Full name Malmeege Amila Aponso
Born June 23, 1993, Colombo
Current age 27 years 217 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Colombo Kings, Ragama Cricket Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Emerging Team, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Sri Lanka Under-23s, St. Sebastians College
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Education St. Sebastians College, Moratuwa
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs | 9 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3.33 | 45 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 62 | 74 | 12 | 825 | 68 | 13.30 | 1434 | 57.53 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 22 | 27 | 0 |
List A | 67 | 36 | 11 | 196 | 36 | 7.84 | 319 | 61.44 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
T20s | 41 | 16 | 8 | 59 | 14* | 7.37 | 72 | 81.94 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs | 9 | 9 | 423 | 377 | 10 | 4/18 | 4/18 | 37.70 | 5.34 | 42.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 3 | 3 | 60 | 79 | 4 | 2/29 | 2/29 | 19.75 | 7.90 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 62 | 106 | 12366 | 6397 | 273 | 8/148 | 13/234 | 23.43 | 3.10 | 45.2 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
List A | 67 | 66 | 3232 | 2160 | 94 | 4/18 | 4/18 | 22.97 | 4.00 | 34.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 41 | 37 | 764 | 774 | 47 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 16.46 | 6.07 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODI debut | Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS), Aug 21, 2016 scorecard |
Last ODI | Sri Lanka v England at Pallekele, Oct 20, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, Feb 18, 2018 scorecard |
Last T20I | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (RPS), Oct 27, 2018 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Colts Cricket Club v Lankan Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Feb 8-9, 2013 scorecard |
Last First-class | Ragama Cricket Club v Burgher Recreation Club at Colombo (PSS), Aug 25-27, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Galle Cricket Club v Lankan Cricket Club at Galle, Dec 9, 2012 scorecard |
Last List A | Sri Lanka Board President's XI v West Indians at Katunayake, Feb 20, 2020 scorecard |
T20s debut | Ragama Cricket Club v Colombo Cricket Club at Panagoda, Apr 1, 2015 scorecard |
Last T20s | Colombo Kings v Galle Gladiators at Hambantota, Dec 13, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Kings | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 13 Dec 2020 | T20 |
- | Kings | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 28 Nov 2020 | T20 |
0/10 | Kings | v Tuskers | Hambantota | 26 Nov 2020 | T20 |
38 | Ragama | v Burgher | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Aug 2020 | FC |
44, 1/67, 1/12 | Ragama | v SL Army | Colombo (CCC) | 20 Aug 2020 | FC |
4, 0/31, 6, 3/48 | Ragama | v Colts | Colombo (CCC) | 15 Aug 2020 | FC |
1/95, 0, 8 | Ragama | v Col CC | Katunayake | 10 Aug 2020 | FC |
2/42, 4/59 | Ragama | v Lankan CC | Colombo (NCC) | 6 Mar 2020 | FC |
21*, 5/98, 3, 4/84 | Ragama | v Chilaw | Colombo (Moors) | 28 Feb 2020 | FC |
3/103, 32, 0/25 | Ragama | v Tamil Union | Colombo (NCC) | 21 Feb 2020 | FC |
An accurate left-arm spinner for Ragama Cricket Club, Amila Aponso emerged as one of Sri Lanka's better finger-spinning prospects, after successful first-class seasons in 2015 and 2016. A graduate of St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa, Aponso began his first-class career at Colts Cricket Club, but it was at Ragama that he rose to prominence. He claimed 31 first-class wickets at an average of 20.9 in the 2015 season, and was rewarded with a place in the Sri Lanka A squad to New Zealand, later that year.