Saman Jayantha

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Saman Jayantha
Personal information
Full name
Warushavithana Saman Jayantha
Born (1974-01-26) 26 January 1974 (age 50)
off break
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 119)27 February 2004 v Australia
Last ODI26 December 2004 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition ODI
Matches 17
Runs scored 400
Batting average 26.66
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 74*
Balls bowled 55
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 5/0
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2017

Warushavithana Saman Jayantha (born 26 January 1974), known as Saman Jayantha, is a former Sri Lankan

Sri Lanka
in 2004 before he was dropped by the Sri Lankan selectors.

International career

He started his international career by scoring 24 runs in two matches against

New Zealand
caused his exit from the team.

Domestic career

He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[1]

Jayantha was also part of the Sri Lankan team that lifted the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes title in 2007 where he was also the leading wicket taker in that tournament with 6 wickets. In the 2003 Hong Kong Sixes he was the leading runscorer scoring 152 runs and went on to win the man of the tournament award. He is also the only Sri Lankan to have won the "Man of the tournament" award in Hong Kong Sixes history.[2]

References

  1. ^ "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

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