Sahan Wijesiri (full name Mudiyanselage Sahan Manjitha Wijesiri; born 9 January 1988) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

er. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who plays for

Lankan Cricket Club Lankan Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. History Lankan Cricket Club played in the Premier Trophy from 2005–06 to 2012–13. It was one of six clubs that lost their places when the competition was reduced from 20 teams t ...

. He was born in

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. Wijesiri, who has played with the Under-23s team since 2006, made his first-class debut for Lankan CC in November 2008. He is a lower-middle order batsman.

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Sahan Wijesiri
at CricketArchive 1988 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers Chilaw Marians Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from Colombo 21st-century Sri Lankan sportsmen {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub