Ashan Priyanjan
INTL CAREER: 2013 - 2017
Full Name
Subasinghe Mudiyanselage Ashan Priyanjan
Born
August 14, 1989, Colombo
Age
34y 265d
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Allrounder
Height
5ft 6in
Education
Nalanda College, Colombo
TEAMS
Sri LankaBloomfield Cricket and Athletic ClubChattogram ChallengersColombo Cricket ClubColombo KingsCombined ProvincesGalle TitansKandy FalconsKathmandu Kings XILegends of RupganjRuhunaSri Lanka ASri Lanka Board President's XISri Lanka Cricket Development XISri Lanka Under-19sSri Lanka Under-20s SchoolTamil Union Cricket and Athletic ClubUva Next
A busy middle-order batsman, packing a punch off the back foot, Ashan Priyanjan has been among the steady young risers in Sri Lankan cricket. Priyanjan captained Sri Lanka's under-19 team in the 2008 youth World Cup, and has since made himself a Sri Lanka A regular, through improving performances for Bloomfield, Tamil Union, and most recently, Ports Authority Cricket Club.
Priyanjan is powerful square of the wicket, and brings a fearlessness to the batting crease that has seen him launch regular counterattacks when the top order has failed - both with Sri Lanka A, and his club sides. He has also become a canny offspinner, capable of delivering tight, probing overs when relieving the frontline bowlers.
He struck a sparkling 74 on ODI debut against Pakistan, in the UAE, and has since shown more glimpses of bright promise for Sri Lanka. Priyanjan has become a regular member of the one-day squad, but competes for a middle-order position with several other players. He played in the side that won the Asia Cup in 2014, and also helped Sri Lanka defeat England in a bilateral series three months later.
Andrew Fidel Fernando
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