Sri Lanka batting order and playing 11, T20I 2016
Sri Lanka most often opened with Dinesh Chandimal and Dhanushka Gunathilleke in T20I 2016, with Shehan Jayasuriya 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 | Dinesh ChandimalMoved around | 1 (7), 4 (4), 3 (3), 5 (1) | 15 | 355 | 106.9 |
| 1 | Dhanushka Gunathilleke | 1 (3), 2 (2) | 5 | 91 | 119.7 |
| 1 | Kushal Janith Perera | 1 (3) | 3 | 39 | 100.0 |
| 1 | Niroshan Dickwella | 1 (2) | 2 | 5 | 100.0 |
| 2 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 (13) | 13 | 216 | 109.6 |
| 3 | Shehan JayasuriyaMoved around | 3 (4), 4 (1), 5 (1), 6 (1) | 7 | 51 | 92.7 |
| 3 | Lahiru Thirimanne | 3 (2), 4 (1) | 3 | 8 | 61.5 |
| 3 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 3 (2) | 2 | 74 | 127.6 |
| 4 | Chamara KapugederaMoved around | 4 (4), 6 (3), 7 (2), 8 (2), 5 (1) | 12 | 218 | 107.9 |
| 4 | Asela Gunaratne | 4 (1) | 1 | 4 | 33.3 |
| 5 | Angelo Mathews | 5 (6), 4 (2) | 8 | 227 | 114.6 |
| 5 | Kusal Mendis | 5 (2), 3 (1) | 3 | 48 | 133.3 |
| 6 | Milinda SiriwardanaMoved around | 6 (7), 3 (2), 5 (2), 4 (1) | 12 | 152 | 126.7 |
| 6 | Dasun ShanakaMoved around | 6 (3), 7 (3), 8 (2), 4 (1), 5 (1) | 10 | 105 | 96.3 |
| 7 | Thisara PereraMoved around | 7 (5), 8 (4), 5 (1), 6 (1) | 11 | 142 | 120.3 |
| 7 | Seekkuge PrasannaMoved around | 7 (2), 3 (1), 8 (1), 9 (1) | 5 | 21 | 72.4 |
| 7 | Kithuruwan Vithanage | 7 (1) | 1 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 7 | Ramith Rambukwella | 7 (1) | 1 | 19 | 118.8 |
| 8 | Sachith Pathirana | 8 (2) | 2 | 8 | 114.3 |
| 9 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 (3), 8 (2) | 5 | 41 | 117.1 |
| 9 | Sachithra Senanayake | 9 (3), 10 (1) | 4 | 21 | 65.6 |
| 9 | Rangana Herath | 9 (3) | 3 | 6 | 60.0 |
| 9 | Farveez Maharoof | 9 (1) | 1 | 10 | 62.5 |
| 9 | Isuru Udana | 9 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dushmantha Chameera | 10 (4), 9 (1) | 5 | 13 | 81.3 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Vandersay | 10 (4) | 4 | 15 | 88.2 |
| 10 | Chaminda Bandara | 10 (1) | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 11 | Suranga Lakmal | 11 (2), 10 (1) | 3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 11 | Kasun Rajitha | 11 (2) | 2 | 3 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Dilhara Fernando | 11 (1) | 1 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 11 | Nuwan Pradeep | 11 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for Sri Lanka in T20I 2016?
Sri Lanka most often opened with Dinesh Chandimal and Dhanushka Gunathilleke in T20I 2016, with Shehan Jayasuriya at No. 3.
Who batted as Sri Lanka's finisher?
Milinda Siriwardana batted most often at No. 6 (12 innings, 152 runs).
How settled was the Sri Lanka top order?
Dinesh Chandimal batted at No. 1 in 47% of their innings; Dhanushka Gunathilleke batted at No. 1 in 60% of their innings.