Jason Jaskirat Singh Sangha (born 8 September 1999) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm

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bowler. He represents

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in Australian domestic cricket.

Early life and family

Sangha was born in

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, New South Wales, Australia to parents of Indian descent. He grew up in Newcastle, then at the age of 17 moved to Sydney to play grade cricket for

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Career

Sangha made his debut for Australia under-19 team debut against Pakistan under-19 team in January 2016. Later, he made his

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debut for

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against South Australia on 15 October 2016. He made his first-class debut for Cricket Australia XI against

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on 8 November 2017 in a tour game prior to the 2017–18 Ashes series. He scored his maiden first-class century in the second tour match, becoming the second-youngest player to score a first-class century against England, second to only

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. In December 2017, he was named as the

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of Australia's squad for the

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. He was the leading run-scorer for Australia in the tournament, with 229 runs. In December 2022, he was named as the captain of the Sydney Thunder, replacing

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. In April 2024, Sangha was named as part of the

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squad ahead of the 2024/25 domestic season. He was named player of the match in his debut

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match for South Australia, scoring 151 and 61. Sangha was part of South Australia's Sheffield Shield and One-Day Cup winning season in his first season with the state, scoring 126 not out in the fourth innings and hitting the winning runs to guide his team to victory in the Sheffield Shield final against

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1999 births Living people Australian cricketers New South Wales cricketers South Australia cricketers Cricketers from Sydney Cricketers from Newcastle, New South Wales Sportspeople from Sydney Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales Cricket Australia XI cricketers Sydney Thunder cricketers Australian sportspeople of Indian descent Australian people of Punjabi descent 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1990s-stub