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

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

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. 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 {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1960s-stub

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