Tillakaratne Sampath

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Tillakaratne Sampath
Personal information
Full name
Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Nishan Sampath
Born (1982-06-23) 23 June 1982 (age 42)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off spin
Role All-rounder
Relations Tillakaratne Dilshan (brother)
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Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Nishan Sampath (born June 23, 1982, in Jaffna, Sri Lanka) (born Tuwan Mohammad Nishan Sampath) is a Sri Lankan first class cricketer and brother of Sri Lankan national cricket team player Tillakaratne Dilshan. He studied at the Kalutara Vidyalaya. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament. [1] In April 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament. [2]

In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Colombo Stars following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League. [3]

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References

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  2. "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.