Sadeera Samarawickrama hammers his maiden ODI century: Key stats
Sri Lanka batter Sadeera Samarawickrama has slammed his maiden century in One-Day Internationals. The right-handed batter reached the three-figure mark against Pakistan in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Sadeera shared a century stand with centurion Kusal Mendis after SL lost openers Kusal Perera and Pathum Nissanka. Sadeera then took the Lankans past the 300-run mark.
Sadeera makes use of the platform
Sadeera came to the middle after SL lost their second wicket for 107 runs in the form of Nissanka. While Mendis launched his counter-attack, Sadeera duly assisted him. This took the Lankans past 200 before the 30-over mark. The latter accelerated after Mendis departed, having shared a 50+ stand with Dhananjaya de Silva. Sadeera reached his century off 82 balls in the 46th over.
His maiden 50+ ODI score against Pakistan
Sadeera made his ODI debut in October 2017 against Pakistan. Standing in his 25th ODI, the right-handed batter has raced past 700 runs. He averages over 30 in the format, while his strike rate goes past 90. Besides his lone ton, Sadeera also has five half-centuries in the format. This was his maiden 50+ score against Pakistan in ODIs.
