Dulip Liyanage

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Dulip Liyanage

| image =

| country = Sri Lanka

| fullname = Dulip Kapila Liyanage

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|06|06|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kalutara, Sri Lanka

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1992–2001

| testdebutdate = 2 September

| testdebutyear = 1992

| testdebutagainst = Australia

| testcap = 53

| lasttestdate = 29 August

| lasttestyear = 2001

| lasttestagainst = India

| odidebutdate = 4 December

| odidebutyear = 1992

| odidebutagainst = New Zealand

| odicap = 67

| lastodidate = 30 October

| lastodiyear = 2001

| lastodiagainst = Zimbabwe

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| columns = 2

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 69

| bat avg1 = 7.66

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 23

| deliveries1 = 1,355

| wickets1 = 17

| bowl avg1 = 39.17

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/56

| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 16

| runs2 = 144

| bat avg2 = 16.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 43

| deliveries2 = 642

| wickets2 = 10

| bowl avg2 = 51.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/49

| catches/stumpings2 = 6/–

| date = 9 February

| year = 2006

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49554.html Cricinfo

}}

Dulip Kapila Liyanage (born 6 June 1972) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He studied at the Kalutara Vidyalaya.

International career

Liyanage made his Test debut in the same Test as Muttiah Muralitharan in 1992–93, and when bowling, captured the wicket of Tom Moody with his third ball. He went wicketless during the summers against India in 1993–94, and didn't return until 1997. Following this he played in several One-day internationals before injury in Pakistan ruled him out again.

He along with Kumar Dharmasena set the record for the highest 8th wicket stand for Sri Lanka in ODI cricket (91).{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64556.html|title=Only ODI: West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Jun 6, 1997 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-03-28}}{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?class=2;id=8;type=team|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Records {{!}} Sri Lanka {{!}} One-Day Internationals {{!}} Highest partnerships by wicket {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-03-28|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123022817/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?class=2%3Bid%3D8%3Btype%3Dteam|archivedate=2016-11-23}}

Domestic career

Dulip continued to dominate in first class cricket representing Colts Cricket Club in Colombo, Sri Lanka as an attacking All-Rounder, which earned him the opportunity of representing Sri Lanka in Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes tournament(2003) as Captain/Manager. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colts Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/twenty-20-tournament-2004-304926/colts-cricket-club-vs-sri-lanka-air-force-sports-club-1st-round-304932/full-scorecard |title=1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 April 2021}}

References

Category:1972 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers

Category:Sri Lanka Test cricketers

Category:Sri Lankan cricketers

Category:Basnahira South cricketers

Category:Colts Cricket Club cricketers

Category:Cricketers from Kalutara