pitch report

pitch report: Test, ODI & T20I

Every format side by side. Gold marks the highest value on each line.

by format
TestODIT20I
Matches226–
Avg 1st innings251204–
Avg 2nd innings272160–
Avg 3rd innings243––
Avg 4th innings183––
Highest total514398–
Lowest all out71154–
Bat first wins81–
Chasing wins84–
Drawn5––
Wickets to pace50%50% spin51%49% spin–
VerdictToss-upChase–

Averages are from the 27 of 28 matches with a scorecard. The pace and spin shares are of the 487 wickets whose bowler has a recorded style; 178 do not.

Who wins, by format
Test
38%24%38%
ODI
20%80%
Bat firstDrawnChase
who rules here

Team records at

Win rate in each format, ordered by matches played here.

TeamTestODIT20I
Sri LankaFORTRESS32%7–9 · 22 M60%3–1 · 5 Mnot played
Pakistan75%3–0 · 4 M100%1–0 · 1 Mnot played
West Indies0%0–2 · 2 M50%1–1 · 2 Mnot played
India33%1–0 · 3 Mnot playednot played
Australia67%2–1 · 3 Mnot playednot played
England33%1–1 · 3 Mnot playednot played
New Zealand33%1–0 · 3 Mnot playednot played
Zimbabwe0%0–2 · 2 M0%0–1 · 1 Mnot played
Bangladesh0%0–1 · 1 M0%0–1 · 1 Mnot played
South Africa100%1–0 · 1 M0%0–0 · 1 Mnot played
Kenyanot played0%0–1 · 1 Mnot played

Recent matches at

TestSri Lanka v England2007Sri Lanka won by 88 runs
TestSri Lanka v Bangladesh2007Sri Lanka won by an innings and 193 runs
TestSri Lanka v Pakistan2006Pakistan won by 8 wickets
TestSri Lanka v West Indies2005Sri Lanka won by 240 runs
TestSri Lanka v Australia2004Australia won by 27 runs
TestSri Lanka v England2003Match drawn
TestSri Lanka v New Zealand2003Match drawn
TestSri Lanka v Zimbabwe2002Sri Lanka won by an innings and 94 runs
ODIWest Indies v Zimbabwe2001West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 96 balls remaining)
ODISri Lanka v West Indies2001Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 41 balls remaining)
TestSri Lanka v West Indies2001Sri Lanka won by 131 runs
TestSri Lanka v India2001India won by 7 wickets

Records at

Every board, by format, across every international played here.

Most runs

Test
Mahela Jayawardene14 mat · avg 39.88
957#2 · runs
MOST RUNSKumar Sangakkara12 mat · avg 59.26
1,126#1 · runs
Sanath Jayasuriya14 mat · avg 36.32
908#3 · runs
  1. 4Marvan Atapattu12 mat · avg 44.74850
  2. 5Arjuna Ranatunga10 mat · avg 34.73521
  3. 6Hashan Tillakaratne9 mat · avg 43.09474
  4. 7Chaminda Vaas14 mat · avg 23.72427
  5. 8Tillakaratne Dilshan6 mat · avg 37.70377
  6. 9Aravinda de Silva8 mat · avg 25.82284
  7. 10Russel Arnold7 mat · avg 25.73283
  8. 11Duleep Mendis4 mat · avg 34.00272
  9. 12Graham Thorpe2 mat · avg 50.75203
  10. 13Michael Vaughan2 mat · avg 49.75199
  11. 14Muttiah Muralitharan16 mat · avg 16.50198
  12. 15Ricky Ponting2 mat · avg 46.00184
ODI
Asanka Gurusinha3 mat · avg 150.00
150#2 · runs
MOST RUNSAravinda de Silva4 mat · avg 56.00
168#1 · runs
Arjuna Ranatunga4 mat · avg 73.50
147#3 · runs
  1. 4Mahela Jayawardene1 mat · avg 106.00106
  2. 5Steve Tikolo1 mat · avg 96.0096
  3. 6Chris Gayle2 mat · avg 46.5093
  4. 7Roshan Mahanama4 mat · avg 44.5089
  5. 8Marvan Atapattu1 mat · avg 82.0082
  6. 9Sanath Jayasuriya3 mat · avg 27.0081
  7. 10Carl Hooper2 mat · avg 72.0072
  8. 11Daren Ganga2 mat · avg 32.0064
  9. 12Mohsin Khan1 mat · avg 59.0059
  10. 13Heath Streak1 mat · avg 57.0057
  11. 14Chandika Hathurusingha1 mat · avg 51.0051
  12. 15Hitesh Modi1 mat · avg 41.0041
T20I
Not recorded

