Deepal Gunawardene (born 21 October 1969) is a Sri Lankan former

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er. He is now an

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and stood in a tour match between Sri Lanka Board President's XI and West Indians in October 2015. On 5 December 2019, he umpired in his first

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(T20I) match, between

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and

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in the men's tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.

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* 1969 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lankan cricket umpires Sri Lankan Twenty20 International cricket umpires Cricketers from Colombo Sri Lanka Police Sports Club cricketers {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1960s-stub

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