MDK Perera

Bowling all-rounder, Sri Lanka, 43 Tests, 2014-2021. Debut v Pakistan, 2014

35.0Adjusted bowling average, 119th of 137 bowlers: runs per wicket once the batters he bowled at, the grounds and the conditions are allowed for, so lower is better. Raw 35.9. It could reasonably be anywhere from 32.3 to 41.3.

Where his adjusted bowling average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

116Rahat AliPakistan34.8 117S SreesanthIndia34.8 118JEC FranklinNew Zealand35.0

119MDK PereraSri Lanka35.0

120MM AliEngland35.0 121Zulfiqar BabarPakistan35.2 122CH GayleWest Indies35.3

Every bowler on one chart

Season by seasonBowling, as recorded

Year	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ
2014	36	1083	30.08	2.98
2015	8	218	27.25	3.33
2016	23	565	24.57	2.97
2017	34	1616	47.53	3.59
2018	50	1466	29.32	3.12
2019	5	564	112.80	3.35
2021	5	268	53.60	2.88
Career	161	5780	35.90	3.21

Percentile rankingsvs all Test players (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Bowling

Value

Adjusted avg

35.2

Volume

Wickets

161

5 wkts

Quality

Average

35.9

Strike rate

67.1

Economy

3.21

Conditions

Away average

54.27

Batting

Value

Adjusted avg

18.7

Value / inns

17.3

Volume

Runs

1303

Average

18.88

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

Strike rate

46.9

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

17.27

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg
Pakistan	14	289	22.23
Bangladesh	8	214	26.75
India	11	212	23.56
England	10	168	16.80
Australia	10	139	13.90
Zimbabwe	6	122	30.50
West Indies	6	69	23.00
New Zealand	5	51	10.20

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
South Africa	32	18.06	6/32	2
England	27	29.44	5/75	2
Pakistan	26	40.31	5/98	2
Bangladesh	23	37.22	5/109	1
Australia	17	36.47	6/70	1
Zimbabwe	12	31.17	3/34	0
India	10	84.90	3/202	0
West Indies	7	32.57	3/28	0

Home & away

Home

17.63bat avg

29.91bowl avg

Away

17.27bat avg

54.27bowl avg

Neutral

33.33bat avg

29.15bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	25	545	22.71
2nd	17	359	23.93
3rd	23	255	11.59
4th	12	144	18.00

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v England67 & 41/125Galle International Stadium2021-01-22 v England0 & 244/143Galle International Stadium2021-01-14 v Pakistan48 & 50/117National Stadium, Karachi2019-12-19 v Pakistan160/85Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium2019-12-11 v New Zealand13 & 03/114P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo2019-08-22 v Australia10 & 40/164Manuka Oval, Canberra2019-02-01 v Australia1 & 82/84Brisbane Cricket Ground2019-01-24 v New Zealand0 & 222/162Hagley Oval, Christchurch2018-12-26 v New Zealand162/156Basin Reserve, Wellington2018-12-15 v England0 & 58/201Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2018-11-23

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 77
Not outs: 8
Runs: 1303
Average: 18.88
Strike rate: 46.9
Highest: 95
Hundreds: 0
Fifties: 7
Ducks: 14

Wickets: 161
Average: 35.90
Economy: 3.21
Strike rate: 67.1
Best: 6/32
5 wickets: 8
10 wkt match: 2
Balls: 10805