Most wickets

Test
Chaminda Vaas14 mat · avg 20.11
56#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSMuttiah Muralitharan16 mat · avg 16.03
117#1 · wkts
Shane Warne2 mat · avg 15.00
15#3 · wkts
  1. 4Nuwan Zoysa7 mat · avg 32.8513
  2. 5Kumar Dharmasena6 mat · avg 37.5413
  3. 6Mohammad Asif1 mat · avg 6.4511
  4. 7Waqar Younis2 mat · avg 19.3611
  5. 8Tauseef Ahmed1 mat · avg 8.569
  6. 9Sanath Jayasuriya14 mat · avg 49.789
  7. 10Ashley Giles2 mat · avg 40.258
  8. 11Vinothen John1 mat · avg 19.888
  9. 12Sir Richard Hadlee1 mat · avg 5.388
  10. 13Darren Gough1 mat · avg 15.388
  11. 14Saliya Ahangama1 mat · avg 15.508
  12. 15Bruce Yardley1 mat · avg 23.717
ODI
Arjuna Ranatunga4 mat · avg 15.00
4#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSMuttiah Muralitharan3 mat · avg 13.17
6#1 · wkts
Darrel Brown1 mat · avg 7.00
3#3 · wkts
  1. 4Abdul Qadir1 mat · avg 7.673
  2. 5Sanath Jayasuriya3 mat · avg 39.502
  3. 6Corey Collymore2 mat · avg 36.002
  4. 7Jermaine Lawson1 mat · avg 23.502
  5. 8Ravi Ratnayeke1 mat · avg 20.502
  6. 9Russel Arnold1 mat · avg 16.502
  7. 10Tito Odumbe1 mat · avg 17.002
  8. 11Charitha Buddhika1 mat · avg 12.502
  9. 12Pedro Collins1 mat · avg 12.002
  10. 13Aravinda de Silva4 mat · avg 11.502
  11. 14Kaushik Amalean1 mat · avg 7.502
  12. 15Pat Symcox1 mat · avg 14.002
T20I
Not recorded

Highest score

Test
Kumar Sangakkara12 mat · avg 59.26
222#2
HIGHESTMarvan Atapattu12 mat · avg 44.74
223#1
Sanath Jayasuriya14 mat · avg 36.32
188#3
  1. 4Mahela Jayawardene14 mat · avg 39.88165
  2. 5Damien Martyn1 mat · avg 81.00161
  3. 6Adam Gilchrist1 mat · avg 72.00144
  4. 7David Hookes1 mat · avg 143.00143
  5. 8Kepler Wessels1 mat · avg 141.00141
  6. 9Duleep Mendis4 mat · avg 34.00124
  7. 10Lance Klusener1 mat · avg 122.00118
  8. 11Mohinder Amarnath1 mat · avg 146.00116
  9. 12Nasser Hussain2 mat · avg 37.75109
  10. 13Roy Dias3 mat · avg 27.50106
  11. 14Michael Vaughan2 mat · avg 49.75105
  12. 15Inzamam-ul-Haq3 mat · avg 115.00100
ODI
Mahela Jayawardene1 mat · avg 106.00
106#2
HIGHESTAravinda de Silva4 mat · avg 56.00
145#1
Steve Tikolo1 mat · avg 96.00
96#3
  1. 4Chris Gayle2 mat · avg 46.5085
  2. 5Asanka Gurusinha3 mat · avg 150.0084
  3. 6Marvan Atapattu1 mat · avg 82.0082
  4. 7Arjuna Ranatunga4 mat · avg 73.5075
  5. 8Carl Hooper2 mat · avg 72.0072
  6. 9Mohsin Khan1 mat · avg 59.0059
  7. 10Heath Streak1 mat · avg 57.0057
  8. 11Daren Ganga2 mat · avg 32.0052
  9. 12Chandika Hathurusingha1 mat · avg 51.0051
  10. 13Roshan Mahanama4 mat · avg 44.5049
  11. 14Sanath Jayasuriya3 mat · avg 27.0044
  12. 15Hitesh Modi1 mat · avg 41.0041
T20I
Not recorded

