Sri Lanka batting order and playing 11, T20I 2017
Sri Lanka most often opened with Niroshan Dickwella and Dhanushka Gunathilleke in T20I 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 (9) | 9 | 233 | 141.2 |
| 1 | Dhanushka Gunathilleke | 1 (3), 6 (1) | 4 | 81 | 109.5 |
| 2 | Upul Tharanga | 2 (9), 3 (1) | 10 | 171 | 128.6 |
| 2 | Dilshan MunaweeraMoved around | 2 (4), 3 (4), 1 (1) | 9 | 176 | 144.3 |
| 2 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 2 (2), 4 (1) | 3 | 48 | 98.0 |
| 3 | Kusal MendisMoved around | 3 (2), 6 (2), 4 (1) | 5 | 26 | 108.3 |
| 3 | Kushal Janith Perera | 3 (3), 1 (2) | 5 | 181 | 146.0 |
| 3 | Sadeera Samarawickrama | 3 (3), 4 (1), 6 (1) | 5 | 85 | 106.3 |
| 3 | Dinesh ChandimalMoved around | 3 (1), 4 (1), 7 (1) | 3 | 33 | 86.8 |
| 4 | Angelo MathewsMoved around | 4 (2), 3 (1), 5 (1) | 4 | 68 | 97.1 |
| 4 | Ashan PriyanjanMoved around | 4 (1), 5 (1), 10 (1) | 3 | 54 | 87.1 |
| 4 | Mahela UdawatteMoved around | 4 (1), 5 (1), 8 (1) | 3 | 19 | 82.6 |
| 4 | Thikshila de Silva | 4 (1), 8 (1) | 2 | 3 | 42.9 |
| 5 | Asela GunaratneMoved around | 5 (5), 4 (3), 6 (1), 7 (1), 8 (1) | 11 | 221 | 133.1 |
| 5 | Milinda SiriwardanaMoved around | 5 (2), 6 (2) | 4 | 50 | 125.0 |
| 6 | Chamara KapugederaMoved around | 6 (2), 4 (1), 7 (1) | 4 | 99 | 123.8 |
| 6 | Chathuranga de Silva | 6 (1), 7 (1) | 2 | 22 | 100.0 |
| 7 | Thisara PereraMoved around | 7 (4), 6 (2), 4 (1), 5 (1), 9 (1) | 9 | 75 | 115.4 |
| 7 | Dasun ShanakaMoved around | 7 (3), 6 (2), 5 (1), 8 (1) | 7 | 85 | 110.4 |
| 7 | Isuru UdanaMoved around | 7 (1), 9 (1), 10 (1) | 3 | 25 | 166.7 |
| 8 | Seekkuge PrasannaMoved around | 8 (6), 5 (3), 7 (2), 4 (1) | 12 | 162 | 140.9 |
| 8 | Akila Dananjaya | 8 (2), 9 (1) | 3 | 23 | 135.3 |
| 9 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 (4) | 4 | 22 | 104.8 |
| 9 | Sachith Pathirana | 9 (2), 6 (1) | 3 | 19 | 111.8 |
| 9 | Dushmantha Chameera | 9 (2) | 2 | 15 | 78.9 |
| 10 | Lasith Malinga | 10 (3) | 3 | 2 | 28.6 |
| 10 | Nuwan Pradeep | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Vishwa Fernando | 10 (1) | 1 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 11 | Wikum Sanjaya | 11 (5) | 5 | 20 | 111.1 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for Sri Lanka in T20I 2017?
Sri Lanka most often opened with Niroshan Dickwella and Dhanushka Gunathilleke in T20I 2017, with Kusal Mendis at No. 3.
Who batted as Sri Lanka's finisher?
Asela Gunaratne batted most often at No. 5 (11 innings, 221 runs).
How settled was the Sri Lanka top order?
Niroshan Dickwella batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings; Dhanushka Gunathilleke batted at No. 1 in 75% of their innings.