PLAYER CAREER

Ashantha de Mel

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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Sri Lanka1982–1987

Scorecard coverage and data completeness

Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.

Player archive coverage
Format	Matches	Bat inns	Balls recorded	Boundaries recorded	First scorecard	Latest scorecard
Test	17	28	12	18	1982-02-17	1986-12-17
ODI	57	41	41	37	1982-02-13	1987-10-30

74Internationals

792Career runs

0Centuries

118Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 17
Innings: 28
Runs: 326
Average: 14.17
Strike rate: —
Highest score: 34
Not outs: 5
100s: 0
50s: 0
Ducks: 5
4s: —
6s: 3
Balls faced: —

Bowling

Matches: 17
Innings: 27
Balls: 3,518
Maidens: 92
Runs conceded: 2,180
Wickets: 59
Average: 36.94
Economy: 3.71
Strike rate: 59.62
Best innings: 6/109
Best match: 7/201
4 wickets: 2
5 wickets: 3
10 wickets: 0

Fielding

Matches: 17
Innings: 27
Catches: 9
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 9
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 9
Dismissals / inns: 0.333
Best innings: 2 (2ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 57
Innings: 41
Runs: 466
Average: 14.56
Strike rate: 78.31
Highest score: 36
Not outs: 9
100s: 0
50s: 0
Ducks: 6
4s: —
6s: —
Balls faced: 595

Bowling

Matches: 57
Innings: 57
Balls: 2,735
Maidens: 47
Runs conceded: 2,237
Wickets: 59
Average: 37.91
Economy: 4.90
Strike rate: 46.35
Best innings: 5/32
Best match: 5/32
4 wickets: 1
5 wickets: 2
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 57
Innings: 57
Catches: 13
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 13
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 13
Dismissals / inns: 0.228
Best innings: 2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

74 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances


Date	Match	Format	Result
1987-10-30	England v Sri Lanka	ODI	England won by 8 wickets
1987-10-25	Pakistan v Sri Lanka	ODI	Pakistan won by 113 runs
1987-10-13	Sri Lanka v West Indies	ODI	West Indies won by 191 runs
1987-01-17	India v Sri Lanka	ODI	India won by 10 runs
1987-01-13	India v Sri Lanka	ODI	India won by 6 wickets
1987-01-11	India v Sri Lanka	ODI	India won by 8 wickets
1986-12-24	India v Sri Lanka	ODI	Sri Lanka won by 117 runs
1986-12-17	India v Sri Lanka	Test	Match drawn
1986-12-03	Sri Lanka v West Indies	ODI	West Indies won by 193 runs
1986-12-02	Pakistan v Sri Lanka	ODI	Pakistan won by 4 wickets
1986-11-27	India v Sri Lanka	ODI	India won by 7 wickets
1986-04-13	India v Sri Lanka	ODI	India won by 3 wickets

Sri Lanka

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Test · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

1982125 runs
198329 runs
198434 runs
198565 runs
198673 runs

Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

198223 wickets
19832 wickets
19844 wickets
198519 wickets
198611 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 5 seasons

Test archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1986	4	5	73	25	18.25	—	—	0	—	5	11	34.36	3.55	58.00
1985	6	9	65	18	8.12	—	—	1	—	11	19	41.42	3.45	71.84
1984	1	2	34	20	34.00	103.03	6	1	33	1	4	27.50	2.97	55.50
1983	1	2	29	29	14.50	38.66	3	0	75	1	2	56.50	4.91	69.00
1982	5	10	125	34	15.62	—	—	1	—	9	23	34.43	4.11	50.21

ODI

ODI · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

198286 runs
1983130 runs
198432 runs
1985100 runs
198699 runs
198719 runs

ODI · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

19829 wickets
198324 wickets
19844 wickets
198512 wickets
19869 wickets
19871 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 6 seasons

ODI archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1987	6	5	19	7	3.80	76.00	—	0	25	6	1	308.00	7.27	254.00
1986	11	8	99	23	24.75	116.47	—	—	85	11	9	37.11	3.65	61.00
1985	16	9	100	36	16.66	70.92	3	1	141	16	12	59.08	5.76	61.50
1984	3	3	32	15	16.00	78.04	1	1	41	3	4	23.75	4.13	34.50
1983	13	10	130	27	13.00	56.76	9	0	229	13	24	21.25	4.23	30.12
1982	8	6	86	28	17.20	116.21	—	—	74	8	9	31.22	5.06	37.00

MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

1982-02-13
First available scorecard
ODI v England · Colombo (SSC)
1982-09-17
First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v India · Chennai
1985-10-13
Highest recorded innings · 36 runs
ODI v Pakistan · Peshawar
1985-11-07
Best recorded bowling · 6/109
Test v Pakistan · Karachi
1987-10-30
Latest available scorecard
ODI v England · Pune