Colombage Don Udesh Sanjeewa Weerasinghe (born 1 March 1968), or Sanjeewa Weerasinghe, is a Sri Lankan Australian former

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er who played in one

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in 1985. He was born at

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in 1968. He was picked up in Sri Lanka Test squad as a schoolboy cricketer and made his Test debut against India at the P. Sara Oval in September 1985 which also historically marked Sri Lanka's first ever test win. It was his only international appearance. Sanjeewa was educated at

Isipathana College Isipathana College(Sinhala language, Sinhala: ඉසිපතන විද්‍යාලය) previously known as Greenlands College. Isipathana College is a National school (Sri Lanka), national school for boys in Colombo, Western Province, Sri ...

. He was the youngest test player to represent Sri Lanka at the age of 17 years and 269 days. He currently resides in Australia. In February 2020, he was one of the Sri Lankan players to have played in a charity Bush Fire T20 match in Australia.

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1968 births Living people Sri Lanka Test cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers Sri Lankan emigrants to Australia Alumni of Isipathana College Cricketers from Colombo 20th-century Sri Lankan sportsmen {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1960s-stub

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