Sri Lanka batting order and playing 11, ODI 2017
Sri Lanka most often opened with Niroshan Dickwella and Upul Tharanga in ODI 2017, 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 | Niroshan Dickwella | 1 (22), 5 (4) | 26 | 826 | 96.0 |
| 2 | Upul Tharanga | 2 (16), 4 (7), 1 (1), 5 (1) | 25 | 1011 | 91.7 |
| 2 | Dhanushka Gunathilleke | 2 (9), 1 (6) | 15 | 539 | 83.1 |
| 2 | Sadeera SamarawickramaMoved around | 2 (1), 3 (1), 5 (1) | 3 | 42 | 67.7 |
| 2 | Dilshan Munaweera | 2 (1), 3 (1) | 2 | 15 | 51.7 |
| 3 | Kusal Mendis | 3 (20), 5 (1), 6 (1) | 22 | 587 | 78.8 |
| 4 | Dinesh ChandimalMoved around | 4 (8), 3 (4), 2 (1), 5 (1) | 14 | 255 | 59.2 |
| 4 | Lahiru Thirimanne | 4 (7), 3 (2), 5 (1) | 10 | 360 | 65.5 |
| 4 | Sandun Weerakkody | 4 (2), 2 (1) | 3 | 73 | 110.6 |
| 4 | Kushal Janith Perera | 4 (1), 6 (1) | 2 | 91 | 82.7 |
| 5 | Angelo Mathews | 5 (10), 4 (3), 3 (1) | 14 | 573 | 76.9 |
| 5 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 5 (4), 6 (2) | 6 | 62 | 50.8 |
| 6 | Asela Gunaratne | 6 (10), 5 (3), 7 (3) | 16 | 483 | 83.9 |
| 6 | Milinda Siriwardana | 6 (10), 5 (1), 7 (1) | 12 | 232 | 86.9 |
| 6 | Chamara KapugederaMoved around | 6 (2), 4 (1), 5 (1), 7 (1) | 5 | 73 | 62.9 |
| 7 | Thisara PereraMoved around | 7 (6), 8 (6) | 12 | 219 | 109.0 |
| 7 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 7 (5) | 5 | 52 | 89.7 |
| 7 | Seekkuge PrasannaMoved around | 7 (2), 8 (2) | 4 | 35 | 50.0 |
| 7 | Chathuranga de Silva | 7 (1) | 1 | 14 | 100.0 |
| 8 | Akila DananjayaMoved around | 8 (6), 9 (5) | 11 | 115 | 57.8 |
| 8 | Sachith PathiranaMoved around | 8 (4), 7 (3) | 7 | 141 | 79.2 |
| 8 | Nuwan KulasekaraMoved around | 8 (2), 9 (2), 7 (1), 10 (1) | 6 | 38 | 82.6 |
| 8 | Lahiru MadushankaMoved around | 8 (2), 7 (1), 9 (1) | 4 | 14 | 53.8 |
| 8 | Dilruwan Perera | 8 (1), 9 (1) | 2 | 24 | 126.3 |
| 9 | Jeffrey Vandersay | 9 (5), 7 (1) | 6 | 64 | 42.7 |
| 9 | Malinda Pushpakumara | 9 (2) | 2 | 11 | 42.3 |
| 10 | Suranga Lakmal | 10 (9), 9 (4), 11 (1) | 14 | 104 | 63.4 |
| 10 | Lasith MalingaMoved around | 10 (3), 11 (3) | 6 | 21 | 65.6 |
| 10 | Vishwa Fernando | 10 (4), 11 (2) | 6 | 27 | 61.4 |
| 10 | Dushmantha Chameera | 10 (3), 9 (2) | 5 | 51 | 68.0 |
| 10 | Lahiru Kumara | 10 (2), 11 (1) | 3 | 6 | 33.3 |
| 11 | Lakshan Sandakan | 11 (4), 9 (1), 10 (1) | 6 | 11 | 30.6 |
| 11 | Nuwan Pradeep | 11 (4) | 4 | 6 | 22.2 |
| 11 | Lahiru Gamage | 11 (3) | 3 | 4 | 26.7 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for Sri Lanka in ODI 2017?
Sri Lanka most often opened with Niroshan Dickwella and Upul Tharanga in ODI 2017, with Kusal Mendis at No. 3.
Who batted as Sri Lanka's finisher?
Asela Gunaratne batted most often at No. 6 (16 innings, 483 runs).
How settled was the Sri Lanka top order?
Niroshan Dickwella batted at No. 1 in 85% of their innings; Upul Tharanga batted at No. 2 in 64% of their innings.