Piyal Wijetunge

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.

Piyal Wijetunge
පියල් විජේතුංග
Personal information
BornPiyal Kashyapa Wijetunge
(1971-08-06) August 6, 1971
Badulla, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Rolebowler, coach
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 -/- -/1
Top score 10 52
Balls bowled 312 9559
Wickets 2 161
Bowling average 59.00 30.47
5 wickets in innings - 3
10 wickets in match - 1
Best bowling 1/58 7/51
Catches/stumpings -/- 24/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 April 2017

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]

See also

References

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