Most hundreds

Test
Mahela Jayawardene14 mat · avg 39.88
3#2 · 100s
MOST 100sKumar Sangakkara12 mat · avg 59.26
3#1 · 100s
Sanath Jayasuriya14 mat · avg 36.32
3#3 · 100s
  1. 4Marvan Atapattu12 mat · avg 44.743
  2. 5Tillakaratne Dilshan6 mat · avg 37.701
  3. 6Duleep Mendis4 mat · avg 34.001
  4. 7Michael Vaughan2 mat · avg 49.751
  5. 8Roy Dias3 mat · avg 27.501
  6. 9Damien Martyn1 mat · avg 81.001
  7. 10Nasser Hussain2 mat · avg 37.751
  8. 11Mohinder Amarnath1 mat · avg 146.001
  9. 12Adam Gilchrist1 mat · avg 72.001
  10. 13David Hookes1 mat · avg 143.001
  11. 14Kepler Wessels1 mat · avg 141.001
  12. 15Lance Klusener1 mat · avg 122.001
ODI
  1. 1Aravinda de Silva4 mat · avg 56.001
  2. 2Mahela Jayawardene1 mat · avg 106.001
T20I
Not recorded

Most fifties

Test
Arjuna Ranatunga10 mat · avg 34.73
4#2 · 50s
MOST 50sMahela Jayawardene14 mat · avg 39.88
4#1 · 50s
Kumar Sangakkara12 mat · avg 59.26
3#3 · 50s
  1. 4Sanath Jayasuriya14 mat · avg 36.323
  2. 5Hashan Tillakaratne9 mat · avg 43.093
  3. 6Geoff Howarth1 mat · avg 61.002
  4. 7Gavin Rennie2 mat · avg 36.252
  5. 8Ian Bell1 mat · avg 78.502
  6. 9Ricky Ponting2 mat · avg 46.002
  7. 10Graham Thorpe2 mat · avg 50.752
  8. 11Mark Richardson1 mat · avg 55.002
  9. 12Russel Arnold7 mat · avg 25.732
  10. 13Chaminda Vaas14 mat · avg 23.722
  11. 14Aravinda de Silva8 mat · avg 25.822
  12. 15Duleep Mendis4 mat · avg 34.002
ODI
Arjuna Ranatunga4 mat · avg 73.50
1#2 · 50s
MOST 50sAsanka Gurusinha3 mat · avg 150.00
1#1 · 50s
Steve Tikolo1 mat · avg 96.00
1#3 · 50s
  1. 4Chris Gayle2 mat · avg 46.501
  2. 5Marvan Atapattu1 mat · avg 82.001
  3. 6Carl Hooper2 mat · avg 72.001
  4. 7Daren Ganga2 mat · avg 32.001
  5. 8Mohsin Khan1 mat · avg 59.001
  6. 9Heath Streak1 mat · avg 57.001
  7. 10Chandika Hathurusingha1 mat · avg 51.001
T20I
Not recorded

