Sujeewa de Silva

Sujeewa de Silva
සුජීව ද සිල්වා
Personal information
Full name	Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva
Born	7 October 1979 (age 42); Beruwala, Sri Lanka
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Left-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2002-2007);
Test debut (cap 89)	21 July 2002 v Bangladesh
Last Test	11 July 2007 v Bangladesh
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 January 2017

Sujeewa de Silva should not be confused with another Sri Lankan cricketer, Sajeewa de Silva

Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva (born October 7, 1979 in Beruwala), or Sujeewa de Silva, is a former Sri Lankan Test cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He is a past student of Kalutara Vidyalaya.

He has been involved in Twenty20 cricket since 2004. He quit from all cricket in 2014.

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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[1] "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

[2] "Sri Lanka call up Sujeewa de Silva". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

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