Sadeera Samarawickrama

Sri Lanka|Wicketkeeper Batter
Sadeera Samarawickrama
INTL CAREER: 2017 - 2024
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Full Name

Wedagedara Sadeera Rashen Samarawickrama

Born

August 30, 1995, Colombo

Age

28y 202d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Wicketkeeper Batter

Education

St. Josephs College

In the longest format, Sadeera Samarawickrama is a dashing wicketkeeper-batsman who plays in the middle order. In limited-overs cricket, he has routinely set his teams off to fast starts as an opener. In any case, few school leavers of his vintage have made such a successful transition to the senior level. The national selectors have taken notice.

Having begun his cricket at Colombo's Thurstan College, Samarawickrama moved to St Joseph's in his final years, and prospered in the school system, even hitting a memorable 126 in St Joseph's biggest fixture of the year. That performance propelled him into Sri Lanka's Under-19 squad, where he again impressed, making 265 runs at an average of 44.17 in the 2014 Youth World Cup.

While Kusal Mendis - his team-mate from that U-19 side - was fast-tracked to the national side, Samarawickrama would have to earn his place through first-class performances. His first season with Colts Cricket Club was modest, but his second was good, and his third outstanding. Samarawickrama topped Tier-A run charts with 1016 runs at 59.76 in the 2016-17 season. On his debut for Sri Lanka A in February 2017, he cracked 185 runs off 223 balls against a strong England Lions attack.

On the back of those runs, Samarawickrama earned a maiden Sri Lanka call-up in September of the same year, for the Tests against Pakistan.
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Sadeera Samarawickrama Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests9141308104*23.6940775.6710402152
ODIs41385117010835.45122395.6618120790
T20Is1817231061*20.66281110.320232292
FC871455513218836.65721571.1214206292813723
List A14313315428613036.32483788.606304352310036
T20s9995142462100*30.392040120.68115244365929

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests9------------
ODIs41------------
T20Is18------------
FC87690810---5.40-000
List A143------------
T20s99------------
Wedagedara Sadeera Rashen Samarawickrama

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Photos of Sadeera Samarawickrama

Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama were involved in a 96-run, third-wicket stand
Sadeera Samarawickrama loses his shape, and his grip on the bat
Sadeera Samarawickrama couldn't quite hold on to a catch
The victorious Sri Lanka squad with its spoils
Sadeera Samarawickrama applauds for Kusal Mendis' half-century
Sadeera Samarawickrama lifted Sri Lanka after two early wickets