[Zunaid]

http://sports.dailymirror.lk/2013/02...eplace-mahela/



Thilan Samaraweera has been recalled to replace injured Mahela Jayawardane for the test series against Bangladesh.
Samaraweera was omitted from the 20 member pool selected for the two test series starting in Galle, on March 8.

Samaraweera has been the test specialist for Sri Lanka with 5462 runs in 81 test matches, including 14 centuries. Two of his centuries were converted to double tons in Pakistan.


From ESPNCricInfo:

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	81	132	20	5462	231	48.76	11641	46.92	14	30	633	7	45	0
ODIs	53	42	11	862	105*	27.80	1244	69.29	2	0	76	0	17	0
First-class	255	366	65	14681	231	48.77			40	72			195	0
List A	178	132	36	3070	105*	31.97			2	16			60	0
Twenty20	21	20	2	537	71	29.83	398	134.92	0	5	64	12	3	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	81	35	1327	689	15	4/49	6/67	45.93	3.11	88.4	1	0	0
ODIs	53	17	702	542	11	3/34	3/34	49.27	4.63	63.8	0	0	0
First-class	255		17961	8366	357	6/55		23.43	2.79	50.3		15	2
List A	178		4751	3159	110	7/30	7/30	28.71	3.98	43.1	0	2	0
Twenty20	21	4	62	66	3	3/17	3/17	22.00	6.38	20.6	0	0	0