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Indika de Saram      

Full name Samantha Indika de Saram

Born September 2, 1973, Matara

Current age 36 years 81 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colts Cricket Club, Ragama Cricket Club, Ruhuna, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Samantha Indika de Saram
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 4 5 0 117 39 23.40 284 41.19 0 0 15 0 1 0
ODIs 15 13 2 183 38 16.63 270 67.77 0 0 12 1 9 0
T20Is 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0
First-class 179 286 20 10365 237 38.96 21 60 184 8
List A 143 131 9 3507 138 28.74 3 22 49 1
Twenty20 19 17 4 485 94 37.30 327 148.31 0 3 31 30 11 2
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ODIs 15 - - - - - - - - - - - -
T20Is 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 179 817 450 7 2/92 64.28 3.30 116.7 0 0
List A 143 430 297 8 2/5 2/5 37.12 4.14 53.7 0 0 0
Twenty20 19 1 18 34 4 4/34 4/34 8.50 11.33 4.5 1 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Nov 18-22, 1999 scorecard
Last Test Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Mar 12-15, 2000 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut Sri Lanka v Australia at Galle, Aug 22, 1999 scorecard
Last ODI Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 20, 2001 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Feb 10, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1990/91
Last First-class Ragama Cricket Club v Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Moors), Nov 13-15, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 1993/94
Last List A Colombo Cricket Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Nov 4, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Galle Cricket Club at Colombo (Police), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Ruhuna v Wayamba at Colombo (SSC), Apr 4, 2009 scorecard
Profile

A slight man but nevertheless powerful batsman who has a sound technique, Indika de Saram broke into the national side in the 1999-2000 tour of Zimbabwe. However, he languished at number six or seven in the order and was never really given an opportunity to express his full potential. He was educated at St Thomas' College in Matara, with whom he also kept wicket and became one of the most consistent scorers in the country. The highlight of his schools career was when he scored 304 runs in just 149 balls, including 25 sixes and 19 fours at the Uyanwatte Stadium against Sri Devanand College, Ambalangoda. He was a regular in the A team before breaking into the national team. He was dropped from the side in 2001 and eight years later, made a comeback when he was included in the Twenty20 squad against the touring Indians and later for the ICC World Twenty20 in England.

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May 28, 2009

Indika de Saram gets the blessings of a monk, Colombo, May 28, 2009

Indika de Saram gets the blessings of a monk

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Oct 25, 2004

Indika de Saram

Indika de Saram

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Jul 3, 2001

Portrait of Indika de Saram , 2001

Indika de Saram

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Country Fixtures Country Results
SL Air SC v Burgher at Colombo (Riffle)
Dec 11-13 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
2nd Test: India v Sri Lanka at Kanpur
Nov 24-28 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Final: Panadura v Seeduwa RCC at Colombo (PSS)
Nov 25 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Final: Tamil Union v Chilaw at Colombo (SSC)
Nov 25 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Burgher v Moratuwa at Colombo (Burgher)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Col CC v Badureliya at Colombo (CCC)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Colts v Saracens at Colombo (Colts)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Lankan CC v SL Navy at Welisara
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Moors v Nondescripts at Colombo (Moors)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Panadura v Singha SC at Panadura
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Police SC v SL Air SC at Colombo (Police)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Sebast CAC v Seeduwa RCC at Moratuwa
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Sinhalese v Bloomfield at Colombo (SSC)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
SL Army v Ragama at Panagoda
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Tamil Union v Chilaw at Colombo (PSS)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
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