Full name Piyal Kashyapa Wijetunge
Born August 6, 1971, Badulla
Current age 49 years 175 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Kandy Cricket Club, Moors Sports Club, Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 | 15 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 65 | 69 | 21 | 541 | 52 | 11.27 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 312 | 118 | 2 | 1/58 | 2/118 | 59.00 | 2.26 | 156.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 65 | 9559 | 4907 | 161 | 7/51 | 30.47 | 3.08 | 59.3 | 3 | 1 | |||
| List A | 7 | 288 | 150 | 7 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 21.42 | 3.12 | 41.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Only Test | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Moratuwa, Aug 25-30, 1993 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1988/89 - 2001/02 |
| List A span | 1990/91 - 1993/94 |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | SL Masters | v WI Masters | Bridgetown | 9 Nov 2010 | Other T20 |
| 0/25 | SL Masters | v WI Masters | Bridgetown | 7 Nov 2010 | Other T20 |
| 1/19 | SL Masters | v Eng Masters | Bridgetown | 6 Nov 2010 | Other T20 |
| 0/12 | SL Masters | v Ind Masters | Bridgetown | 5 Nov 2010 | Other T20 |
One three schoolboys from St Anthony's College who played in the same team and then went on to represent Sri Lanka. Wijetunge, a left-arm orthodox slow bowler, formed a menacing partnership with Muttiah Muralitharan, terrorising batsman from other schools. The other member of the trio was Ruwan Kalpage. Unlike his fellow team-mates, Wijetunge did not go on to have a distinguished international career, playing only one Test. In a memorable personal moment Wijetunge made his Test debut alongside his former schoolboy team-mates against South Africa at Moratuwa where he bowled tidily taking two wickets. However, they could not bowl Sri Lanka to victory on the final day as they did many times at school, a defiant century from Jonty Rhodes holding them at bay.
Johann P Jayasekera
