Sujeewa de Silva
Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva (born 7 October 1979) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He is a past student of Kalutara Vidyalaya.
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| Full name | Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 1979 Beruwala, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 89) | 21 July 2002 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 11 July 2007 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Domestic career
In 2000 he broke the record for the most wickets in the Premier Under-23 Trophy, but failed to attract the selectors. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[1]
International career
He made his Test debut on 21 July 2002 against Bangladesh as the 89th Test cap. In 2007, he was called up to the squad as cover for injured Chanaka Welagedara, but did not play a match.[2]
References
- "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- "Sri Lanka call up Sujeewa de Silva". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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