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Shammu Ashan

Shammu Ashan
Personal information
Born (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm offbreak bowler
RoleTop-order batsman
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team
Source: Cricinfo, 8 December 2016

Shammu Ashan (born 9 January 1998) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Sri Lanka A against West Indies A on 27 October 2016.[2] Prior to his List A debut he was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]

He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament on 28 December 2016.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 24 February 2018.[5]

In March 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[6][7] The following month, he was also named in Galle's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[8] In August 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[9] In the same month, Sri Lanka Cricket named him in a preliminary squad of 31 players for the 2018 Asia Cup.[10]

In December 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[11] In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[12] In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[13] Later the same month, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[14] The Sri Lanka team won the silver medal, after they lost to Bangladesh by seven wickets in the final.[15]

In March 2021, he was part of the Sinhalese Sports Club team that won the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, the first time they had won the tournament since 2005.[16] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greens team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[17] In July 2022, he was signed by the Galle Gladiators for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Shammu Ashan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ^ "West Indies A tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd unofficial ODI: Sri Lanka A v West Indies A at Kurunegala, Oct 27, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier A, Group A: Sinhalese Sports Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Dec 28-30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Group D, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo, Feb 24 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  8. ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. ^ "No Malinga in SL preliminary squad for Asia Cup". Daily Sports. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Sri Lanka Squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2018". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  14. ^ "SLC Men's and Women's squads for SAG 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  15. ^ "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  16. ^ "SSC blow up Army to regain title after 16 years". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  18. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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