Kapila Wijegunawardene

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Kapila Wijegunawardene
කපිල විජේගුණවර්ධන
Personal information
Full nameKapila Indaka Weerakkody Wijegunawardene
Born (1964-11-23) 23 November 1964 (age 57)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 50)22 August 1991 v England
Last Test2 January 1992 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 55)27 October 1988 v Pakistan
Last ODI15 March 1992 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988/89–1991/92Colombo Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 2 26 51 35
Runs scored 14 20 374 74
Batting average 4.66 2.85 11.68 4.93
100s/50s –/– –/– –/– –/–
Top score 6* 8* 34 27
Balls bowled 364 1186 6885 1618
Wickets 7 25 158 32
Bowling average 21.00 39.44 24.18 41.31
5 wickets in innings – – 7 –
10 wickets in match – n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 4/51 4/49 7/28 4/49
Catches/stumpings –/– 3/– 22/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 July 2012

Kapila Indaka Weerakkody Wijegunawardene (born November 23, 1964, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 26 ODIs from 1988 to 1992. He is the 50th Test cap for Sri Lanka.

In his second test match, he claimed 7 wickets in the match. He recorded his best bowling figures in an innings by claiming 4 wickets including Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, and Salem Malik in this match.

Kapila received the opportunity to represent Sri Lanka in 1992 Cricket World Cup. He went wicket-less in the two outings he got against Zimbabwe and Pakistan.

He represented Colombo Cricket Club in domestic cricket and at international level, the selectors always considered him as a limited-over player.

Later, Kapila worked as the chairman of the selectors for Sri Lanka men's national team.

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