Shammu Ashan

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Shammu Ashan
Personal information
Born (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm offbreak bowler
RoleTop-order batsman
Source: Cricinfo, 8 December 2016
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Men's Cricket
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

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]

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]

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. [16] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greens team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament. [17] In July 2022, he was signed by the Galle Gladiators for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. [18]

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