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| Full name | Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1978 Galle, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only ODI(cap 36) | 24 June 2008 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2001 | Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva (born 18 August 1978),usually known as Shadeep Silva,is a Sri Lankan-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. [1] A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler,he played a single One Day International (ODI) for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team,in 2008. [2] Earlier in his career he played first-class and List A cricket for Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club in his native Sri Lanka. [3]
Born in Galle in 1978,Shadeep Silva's cricket career began with Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club. [3] He played three List A matches for them in 2000 [4] and one first-class match in February 2001. [5] He also played four matches for their under-23 side. [6]
He began playing for the UAE in 2006, [3] first playing for them in the 2006 ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur. Later in the year he played ACC Premier League matches against Nepal and Hong Kong [6] in addition to an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia in what was his second first-class match almost six years after his first. He also played against Ireland in the 2006/07 tournament. [5]
In 2007,he toured Scotland and Canada with the UAE. He played a one-day match against a Scotland XI [6] and an Intercontinental Cup match against Scotland on the Scottish leg of the tour,and an Intercontinental Cup match against Canada [5] and one-day matches against a Canadian Invitation XI and Ontario on the Canadian leg.
Later in the year he played in the ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait [6] and returned to List A cricket when he played in Division Two of the World Cricket League in Namibia. [4] He played an Intercontinental Cup match against Bermuda between the two tournaments. [5]
He played for an Abu Dhabi XI against Ireland in early 2008, [6] making his ODI debut later in the year against Bangladesh in the 2008 Asia Cup. [4] He most recently represented his adopted country in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite tournament in Kuala Lumpur. [6]
Shadeep Silva is a Coach at Desert Cubs Cricket Academy which is based in Sharjah and Dubai.
