Batting order

Each batter at their most frequent position this season

PosBatterPositions batted (innings)InnsRunsSR
1Upul Tharanga1 (20), 3 (2)2270773.8
2Tillakaratne Dilshan2 (20)2092198.9
2Lahiru Thirimanne2 (1), 7 (1)23782.2
3Kumar Sangakkara3 (14), 4 (3)1772684.4
3Dinesh Chandimal3 (4)414385.1
4Mahela Jayawardene4 (11), 1 (2), 2 (1), 3 (1)1550979.9
5Thilan Samaraweera5 (6), 4 (2), 3 (1), 6 (1)1029680.9
5Chamara Silva5 (4), 6 (1), 7 (1)611366.5
5Jeevan MendisMoved around5 (1), 6 (1), 7 (1)34787.0
6Angelo Mathews6 (6), 5 (3), 4 (1)1029185.3
6Thilina Kandamby6 (3), 5 (2)56560.7
7Chamara KapugederaMoved around7 (3), 4 (2), 5 (2), 6 (1), 9 (1)919967.5
7Thisara PereraMoved around7 (4), 8 (3), 9 (1)8102106.3
8Suraj RandivMoved around8 (4), 9 (3), 6 (1), 7 (1)915168.3
8Farveez Maharoof8 (2)21164.7
8Rangana Herath8 (1)1266.7
9Nuwan Kulasekara9 (4), 7 (1), 8 (1)68289.1
9Thilan Thushara9 (1), 10 (1)23567.3
10Lasith Malinga10 (5)58693.5
10Chanaka Welegedara10 (1)1125.0
11Dilhara Fernando11 (3)3844.4
11Muttiah Muralitharan11 (3)3787.5
11Ajantha Mendis11 (1)12100.0
11Suranga Lakmal11 (1)100.0

Quick answers

Who opened the batting for Sri Lanka in ODI 2010?

Sri Lanka most often opened with Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan in ODI 2010, with Kumar Sangakkara at No. 3.

Who batted as Sri Lanka's finisher?

Thilan Samaraweera batted most often at No. 5 (10 innings, 296 runs).

How settled was the Sri Lanka top order?

Upul Tharanga batted at No. 1 in 91% of their innings; Tillakaratne Dilshan batted at No. 2 in 100% of their innings.