Shangeev Thanikaithasan (born 9 September 1998) is a Danish cricketer, originally from Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] In April 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[4] He played in Denmark's opening match of the tournament, against Bermuda.[5]
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 24) Horsens,Denmark |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| International information | |
| National side |
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| T20I debut (cap 25) | 15 October 2021 v Italy |
| Last T20I | 4 July 2022 v Portugal |
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2022 | |
In September 2018, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[6] In May 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for a five-match series against Leinster Lightning in Ireland, in preparation for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[7]
In October 2021, he was named in Denmark's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.[8] He made his T20I debut on 15 October 2021, for Denmark against Italy.[9]
In July 2022, Thanikaithasan was named in Denmark's squad for the 2022 Canada Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[10] He made his List A debut on 27 July 2022, for Denmark against Canada.[11]