Player profile
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Role
- Batter
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Born
- 8 Jan 1986 Age 40
- Recorded matches
- 7117 internationals
Asela Gunaratne is a batter from Sri Lanka with 71 matches in FairPlay's recorded data, including 17 internationals (17 ODIs).
Batting: 1,585 runs across all recorded formats, with 1 hundred and 9 fifties; the most runs came in T20 (league and domestic) cricket (967) and the highest recorded score is 114.
Bowling: 45 wickets in recorded matches, 29 of them in T20 (league and domestic) cricket.
Career figures by format
Summed over the seasons in FairPlay's data provider's records, mostly recent ones. Older seasons can be missing, so these totals may be lower than the official career record.
| Format | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 17 | 16 | 483 | 114 | 37.15 | 83.9 | 1/1 | 10 | 48.10 | 5.53 | 0 |
| T20 (league and domestic) | 44 | 41 | 967 | 98 | 34.54 | 141.2 | 0/8 | 29 | 25.72 | 7.74 | 0 |
| T10 | 10 | 9 | 135 | 43 | 27.00 | 184.9 | 0/0 | 6 | 23.33 | 8.24 | 0 |
Avg is runs per dismissal; SR is runs per 100 balls; Bowl avg is runs per wicket; Econ is runs per over; 5w is five or more wickets in an innings.
Asela Gunaratne at a glance
FairPlay holds 4 complete scorecards featuring Asela Gunaratne, most recently for Sri Lankan Lions (T20 and shorter).
In those matches Asela Gunaratne batted 4 times for 162 runs at a strike rate of 172.34. The highest score was 98 not out off 53 balls against Indian Royals.
With the ball: 6 wickets from 11 overs, an economy rate of 6.55. Best figures: 4 for 20 against Mumbai Spartans.
How the 2 dismissals happened: caught 1, stumped 1.
These matches were played at 2 different grounds.
Figures in FairPlay's scorecards
| 4 | 2 | 162 | 98* | 81.00 | 172.34 | 2/0 |
| 3 | 11 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 4/20 | 6.55 |
Match by match
Newest first. Dates in India Standard Time. * means not out.
| Date | Match | Batting | Bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2026 | Indian Royals v Sri Lankan LionsBat 98* (53) · Bowl – | ||
| 1 Aug 2026 | Sri Lankan Lions v Bangladesh TigersBat 60* (34) · Bowl 1/25 (3) | ||
| 30 Jul 2026 | Sri Lankan Lions v Afghanistan PathansBat 4 (6) · Bowl 1/27 (4) | ||
| 11 Mar 2026 | Mumbai Spartans v India CapitalsBat 0 (1) · Bowl 4/20 (4) |
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