Sri Lanka batting order and playing 11, ODI 2016
Sri Lanka most often opened with Kushal Janith Perera and Dhananjaya de Silva in ODI 2016, with Kusal Mendis 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 | Kushal Janith PereraMoved around | 1 (7), 2 (4), 7 (3), 6 (1) | 15 | 344 | 83.7 |
| 1 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 1 (6), 6 (3) | 9 | 270 | 82.8 |
| 2 | Dhanushka Gunathilleke | 2 (7), 1 (3) | 10 | 266 | 86.1 |
| 2 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 (4) | 4 | 79 | 73.8 |
| 2 | Avishka Fernando | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kusal Mendis | 3 (10), 4 (4), 8 (1) | 15 | 518 | 92.0 |
| 3 | Niroshan Dickwella | 3 (4) | 4 | 179 | 87.3 |
| 3 | Lahiru Thirimanne | 3 (1) | 1 | 2 | 66.7 |
| 4 | Dinesh Chandimal | 4 (11), 7 (1) | 12 | 556 | 75.4 |
| 5 | Angelo Mathews | 5 (10), 6 (1) | 11 | 471 | 82.3 |
| 5 | Upul TharangaMoved around | 5 (3), 7 (3), 6 (2), 9 (1) | 9 | 207 | 75.3 |
| 5 | Shehan Jayasuriya | 5 (1), 7 (1) | 2 | 40 | 56.3 |
| 6 | Seekkuge PrasannaMoved around | 6 (4), 9 (2), 3 (1), 8 (1) | 8 | 177 | 150.0 |
| 6 | Asela Gunaratne | 6 (2), 7 (1) | 3 | 40 | 70.2 |
| 6 | Angelo Perera | 6 (1) | 1 | 7 | 43.8 |
| 7 | Dasun ShanakaMoved around | 7 (3), 8 (2), 4 (1) | 6 | 77 | 90.6 |
| 7 | Milinda Siriwardana | 7 (2) | 2 | 58 | 120.8 |
| 8 | Thisara Perera | 8 (4), 6 (1) | 5 | 70 | 101.4 |
| 8 | Sachith Pathirana | 8 (3), 9 (1) | 4 | 125 | 94.0 |
| 8 | Chamara Kapugedera | 8 (1) | 1 | 10 | 125.0 |
| 9 | Farveez MaharoofMoved around | 9 (2), 5 (1), 8 (1) | 4 | 71 | 118.3 |
| 9 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 (2) | 2 | 31 | 114.8 |
| 9 | Suraj Randiv | 9 (1) | 1 | 26 | 96.3 |
| 10 | Dilruwan Perera | 10 (3), 9 (2) | 5 | 55 | 93.2 |
| 10 | Suranga Lakmal | 10 (4), 9 (1) | 5 | 20 | 54.1 |
| 10 | Dushmantha Chameera | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Shaminda Eranga | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Amila Aponso | 11 (4), 10 (1) | 5 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 11 | Nuwan Pradeep | 11 (3), 10 (1) | 4 | 9 | 60.0 |
| 11 | Chaminda Bandara | 11 (1) | 1 | 1 | 33.3 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for Sri Lanka in ODI 2016?
Sri Lanka most often opened with Kushal Janith Perera and Dhananjaya de Silva in ODI 2016, with Kusal Mendis at No. 3.
Who batted as Sri Lanka's finisher?
Angelo Mathews batted most often at No. 5 (11 innings, 471 runs).
How settled was the Sri Lanka top order?
Kushal Janith Perera batted at No. 1 in 47% of their innings; Dhananjaya de Silva batted at No. 1 in 67% of their innings.