Saman Jayantha
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Fullname
Warushavithana Saman Jayantha
Born26 January 1974
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
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| Full name | Warushavithana Saman Jayantha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 1974 Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 119) | 27 February 2004 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 26 December 2004 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warushavithana Saman Jayantha (born 26 January 1974), known as Saman Jayantha, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played 17 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka in 2004 before he was dropped by the Sri Lankan selectors.
He started his international career by scoring 24 runs in two matches against Australia as a middle order batsman, but improved during Sri Lanka's 5–0 whitewash of Zimbabwe in April 2004, hitting a career-best 74 not out to guide Sri Lanka to a nine-wicket win in the second ODI. However, he only played three of Sri Lanka's six matches during the 2004 Asia Cup, and was in and out of the team until successive ducks against Pakistan and New Zealand caused his exit from the team.
