SLPL Overseas Players Profile - Ruhuna Royals

1. Shahid Afridi – Pakistan (US $ 50000)

Shahid Khan Afridi born 1 March 1980 has played 27 Tests, 334 One Day Internationals, and 46 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for the Pakistani national team. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia.

He is known for his aggressive batting style, and holds the record for the fastest ODI century which he made in his first international innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI. He also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket. Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 300 in ODIs. Currently Afridi is the leading wicket taker in the Twenty20 format taking 58 wickets from 50 matches.

In T-20 Internationals -

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
50	801	18.20	54*	142.52	186.5	58	19.67	4/11	6.10

2. Daniel Harris – Australia (US $ 30000)

Daniel Joseph Harris (born 31 December 1979[1]) is a cricketer who plays for South Australia. He is a regular player for South Australia in all 3 forms of the game and played a pivotal role in helping the Redbacks win the 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. His outstanding season was rewarded by being named the Australian Cricketers Association's Twenty20 Player of the Year. Harris was picked up by Deccan Chargers to play in Indian Premier League during the 2012 IPL player auction. He is known as Doctor Harris as he is a qualified medical doctor.

In Domestic T-20s -

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
44	1365	35.00	108*	139.28	30.4	13	20.38	3/18	8.64

3. Ryan Harris – Australia (US $ 30000)

Ryan James Harris (born 11 October 1979) is a stocky, skiddy bowler who is surprisingly fast, In March 2010, Harris was called up to the Australian squad for the first time, for the Test series in New Zealand. He made his Test debut in the first game, taking 2/42 and 4/77. He has played 12 Tests 21 ODIs and 3 T-20I for Australia.

In Domestic T-20s -

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
59	233	11.65	31	105.9	216.5	76	21.27	4/34	7.48

4. Aaron Finch– Australia (US $ 30000)

Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986 in Colac, Victoria) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Victoria, is a right-handed batsman. He has only played 3 T20Is for Australia so far. Finch represented Delhi Daredevils in the IPL

In Domestic T-20s -

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
40	1174	36.68	93*	132.20	3.1	-	-	-	5.68

5. Richard Levi – South Africa (US $ 25000)

Richard Ernst Levi (born 14 January 1988 in Johannesburg) is a South African cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He currently plays for Western Province and Cape Cobras. On 19 February 2012, Levi scored 117n.o. in a Twenty20 International innings against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton. The innings set new records for the sixes in an innings (13) and the fastest century (45 balls). He also tied Chris Gayle's record for most runs scored in a Twenty20 International innings. He has played 4 T20I so far.

In Domestic T-20s –

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
57	1379	28.72	117*	151.2	-	-	-	-	-

6. Ryan McLaren – South Africa (US $ 15000)

Ryan McLaren (born 9 February 1983, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa) is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. McLaren made headlines in May 2010 when he picked up 5 for 19 in the first Twenty20 of South Africa's tour of the Caribbean. He has played 1 Test 10 ODIs and 5 T20Is so far.

In Domestic T-20s –

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
121	966	21.00	51*	108.41	389.5	102	29.93	5/19	7.83

7. Nathan McCullum – New Zealand (US $ 25000)

 Nathan Leslie McCullum (born 1 September 1980 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand international cricketer. He is also a member of the Otago Volts, competing in the State Championship, State Shield and State Twenty20 competitions. He has also represented New Zealand in 34 Twenty20 Internationals and 36 One Day Internationals.

McCullum is a right hand lower-order batsman and right arm off-break bowler. He is the son of former Otago representative Stu McCullum and the older brother of current Otago and New Zealand international Brendon McCullum.

 In International T-20s –

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
34	188	15.66	36*	103.29	91.2	36	16.58	4/16	6.53

8. Jerome Taylor – West Indies (US $ 20000)

Jerome Everton Taylor (born 22 June 1984) is a Jamaican born West Indian cricketer. Taylor established himself in the ODI side with wickets during 2006, and was West Indies' leading wicket-taker during the DLF Cup in Malaysia, with eight wickets. He was selected for the 2006 Champions Trophy and Taylor took a hat-trick in West Indies' opening group game against Australia, becoming the first West Indian to achieve such a feat in an ODI. Currently he is out of the West Indies side.

In International T-20s –

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
17	47	11.75	16*	123.68	60	23	20.56	3/6	7.88