Sajeewa de Silva
84Sri Lanka · PACE · 1996 to 2000 · on scorecards: KSC de Silva
BATTING
- Matches
- 38
- Innings
- 19
- Runs
- 39
- Average
- 6.5
- Strike rate
- 42.39
- High score
- 13*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 52
- Average
- 25.44
- Economy
- 4.9
- Strike rate
- 31.1
- Best figures
- 3/18
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 12 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Sajeewa de Silva played 38 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2000. The first came against Kenya at Gymkhana Club Ground, with 2 wickets, and the last against Pakistan at Bangabandhu National Stadium in 2000.
The best bowling is 3 for 18 against New Zealand at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 1996. With the ball: 7 wickets at 42.0 at home and 12 wickets at 29.8 away. The most wickets came against Pakistan: 23 wickets at 22.5 in 13 ODIs.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 14 wickets at 17.0. Sri Lanka won 23 of the ODIs Sajeewa de Silva played and lost 12.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 38 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13* | 7 | Pakistan | Captain Roop Singh Stadium | 1997 | Lost |
| 6 | 7 | Pakistan | R Premadasa Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 5* | 15 | South Africa | Gaddafi Stadium | 1997 | Lost |
| 4* | 3 | South Africa | Nairobi Club Ground | 1996 | Won |
| 3* | 3 | India | Nehru Stadium | 1997 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/18 | 8 | New Zealand | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1996 | Tied/NR |
| 3/40 | 7 | Pakistan | 1997 | Won | |
| 3/48 | 10 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1996 | Won |
| 3/58 | 9.4 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 3/59 | 10 | Pakistan | Captain Roop Singh Stadium | 1997 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 13 | 24 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 23 | 22.48 |
| India | 9 | 3 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 41.50 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 36.50 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 11.33 |
| South Africa | 3 | 9 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 25.40 |
| West Indies | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 29.67 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 17.00 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 13.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 42.00 |
| Away | 11 | 6 | – | 0/0 | 12 | 29.83 |
| Neutral | 19 | 27 | 5.40 | 0/0 | 33 | 20.33 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37 | 38 | 6.33 | 0/0 | 50 | 25.78 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 17.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 8 | 4 | 1.33 | 0/0 | 14 | 17.00 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 5 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 47.50 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 4 | 5 | – | 0/0 | 9 | 20.89 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 34.67 |
| Queens Sports Club | 2 | 3 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 26.00 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 24.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Kenya, 1996 at Gymkhana Club Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2000 at Bangabandhu National Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 11 January 1971
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 92
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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