Most sixes

Test
Sanath Jayasuriya14 mat · avg 36.32
7#2 · sixes
MOST SIXESMuttiah Muralitharan16 mat · avg 16.50
8#1 · sixes
Mahela Jayawardene14 mat · avg 39.88
6#3 · sixes
  1. 4Arjuna Ranatunga10 mat · avg 34.736
  2. 5Adam Gilchrist1 mat · avg 72.003
  3. 6Ricky Ponting2 mat · avg 46.003
  4. 7Nasser Hussain2 mat · avg 37.753
  5. 8Aravinda de Silva8 mat · avg 25.822
  6. 9Ruwan Kalpage1 mat · avg 34.002
  7. 10Brian Lara1 mat · avg 59.502
  8. 11David Hookes1 mat · avg 143.002
  9. 12Marvan Atapattu12 mat · avg 44.742
  10. 13Lance Klusener1 mat · avg 122.002
  11. 14Chaminda Vaas14 mat · avg 23.722
  12. 15Duleep Mendis4 mat · avg 34.002
ODI
Steve Tikolo1 mat · avg 96.00
4#2 · sixes
MOST SIXESAravinda de Silva4 mat · avg 56.00
5#1 · sixes
Sanath Jayasuriya3 mat · avg 27.00
4#3 · sixes
  1. 4Asanka Gurusinha3 mat · avg 150.003
  2. 5Arjuna Ranatunga4 mat · avg 73.502
  3. 6Mahela Jayawardene1 mat · avg 106.002
  4. 7Marvan Atapattu1 mat · avg 82.002
  5. 8Romesh Kaluwitharana2 mat · avg 34.002
  6. 9Chris Gayle2 mat · avg 46.501
  7. 10Mohsin Khan1 mat · avg 59.001
  8. 11Heath Streak1 mat · avg 57.001
  9. 12David Tikolo1 mat · avg 25.001
  10. 13Lameck Onyango1 mat · avg 23.001
  11. 14Gary Brent1 mat · avg 19.001
  12. 15Kennedy Otieno1 mat · avg 14.001
T20I
Not recorded

Most fours

Test
Mahela Jayawardene14 mat · avg 39.88
120#2 · fours
MOST FOURSKumar Sangakkara12 mat · avg 59.26
158#1 · fours
Sanath Jayasuriya14 mat · avg 36.32
117#3 · fours
  1. 4Marvan Atapattu12 mat · avg 44.74102
  2. 5Arjuna Ranatunga10 mat · avg 34.7366
  3. 6Hashan Tillakaratne9 mat · avg 43.0959
  4. 7Chaminda Vaas14 mat · avg 23.7258
  5. 8Tillakaratne Dilshan6 mat · avg 37.7056
  6. 9Russel Arnold7 mat · avg 25.7338
  7. 10Aravinda de Silva8 mat · avg 25.8234
  8. 11Michael Vaughan2 mat · avg 49.7525
  9. 12Duleep Mendis4 mat · avg 34.0024
  10. 13Thilan Samaraweera5 mat · avg 25.8623
  11. 14Graham Thorpe2 mat · avg 50.7522
  12. 15Muttiah Muralitharan16 mat · avg 16.5022
ODI
Arjuna Ranatunga4 mat · avg 73.50
15#2 · fours
MOST FOURSChris Gayle2 mat · avg 46.50
19#1 · fours
Aravinda de Silva4 mat · avg 56.00
14#3 · fours
  1. 4Asanka Gurusinha3 mat · avg 150.0010
  2. 5Sanath Jayasuriya3 mat · avg 27.0010
  3. 6Mahela Jayawardene1 mat · avg 106.008
  4. 7Steve Tikolo1 mat · avg 96.008
  5. 8Mohsin Khan1 mat · avg 59.007
  6. 9Marvan Atapattu1 mat · avg 82.007
  7. 10Daren Ganga2 mat · avg 32.006
  8. 11Chandika Hathurusingha1 mat · avg 51.005
  9. 12Dipak Chudasama1 mat · avg 27.005
  10. 13Carl Hooper2 mat · avg 72.004
  11. 14Heath Streak1 mat · avg 57.004
  12. 15Ramnaresh Sarwan2 mat · avg 35.004
T20I
Not recorded

