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Full name Thilan Thusara Samaraweera
Born September 22, 1976, Colombo
Current age 36 years 239 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Colts Cricket Club, Kandurata, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - DP Samaraweera, Brother-in-law - WMB Perera
November 6, 1998
An uneventful ODI debut
Thilan Samaraweera makes his ODI debut against India in Sharjah but does not bat. Fails to cement a place in the ODI team and plays only eight matches between 1998 and 2001
August 29-September 2, 2001
A more eventful Test debut
Samaraweera scores a century on Test debut against India at the SSC
October 21, 2004
Century abroad, at last
Scores his first century away from the SSC in Colombo. Makes 100 against Pakistan in Faisalabad - his fourth Test hundred - in a low-scoring match that Sri Lanka win by 201 runs
May 2006
Briefly in exile
Plays his last Test for 18 months. Samaraweera is cut from the squad following a lean run in 2005-06, after making double-digit scores only four times in his last 14 innings.
November 8, 2007
Second coming
Makes a comeback during the tour of Australia, scoring 13 and 20 in Brisbane
April-July 2008
Two Tests, two tons
Scores hundreds in consecutive Tests, against West Indies in Trinidad, and against India at the SSC. It's the beginning of a purple patch
February-March 2009
Two Tests, two double tons
Scores consecutive double-centuries against Pakistan, in Karachi and Lahore. His partnership of 437 with Mahela Jayawardene in Karachi is a world record for the fourth wicket
March 3, 2009
Biting the bullet
Samaraweeera gets shot in the left thigh during a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team's bus while they were on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The Test is called off and the team returns to Sri Lanka
July 4, 2009
Back after surgery
Makes a return to the Test team after surgery and three months out of the game. Plays 50th Test against Pakistan in Galle
July 30, 2009
Return to the shorter format
Plays first ODI since November 2005, against Pakistan in Dambulla, and scores 10
September 8, 2009
Finally, an ODI hundred
- Scores maiden ODI century - 104 versus New Zealand in Colombo- in his 22nd game. Gets a run in the ODI side thereafter
August, 2010
Double effort in vain
- Scores an unbeaten 137 in the first innings on a difficult P Sara Oval surface and an 83 after Sri Lanka were down to 87 for 7 in the second, but couldn't prevent an Indian victory
December, 2011
South Africa stunned
- Hits a memorable 102 in Durban in his comeback series to set up Sri Lanka's maiden Test victory in South Africa
December, 2012
Difficulties down under
Has a horror tour of Australia, managing only 77 runs in six innings as Sri Lanka go down 3-0
March, 2013
Adieu to internationals
Announces his retirement from international cricket after being dropped for the Bangladesh Test series at home
Tournament Results
India v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS)
- Sep 11, 2009
India won by 6 wickets (with 57 balls remaining)
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India won by 6 wickets (with 57 balls remaining)
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