Ranatunga completes 7000 One-day Runs

by Atul Kahate
10 November 1998



In the first match of the current Coca-Cola Champions Trophy in Sharjah against India on 6 November, the Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga became the seventh player and the second Sri Lankan to score 7000 runs in Limited Overs International cricket.

The following tables show Ranatunga's performance against each Opponent updated to the end of the third match (India v Zimbabwe, 8 November) in the current Coca-Cola Champions Trophy tournament in Sharjah and his milestones.

Table (A) Performances against each opponent

Vs     Mts  Inns NO   Runs   HS    Avg     100 50  0   S/R     

Pak    65   61   11   1860  102*   37.20   2  12   3   81.60  
Ind    52   47    8   1333  131*   34.18   1   7   3   81.91 
NZ     35   33    5    838  102    29.93   1   3   1   71.69   
WI     22   22    7    756   87*   50.40   0   8   1   74.67   
Aus    28   26    5    747   71*   35.57   0   5   1   74.55   
Zim    13   13    4    438   88*   48.67   0   4   1   90.50   
RSA    15   15    2    435   93*   33.46   0   4   2   69.60   
Eng    12   11    0    291   42    26.45   0   0   1   65.41   
Bdesh   4    4    2    227   71   113.50   0   3   0   99.19   
Ken     2    2    2    100   75*    0.00   0   1   0  128.21 

Home   68   59   18   1906  131*   46.49   2  14   2   85.92  
Away  180  175   28   5119  102*   34.82   2  33  11   75.93  

TOTAL 248  234   46   7025  131*   37.37   4  47  13   78.35  


Table (B) Milestones

Milestone Mts Ins Age     Period          Milestone reached              
	          (Years/Days)

 1000      49  46 23/ 45   4/335	Ind   Vadodara (Motibaug)  15 Jan 1987
 2000      84  81 26/ 78   8/  3	Pak   Adelaide             17 Feb 1990
 3000     115 109 29/ 64  10/355	Zim   Sharjah              03 Feb 1993
 4000     149 141 30/290  12/215	Ind   Colombo (SSC)        17 Sep 1994
 5000     181 172 32/ 96  14/ 21	Ken   Kandy                06 Mar 1996
 6000     216 205 33/233  15/158	Bdesh Colombo (SSC)        22 Jul 1997
 7000     247 233 34/340  16/265	Ind   Sharjah              06 Nov 1998

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (atul.kahate@db.com)


Source: CricInfo