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Piyal Wijetunge

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Piyal Wijetunge
Personal information
Full name
Piyal Kashyapa Wijetunge
Born (1971-08-06) August 6, 1971 (age 53)
Badulla, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 58)25 August 1993 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–1994Sinhalese Sports Club
1995–1996Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
1998Moors Sports Club
2002Kandy Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 65
Runs scored 10 541
Batting average 5.00 11.27
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 10 52
Balls bowled 312 9,559
Wickets 2 161
Bowling average 59.00 30.47
5 wickets in innings 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 1/58 7/51
Catches/stumpings 0/– 24/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 April 2017

Piyal Kashyapa Wijetunge (born 6 August 1971) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test match in 1993. Though he was not successful in the international arena, he was an active member in the domestic arena, where he played 65 first class matches and took 161 wickets as well. He was born at Badulla in 1971.

He has served as a spin bowling coach for the Sri Lanka national team, where he trained international players such as Rangana Herath, Tharindu Kaushal and Dilruwan Perera.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Ugra, Sharda (12 October 2017). "The man preparing Sri Lanka for life after Herath". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.