Sacha de Alwis explained

Sacha de Alwis
Country:Cayman Islands
Fullname:Yeron Sacha DeAlwis Seneveratne
Birth Date:30 January 1992
Birth Place:Sri Lanka
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm
Club1:Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Year1:2016/17
Club2:Dambulla Giants
Year2:2021
International:true
T20idebutdate:18 August
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Canada
T20icap:7
Lastt20idate:4 March
Lastt20iyear:2023
Lastt20iagainst:Argentina
Date:5 March 2023
Source:ESPNcricinfo

Sacha de Alwis (born 30 January 1992) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament on 3 December 2016.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he represented the Cayman Islands in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.[3]

De Alwis grew up partially in the Cayman Islands, where his father Sarath worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist and his mother Rashantha worked as a lawyer. He attended boarding school in Colombo. He and his family narrowly escaped the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, at which time they were staying in the coastal city of Kalutara to attend his grandfather's funeral.[4] de Alwis played for the Cayman Islands national under-19 team at the 2011 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship in the United States. He scored 92 against Bermuda and 108 not out against Argentina.[5]

In September 2017, he scored the most runs for the Cayman Islands in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament, with a total of 273 runs in five matches.[6] In August 2019, he was named in the Cayman Islands cricket team's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.[7] He made his T20I debut for the Cayman Islands against Canada on 18 August 2019.[8]

He made his List A debut on 26 March 2021, for Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2020–21 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[9] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[10] In July 2022, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sacha de Alwis . 3 December 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Premier League Tournament Tier A, Group A: Nondescripts Cricket Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (NCC), Dec 3-5, 2016 . 3 December 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. (24 August 2015). "Squads and fixture schedule announced for ICC WCL Division 6" – ICC. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. News: Cayman family survives tsunami. Cayman Compass. 15 January 2005. 10 November 2021.
  5. News: De Alwis century highlight of Cayman’s tour so far. Cayman Compass. 11 February 2011. 10 November 2021.
  6. Web site: 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five: Most Runs . 9 September 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  7. Web site: Cayman Cricket names squad for ICC T20 Regional Qualifiers . Cayman Sports Buzz . 7 August 2019.
  8. Web site: 2nd Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 18 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 18 August 2019.
  9. Web site: Group D, Colombo, Mar 26 2021, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament . ESPN Cricinfo . 26 March 2021.
  10. Web site: Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts . ESPN Cricinfo . 10 November 2021.
  11. Web site: LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 July 2022.