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Full name Kapila Indaka Weerakkody Wijegunawardene
Born November 23, 1964, Colombo
Current age 43 years 226 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
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Oct 27, 1988 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Perth, Mar 15, 1992 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1986/87 - 1992/93
List A span
1987/88 - 1991/92
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.
