Piyal Wijetunge
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| Born | Piyal Kashyapa Wijetunge August 6, 1971 Badulla, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | bowler, coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 58) | 25 August 1993 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Sinhalese Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Moors Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Kandy Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Piyal Kashyapa Wijetunge (born August 6, 1971, Badulla) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test 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 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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- ^ Ugra, Sharda (12 October 2017). "The man preparing Sri Lanka for life after Herath". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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