Pubudu Dassanayake
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| Full name | Pubudu Bathiya Dassanayake | |||||||||||||||||||||
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11 July 1970 Kandy, Sri Lanka |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 57) | 25 August 1993 Sri Lanka v South Africa |
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| Last Test | 20 October 1994 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe |
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| ODI debut (cap 71) | 2 September 1993 Sri Lanka v South Africa |
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| Last ODI | 8 December 1994 Sri Lanka v New Zealand |
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| 1990 | Colts CC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–2001 | Bloomfield CAC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Sinhalese SC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | Central Province | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 3 September 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pubudu Bathiya Dassanayake (/dəsəˈnaɪəkə/ də-sə-NEYE-ə-kə; born 11 July 1970) is a former international cricketer who represented both Sri Lanka and Canada internationally. He is the current coach of the U.S. national team, having earlier served for periods as head coach of Canada and Nepal.
Dassanayake was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka. A wicket-keeper, he made his debut in first-class cricket in 1990, at age of 19. Dassanayake's international debut came in August 1993, against South Africa. He spent just over a year as Sri Lanka's first-choice wicket-keeper, with his last international matches coming on a 1994 tour of New Zealand. In total, Dassanayake represented Sri Lanka in eleven Tests and sixteen One Day International (ODI) matches. His domestic career, which was played mostly for the Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, continued until the 2000–01 season.
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