Shammu Ashan

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]

Shammu Ashan
Personal information
Born (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleTop-order batsman
Source: Cricinfo, 8 December 2016

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]

References
  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.
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