Jason Sangha

Australian cricketer

Jason Sangha

Personal information

Full name|

Jason Jaskirat Singh Sangha

Born|  (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 24)
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm leg break
Role| Batter
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2016/17–2017/18| Cricket Australia XI
2018/19–present| New South Wales (squad no. 23)
2018/19–present| Sydney Thunder (squad no. 23)
First-class debut| 8 November 2017 Cricket Australia XI v England
List A debut| 15 October 2016 Cricket Australia XI v South Australia
Career statistics
| Competition | FC | LA | T20

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Matches | 39 | 15 | 30
Runs scored | 1,785 | 173 | 676
Batting average | 27.46 | 12.35 | 30.72
100s/50s | 4/8 | 0/0 | 0/5
Top score | 142 | 29 | 91*
Balls bowled | 1,166 | 156 | 84
Wickets | 16 | 0 | 4
Bowling average | 43.18 | – | 30.00
5 wickets in innings | 0 | – | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | – | –
Best bowling | 3/19 | – | 2/16
Catches/stumpings | 28/– | 9/– | 16/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 December 2023

Jason Jaskirat Singh Sangha (born 8 September 1999) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg break bowler. He represents South Australia and Randwick Petersham in NSW Premier Grade Cricket.

## Early life and family[edit]

Sanga was born in Sydney, Australia to parents of Indian descent.[1] He grew up in Newcastle, then at the age of 17 moved to Sydney to play grade cricket for Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.[2]

## Career[edit]

Sangha made his debut for Australia under-19 team debut against Pakistan under-19 team in January 2016.[1] Later, he made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI against South Australia on 15 October 2016.[3] He made his first-class debut for Cricket Australia XI against England on 8 November 2017 in a tour game prior to the 2017–18 Ashes series.[4] He scored his maiden first-class century in the second tour match, becoming the second-youngest player to score a first-class century against England, second to only Sachin Tendulkar.[5]

In December 2017, he was named as the captain of Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for Australia in the tournament, with 229 runs.[7]

In December 2022, he was named as the captain of the Sydney Thunder, replacing Usman Khawaja.[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "16-year-old Indian-Origin Jason Sangha becomes NSW's youngest cricketer". SBS Language.
2. ^ Jason Sangha a man apart in Australian cricket's rebuilding process following ball-tampering saga, ABC, 16 November 2018
3. ^ "Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 15th Match: Cricket Australia XI v South Australia at Sydney, Oct 15, 2016". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
4. ^ "Tour Match (D/N), England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide, Nov 8–11 2017". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
5. ^ "Teen follows Tendulkar in torching England". Cricket Australia. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
6. ^ "Sangha, Waugh head U19 World Cup squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
7. ^ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18 – Australia Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
8. ^ "Jason Sangha named captain of Sydney Thunder". Sydney Thunder. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Jason Sangha at ESPNcricinfo
* Jason Sangha at Cricket Australia

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New South Wales - current squad

* Abbott
* Copeland
* Cummins
* Davies
* Doddrell*
* Dwarshuis
* M. Edwards
* J. Edwards
* Gilkes
* Hackney
* Hadley
* Hatcher
* Hazlewood
* Hearne
* Henriques
* Holt
* Hughes
* Kerr
* Lyon
* Macdonald
* Nikitaras*
* Nisbet*
* Patterson (c)
* Salzmann*
* Sams
* J. Sangha
* T. Sangha
* Shaw*
* Smith
* Starc
* Tremain
* Verma*
* Warner
* Zampa
* Coach: Jaques

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Sydney Thunder - current squad

* 1 Bancroft (wk)
* 5 Konstas
* 6 Hales
* 7 Hatcher
* 9 Davies
* 12 Zaman Khan
* 17 T. Sangha
* 19 Salzmann
* 22 Gilkes (wk)
* 23 J. Sangha
* 28 Sandhu
* 31 Warner
* 32 Kohler-Cadmore
* 44 McAndrew
* 47 Nikitaras
* 50 Ross
* 59 Doddrell
* 93 Green (c)
* 95 Sams
* Coach: Bayliss

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