Piyal Kashyapa Wijetunge (born 6 August 1971) is a former Sri Lankan

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er who played in one

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in 1993. Though he was not successful in the international arena, he was an active member in the domestic arena, where he played 65 first class matches and took 161 wickets as well. He was born at

Badulla Badulla ( si, බදුල්ල, ta, பதுளை) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District. Geography Badulla is ...

in 1971. He has served as a spin bowling coach for the Sri Lanka national team, where he trained international players such as

Rangana Herath Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath ( si, රංගන හේරත්; ta, ரங்கன ஹெரத்; born 19 March 1978), known as Rangana Herath, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all forms of the game and a f ...

Tharindu Kaushal Paskuwal Handi Tharindu Kaushal ( si, තරිදු කෞශාල්; born 5 March 1993) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for ODIs and Tests in international level. He is a right-arm off break bowler who also bats right-hand ...

and

Dilruwan Perera Mahawaduge Dilruwan Kamalaneth Perera ( si, දිල්රුවන් පෙරේරා; born 22 July 1982) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer, who played for Sri Lanka in all formats of the game. He plays domestically for the Col ...

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1971 births Living people Sri Lanka Test cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Sinhalese Sports Club cricketers Kandurata cricketers Alumni of St. Anthony's College, Kandy Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers People from Badulla {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1970s-stub

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