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Ashantha de Mel

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
Sri LankaSL
FULL NAMEAshantha Lakdasa Francis de Mel
BORN09 May 1959, Colombo
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm medium-fast
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSri Lanka
TEST
Cap 1
DEBUTFeb 1982
LATESTDec 1986
ODI
Cap 20
DEBUTFeb 1982
LATESTOct 1987
◈ INSIGHTSDay 286 / 365
1

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare Ashantha's game across different formats.

2

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

3

Great careers have defining series and standout seasons. Head to By Year to find Ashantha's peak.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
792
AVERAGE
14.40
STRIKE RATE
80.72
HIGH SCORE
36
SIXES
6
INNINGS
69
WICKETS
118
ECONOMY
4.32
5-WICKETS
5

Recent form

All matches →
19876 matches
19
AVG 3.80 · SR 76.00 · HS 71 wkts
▼ AVG -10.60 vs career  ·  ▼ -20.95 vs 1986  ·  SR -4.72
198611 matches
99
AVG 24.75 · SR 116.47 · HS 2311 wkts
▲ AVG +10.35 vs career  ·  SR +35.75
1983Career best
130
AVG 13.00 · SR 56.77
▲ AVG -1.40 vs career
1987Career worst · 6 matches
19
AVG 3.80 · SR 76.00
▼ AVG -10.60 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 17 MATCHES
326
AVG 14.17  ·  SR 84.24  ·  HS 34  ·  WKTS 59
ODI · 57 MATCHES
466
AVG 14.56  ·  SR 78.32  ·  HS 36  ·  WKTS 59
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1983
130 runs · avg 13.00
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1983
24 wickets · econ 4.24

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
8384858687
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
19876193.8076.000
1986119924.75116.470
19851610016.6770.920
198433216.0078.050
19831313013.0056.770

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
Pakistan
289avg 12.57 · SR 80.06
India
205avg 17.08 · SR 199.03
England
119avg 17.00 · SR 63.30
New Zealand
96avg 13.71 · SR 54.55
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Pakistan2528912.5780.0636——43View→
India1720517.08199.0328——27View→
England711917.0063.3027——18View→
New Zealand99613.7154.5527——13View→
Australia96813.6055.7429——11View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Asgiriya Stadium
62avg 12.40 · HS 29
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
47avg 23.50 · HS 21
Iqbal Stadium
46avg 23.00 · HS 25
Sinhalese Sports Club
44avg 14.67 · HS 14
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Asgiriya Stadium36212.4082.6729——7View→
Sharjah Cricket Stadium44723.50102.1721——5View→
Iqbal Stadium24623.0059.7425——4View→
Sinhalese Sports Club84414.6793.6214——11View→
P Sara Oval64314.3368.2527——11View→