Sujeewa de Silva

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Sujeewa de Silva
Personal information
Full name
Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva
Born (1979-10-07) 7 October 1979 (age 44)
Beruwala, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  89)21 July 2002 v  Bangladesh
Last Test11 July 2007 v  Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches31137317
Runs scored109351626
Batting average 10.008.506.486.00
100s/50s0/00/00/00/0
Top score5*4721*2*
Balls bowled43213,1533,009309
Wickets 1133910825
Bowling average 19.0023.9622.2914.88
5 wickets in innings 01120
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling4/357/497/254/16
Catches/stumpings 1/–38/–14/–4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 January 2017

Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva (born 7 October 1979) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He is a past student of Kalutara Vidyalaya.

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Domestic career

In 2000 he broke the record for the most wickets in the Premier Under-23 Trophy, but failed to attract the selectors. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament. [1]

International career

He made his Test debut on 21 July 2002 against Bangladesh as the 89th Test cap. In 2007, he was called up to the squad as cover for injured Chanaka Welagedara, but did not play a match. [2]

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References

  1. "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. "Sri Lanka call up Sujeewa de Silva". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.