Sacha de Alwis (born 30 January 1992) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament on 3 December 2016.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he represented the Cayman Islands in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yeron Sacha DeAlwis Seneveratne |
| Born | 30 January 1992 Sri Lanka |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Slow left-arm |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| T20I debut (cap 7) | 18 August 2019 v Canada |
| Last T20I | 4 March 2023 v Argentina |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2016/17 | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club |
| 2021 | Dambulla Giants |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 March 2023 | |
De Alwis grew up partially in the Cayman Islands, where his father Sarath worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist and his mother Rashantha worked as a lawyer. He attended boarding school in Colombo. He and his family narrowly escaped the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, at which time they were staying in the coastal city of Kalutara to attend his grandfather's funeral.[4] de Alwis played for the Cayman Islands national under-19 team at the 2011 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship in the United States. He scored 92 against Bermuda and 108 not out against Argentina.[5]
In September 2017, he scored the most runs for the Cayman Islands in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament, with a total of 273 runs in five matches.[6] In August 2019, he was named in the Cayman Islands cricket team's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.[7] He made his T20I debut for the Cayman Islands against Canada on 18 August 2019.[8]
He made his List A debut on 26 March 2021, for Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2020–21 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[9] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[10] In July 2022, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Sacha de Alwis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier A, Group A: Nondescripts Cricket Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (NCC), Dec 3-5, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ (24 August 2015). "Squads and fixture schedule announced for ICC WCL Division 6" Archived 9 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine – ICC. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Cayman family survives tsunami". Cayman Compass. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "De Alwis century highlight of Cayman's tour so far". Cayman Compass. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five: Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Cayman Cricket names squad for ICC T20 Regional Qualifiers". Cayman Sports Buzz. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "2nd Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 18 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Group D, Colombo, Mar 26 2021, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.