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Full name Thilan Thusara Samaraweera
Born September 22, 1976, Colombo
Current age 28 years 295 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Colts Cricket Club, Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
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Tests 26 37 7 1500 142 50.00 3755 39.94 4 8 145 1 19 0
ODIs 14 11 1 175 33 17.50 324 54.01 0 0 14 0 2 0
First-class 142 186 44 6245 206 43.97 12 35 113 0
List A 99 72 21 1346 76 26.39 0 6 34 0
Twenty-20 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 3 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 26 1285 671 14 4/49 6/67 47.92 3.13 91.78 1 0 0
ODIs 14 672 509 10 3/34 3/34 50.89 4.54 67.20 0 0 0
First-class 142 17307 8030 347 6/55 23.14 2.78 49.87 15 2
List A 99 4624 3061 108 7/30 7/30 28.34 3.97 42.81 0 2 0
Twenty-20 1 24 20 0 - - - 5.00 - 0 0 0
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Test debut Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC) - Aug 29-Sep 2, 2001
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Last Test New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington - Apr 11-14, 2005
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ODI debut India v Sri Lanka at Sharjah - Nov 6, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI England v Sri Lanka at Perth - Dec 20, 2002 scorecard
First-class span 1995/96 - 2004/05
List A span 1995/96 - 2004/05
Twenty-20 span 2004
As an offspinner, Thilan Samaraweera lived in the
shadow of Muttiah Muralitharan during the early days, only
sporadically playing in one-day matches. But since scoring a Test
century on debut against India in August 2001, an innings that
helped Sri Lanka to a 2-1 series win, he has carved out a reputation
as a specialist Test batsman. An adhesive and well-organised player,
he took a particular liking to his home ground, the SSC in Colombo,
where he scored three centuries in his first six Tests. With the
departure of Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne from the
side, he has cemented his place in the middle order, where his
patient and no-risks approach provides a useful counterpoint to his
more flamboyant colleagues. Opportunities in the one-day team have
been limited and he has been branded a Test specialist by the
selectors. His steady off-spin is rarely used now, although he has a
developing reputation as a partnership-breaker and clearly has the
talent to become a more-than-useful support bowler. Although Mahela
Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara are queuing up for the captaincy,
Samaraweera has also impressed while leading the A team and could be
an outside bet as a captain a few years down the line.
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