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Daniel Sams
Personal information
Full name
Daniel Richard Sams
Born (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 32)
Milperra, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 95)6 December 2020 v India
Last T20I9 October 2022 v England
T20I shirt no.95[1]
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18Canterbury
2017/18Sydney Sixers (squad no. 27)
2018/19–New South Wales (squad no. 95)
2018/19–Sydney Thunder (squad no. 95)
2020Delhi Capitals (squad no. 95)
2021Royal Challengers Bangalore
2022Mumbai Indians
2022–2024Essex
2022–2023Trent Rockets
2024Karachi Kings
2024Sharjah Warriors
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 10 5 19 176
Runs scored 106 255 392 1,904
Batting average 26.50 25.50 24.50 16.55
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/2 0/7
Top score 41 88 62 98*
Balls bowled 180 928 789 3,498
Wickets 7 13 24 214
Bowling average 43.57 38.00 28.83 24.21
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/33 4/55 5/46 5/30
Catches/stumpings 4/– 2/– 5/– 69/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 October 2024

Daniel Richard Sams (born 27 October 1992) is an Australian international cricketer. Nicknamed "the Karate Kid", he made his international debut for the Australia cricket team in December 2020.[2]

Career

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Sams made his first-class cricket debut for New Zealand side Canterbury in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season on 30 October 2017.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Sydney Sixers in the 2017–18 Big Bash League season in December 2017, taking four wickets for fourteen runs, at the time the best figures by a debutant in the tournament.[4][5] He made his List A debut for New South Wales in the 2018–19 JLT One-Day Cup in September 2018.[6]

In June 2019, Sams was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[7] In July 2020, Sams was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the COVID-19 pandemic[8][9] and was later included in the tour party, although he did not play a match.[10][11]

In August 2020, Sams was picked by Delhi Capitals for the 2020 Indian Premier League[12] and at the start of the following season was traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore.[13]

In October 2020, Sams was named in Australia's squad for the limited overs matches against the touring Indian side.[14] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for in December 2020.[15] In August 2021, Sams was named as one of three players as injury cover in Australia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[16]

Daniel Sams batting in the final T20 match vs Sri Lanka at the MCG

In February 2022, Sams was selected in the Australian squad to play in the five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against Sri Lanka.[17] Later the same month, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[18]

In June 2023, Sams joined the Texas Super Kings squad for the inaugural season of Major League Cricket.[19]

In February 2024, Sams played for Karachi Kings in Pakistan Super League[20]

In November 2024, Sams signed for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club to play in the 2025 T20 Blast.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ "Sams snares Shikhar with spectacular second grab". YouTube. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Daniel Sams". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Plunket Shield at Rangiora, Oct 30-Nov 2 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. ^ "1st Match, Big Bash League at Sydney, Dec 19 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Daniel Sams lands on feet in Big Bash after being axed for Ben Stokes in NZ". ESPNcricinfo. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. ^ "2nd match (D/N), JLT One-Day Cup at Perth, Sep 18 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis in expanded Australia training squad for possible England tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Aussies name huge 26-player group with eye on UK tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe and Daniel Sams included as Australia tour to England confirmed". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Uncapped trio make Australia's UK touring party". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  12. ^ "IPL 2020: Daniel Sams to replace Jason Roy at Delhi Capitals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  13. ^ "KKR keep the faith in Kuldeep, Karthik; RCB offload Morris, Finch". ESPNcricinfo. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Cameron Green earns Australia call-up, Moises Henriques returns after three years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  15. ^ "2nd T20I (N), Sydney, Dec 6 2020, India tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Josh Inglis earns call-up and key names return in Australia's T20 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  17. ^ Cameron, Louis. "Head-ache? Leftie shortage looms for Sri Lanka T20s". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  18. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Du Plessis, Conway, Santner, Rayudu reunite with coach Fleming at Texas Super Kings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Sams, Hendricks, Ngidi set for maiden PSL stints".
  21. ^ "Notts sign Aussie all-rounder Sams for 2025 Blast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  22. ^ "SAMS SIGNS FOR BLAST". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
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