Shangeev Thanikaithasan (born 9 September 1998) is a Danish cricketer of Sri Lankan descent, who plays for Denmark's national cricket team.[1][2][3] In April 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[4] He played in Denmark's opening match of the tournament, against Bermuda.[5]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 September 1998 Horsens, Denmark |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| T20I debut (cap 25) | 15 October 2021 v Italy |
| Last T20I | 18 May 2023 v Norway |
| T20I shirt no. | 78 |
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2022 | |
In September 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[6] In May 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for a five-match series against Leinster Lightning in Ireland, in preparation for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[7]
In October 2021, he was named in Denmark's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.[8] He made his T20I debut on 15 October 2021, for Denmark against Italy.[9]
In July 2022, Thanikaithasan was named in Denmark's squad for the 2022 Canada Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[10] He made his List A debut on 27 July 2022, for Denmark against Canada.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Shangeev Thanikaithasan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Shangeev Thanikaithasan". Skanderborg Cricketklub. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Scotland U19 and Ireland U19 get off to a winning start in Jersey". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Truppen Til World Cricket League Div.4 Er Udtaget". Dansk Cricket (in Danish). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "2nd match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Kuala Lumpur, Apr 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Herrelandsholdet til WCL-div.3". Dansk Cricket. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Denmark Dublin bound". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Ready to depart for the T20 World Cup". Dansk Cricket. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "2nd Match, Almeria, Oct 15 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Herrelandsholdet til Canada" [The men's national team for Canada]. Danish Cricket Federation (in Danish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "16th Match, King City (NW), July 27, 2022, CWC Challenge League Group A". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2022.