Nipun Dhananjaya (born 28 September 2000) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 14 December 2018.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2018–19 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 19 February 2019.[4] In January 2020, he was named as the captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5]
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| Full name | Kenaththage Nipun Dhananjaya Perera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 2000 Chilaw, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | SSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Jaffna Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Colombo Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Colombo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 February 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[6] He made his List A debut on 24 March 2021, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2020–21 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[7] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Reds team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[8]
In April 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him as the four-day captain of the Sri Lanka Emerging Team for their tour to England.[9] In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.[10] In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Nipun Dananjaya". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Group B, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Colombo, Dec 14-16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Group A, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo, Feb 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for the ICC U19 World Cup 2020 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "SSC blow up Army to regain title after 16 years". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Group D, Colombo, Mar 24 2021, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "18-member Sri Lanka Emerging Team for England tour finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.