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Somachandra De Silva

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Sri LankaSL
FULL NAMEDandeniyage Somachandra De Silva
BORN11 Jun 1942, Galle
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSLegbreak googly
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSri Lanka
TEST
Cap 2
DEBUTFeb 1982
LATESTMar 1984
ODI
Cap 1
DEBUTJun 1975
LATESTFeb 1985
◈ INSIGHTSDay 231 / 365
1

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

2

Great careers have defining series and standout seasons. Head to By Year to find Dandeniyage's peak.

3

High averages and centuries tell one story; strike rates and sixes tell another. Both are here.

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Career Stats

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RUNS
777
AVERAGE
20.45
STRIKE RATE
49.73
HIGH SCORE
61
50S
2
INNINGS
51
WICKETS
69
ECONOMY
3.52

Recent form

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198510 matches
53
AVG 26.50 · SR 44.54 · HS 246 wkts
▲ AVG +6.05 vs career  ·  ▼ -4.00 vs 1984  ·  SR -5.19
19847 matches
61
AVG 30.50 · SR 55.96 · HS 1810 wkts
▲ AVG +10.05 vs career  ·  SR +6.23
1982Career best
213
AVG 26.63 · SR 68.49
▲ AVG +6.18 vs career
1979Career worst · 2 matches
7
AVG 7.00 · SR 25.00
▼ AVG -13.45 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 12 MATCHES
406
AVG 21.37  ·  SR 44.52  ·  HS 61  ·  WKTS 37
ODI · 41 MATCHES
371
AVG 19.53  ·  SR 53.69  ·  HS 37  ·  WKTS 32
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1982
213 runs · avg 26.63
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1982
23 wickets · econ 3.07

Year by year (last 5)

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7982838485
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1985105326.5044.540
198476130.5055.960
19831217221.5064.910
19827317.7554.390
1979277.0025.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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New Zealand
316avg 19.75 · SR 40.31
Pakistan
178avg 19.78 · SR 44.72
India
116avg 38.67 · SR 200.00
Australia
68avg 34.00 · SR 48.57
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
New Zealand1731619.7540.3161—218View→
Pakistan1017819.7844.7236——21View→
India511638.67200.0049——9View→
Australia96834.0048.5726——9View→
England66412.8049.2328——7View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
95avg 13.57 · HS 26
MA Chidambaram Stadium
95avg 95.00 · HS 49
Basin Reserve
61avg 30.50 · HS 61
AMI Stadium
59avg 29.50 · HS 52
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium49513.5733.5726——22View→
MA Chidambaram Stadium19595.000.0049——3View→
Basin Reserve16130.5029.1961—12View→
AMI Stadium15929.5037.5852—11View→
Gaddafi Stadium14343.0048.3136——1View→
RECENT RESULTS 5 matches