Shameera Arachchige

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Shameera Arachchige
Personal information
Full name
Shameera Kuruppu Arachchige
Born (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 32)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  1)25 May 2019 v  Germany
Last T20I16 June 2019 v  Guernsey
Source: Cricinfo, 16 June 2019

Shameera Arachchige (born 29 June 1992) is an Italian cricketer who plays for the national team. [1] In May 2019, he was named in Italy's squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Germany in the Netherlands. [2] He made his T20I debut for Italy against Germany on 25 May 2019. [3] The same month, he was named in Italy's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey. [4] He played in Italy's second match of the Regional Finals, against Germany, on 16 June 2019. [5]

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References

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  2. "Squads announced for the Germany, Netherlands XI and Italy series". European Cricket Network. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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