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Janith Liyanage

Sri Lanka · Colombo Kaps · Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club · Colombo

Janith Liyanage

31Sri Lanka

  • Right-handed finisher
  • Right-arm fast-medium bowler
  • New-ball bowler

T20 record

Batting

MatInnsRunsBallsAvgSRHS50s4s6sDot %
T20524881063820.30127.0586742234.0
LPL252345732322.90141.5565441531.3
Last 10101020813320.80156.458120929.3

Bowling

InnsBallsRunsWktsEconAvgSRDot %
T2023229412310.79137.3076.326.2
LPL1183171112.36171.0083.020.5
Last 1067211129.2555.5036.029.2

Batting style

Balanced finisher

  • PowerplayOvers 1–6

    Strike rate–
    Balls per dismissal–

  • Middle oversOvers 7–15

    Strike rate142Par 132
    Balls per dismissal31Par 21

  • DeathOvers 16–20

    Strike rate132Par 161
    Balls per dismissal12Par 12
FigurePlayerParAgainst par
Average26.123.5
Strike rate140142
Boundary %17.818.0
Dot %31.133.1
Sixes, % of boundaries2539
Strike rate v pace144156
Strike rate v spin137132
Strike rate, first 10 balls133120

354 balls in T20s · Jul 2024 – Aug 2026

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Strengths and weaknesses

Weaknesses

  • Six-hittingone every 29.0 balls (field 17.4 across LPL, T20Is and Major Clubs T20 Tournament)

By phase

Balls facedSROutBalls bowledEconWkts
Powerplay156122.41310110.513
Middle overs380131.11711210.820
Death (overs 16–20)102118.6101612.380

Men's T20

International rank
132nd
batters
Overall rank
350th
all T20 batters
Runs a match
0.3
below an average player

Men's T20 batting, runs a match

AveragePeak 0.2 below
August 2026Now 0.4 below
20222023202420252026
ICC rank
–
Last 2 yearsMatRunsAvgSRWktsBowl avgEcon
T203253223.1136.12130.510.37

Not in our T20 bowling rankings.

Teams

Leagues

YearsMatRunsAvgSRWktsEcon
LPL2021–20262545722.90141.5112.36
Major Clubs T20 Tournament2024–20261317214.30122.929.50

T20 streaks

Last 10CareerNowBest
30+ score2/1019%0220053223275225816
Took a wicket2/1013%110000010001
  • Janith Liyanage has made 30 or more in 2 of the last 10 T20 innings.
  • Janith Liyanage has taken a wicket in 2 of the last 10 T20s bowled in.

Last 10 T20s

DateTeamOpponentGroundBatBowlResult
1 Sept 2026Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic ClubColts Cricket ClubSinhalese Sports Club Ground16 (14)1/11 (2.0)Won by 4 wicketsW 4 wkts
28 Aug 2026Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic ClubAce Capital Cricket ClubNondescripts Cricket Club Ground58 (39)0/34 (3.0)Won by 13 runsW 13 runs
24 Aug 2026Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic ClubSinhalese Sports ClubR Premadasa Stadium––No resultNo result
20 Aug 2026Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic ClubNondescripts Cricket ClubColts Cricket Club Ground22 (15)0/16 (2.0)Lost by 46 runs (DLS)L 46 runs (DLS)
16 Aug 2026Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic ClubPanadura Sports ClubSurrey Village5 (3)0/25 (2.0)Lost by 4 wickets (DLS)L 4 wkts (DLS)
12 Aug 2026Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic ClubBadureliya Sports ClubPolice Park Ground27 (21)1/13 (2.0)Lost by 7 wicketsL 7 wkts
7 Aug 2026Colombo KapsGalle GallantsR Premadasa Stadium23 (9)–Lost by 6 wicketsL 6 wkts
5 Aug 2026Colombo KapsKandy RoyalsR Premadasa Stadium32 (19)–Won by 68 runsW 68 runs
1 Aug 2026Colombo KapsGalle GallantsPallekele International Cricket Stadium5 (3)–Lost by 13 runsL 13 runs
29 Jul 2026Colombo KapsDambulla SixersPallekele International Cricket Stadium0 (1)–Won by 4 wicketsW 4 wkts

Pitch map

ODIs420 balls

FullOff side2m4m6m8m10m12m0.5% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps1.2% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps1.0% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps1.7% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps2.9% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps2.1% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps2.4% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps1.4% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps1.4% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps5.0% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps2.4% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps1.4% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps3.1% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps2.6% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps2.6% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps2.4% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps2.9% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps7.4% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps6.4% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps9.0% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps3.6% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps1.7% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps1.4% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps2.6% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps4.5% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps2.9% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps2.4% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps2.4% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps5.0% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps1.4% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 10–11m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 10–11m from the stumps1.2% of balls, 10–11m from the stumps1.4% of balls, 10–11m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 10–11m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 11–12m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 11–12m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 11–12m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 12–13m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 12–13m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 12–13m from the stumps1.9% of balls, 12–13m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 12–13m from the stumpsLeg sideShort

Records

  1. 8thHighest strike rates in LPL history141.49
  2. =10thMost fifties in LPL history5

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  1. Opinion · The Sri Lanka chase that left Harry Brook's 202 without a curtain callBrook made the highest score of his ODI career and lost. The side that beat him had been bowled out for 132 by England a month earlier.

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