Full name Karunakalage Sajeewa Chanaka De Silva
Born January 11, 1971, Kalutara
Current age 50 years 10 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Burgher Recreation Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 12 | 5 | 65 | 27 | 9.28 | 178 | 36.51 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| ODIs | 38 | 19 | 13 | 39 | 13* | 6.50 | 92 | 42.39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| First-class | 111 | 133 | 41 | 1099 | 74 | 11.94 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 74 | 36 | 16 | 170 | 35 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| T20s | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 15.00 | 26 | 115.38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 14 | 1585 | 889 | 16 | 5/85 | 5/158 | 55.56 | 3.36 | 99.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 38 | 37 | 1619 | 1323 | 52 | 3/18 | 3/18 | 25.44 | 4.90 | 31.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 111 | 15412 | 7936 | 346 | 7/73 | 22.93 | 3.08 | 44.5 | 19 | 2 | |||
| List A | 74 | 2859 | 2167 | 78 | 3/18 | 3/18 | 27.78 | 4.54 | 36.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T20s | 3 | 2 | 42 | 61 | 0 | - | - | - | 8.71 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton, Mar 14-17, 1997 scorecard |
| Last Test | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Mar 12-15, 1999 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Kenya v Sri Lanka at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 28, 1996 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Jun 5, 2000 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1990/91 |
| Last First-class | Panadura Sports Club v Burgher Recreation Club at Panadura, Nov 14-16, 2003 scorecard |
| List A span | 1992/93 - 2002/03 |
| T20s debut | Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Burgher Recreation Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Sep 3, 2004 scorecard |
Sajeewa de Silva took full advantage of his selection into the National Side with an exemplary performance in the Test series versus Pakistan in Colombo. Although, he has not produced a noteworthy Test contribution since then, he still remains a very useful one-day cricketer. Not a quickie by Test standards, Sajeewa relies more on swing and maintaining an excellent line and length. He has an excellent wicket taking record in ODIs by employing this tactic to often lull the batsmen into thinking they can score off him. (Treshad Sosa, November 1997)
- Vaas returning to county cricket after second Test (Jul 2, 2007)
May 17, 2001
Sajeewa de Silva - Portrait
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