Ashan Priyanjan
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| Full name | Subasinghe Mudiyanselage Ashan Priyanjan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 August 1989 Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Allrounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut | 25 December 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 November 2014 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008/09–present | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08–2009/10 | Ruhuna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08 | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 December 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subasinghe Mudiyanselage Ashan Priyanjan (born 14 August 1989 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.
He was Sri Lanka's captain for the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. He was also a member of the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup squad representing Sri Lanka. Ashan also led the Sri Lanka Youth T20 team at SAF Games in Bangladesh in January 2010. He represented Sri Lanka team in Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2011, a three-day tournament at Kowloon Cricket Club of Kowloon. Currently he is playing for Sri Lanka cricket team.He scored 74 runs on his debut against Pakistan.But after that he hasn't scored something very big except a 60 and a 43.
Ashan is the 157th ODI Cap for Sri Lanka (Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, 2013/14).
Personal life and early
He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo and played cricket for the college first XI team from 2005 to 2008 and was the Vice Captain in 2008.
After leaving school, Ashan played cricket for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Combined Provinces, Ruhuna, Sri Lanka A cricket team, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Sri Lanka Under-20s School, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI.
References
- "Ashan Priyanjan". Cricinfo. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "79th Battle of the Maroons". Battle of the Maroons. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Priyanjan to lead Lanka Youth T20 team at SAF Games in Bangladesh By Namal Pathirage". Sunday Times. December 27, 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Sri Lanka ‘A’ Vs England ‘A’ first one-dayer today". The Island. January 26, 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Ashan Priyanjan". cricketarchive. 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.