Amila Aponso
{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer}}
{{Use Sri Lankan English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Amila Aponso
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| country = Sri Lanka
| fullname = Malmeege Amila Aponso
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Colombo, Sri Lanka
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| nickname = Amiya
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = Bowler
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2016–2018
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| odidebutdate = 21 August
| odidebutyear = 2016
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 173
| lastodidate = 20 October
| lastodiyear = 2018
| lastodiagainst = England
| odishirt = 32
| T20Idebutagainst = Bangladesh
| T20Idebutdate = 18 February
| T20Idebutyear = 2018
| T20Icap = 76
| lastT20Iagainst = England
| lastT20Idate = 27 October
| lastT20Iyear = 2018
| club1 = Ragama Cricket Club
| year1 = 2015–present
| club2 = Sri Lanka Emerging Team
| year2 = 2016–present
| club3 = Colombo Kings
| year3 = 2020
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| columns = 4
| column1 = ODI
| matches1 = 9
| runs1 = 10
| bat avg1 = 3.33
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 4
| deliveries1 = 423
| wickets1 = 10
| bowl avg1 = 37.70
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/18
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = T20I
| matches2 = 3
| runs2 = 0
| bat avg2 = 0.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 0
| deliveries2 = 60
| wickets2 = 4
| bowl avg2 = 19.75
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/29
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| column3 = FC
| matches3 = 43
| runs3 = 506
| bat avg3 = 12.04
| 100s/50s3 = 0/2
| top score3 = 68
| deliveries3 = 7,097
| wickets3 = 193
| bowl avg3 = 21.22
| fivefor3 = 10
| tenfor3 = 2
| best bowling3 = 7/71
| catches/stumpings3 = 19/–
| column4 = LA
| matches4 = 39
| runs4 = 106
| bat avg4 = 8.15
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 36
| deliveries4 = 1,862
| wickets4 = 56
| bowl avg4 = 22.07
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/18
| catches/stumpings4 = 8/–
| date = 29 October 2018
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/429748.html Cricinfo
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Malmeege Amila Aponso, or Amila Aponso (born 23 June 1993) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played for the Sri Lanka cricket team. He played first-class cricket for Ragama Cricket Club. He is a past pupil of St. Sebastians College, Moratuwa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/429748.html |title=Amila Aponso |access-date=28 January 2016|work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In June 2021, Aponso moved to the United States to play in the Minor League Cricket tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/amila-aponso-to-migrate-to-the-usa/ |title=Amila Aponso to migrate to the USA |work=The Papare |access-date=10 June 2021}}
Domestic career
In April 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-super-provincial-50-tournament-squads-fixtures/ |title=SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures |work=The Papare |access-date=27 April 2018}} In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-t20-league-2018-squads-finalized/ |title=SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized |work=The Papare |access-date=16 August 2018}}
He was the leading wicket-taker for Ragama Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 47 dismissals in nine matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12742;team=3621;type=tournament |title=Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2018/19 - Ragama Cricket Club: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 February 2019}} In October 2020, he was drafted by the Colombo Kings for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30148161/lanka-premier-league-2020-chris-gayle-andre-russell-shahid-afridi-big-names-taken-lpl-draft |title=Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 October 2020}}
International career
Aponso took 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. After series of good performances in domestic arena in 2015 and 2016, he had to wait until Sri Lanka's main spinner Rangana Herath retired from limited-overs cricket.{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/569848.html | title=Pakistan win a thriller, Zol ton not enough for India | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=23 August 2016}}
In August 2016 he was added to Sri Lanka's squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1047737.html | title=Sri Lanka pick 18-year-old Avishka Fernando in ODI squad |access-date=19 August 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against Australia on 21 August 2016. He took his first international wicket by dismissing Aaron Finch.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/995457.html | title=Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 1st ODI: Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS), Aug 21, 2016 |access-date=20 August 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Sri Lanka lost the match by 3 wickets, but commentators praised the bowling performances of Aponso.{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1049061.html | title=When Aponso did what Zampa couldn't | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=23 August 2016}}
He was part of the Sri Lankan team that won the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2017 by defeating Pakistan in the final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/acc-emerging-teams-cup-2017/content/squad/1088652.html|title=Sri Lanka Under-23 Squad|website=Cricinfo|language=en|access-date=4 April 2017}} He was the top wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in that tournament with 12 dismissals.{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/acc-emerging-teams-cup-2017/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=11755;type=tournament|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup, 2016/17 {{!}} Records {{!}} Most wickets {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=4 April 2017}}
In February 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Bangladesh.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1135802.html |title=Sri Lanka pick Asitha for T20 series, Jeevan Mendis returns | work=ESPN Cricinfo| date=7 February 2018| access-date=7 February 2018}} He made his T20I debut for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh on 18 February 2018. He took his first T20I wicket by dismissing Tamim Iqbal.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1130747.html |title=2nd T20I (N), Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Feb 18 2018 | work=ESPN Cricinfo| date=18 February 2018| access-date=15 February 2018}}
In May 2018, he was one of 33 cricketers to be awarded a national contract by Sri Lanka Cricket ahead of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/692671 |title=Sri Lanka assign 33 national contracts with pay hike |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23570424/sri-lankan-players-receive-pay-hike |title=Sri Lankan players to receive pay hike |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 May 2018}} In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/sri-lanka-squad-for-emerging-teams-asia-cup-2019-announced/ |title=Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced |work=The Papare |access-date=12 November 2019}}
References
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