Jason Sangha

Australian cricketer (born 1999)

Jason Sangha

Personal information

Full name|

Jason Jaskirat Singh Sangha

Born|  (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25)
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm leg break
Role| Batter
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2016/17| Cricket Australia XI
2018/19–2023/24| New South Wales (squad no. 23)
2018/19–2025/26| Sydney Thunder (squad no. 23)
2024/25–present| South Australia (squad no. 50)
Career statistics
| Competition | FC | LA | T20

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Matches | 45 | 20 | 35
Runs scored | 2,489 | 249 | 836
Batting average | 33.63 | 14.64 | 30.96
100s/50s | 7/11 | 0/0 | 0/6
Top score | 151 | 38 | 91*
Balls bowled | 1,166 | 194 | 89
Wickets | 16 | 2 | 5
Bowling average | 43.18 | 97.00 | 25.80
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0
Best bowling | 3/19 | 2/16 | 2/16
Catches/stumpings | 35/– | 13/– | 18/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 March 2025

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 in Australian domestic cricket.

## Early life and family

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Sangha was born in Randwick, New South Wales, 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

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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]

In April 2024, Sangha was named as part of the South Australian squad ahead of the 2024/25 domestic season.[9] He was named player of the match in his debut Sheffield Shield match for South Australia, scoring 151 and 61.[10] Sangha was part of South Australia's Sheffield Shield and One-Day Cup winning season in his first season with the state,[11] scoring 126 not out in the fourth innings and hitting the winning runs to guide his team to victory in the Sheffield Shield final against Queensland.[12]

## References

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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.
9. ^ Malcolm, Alex (18 April 2024). "Jason Sangha and Mackenzie Harvey sign with South Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
10. ^ "Kuhnemann takes four but Tasmania face a huge chase". ESPNcricinfo. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
11. ^ "SA eye historic double after lifting Dean Jones Trophy". Cricket.com.au. 1 March 2025.
12. ^ "Sangha and Carey tons hand South Australia first Shield title in 29 years". ESPNCricinfo. 29 March 2025.

## External links

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* Jason Sangha at ESPNcricinfo
* Jason Sangha at Cricket Australia

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South Australia - current squad

* Agar
* Buckingham
* Cahill*
* Carey
* Doggett
* Drew
* Fraser-McGurk
* Harvey
* Head
* Hoogenboezem*
* Hunt
* Jacobs
* Johnson
* Kelly
* Lehmann
* Matthias*
* Manenti
* McAndrew
* McInerney
* McSweeney (c)
* Nielsen
* Pope
* Sangha
* Scott
* Thompson*
* Thornton

* Coach: Harris

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Sydney Thunder - current squad

* 1 Bancroft (wk)
* 5 Konstas
* 7 Hatcher
* 8 Agar
* 9 Davies
* 17 T. Sangha
* 19 Salzmann
* 20 Hasnain
* 22 Gilkes (wk)
* 23 J. Sangha
* 29 Nikitaras
* 30 Cummins
* 31 Warner (c)
* 33 Garton
* 34 Hadley
* 36 Christian
* 44 McAndrew
* 50 Rutherford
* 53 Maddinson
* 54 Andrews
* 69 Ferguson
* 77 Billings (wk)
* 93 Green
* 95 Sams
* Coach: Bayliss

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