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Kapila Wijegunawardene      

Sri Lanka

Full name Kapila Indaka Weerakkody Wijegunawardene

Born November 23, 1964, Colombo

Current age 50 years 97 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Colombo Cricket Club

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 2 4 1 14 6* 4.66 53 26.41 0 0 1 0 0 0
ODIs 26 12 5 20 8* 2.85 55 36.36 0 0 0 0 3 0
First-class 51 50 18 374 34 11.68 0 0 22 0
List A 35 20 5 74 27 4.93 0 0 9 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 2 4 364 147 7 4/51 7/98 21.00 2.42 52.0 1 0 0
ODIs 26 25 1186 986 25 4/49 4/49 39.44 4.98 47.4 1 0 0
First-class 51 6884 3821 158 7/28 24.18 3.33 43.5 7 1
List A 35 1618 1322 32 4/49 4/49 41.31 4.90 50.5 1 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Aug 22-27, 1991 scorecard
Last Test Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad, Jan 2-7, 1992 scorecard
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ODI debut Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Oct 27, 1988 scorecard
Last ODI Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Perth, Mar 15, 1992 scorecard
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First-class span 1986-1993
List A span 1987-1992
Profile

Kapila Wijegunawardene was a steady medium pace bowler who served Sri Lanka well when chosen. At international level he lacked a yard in pace to be a genuine threat but with an accurate line and the ability to move the ball he could cause batsman trouble if they underestimated his ability. The selectors clearly had Wijegunawardene pegged as strictly a one day bowler and it was in this form of the game that he made his international debut. Taking 2/29 from 8 tidy overs he helped Sri Lanka to a win over Pakistan in his initial match. His Test debut came on the tour of England in 1991 in the one off Test, where he was used sparingly and went wicketless. In his second and final Test against Pakistan at Faisalabad he had a prosperous time having the match analysis of 7/98, and in the second innings his 4/51 nearly bowled Sri Lanka to a memorable victory.

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Country Fixtures Country Results
Group A: Colts v Ragama at Colombo (Colts) - Feb 27-Mar 1
Colts 485/6d Ragama 220/2
Group B: Moors v SLPACC at Colombo (Moors) - Feb 27-Mar 1
Moors 180 & 62/1 SLPACC 229
Group A: Nondescripts v SL Air SC at Colombo (NCC) - Feb 27-Mar 1
Nondescripts 378 & 18/0 SL Air SC 190
Group B: Sinhalese v Chilaw at Colombo (RPS) - Feb 27-Mar 1
Chilaw 269 & 10/1 Sinhalese 278
Group B: SL Army v Col CC at Panagoda - Feb 27-Mar 1
Col CC 324 & 96/2 SL Army 220
Group A: Tamil Union v Bloomfield at Colombo (PSS) - Feb 27-Mar 1
Bloomfield 216 & 97/0 Tamil Union 179
22nd Match, Pool A: England v Sri Lanka at Wellington
Mar 1, 2015 (11:00 local | 22:00 GMT -1d | 17:00 EST -1d | 16:00 CST -1d | 14:00 PST -1d)
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