Most not outs

Test
Chaminda Vaas14 mat · avg 23.72
4#2 · n.o.
MOST N.O.Muttiah Muralitharan16 mat · avg 16.50
6#1 · n.o.
Aravinda de Silva8 mat · avg 25.82
3#3 · n.o.
  1. 4Kumar Sangakkara12 mat · avg 59.263
  2. 5Hashan Tillakaratne9 mat · avg 43.092
  3. 6Marvan Atapattu12 mat · avg 44.742
  4. 7Monty Panesar1 mat · avg 4.002
  5. 8Glenn McGrath1 mat · avg 14.002
  6. 9Stuart MacGill1 mat · avg 25.002
  7. 10Thilan Samaraweera5 mat · avg 25.862
  8. 11Asoka de Silva1 mat · avg 14.002
  9. 12Ruchira Perera1 mat · avg 6.002
  10. 13Lasith Malinga4 mat · avg 4.002
  11. 14Kumar Dharmasena6 mat · avg 14.382
  12. 15Arjuna Ranatunga10 mat · avg 34.732
ODI
Arjuna Ranatunga4 mat · avg 73.50
2#2 · n.o.
MOST N.O.Asanka Gurusinha3 mat · avg 150.00
2#1 · n.o.
Roshan Mahanama4 mat · avg 44.50
2#3 · n.o.
  1. 4Golam Faruq1 mat · avg 3.001
  2. 5Gholam Nousher1 mat · avg 3.001
  3. 6Jonty Rhodes1 mat · avg 8.001
  4. 7Ryan Hinds1 mat · avg 16.001
  5. 8Ashantha de Mel2 mat · avg 16.001
  6. 9Javed Miandad1 mat · avg 18.001
  7. 10David Tikolo1 mat · avg 25.001
  8. 11Ridley Jacobs2 mat · avg 25.001
  9. 12Romesh Kaluwitharana2 mat · avg 34.001
  10. 13Ramnaresh Sarwan2 mat · avg 35.001
  11. 14Marvan Atapattu1 mat · avg 82.001
  12. 15Mahela Jayawardene1 mat · avg 106.001
T20I
Not recorded

Most balls faced

Test
Marvan Atapattu12 mat · avg 44.74
1,829#2 · balls
MOST BALLSKumar Sangakkara12 mat · avg 59.26
1,897#1 · balls
Mahela Jayawardene14 mat · avg 39.88
1,690#3 · balls
  1. 4Sanath Jayasuriya14 mat · avg 36.321,495
  2. 5Hashan Tillakaratne9 mat · avg 43.091,082
  3. 6Chaminda Vaas14 mat · avg 23.72826
  4. 7Russel Arnold7 mat · avg 25.73669
  5. 8Arjuna Ranatunga10 mat · avg 34.73662
  6. 9Tillakaratne Dilshan6 mat · avg 37.70555
  7. 10Michael Vaughan2 mat · avg 49.75543
  8. 11Graham Thorpe2 mat · avg 50.75541
  9. 12Thilan Samaraweera5 mat · avg 25.86443
  10. 13Gavin Rennie2 mat · avg 36.25434
  11. 14Aravinda de Silva8 mat · avg 25.82413
  12. 15Nasser Hussain2 mat · avg 37.75380
ODI
Roshan Mahanama4 mat · avg 44.50
160#2 · balls
MOST BALLSAsanka Gurusinha3 mat · avg 150.00
218#1 · balls
Aravinda de Silva4 mat · avg 56.00
147#3 · balls
  1. 4Arjuna Ranatunga4 mat · avg 73.50121
  2. 5Marvan Atapattu1 mat · avg 82.00119
  3. 6Daren Ganga2 mat · avg 32.00103
  4. 7Carl Hooper2 mat · avg 72.0098
  5. 8Steve Tikolo1 mat · avg 96.0095
  6. 9Mahela Jayawardene1 mat · avg 106.0094
  7. 10Chris Gayle2 mat · avg 46.5088
  8. 11Heath Streak1 mat · avg 57.0088
  9. 12Chandika Hathurusingha1 mat · avg 51.0085
  10. 13Hitesh Modi1 mat · avg 41.0082
  11. 14Sanath Jayasuriya3 mat · avg 27.0075
  12. 15Ramnaresh Sarwan2 mat · avg 35.0072
T20I
Not recorded

