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Sujeewa de Silva
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva
Born October 7, 1979, Beruwala
Current age 29 years 5 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Colombo Cricket Club, Galle Cricket Club, Ruhuna, Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium-fast
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
5* |
10.00 |
38 |
26.31 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| First-class |
78 |
96 |
25 |
692 |
43 |
9.74 |
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0 |
0 |
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25 |
0 |
| List A |
50 |
27 |
8 |
117 |
21* |
6.15 |
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0 |
0 |
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10 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2* |
3.00 |
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0 |
0 |
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3 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
3 |
6 |
432 |
209 |
11 |
4/35 |
4/63 |
19.00 |
2.90 |
39.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
78 |
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9579 |
5777 |
258 |
7/49 |
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22.39 |
3.61 |
37.1 |
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9 |
0 |
| List A |
50 |
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2160 |
1683 |
71 |
7/25 |
7/25 |
23.70 |
4.67 |
30.4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
12 |
12 |
255 |
289 |
20 |
4/32 |
4/32 |
14.45 |
6.80 |
12.7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), Jul 21-23, 2002 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Kandy, Jul 11-14, 2007 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1999/00 |
| Last First-class |
South Africa A v Sri Lanka A at Benoni, Sep 11-14, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1999/00 |
| Last List A |
South Africa A v Sri Lanka A at Bloemfontein, Sep 26, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Colombo Cricket Club v Panadura Sports Club at Colombo (Police), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Ruhuna v Wayamba at Kurunegala, May 1, 2008 scorecard |
Sujeewa de Silva, a left-arm swing bowler from the southern resort town of Beruwela, shot to prominence in the Premier Under 23 Trophy in 2000 when he broke the league record for the most wickets in a season. Although possessed with the precious ability to swing the ball late, he failed to catch the eye of the selectors until after Sri Lanka's tour of England, when he was picked to play two Tests against Bangladesh as the selectors rested senior bowlers. He had to wait nearly five years to play his next Test, coincidentally against Bangladesh. He later made it to the probables squad for the Champions Trophy.
- Played three years representing Kalutara Vidyalaya
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Michael Vaughan stands after being bowled by Sujeewa de Silva
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Sep 28, 2007 |
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Sri Lankan team-mates congratulate Sujeewa de Silva for dismissing Phil Mustard
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Aug 19, 2007 |
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Sujeeva de Silva was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4 for 33
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