Shevon Daniel (born 15 March 2004) is a professional

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n cricketer who currently plays limited overs cricket for the national team. His elder brother Jehan Daniel is also a cricketer.

Biography

He pursued his primary and secondary education at

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. He also played school cricket for St. Joseph's College and also captained his school cricket team. He also played age group rugby for his school team before specialising in the sport of cricket. In July 2022, he captained St. Joseph's College in their 88th annual big match clash (which is popularly known as the Battle of the Saints) against rival school St. Peter's College and the match eventually ended in a draw.

Youth career

He was a key member of the

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which emerged as runners-up to India during the

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. In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the

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in the West Indies. He played for Gujranwala Giants in the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Junior League in

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and had a breakout tournament with the bat scoring 176 runs in 5 matches.

Domestic career

He made his

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debut for Colombo against Jaffna on 24 February 2022 during the 2022 National Super League 4-Day Tournament at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium. He made his T20 debut for

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against

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on 22 May 2022 during the 2022 Major Clubs T20 Tournament at the

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. On his professional T20 debut appearance, he smashed an unbeaten 59 off just 38 deliveries batting at number three and his knock came at a brisk strike rate of 155.26 which was also inclusive of 5 sixes. His knock propelled Sinhalese Sports Club to a decent total of 146/6 on the board which the team went onto defend successfully. He made his List A debut for Sinhalese Sports Club against

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on 27 June 2022 during the 2022-23 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament. He was shortlisted as one of the frontrunners to claim the prestigious Observer- Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award.

Franchise cricket

He was signed by Dambulla Giants for the

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. In November 2022, he was invited by

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in its training camp ahead of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daniel, Shevon 2004 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Sri Lankan sportsmen Alumni of Saint Joseph's College, Colombo Cricketers from Colombo Sinhalese Sports Club cricketers Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka