Nishan Peiris
Personal information
Born (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997
Negombo, Sri Lanka
Source: Cricinfo, 20 November 2018

Nishan Peiris (born 11 August 1997) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1]

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for Badureliya Sports Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament on 19 February 2016.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Ragama Cricket Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 24 February 2018.[3] He made his List A debut for Ragama Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament on 11 March 2018.[4]

In March 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[5][6] The following month, he was also named in Galle's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[7] In August 2018, he was named in Galle's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[8] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 Premier Limited Overs Tournament, with 20 dismissals in six matches.[9]

In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[10]

International career

In August 2018, Sri Lanka Cricket named him in a preliminary squad of 31 players for the 2018 Asia Cup.[11] In November 2018, he was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the third Test against England.[12] In December 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Nishan Peiris". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "AIA Premier League Tournament, Plate Championship: Badureliya Sports Club v Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club at Panagoda, Feb 19-21, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Group C, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo, Feb 24 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Group D, Premier Limited Over Tournament at Colombo, Mar 11 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "2018–19 Premier Limited Overs Tournament: Most Wickets". Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "No Malinga in SL preliminary squad for Asia Cup". Daily Sports. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Uncapped Nishan Peiris replaces Akila Dananjaya in Sri Lanka squad for third Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Sri Lanka Squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2018". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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