Sadeera Samarawickrama

Sadeera Samarawickrama

Sri Lanka
2017 - 2025
  • Date of Birth 1995-8-30
  • Role wicketkeeper batter
  • Batting Style right-hand bat
  • Bowling Style
Debut Matches
Format Match Date
TEST SL vs PAK 2017-10-06
ODI SL vs PAK 2017-10-20
T20 SL vs PAK 2017-10-26

Recent Performances

Moors vs Burgher
2025-12-06
Batting: 21
Bowling: -
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
2025-11-16
Batting: 48
Bowling: -
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
2025-11-14
Batting: 42
Bowling: -
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
2025-11-11
Batting: 39
Bowling: -
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka
2025-08-31
Batting: 31
Bowling: -
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
2025-08-29
Batting: 35
Bowling: -
SLC Greens vs Greys
2025-08-16
Batting: 49*
Bowling: -
SLC Greens vs SLC Blues
2025-08-11
Batting: 17
Bowling: -
Greys vs SLC Greens
2025-08-10
Batting: 36*
Bowling: -
SLC Blues vs SLC Greens
2025-08-07
Batting: 6
Bowling: -

Batting Statistics

Matches 9
Innings 14
Runs 308
Average 23.69
Strike Rate 75.67
Highest Score 104*
100s 1
50s 0
Fours 40
Sixes 2
Catches 15

Bowling Statistics

Matches 9
Innings -
Wickets -
Average -
Economy -
Strike Rate -
Best Figure -
4 Wickets -
5 Wickets -
Balls Bowled -
Runs Conceded -

Batting Statistics

Matches 55
Innings 50
Runs 1456
Average 32.35
Strike Rate 90.6
Highest Score 108
100s 1
50s 8
Fours 148
Sixes 8
Catches 10

Bowling Statistics

Matches 55
Innings -
Wickets -
Average -
Economy -
Strike Rate -
Best Figure -
4 Wickets -
5 Wickets -
Balls Bowled -
Runs Conceded -

Batting Statistics

Matches 19
Innings 18
Runs 310
Average 19.37
Strike Rate 109.92
Highest Score 61*
100s 0
50s 2
Fours 32
Sixes 2
Catches 9

Bowling Statistics

Matches 19
Innings -
Wickets -
Average -
Economy -
Strike Rate -
Best Figure -
4 Wickets -
5 Wickets -
Balls Bowled -
Runs Conceded -

Batting Statistics

Matches 169
Innings 156
Runs 5017
Average 36.62
Strike Rate 88.54
Highest Score 130
100s 8
50s 31
Fours 508
Sixes 31
Catches 108

Bowling Statistics

Matches 169
Innings -
Wickets -
Average -
Economy -
Strike Rate -
Best Figure -
4 Wickets -
5 Wickets -
Balls Bowled -
Runs Conceded -

Batting Statistics

Matches 127
Innings 120
Runs 2910
Average 28.52
Strike Rate 121.91
Highest Score 100*
100s 1
50s 16
Fours 292
Sixes 42
Catches 69

Bowling Statistics

Matches 127
Innings -
Wickets -
Average -
Economy -
Strike Rate -
Best Figure -
4 Wickets -
5 Wickets -
Balls Bowled -
Runs Conceded -
In the longest format, Sadeera Samarawickrama is a dashing wicketkeeper-batsman who plays in the middle order. In limited-overs cricket, he has routinely set his teams off to fast starts as an opener. In any case, few school leavers of his vintage have made such a successful transition to the senior level. The national selectors have taken notice.
Having begun his cricket at Colombo's Thurstan College, Samarawickrama moved to St Joseph's in his final years, and prospered in the school system, even hitting a memorable 126 in St Joseph's biggest fixture of the year. That performance propelled him into Sri Lanka's Under-19 squad, where he again impressed, making 265 runs at an average of 44.17 in the 2014 Youth World Cup.
While Kusal Mendis - his team-mate from that U-19 side - was fast-tracked to the national side, Samarawickrama would have to earn his place through first-class performances. His first season with Colts Cricket Club was modest, but his second was good, and his third outstanding. Samarawickrama topped Tier-A run charts with 1016 runs at 59.76 in the 2016-17 season. On his debut for Sri Lanka A in February 2017, he cracked 185 runs off 223 balls against a strong England Lions attack.
On the back of those runs, Samarawickrama earned a maiden Sri Lanka call-up in September of the same year, for the Tests against Pakistan.
Andrew Fernando