Amila Aponso
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Full name | Malmeege Amila Aponso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | 23 June 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Amiya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right hand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 173) | 21 August 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 30 June 2017 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015-Present | Ragama Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016-Present | Sri Lanka Emerging Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2017 |
Malmeege Amila Aponso, or Amila Aponso (born 23 June 1993) is a professional Sri Lankan international cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Ragama Cricket Club. He is a past pupil of St. Sebastians College, Moratuwa.[1]
International career
Aponso took 31 first-class wickets at an average of 20.9 in the 2015 season, and was rewarded with a place in the Sri Lanka A squad to New Zealand, later that year. After series of good performances in domestic arena in 2015 and 2016, he had to wait until Sri Lanka's main spinner Rangana Herath retired from limited-overs cricket.[2]
In August 2016 he was added to Sri Lanka's squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against Australia. He took his first international wicket by dismissing Aaron Finch.[3] He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against Australia on 21 August 2016.[4] Sri Lanka lost the match by 3 wickets, but commentators praised the bowling performances of Aponso.[5]
He was part of the Sri Lankan team that won the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2017 by defeating Pakistan in the final.[6] He was the top wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in that tournament with 12 dismissals.[7]
References
- ↑ "Amila Aponso". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Pakistan win a thriller, Zol ton not enough for India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka pick 18-year-old Avishka Fernando in ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ "Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 1st ODI: Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS), Aug 21, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "When Aponso did what Zampa couldn't". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Under-23 Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Cricket Records | Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup, 2016/17 | Records | Most wickets | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2017.