Sri Lanka batting order and playing 11, T20I 2021
Sri Lanka most often opened with Pathum Nissanka and Dhanushka Gunathilleke in T20I 2021, with Charith Asalanka 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 | Pathum Nissanka | 1 (7), 2 (3), 3 (1) | 11 | 302 | 117.1 |
| 1 | Dhanushka Gunathilleke | 1 (5), 2 (1) | 6 | 95 | 120.3 |
| 2 | Kushal Janith Perera | 2 (8), 1 (3), 3 (2) | 13 | 246 | 113.9 |
| 2 | Minod Bhanuka | 2 (3) | 3 | 64 | 98.5 |
| 3 | Charith Asalanka | 3 (6), 4 (2), 6 (1) | 9 | 295 | 132.9 |
| 3 | Dhananjaya de SilvaMoved around | 3 (2), 4 (2), 5 (2), 7 (1) | 7 | 81 | 102.5 |
| 3 | Dinesh ChandimalMoved around | 3 (3), 2 (2), 4 (2) | 7 | 150 | 104.9 |
| 3 | Sadeera Samarawickrama | 3 (2) | 2 | 14 | 56.0 |
| 3 | Oshada Fernando | 3 (1) | 1 | 19 | 70.4 |
| 4 | Avishka FernandoMoved around | 4 (6), 1 (4), 2 (3), 5 (1) | 14 | 130 | 85.5 |
| 4 | Kusal Mendis | 4 (3) | 3 | 54 | 98.2 |
| 5 | Bhanuka RajapaksaMoved around | 5 (3), 3 (2), 4 (2), 6 (2) | 9 | 180 | 140.6 |
| 5 | Ashen BandaraMoved around | 5 (2), 6 (1), 8 (1) | 4 | 84 | 106.3 |
| 5 | Niroshan DickwellaMoved around | 5 (2), 1 (1), 3 (1) | 4 | 51 | 89.5 |
| 5 | Angelo Mathews | 5 (2), 4 (1) | 3 | 29 | 90.6 |
| 5 | Kamindu Mendis | 5 (1) | 1 | 10 | 62.5 |
| 6 | Dasun ShanakaMoved around | 6 (6), 7 (4), 4 (2), 5 (2) | 14 | 224 | 100.4 |
| 6 | Thisara Perera | 6 (2) | 2 | 3 | 42.9 |
| 7 | Wanindu HasarangaMoved around | 7 (9), 6 (4), 5 (3) | 16 | 196 | 121.0 |
| 7 | Ramesh Mendis | 7 (1) | 1 | 2 | 40.0 |
| 8 | Chamika Karunaratne | 8 (8), 5 (1), 9 (1) | 10 | 88 | 118.9 |
| 8 | Isuru Udana | 8 (3), 9 (1) | 4 | 26 | 96.3 |
| 8 | Lahiru Madushanka | 8 (1) | 1 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 9 | Dushmantha ChameeraMoved around | 9 (4), 10 (3), 11 (1) | 8 | 15 | 65.2 |
| 9 | Akila Dananjaya | 9 (2), 11 (1) | 3 | 12 | 85.7 |
| 9 | Binura Fernando | 9 (1) | 1 | 20 | 142.9 |
| 10 | Mahesh Theekshana | 10 (3) | 3 | 9 | 128.6 |
| 10 | Lakshan Sandakan | 10 (1) | 1 | 3 | 27.3 |
| 11 | Lahiru Kumara | 11 (2) | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 11 | Praveen Jayawickrama | 11 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for Sri Lanka in T20I 2021?
Sri Lanka most often opened with Pathum Nissanka and Dhanushka Gunathilleke in T20I 2021, with Charith Asalanka at No. 3.
Who batted as Sri Lanka's finisher?
Wanindu Hasaranga batted most often at No. 7 (16 innings, 196 runs).
How settled was the Sri Lanka top order?
Pathum Nissanka batted at No. 1 in 64% of their innings; Dhanushka Gunathilleke batted at No. 1 in 83% of their innings.