Neville Liyanage (born 9 October 1975) is a Sri Lankan

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er who now plays for the Malaysian cricket team. Liyanage is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm fast-medium bowler. He made his

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debut for

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on 29 December 2005. He made nearly 80 appearances in first-class and

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in Sri Lanka between 2005 and 2011. In June 2019, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the

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tournament. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Malayasia, against

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, on 24 June 2019.

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* 1975 births Living people Malaysian cricketers Malaysia Twenty20 International cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Singha Sports Club cricketers People from Kalutara District Sri Lankan emigrants to Malaysia Sri Lankan expatriates in Malaysia Cricketers from Western Province, Sri Lanka {{Malaysia-cricket-bio-stub