Thilan Samaraweera
SLBatter
About Thilan Samaraweera
Name
Thilan Samaraweera
Gender
Male
Birth
22 Sept 1976
Birth Place
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height
5 ft 9 in
Nationality
Sri Lankan
Role
Batter
Bats
right handed
Bowls
right-arm off-break
Thilan Thusara Samaraweera (born 22 September 1976) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. Samaraweera played international cricket for Sri Lanka as a permanent member in Test squad and is in the side primarily for his solid right-handed batting but is also a capable off spinner. He is the current fielding coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League for 2018.
Thilan Samaraweera Recent Form
Batting
Bowling
Thilan Samaraweera Career Stats
Batting
| Format | Mat | Inn | R | 100s | 50s | HS | SR | Avg | Fours | Sixes | Duck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 53 | 42 | 862 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 69.29 | 27.81 | 76 | 0 | 1 |
| Test | 81 | 132 | 5462 | 14 | 30 | 231 | 46.92 | 48.77 | 633 | 7 | 0 |
| WC ODI | 7 | 7 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 73.83 | 36.67 | 10 | 0 | -- |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inn | W | Econ | Avg | Best | 3W | 5W | SR | Maiden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 53 | 17 | 11 | 4.63 | 49.27 | 3/34 | 0 | 0 | 63.82 | 0 |
| Test | 81 | 35 | 15 | 3.12 | 45.93 | 6/67 | 0 | 0 | 88.47 | 0 |
| WC ODI | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 |
Career Debut Information
ODI DebutSri Lanka vs India at Sharjah - November 06, 1998
Test DebutSri Lanka vs India at Colombo (SSC) - August 29 - September 02, 2001
Teams played for
WorcestershireSri Lanka