Sri Lanka batting order and playing 11, ODI 2012
Sri Lanka most often opened with Mahela Jayawardene and Upul Tharanga in ODI 2012, with Kumar Sangakkara 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 | Mahela JayawardeneMoved around | 1 (12), 5 (12), 4 (2), 6 (1) | 27 | 785 | 88.3 |
| 1 | Upul Tharanga | 1 (20), 6 (4), 5 (1), 7 (1) | 26 | 752 | 75.7 |
| 2 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 (30) | 30 | 1119 | 84.6 |
| 3 | Kumar Sangakkara | 3 (28), 5 (1) | 29 | 1184 | 79.1 |
| 4 | Dinesh Chandimal | 4 (25), 2 (2), 3 (1), 6 (1) | 29 | 845 | 74.4 |
| 4 | Chamara KapugederaMoved around | 4 (1), 6 (1), 7 (1), 8 (1) | 4 | 78 | 66.1 |
| 5 | Lahiru ThirimanneMoved around | 5 (10), 3 (3), 8 (3), 7 (2), 4 (1), 6 (1) | 20 | 571 | 75.0 |
| 6 | Angelo MathewsMoved around | 6 (11), 7 (6), 5 (5), 4 (1) | 23 | 534 | 92.2 |
| 7 | Farveez MaharoofMoved around | 7 (4), 9 (2), 8 (1) | 7 | 58 | 73.4 |
| 7 | Jeevan Mendis | 7 (4), 9 (1) | 5 | 153 | 91.1 |
| 7 | Kosala Kulasekara | 7 (1), 8 (1) | 2 | 38 | 57.6 |
| 8 | Nuwan KulasekaraMoved around | 8 (8), 9 (5), 6 (3), 10 (1), 11 (1) | 18 | 235 | 92.9 |
| 8 | Thisara PereraMoved around | 8 (6), 7 (5), 6 (4), 4 (1) | 16 | 246 | 110.8 |
| 9 | Sachithra Senanayake | 9 (4), 8 (1), 10 (1) | 6 | 63 | 91.3 |
| 9 | Dhammika Prasad | 9 (1), 11 (1) | 2 | 46 | 143.8 |
| 9 | Seekkuge Prasanna | 9 (1), 10 (1) | 2 | 13 | 44.8 |
| 9 | Shaminda Eranga | 9 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lasith Malinga | 10 (9), 11 (3), 9 (2) | 14 | 69 | 81.2 |
| 10 | Rangana HerathMoved around | 10 (4), 9 (3), 11 (1) | 8 | 39 | 83.0 |
| 10 | Ajantha Mendis | 10 (1) | 1 | 3 | 23.1 |
| 11 | Suranga Lakmal | 11 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dilhara Fernando | 11 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for Sri Lanka in ODI 2012?
Sri Lanka most often opened with Mahela Jayawardene and Upul Tharanga in ODI 2012, with Kumar Sangakkara at No. 3.
Who batted as Sri Lanka's finisher?
Angelo Mathews batted most often at No. 6 (23 innings, 534 runs).
How settled was the Sri Lanka top order?
Mahela Jayawardene batted at No. 1 in 44% of their innings; Upul Tharanga batted at No. 1 in 77% of their innings.