Thilan Samaraweera
79Sri Lanka · BAT · 1998 to 2011 · on scorecards: TT Samaraweera
BATTING
- Matches
- 53
- Innings
- 42
- Runs
- 862
- Average
- 27.8
- Strike rate
- 69.29
- High score
- 105*
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 11
- Average
- 49.27
- Economy
- 4.63
- Strike rate
- 63.8
- Best figures
- 3/34
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 17 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Thilan Samaraweera played 53 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2011. The first came against India at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, with 1 wicket, and the last against India at Wankhede Stadium in 2011.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 413 runs at 24.3 in 22 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 105 not out from 106 balls against India at Shere Bangla National Stadium in 2010, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 2 hundreds.
At home the average was 35.6 across 21 ODIs; away it was 19.4 across 14 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 262 runs at 23.8 in 16 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 182 runs at 45.5. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 26 of the ODIs Thilan Samaraweera played and lost 24.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 53 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105* | 106 | India | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2010 | Won |
| 104 | 124 | New Zealand | R Premadasa Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 41* | 54 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2010 | Won |
| 38* | 69 | Pakistan | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 37 | 47 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2009 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/34 | 9 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 2/39 | 8 | India | County Ground | 2002 | Lost |
| 1/4 | 2 | Canada | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 1/26 | 7 | England | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2001 | Won |
| 1/27 | 10 | England | Old Trafford | 2002 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 | 262 | 23.82 | 1/0 | 4 | 40.50 |
| England | 7 | 88 | 29.33 | 0/0 | 5 | 28.40 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 212 | 53.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 6 | 68 | 13.60 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 44 | 14.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 59 | 59.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 3 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 2 | 37 | 37.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 60.00 |
| South Africa | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 18 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 320 | 35.56 | 1/0 | 2 | 15.00 |
| Away | 14 | 175 | 19.44 | 0/0 | 2 | 64.50 |
| Neutral | 18 | 367 | 28.23 | 1/0 | 7 | 54.71 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 39 | 9.75 | 0/0 | 6 | 44.17 |
| 2000s | 22 | 413 | 24.29 | 1/0 | 4 | 61.00 |
| 2010s | 25 | 410 | 41.00 | 1/0 | 1 | 33.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 8 | 182 | 45.50 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 7 | 108 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 5 | 173 | 86.50 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 5 | 63 | 15.75 | 0/0 | 2 | 104.00 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 26.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 44 | 44.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1998 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2011 at Wankhede Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 22 September 1976
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,244
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 5th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 52.3
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 66.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 113.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 49.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 56.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 888 balls faced in that period.
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