111.48 | 11 | 30.54, 96.55 | 25.46, 14.93 |
Ponting | 18 | 49.13, 82.16 | 13 | 46.16, 72.70 | 2.97, 99.46 |
Symonds | 9 | 43.57, 107.77 | 9 | 86.50, 81.22 | -42.93, 26.55 |
Batsman | Innings | Runs | Dismissals | Average | Balls | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kumar Sangakkara | 19 | 787 | 17 | 46.29 | 1067 | 74 |
Mahela Jayawardene | 26 | 783 | 24 | 32.62 | 1016 | 77 |
Russel Arnold | 18 | 441 | 14 | 31.50 | 632 | 70 |
Sanath Jayasuriya | 41 | 849 | 38 | 22.34 | 1024 | 83 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan | 12 | 196 | 10 | 19.60 | 256 | 77 |
Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nathan Bracken | 7 | 17 | 15.52 | 4.25 |
Glenn McGrath | 23 | 33 | 24.93 | 4.07 |
Brad Hogg | 17 | 26 | 27.53 | 4.64 |
Andrew Symonds | 18 | 14 | 45.35 | 5.04 |
Batsman | Innings | Runs | Dismissals | Average | Balls | Runs/ 100 balls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kumar Sangakkara | 6 | 41 | 2 | 20.5 | 70 | 59 |
Mahela Jayawardene | 5 | 37 | 2 | 18.5 | 42 | 88 |
Russel Arnold | 5 | 31 | 2 | 15.5 | 31 | 100 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan | 4 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 38 |
Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 19 | 2 | 9.5 | 30 | 63 |
Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Muttiah Muralitharan (in ODIs for SL) |
29 | 41 | 30.51 | 4.49 |
Chaminda Vaas | 36 | 43 | 35.32 | 4.89 |
Sanath Jayasuriya | 41 | 28 | 45.03 | 5.03 |
Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 7 | 50.42 | 5.60 |
Batsman | Innings | Runs | Dismissals | Average | Balls | Runs/ 100 balls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Hussey | 5 | 24 | 0 | - | 27 | 89 |
Ricky Ponting | 8 | 125 | 1 | 125 | 144 | 87 |
Michael Clarke | 9 | 82 | 2 | 41 | 87 | 94 |
Andrew Symonds | 12 | 144 | 4 | 36 | 148 | 97 |
Adam Gilchrist | 4 | 56 | 2 | 28 | 75 | 75 |
Matthew Hayden | 4 | 23 | 2 | 11.5 | 44 | 52 |