Amshi de Silva

Amshi de Silva (born 11 November 2001) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1][2] He made his List A debut on 27 October 2021, for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2021–22 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[3] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4]

Amshi de Silva
Personal information
Born (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001
Galle, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021/22Colombo Cricket Club
Only List A27 October 2021 CCC v Burgher Recreation Club
Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2021

In April 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him in the Sri Lanka Emerging Team's squad for their tour to England.[5] On 25 May 2022, during the tour of England, he made his Twenty20 debut, against Surrey.[6] 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.[7]

Early life

He started his cricket career at the age of 10 when he was at Richmond College. He represented the under-13, under-15, under-17, and under-19 teams respectively, and captained the college's first xi team in 2021.

References
  1. "Amshi de Silva". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. "Skipper Amshi steers Richmond past Nalanda". Daily News. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. "Group A, Colombo (CCC), Oct 27 2021, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. "Sri Lanka squad for the ICC U19 World Cup 2020 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. "18-member Sri Lanka Emerging Team for England tour finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. "The Oval, May 25, 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  7. "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.


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