AD Mathews: runs, wickets and records

AD Mathews appears in 532 recorded men's matches, from 30 November 2008 to 7 September 2026, most often for Sri Lanka, Pune Warriors and Kolkata Knight Riders. The matches split as 118 in Test matches, 216 in One Day Internationals, 86 in Twenty20 Internationals, 102 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 10 in domestic one-day cricket. The most frequent opponents in the records are India (68 matches), Pakistan (66 matches) and New Zealand (55 matches). The ground used most often is Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, with 51 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 8,073 runs in 211 innings, an average of 43.64, a strike rate of 48.3 and a highest score of 200*, with 15 hundreds, 45 fifties and 6 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 5,646 runs in 185 innings, an average of 40.62, a strike rate of 83.8 and a highest score of 139*, with 3 hundreds, 39 fifties and 15 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 1,343 runs in 69 innings, an average of 27.41, a strike rate of 118.6 and a highest score of 81*, with 6 fifties and 1 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 1,852 runs in 91 innings, an average of 27.24, a strike rate of 126.8 and a highest score of 73*, with 4 fifties and 3 ducks.

In domestic one-day cricket, the batting record is 277 runs in 9 innings, an average of 34.62, a strike rate of 76.5 and a highest score of 89, with 2 fifties.

In Test matches, the bowling record is 33 wickets in 86 innings, an average of 54.48, an economy rate of 2.71, a strike rate of 120.5 balls per wicket and best figures of 4 for 44.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 120 wickets in 158 innings, an average of 33.09, an economy rate of 4.65 and best figures of 6 for 20, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 41 wickets in 68 innings, an average of 32.34, an economy rate of 7.14 and best figures of 3 for 16.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 43 wickets in 73 innings, an average of 34.44, an economy rate of 7.98 and best figures of 4 for 19.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 200* from 468 balls against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 19 January 2020 (Tests). 199 from 397 balls against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram on 15 May 2022 (Tests). 160 from 249 balls against England at Headingley on 20 June 2014 (Tests). 157* from 343 balls against Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on 31 December 2013 (Tests). 145* from 342 balls against Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on 23 May 2022 (Tests).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 20 against India at R Premadasa Stadium on 12 September 2009. 4 for 19 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens on 14 March 2010. 4 for 29 against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain on 7 July 2013. 4 for 44 against England at Headingley on 20 June 2014. 4 for 59 against West Indies at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on 1 March 2020.

In Test matches, the player's side won 38 and lost 54 of the 118 recorded matches (41.3% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 101 and lost 102 of the 216 recorded matches (49.8% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 44 and lost 40 of the 86 recorded matches (52.4% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 44 and lost 56 of the 102 recorded matches (44.0% of decided matches).

In domestic one-day cricket, the player's side won 7 and lost 3 of the 10 recorded matches (70.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were India: 16 won, 47 lost in 68 matches, Pakistan: 28 won, 30 lost in 66 matches, New Zealand: 19 won, 28 lost in 55 matches, England: 20 won, 25 lost in 49 matches and Australia: 20 won, 20 lost in 44 matches.

Matches by side: Sri Lanka (420), Pune Warriors (20), Kolkata Knight Riders (15), Colombo Stars (15), Delhi Daredevils (14), B-Love Kandy (11), Kandy Falcons (10), Colts Cricket Club (10), Colombo Kings (9) and Kandy Royals (8).

The grounds used most often are Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (51), R Premadasa Stadium (40), Galle International Stadium (36), Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium (28), Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa (25) and R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (24).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2008 (31), 2009 (834), 2010 (818), 2011 (1,026), 2012 (1,348), 2013 (1,264), 2014 (2,485), 2015 (1,448), 2016 (1,073), 2017 (1,197), 2018 (933), 2019 (582), 2020 (428), 2021 (582), 2022 (828), 2023 (664), 2024 (1,017), 2025 (338), 2026 (295).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2009 (30), 2010 (25), 2011 (9), 2012 (32), 2013 (29), 2014 (34), 2015 (28), 2016 (11), 2017 (6), 2019 (1), 2020 (11), 2023 (13), 2024 (7), 2025 (1), 2026 (1).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2008 (1), 2009 (35), 2010 (43), 2011 (37), 2012 (56), 2013 (52), 2014 (51), 2015 (46), 2016 (27), 2017 (32), 2018 (16), 2019 (14), 2020 (17), 2021 (15), 2022 (18), 2023 (23), 2024 (28), 2025 (10), 2026 (11).

In Test matches, 821 fours and 87 sixes, one boundary every 18.4 balls faced; 47.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 454 fours and 85 sixes, one boundary every 12.5 balls faced; 41.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 87 fours and 45 sixes, one boundary every 8.6 balls faced; 46.0% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 140 fours and 70 sixes, one boundary every 7.0 balls faced; 52.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In domestic one-day cricket, 19 fours and 7 sixes, one boundary every 13.9 balls faced; 42.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 185 recorded dismissals: caught 75%, lbw 10%, bowled 9% and caught and bowled 3%.

In One Day Internationals, 139 recorded dismissals: caught 68%, bowled 14%, lbw 6% and run out 6%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 49 recorded dismissals: caught 57%, bowled 20%, run out 12% and caught and bowled 6%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 68 recorded dismissals: caught 60%, bowled 15%, run out 9% and lbw 7%.

In Test matches: 3,052 dot balls (76.7% of legal deliveries), 161 maidens, 10 wides and 8 no-balls and wickets by caught 67%, lbw 30% and bowled 3%.

In One Day Internationals: 2,882 dot balls (56.2% of legal deliveries), 55 maidens, 95 wides and 5 no-balls and wickets by caught 66%, bowled 18% and lbw 14%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 501 dot balls (44.9% of legal deliveries), 4 maidens, 19 wides and 4 no-balls and wickets by caught 61%, bowled 24% and lbw 12%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 390 dot balls (35.0% of legal deliveries), 36 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 74%, bowled 21% and lbw 5%.

Of the 20 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 12 September 2009 (Sri Lanka v India) and the latest 14 January 2024 (Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka): 4 in Test matches, 9 in One Day Internationals, 5 in Twenty20 Internationals and 2 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 4 July 2009 against Pakistan and the latest 17 June 2025 against Bangladesh.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 30 November 2008 against Zimbabwe and the latest 9 November 2023 against New Zealand.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 8 June 2009 against Australia and the latest 16 June 2024 against Netherlands.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 12 May 2009 against Royal Challengers Bangalore and the latest 5 August 2026 against Colombo Kaps.

The first recorded match in domestic one-day cricket is dated 27 June 2025 against Colombo Cricket Club and the latest 7 September 2026 against Moors Sports Club.

The most runs against a single opponent are 2,688 against Pakistan in 80 innings (average 45.56), 2,631 against India in 76 innings (average 41.76), 2,189 against England in 56 innings (average 46.57) and 1,839 against New Zealand in 60 innings (average 39.98).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 41 against India in 63 innings, 34 against Pakistan in 60 innings, 24 against New Zealand in 38 innings and 21 against Australia in 26 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Galle International Stadium (2,324 runs in 61 innings), Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (1,138 runs in 49 innings), Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (787 runs in 20 innings) and R Premadasa Stadium (696 runs in 35 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 15 matches and 582 runs; 2022: 18 matches and 828 runs; 2023: 23 matches, 664 runs and 13 wickets; 2024: 28 matches, 1,017 runs and 7 wickets; 2025: 10 matches, 338 runs and 1 wickets; 2026: 11 matches, 295 runs and 1 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2012, with 56 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2014: 2,485. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2014: 34.