Shevon Daniel
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| Born | 15 March 2004 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only ODI (cap 212) | 11 January 2024 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 101) | 4 October 2023 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sinhalese Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 January 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shevon Daniel (born 15 March 2004) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who currently plays limited overs cricket for the national team.[1] His elder brother Jehan Daniel is also a cricketer.[2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]He pursued his primary and secondary education at Saint Joseph's College, Colombo. He also played school cricket for St. Joseph's College and also captained his school cricket team.[3] He also played age group rugby for his school team before specialising in the sport of cricket.[4]
In July 2022, he captained St. Joseph's College in their 88th annual big match clash (which is popularly known as the Battle of the Saints) against rival school St. Peter's College and the match eventually ended in a draw.[5][6]
Youth career
[edit | edit source]He was a key member of the Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team which emerged as runners-up to India during the 2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.[7]
In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[8][9]
He played for Gujranwala Giants in the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Junior League in 2022 and had a breakout tournament with the bat scoring 176 runs in 5 matches.[10][11]
Domestic career
[edit | edit source]He made his first-class cricket debut for Colombo against Jaffna on 24 February 2022 during the 2022 National Super League 4-Day Tournament at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.[12]
He made his T20 debut for Sinhalese Sports Club against Badureliya Sports Club on 22 May 2022 during the 2022 Major Clubs T20 Tournament at the Colombo Cricket Club Ground. On his professional T20 debut appearance, he smashed an unbeaten 59 off just 38 deliveries batting at number three and his knock came at a brisk strike rate of 155.26 which was also inclusive of 5 sixes. His knock propelled Sinhalese Sports Club to a decent total of 146/6 on the board which the team went onto defend successfully.[13]
He made his List A debut for Sinhalese Sports Club against Saracens Sports Club on 27 June 2022 during the 2022-23 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[14]
He was shortlisted as one of the frontrunners to claim the prestigious Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award.[15]
Franchise cricket
[edit | edit source]He was signed by Dambulla Giants for the 2022 Lanka Premier League.[16]
In November 2022, he was invited by Rajasthan Royals in its training camp ahead of the 2023 Indian Premier League.[17][18]
References
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sri Lankan cricketers
- Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers
- Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers
- 21st-century Sri Lankan sportsmen
- Alumni of Saint Joseph's College, Colombo
- Cricketers from Colombo
- Sinhalese Sports Club cricketers
- Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games cricketers for Sri Lanka