Upul Chandana
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Deshabandu Umagiliya Durage Upul Chandana (born 7 May 1972), popularly known as Upul Chandana, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played both Tests and ODIs. He was more specifically a leg spin bowler and was also an outstanding fielder. He was a part of the Sri Lankan squad which won the 1996 Cricket World Cup, however he did not play any matches during the tournament. Chandana is considered to be one of the best leg spinners who ever played for Sri Lanka. He was also a competent lower-order batsman, having scored a total of seven half-centuries at international level.
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Full name | Umagiliya Durage Upul Chandana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1972-05-07) 7 May 1972 (age 51) Galle, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 77) | 12 March 1999 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 11 April 2005 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 78) | 14 April 1994 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 25 July 2007 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 July 2010 |
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