Kapila Wijegunawardene

Kapila Indaka Weerakkody Wijegunawardene (born 23 November 1964) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in two Test matches and 26 One Day Internationals from 1988 to 1992.

Kapila Wijegunawardene
Personal information
Full name
Kapila Indaka Weerakkody Wijegunawardene
Born (1964-11-23) 23 November 1964 (age 59)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 50)22 August 1991 v England
Last Test2 January 1992 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 55)27 October 1988 v Pakistan
Last ODI15 March 1992 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988/89–1991/92Colombo Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 2 26 51 35
Runs scored 14 20 374 74
Batting average 4.66 2.85 11.68 4.93
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 6* 8* 34 27
Balls bowled 364 1,186 6,885 1,618
Wickets 7 25 158 32
Bowling average 21.00 39.44 24.18 41.31
5 wickets in innings 0 0 7 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 4/51 4/49 7/28 4/49
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 22/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 July 2012

In his second Test match, he claimed 7 wickets in the match. He recorded his best bowling figures in an innings by claiming 4 wickets including Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, and Salem Malik in this match.

Kapila received the opportunity to represent Sri Lanka in 1992 Cricket World Cup. He went wicket-less in the two outings he got against Zimbabwe and Pakistan.

He represented Colombo Cricket Club in domestic cricket and at international level, the selectors always considered him as a limited-over player.

Later, Kapila worked as the chairman of the selectors for Sri Lanka men's national team.