Sri Lanka batting order and playing 11, ODI 2003
Sri Lanka most often opened with Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya in ODI 2003, with Hashan Tillakaratne at No. 3.
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Batting order
Each batter at their most frequent position this season
| Pos | Batter | Positions batted (innings) | Inns | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvan Atapattu | 1 (16), 3 (5) | 21 | 669 | 68.9 |
| 2 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 (15), 1 (6) | 21 | 725 | 85.8 |
| 2 | Avishka GunawardeneMoved around | 2 (3), 3 (2), 4 (1) | 6 | 152 | 61.0 |
| 2 | Romesh Kaluwitharana | 2 (4), 6 (1) | 5 | 122 | 75.8 |
| 3 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 3 (9), 5 (2), 6 (1), 9 (1) | 13 | 332 | 60.6 |
| 3 | Jehan MubarakMoved around | 3 (1), 5 (1), 8 (1) | 3 | 35 | 54.7 |
| 4 | Aravinda de SilvaMoved around | 4 (7), 5 (5), 3 (1) | 13 | 390 | 82.3 |
| 5 | Mahela JayawardeneMoved around | 5 (7), 4 (6), 6 (2), 7 (1) | 16 | 279 | 59.4 |
| 5 | Upul Chandana | 5 (1) | 1 | 33 | 50.8 |
| 6 | Kumar SangakkaraMoved around | 6 (7), 4 (6), 3 (3), 7 (3), 5 (2) | 21 | 646 | 76.0 |
| 6 | Kaushal LokuarachchiMoved around | 6 (2), 7 (1), 9 (1) | 4 | 46 | 48.4 |
| 6 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 6 (2), 7 (1) | 3 | 34 | 47.9 |
| 7 | Russel ArnoldMoved around | 7 (6), 6 (5), 5 (2), 8 (1) | 14 | 157 | 50.3 |
| 7 | Kumar DharmasenaMoved around | 7 (3), 8 (3) | 6 | 127 | 88.2 |
| 7 | Prasanna Jayawardene | 7 (1), 8 (1) | 2 | 4 | 44.4 |
| 8 | Chaminda Vaas | 8 (11), 7 (4), 9 (2) | 17 | 136 | 63.8 |
| 9 | Muttiah MuralitharanMoved around | 9 (5), 10 (5), 11 (2) | 12 | 53 | 62.4 |
| 9 | Prabath NissankaMoved around | 9 (2), 10 (2), 11 (2) | 6 | 31 | 38.8 |
| 9 | Charitha Buddhika | 9 (2), 10 (1) | 3 | 18 | 47.4 |
| 9 | Chamila Gamage | 9 (1) | 1 | 4 | 66.7 |
| 9 | K Weeraratne | 9 (1) | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 10 | Dilhara Fernando | 10 (3), 11 (2) | 5 | 30 | 85.7 |
| 11 | Dharshana Gamage | 11 (2) | 2 | 3 | 30.0 |
| 11 | Pulasthi Gunaratne | 11 (1) | 1 | 15 | 100.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for Sri Lanka in ODI 2003?
Sri Lanka most often opened with Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya in ODI 2003, with Hashan Tillakaratne at No. 3.
Who batted as Sri Lanka's finisher?
Kumar Sangakkara batted most often at No. 6 (21 innings, 646 runs).
How settled was the Sri Lanka top order?
Marvan Atapattu batted at No. 1 in 76% of their innings; Sanath Jayasuriya batted at No. 2 in 71% of their innings.