Indika de Saram

Indika de Saram

Personal information
Full name	Samantha Indika de Saram
Born	(1973-09-02) 2 September 1973 Matara, Sri Lanka
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 79)	18 November 1999 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	12 March 2000 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 100)	22 August 1999 v Australia
Last ODI	20 April 2001 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 4 15 217 183 Runs scored 117 183 12,679 4,553 Batting average 23.40 16.63 39.13 28.63 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 28/68 4/30 Top score 39 38 237 138 Balls bowled – – 1,912 652 Wickets – – 27 11 Bowling average – – 43.33 43.90 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 3/27 2/5 Catches/stumpings 1/– 9/– 236/8 71/2
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 June 2015

Samantha Indika de Saram (born September 2, 1973 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper.

A powerful batsman, Saram kept wicket and scored a vast number of runs for his school team, becoming one of the most reliable batsmen in the country, including an innings in which he alone scored 304 runs in just 149 balls. However, playing for his Test side, he was never really given a chance to shine, and he has not played a Test match for nearly six years, opting instead for the realms of Twenty20 cricket.

He has also played for Sultans of Sylhet in Bangladesh's NCL T20 Bangladesh.