Ashen Bandara
Personal information
Full name
Koralegedera Nadeeja Ashen Bandara
Born (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25)
Galle, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleMiddle-order batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 193)10 March 2021 v West Indies
Last ODI15 January 2023 v India
T20I debut (cap 85)3 March 2021 v West Indies
Last T20I23 October 2022 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentGalle
2020Dambulla Viiking
2021Jaffna Kings
2022Kandy Falcons
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC
Matches 6 6 27
Runs scored 141 84 1,281
Batting average 35.25 28.00 38.81
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 1/8
Top score 55* 44* 106
Balls bowled 6 6 418
Wickets 0 0 6
Bowling average – – 47.83
5 wickets in innings – – 0
10 wickets in match – – 0
Best bowling – – 2/4
Catches/stumpings 3/– 2/– 24/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 January 2023
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Men's Cricket
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

Koralegedera Nadeeja Ashen Bandara (born 23 November 1998), known as Ashen Bandara, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays limited over internationals for Sri Lanka.[1] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in March 2021.[2]

Domestic career

He made his Twenty20 debut for Galle Cricket Club in the 2015–16 Premier T20 Tournament on 6 January 2016.[3]

In December 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He made his first-class debut for Saracens Sports Club in the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament on 15 February 2018.[5] He made his List A debut for Saracens Sports Club in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament on 14 March 2018.[6]

In March 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[7][8] The following month, he was also named in Galle's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[9] In August 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[10] In March 2019, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[11]

In January 2020, he scored a century for Saracens Sports Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[12] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Dambulla Viiking for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[13] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[14] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[15] In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[16]

Having represented the Sri Lanka Police cricket team that won joint champion status in the 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket first-class competition, Bandara was appointed to the police service in the rank of inspector of police (IP).[17]

International career

In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[18] Later the same month, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[19] The Sri Lanka team won the silver medal, after they lost to Bangladesh by seven wickets in the final.[20]

In February 2021, Bandara was named in Sri Lanka's limited overs squad for their series against the West Indies.[21] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Sri Lanka on 3 March 2021, against the West Indies.[22] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Sri Lanka on 10 March 2021, also against the West Indies.[23] On ODI debut, he scored his maiden ODI half century.[24] In his third ODI match, he scored his second ODI half century, and with Wanidu Hasaranga, made an unbeaten 123-run partnership for the seventh-wicket.[25]

On 1 October 2021, he was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[26] In April 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him in the Sri Lanka Emerging Team's squad for their tour to England.[27] 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.[28]

References

  1. ^ "Five lesser-known Sri Lanka players who can make a difference against India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ashen Bandara". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Group B, AIA Premier T20 Tournament at Colombo, Jan 6 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Super Eight, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Colombo, Feb 15-18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Group A, Premier Limited Over Tournament at Panagoda, Mar 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  8. ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  9. ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  10. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Ashen, Asitha and Lasanda light up SLC Invitational T20". The Papare. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  16. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Four Sri Lankan cricketers join Sri Lanka Police". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  19. ^ "SLC Men's and Women's squads for SAG 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  20. ^ "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  21. ^ "Shanaka named as Sri Lankan T20I captain for West Indies tour". BD Crictime. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  22. ^ "1st T20I (N), Coolidge, Mar 3 2021, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  23. ^ "1st ODI, North Sound, Mar 10 2021, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Shai Hope century leads dominant display as Windies take 1-0 series lead". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  25. ^ "Darren Bravo ton, Kieron Pollard composure seals 3-0 sweep despite Wanindu Hasaranga efforts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  26. ^ "Sri Lanka World Cup Squad: 5 additional players to join". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  27. ^ "18-member Sri Lanka Emerging Team for England tour finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  28. ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

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