Full Name

Franklyn Saliya Ahangama

Born

September 14, 1959, Colombo

Age

64y 187d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Bowler

Franklyn Saliya Ahangama had a meteoric rise to the Sri Lankan Test side. After making his first-class debut for the Sri Lankan Colts in 1985-86, he found himself thrust into the Test side to play India a mere two weeks later. He had a triumphant entry into Test cricket capturing the wicket of Mohammad Azharuddin with only his fourth ball finishing with a match analysis of 5 for 109. In the third Test at Kandy he returned a career-best 5 for 52, ending the three-Test series with 18 wickets at 19.33. Sri Lanka's lack of Test cricket and injuries prevented him from appearing in more, and despite touring England in 1988 and 1991 he never played another Test. He subsequently moved into broadcasting as a television commentator.

Saliya Ahangama Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests36801348185/528/12419.332.6044.5010
ODIs1118230---7.66-000
FC37-528722881207/30-19.062.5944.0-72
List A7-24620094/364/3622.224.8727.3100

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests33111115.50--00-010
ODIs1-----------00
FC3728102285112.66--01--100
List A7111313*---00--00
Franklyn Saliya Ahangama

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Debut/Last Matches of Saliya Ahangama

FC Matches

Span
1985/86 - 1995/96

List A Matches

Span
1985/86 - 1990/91

Recent Matches of Saliya Ahangama

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Sri Lanka A vs England A13*1/3308-Mar-1991Colombo (RPS)List A
Sri Lanka A vs England A--5/8101-Mar-1991Colombo (PSS)FC
Sri Lanka A vs England A--1/3924-Feb-1991Colombo (SSC)List A
Sri Lanka A vs England A1 & 10*5/8115-Feb-1991Colombo (SSC)FC
Sri Lanka A vs England A4* & 6*3/66 & 0/408-Feb-1991KandyFC