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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 28 years 319 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 75 92 25 643 34 9.59 0 0 24 0
List A 49 26 7 113 21* 5.94 0 0 10 0
Twenty20 12 4 3 3 2* 3.00 0 0 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 75 9157 5479 250 7/49 21.91 3.59 36.6 9 0
List A 49 2124 1637 71 7/25 7/25 23.05 4.62 29.9 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
First-class debut 1999/00
Last First-class Colombo Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (CCC), Mar 27-30, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 1999/00
Last List A Kandurata v Ruhuna at Colombo (RPS), Jan 8, 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
 Profile

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.


 Notes

  • Played three years representing Kalutara Vidyalaya


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Nov 26, 2007

Michael Vaughan stands after being bowled by Sujeewa de Silva
Michael Vaughan stands after being bowled by Sujeewa de Silva
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Sep 28, 2007

Sri Lankan team-mates congratulate Sujeewa de Silva for dismissing Phil Mustard
Sri Lankan team-mates congratulate Sujeewa de Silva for dismissing Phil Mustard
© AFP

Aug 19, 2007

Sujeeva de Silva was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4 for 33
Sujeeva de Silva was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4 for 33
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