Best bowling figures

Test
Chaminda Vaas14 mat · avg 20.11
6/22#2
BEST FIGURESMuttiah Muralitharan16 mat · avg 16.03
9/51#1
Waqar Younis2 mat · avg 19.36
6/34#3
  1. 4Mohammad Asif1 mat · avg 6.456/44
  2. 5Tauseef Ahmed1 mat · avg 8.566/45
  3. 6Daren Powell1 mat · avg 16.295/25
  4. 7Stephen Boock1 mat · avg 13.005/28
  5. 8Shane Warne2 mat · avg 15.005/52
  6. 9Saliya Ahangama1 mat · avg 15.505/52
  7. 10Tom Hogan1 mat · avg 19.335/66
  8. 11Venkatesh Prasad1 mat · avg 17.715/72
  9. 12Vinothen John1 mat · avg 19.885/86
  10. 13Bruce Yardley1 mat · avg 23.715/88
  11. 14Ashley Giles2 mat · avg 40.255/116
  12. 15Sir Richard Hadlee1 mat · avg 5.384/8
ODI
Abdul Qadir1 mat · avg 7.67
3/23#2
BEST FIGURESDarrel Brown1 mat · avg 7.00
3/21#1
Muttiah Muralitharan3 mat · avg 13.17
2/6#3
  1. 4Kaushik Amalean1 mat · avg 7.502/15
  2. 5Arjuna Ranatunga4 mat · avg 15.002/17
  3. 6Aravinda de Silva4 mat · avg 11.502/23
  4. 7Pedro Collins1 mat · avg 12.002/24
  5. 8Charitha Buddhika1 mat · avg 12.502/25
  6. 9Corey Collymore2 mat · avg 36.002/26
  7. 10Pat Symcox1 mat · avg 14.002/28
  8. 11Russel Arnold1 mat · avg 16.502/33
  9. 12Tito Odumbe1 mat · avg 17.002/34
  10. 13Sanath Jayasuriya3 mat · avg 39.502/36
  11. 14Ravi Ratnayeke1 mat · avg 20.502/41
  12. 15Jermaine Lawson1 mat · avg 23.502/47
T20I
Not recorded

Five-wicket hauls

Test
Shane Warne2 mat · avg 15.00
3#2 · 5w
MOST 5wMuttiah Muralitharan16 mat · avg 16.03
11#1 · 5w
Mohammad Asif1 mat · avg 6.45
2#3 · 5w
  1. 4Waqar Younis2 mat · avg 19.362
  2. 5Chaminda Vaas14 mat · avg 20.111
  3. 6Tauseef Ahmed1 mat · avg 8.561
  4. 7Saliya Ahangama1 mat · avg 15.501
  5. 8Vinothen John1 mat · avg 19.881
  6. 9Ashley Giles2 mat · avg 40.251
  7. 10Stephen Boock1 mat · avg 13.001
  8. 11Daren Powell1 mat · avg 16.291
  9. 12Venkatesh Prasad1 mat · avg 17.711
  10. 13Bruce Yardley1 mat · avg 23.711
  11. 14Tom Hogan1 mat · avg 19.331
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Four-wicket hauls

Test
Chaminda Vaas14 mat · avg 20.11
4#2 · 4w
MOST 4wMuttiah Muralitharan16 mat · avg 16.03
7#1 · 4w
Sir Richard Hadlee1 mat · avg 5.38
2#3 · 4w
  1. 4Darren Gough1 mat · avg 15.382
  2. 5Paul Wiseman1 mat · avg 31.001
  3. 6Danish Kaneria1 mat · avg 13.251
  4. 7Charitha Buddhika1 mat · avg 10.001
  5. 8Jason Gillespie2 mat · avg 28.801
  6. 9Michael Kasprowicz1 mat · avg 27.601
  7. 10Andy Caddick1 mat · avg 22.001
  8. 11Ravindra Pushpakumara2 mat · avg 40.501
  9. 12Matthew Hoggard1 mat · avg 14.001
  10. 13Maninder Singh1 mat · avg 32.501
  11. 14Wasim Akram3 mat · avg 24.141
  12. 15Dinanath Ramnarine1 mat · avg 21.001
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded
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