PlayersSri Lanka

WPUJC Vaas

Lower-order all-rounder, Sri Lanka, 25 Tests, 2003-2009. Debut v England, 2003

24.9Adjusted average. Raw 27.8, so −2.9 for how hard his runs were. It could reasonably be anywhere from 12.1 to 48.5.

Where the −2.9 comes from

The bowling he faced−3.7

Home or away+0.5

The grounds+0.3

Value per innings: 14.8
Each run worth: 0.8×

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

Season by seasonBatting, as recorded

Year	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50	SR
2003	1	9	9	9.00	0	0	81.8
2004	2	10	10	10.00	0	0	43.5
2005	4	113	65	28.25	0	1	68.9
2006	12	303	64	37.88	0	2	40.5
2007	8	261	100	65.25	1	1	57.1
2008	8	183	54	30.50	0	1	42.2
2009	4	39	20	19.50	0	0	45.3
Career	39	918	100*	35.31	1	5	47.7

Percentile rankingsvs all Test players (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Batting

Value

Adjusted avg

Value / inns

14.8

Volume

Runs

918

Average

35.31

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

16.7

Strike rate

47.7

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

35.17

Bowling

Value

Adjusted avg

27.9

Volume

Wickets

5 wkts

Quality

Average

32.53

Strike rate

Economy

2.87

Conditions

Away average

31.07

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
England	11	305	50.83	0
Bangladesh	6	223	74.33	1
West Indies	4	113	37.67	0
New Zealand	6	94	15.67	0
India	4	70	23.33	0
South Africa	2	68	34.00	0
Australia	4	29	14.50	0
Pakistan	2	16	16.00	0

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
England	20	33.75	4/28	0
Bangladesh	13	20.38	4/55	0
New Zealand	12	21.83	6/108	1
West Indies	12	19.75	5/61	1
India	5	44.00	2/32	0
Australia	2	104.00	1/39	0
Pakistan	1	156.00	1/43	0
South Africa	1	124.00	1/71	0

Home & away

Home

36.38bat avg

35.7bowl avg

Away

35.17bat avg

31.07bowl avg

Neutral

23bat avg

12.33bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	13	336	42.00
2nd	12	303	30.30
3rd	11	265	44.17
4th	3	14	7.00

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v Pakistan41/90Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2009-07-20 v Pakistan120/66National Stadium, Karachi2009-02-21 v Bangladesh3 & 203/37Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong2009-01-03 v India471/64P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo2008-08-08 v India1 & 04/106Galle International Stadium2008-07-31 v India220/50Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2008-07-23 v West Indies1 & 454/128Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad2008-04-03 v West Indies54 & 138/109Providence Stadium, Guyana2008-03-22 v England904/65Galle International Stadium2007-12-18 v England42/124Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2007-12-09

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 39
Not outs: 13
Runs: 918
Average: 35.31
Strike rate: 47.7
Highest: 100*
Hundreds: 1
Fifties: 5
Ducks: 4

Wickets: 66
Average: 32.53
Economy: 2.87
Strike rate: 68
Best: 6/108
5 wickets: 2
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 4486