| Daniel Sams | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | Daniel Richard Sams |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Milperra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Canterbury |
| Year1: | 2017/18 |
| Club2: | Sydney Sixers |
| Year2: | 2017/18 |
| Clubnumber2: | 27 |
| Club3: | New South Wales |
| Year3: | 2018/19– |
| Clubnumber3: | 95 |
| Club4: | Sydney Thunder |
| Year4: | 2018/19– |
| Clubnumber4: | 95 |
| Club5: | Delhi Capitals |
| Year5: | 2020 |
| Clubnumber5: | 95 |
| Club6: | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Year6: | 2021 |
| Club7: | Mumbai Indians |
| Year7: | 2022 |
| Club8: | Essex |
| Year8: | 2022– |
| Club9: | Trent Rockets |
| Year9: | 2022 |
| Club10: | Texas Super Kings |
| Year10: | 2023 |
| Year11: | 2024 |
| Year12: | 2024 |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2020-2022 |
| T20idebutdate: | 6 December |
| T20idebutyear: | 2020 |
| T20idebutagainst: | India |
| T20icap: | 95 |
| Lastt20idate: | 9 October |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2022 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | England |
| T20ishirt: | 95[1] |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | T20I |
| Matches1: | 10 |
| Runs1: | 106 |
| Bat Avg1: | 26.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 41 |
| Deliveries1: | 180 |
| Wickets1: | 7 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 43.57 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/33 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Column2: | FC |
| Matches2: | 5 |
| Runs2: | 255 |
| Bat Avg2: | 25.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/2 |
| Top Score2: | 88 |
| Deliveries2: | 928 |
| Wickets2: | 13 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 38.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/55 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 2/– |
| Column3: | LA |
| Matches3: | 19 |
| Runs3: | 392 |
| Bat Avg3: | 24.50 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/2 |
| Top Score3: | 62 |
| Deliveries3: | 789 |
| Wickets3: | 24 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 28.83 |
| Fivefor3: | 1 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 5/46 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 5/– |
| Column4: | T20 |
| Matches4: | 166 |
| Runs4: | 1,864 |
| Bat Avg4: | 17.10 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/7 |
| Top Score4: | 98 |
| Deliveries4: | 3,293 |
| Wickets4: | 203 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 23.88 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 4/14 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 67/– |
| Date: | 14 February 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/826901.html ESPNcricinfo |
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]
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]
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]