Indika de Saram
Indika de Saram| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Samantha Indika de Saram |
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| Born |
(1973-09-02) 2 September 1973
Matara, Sri Lanka |
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| Batting style |
Right-hand bat |
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| Bowling style |
Right-arm offbreak |
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| Role |
Wicket-keeper |
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| International information |
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| National side |
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| Test debut (cap 79) |
18 November 1999 v Zimbabwe |
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| Last Test |
12 March 2000 v Pakistan |
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| ODI debut (cap 100) |
22 August 1999 v Australia |
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| Last ODI |
20 April 2001 v Pakistan |
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| Career statistics |
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| Competition |
Test |
ODI |
FC |
LA |
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| Matches |
4 |
15 |
217 |
183 |
| Runs scored |
117 |
183 |
12,679 |
4,553 |
| Batting average |
23.40 |
16.63 |
39.13 |
28.63 |
| 100s/50s |
0/0 |
0/0 |
28/68 |
4/30 |
| Top score |
39 |
38 |
237 |
138 |
| Balls bowled |
– |
– |
1,912 |
652 |
| Wickets |
– |
– |
27 |
11 |
| Bowling average |
– |
– |
43.33 |
43.90 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
– |
– |
0 |
0 |
| 10 wickets in match |
– |
– |
0 |
0 |
| Best bowling |
– |
– |
3/27 |
2/5 |
| Catches/stumpings |
1/– |
9/– |
236/8 |
71/2 | |
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 June 2015 |
Samantha Indika de Saram (born September 2, 1973 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper.
A powerful batsman, Saram kept wicket and scored a vast number of runs for his school team, becoming one of the most reliable batsmen in the country, including an innings in which he alone scored 304 runs in just 149 balls. However, playing for his Test side, he was never really given a chance to shine, and he has not played a Test match for nearly six years, opting instead for the realms of Twenty20 cricket.
He has also played for Sultans of Sylhet in Bangladesh's NCL T20 Bangladesh.
