768:(BCCSL) imposed 25-year bans from all forms of cricket on all Sri Lankan players who participated, including Warnapura. Although the ban was revoked after nine years, Warnapura did not play international cricket again. He later claimed that not only financial issues but pressure from some members of the BCCSL forced them to undertake the tour, and expressed disappointment at the fact that no formal inquiry was held.
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match that was also Sri Lanka's first ODI. He was dismissed for 8 runs in that match, which Sri Lanka lost. Bandula had a weird ODI debut scoring 8 runs off 54 balls and he became the first Sri Lankan batsman ever to score a boundary in an ODI as well as the first boundary scored by a batsman for Sri
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Pakistan on 12 March in the same year. He made 77 runs in that match, although it was lost by Sri Lanka. Warnapura played 12 ODI matches, accumulating a total of 180 runs at an average of 15.00. He also captured 8 wickets at an average of 39.50, as well taking 5 catches during his career.
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in March 1982, scoring just 13 runs in the Sri Lankan first innings, and getting out without scoring in the second. He could not play in the second match of the series due to an injury. In the next match, also against
Pakistan, he scored 7 and 26 in the first and second innings respectively. Both
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September 1982. He was unsuccessful again, scoring just 4 in the first innings and 6 in the second, and the match ended in a draw. During his Test career, Warnapura captained the Sri Lankan side in all four matches he played. He had scored a total of 96 runs, with an
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Warnapura captained Sri Lanka's first Test match, and also faced the first delivery and scored the first run for his team. He also had the rare distinction of opening the bowling and opening the batting in the second innings for Sri Lanka in their first ever Test match.
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October 2021, Warnapura was admitted to hospital due to a diabetes-related issue, with doctors forced to amputate his left leg. He died on 18 October 2021 while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.
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He captained Sri Lanka in all the Tests he played, although he could not lead his team to victory in any of them. However, Sri Lanka won the first ODI match he captained. He scored one half-century in ODI cricket.
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Bandula
Warnapura, Sri Lanka's first Test Cricket Captain has passed away
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1595:"Sri Lanka's first Test cricket captain Bandula Warnapura passed away"
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1425:"Prudential World Cup 1979, fifth Group B match: India vs Sri Lanka"
1352:"When Sri Lanka made their ODI debut at 1975 Prudential World Cup"
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Warnapura was unsuccessful in his second match, played against
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in 1982. The five-day match started on 17 February 1982 at the
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1403:"Prudential World Cup (1979): Scorecard of 9th match, Group B"
1325:"Prudential World Cup (1975): Scorecard of 4th match, Group B"
914:"Sri Lanka's first Test captain Bandula Warnapura passes away"
851:"Sri Lanka's first Test captain Bandula Warnapura passes away"
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He was given the captaincy of the team to temporarily replace
1547:"Sri Lanka's first Test captain Bandula Warnapura dies at 68"
1473:"B Warnapura: All round records for One Day Internationals"
826:"ICC expresses sadness at the passing of Bandula Warnapura"
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first XI cricket team in 1971. Warnapura has worked as an
1230:"Sri Lanka in Pakistan (1981โ82): Scorecard of 2nd Test"
1182:"Sri Lanka in Pakistan (1981โ82): Scorecard of 1st Test"
1134:"England in Sri Lanka (1981โ82): Scorecard of Only Test"
791:. Warnapura participated as a judge in the reality show
600:. He has also refereed two Tests and three ODIs in 2001
1451:"Sri Lanka in Pakistan (1981โ82): Scorecard of 1st ODI"
1278:"B Warnapura: Overall batting records in Test matches"
1252:"Sri Lanka in India (1982โ83): Scorecard of Only Test"
1521:"Arosa Sri Lanka in South Africa: Summary of results"
733:. It was also the only victory in the series by an
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1204:"Second Test Match: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1981โ82"
1499:"CricInfo Reviews Sri Lanka's test match history"
1646:"Bandula Warnupura hospitalized, critically ill"
1377:"Prudential World Cup 1979, fifth Group B match"
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1497:Ratnayake, Leonard (13 June 2000).
1081:"Sri Lanka Players by Caps (Tests)"
2927:Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo
1331:from the original on 20 April 2010
1305:from the original on 24 April 2010
1140:from the original on 20 April 2010
1106:Williamson, Martin (26 May 2006).
1087:from the original on 24 April 2010
1030:from the original on 10 March 2010
964:"Sri Lanka batsmen dominate India"
891:from the original on 28 March 2010
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1299:"Sri Lanka Players by Caps (ODI)"
787:Warnapura was an official of the
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1677:. 9 October 2021. Archived from
1574:. Indian Express. 22 August 1997
1049:Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (8 June 2008).
1001:from the original on 5 June 2011
681:matches were lost by Sri Lanka.
641:. Warnapura and English captain
16:Sri Lankan cricketer (1953โ2021)
2907:Sri Lanka Test cricket captains
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627:Sri Lanka national cricket team
574:Sri Lanka national cricket team
544:and a right-handed medium pace
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1772:Sri Lankan ODI cricket captain
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199:26 September 1982 v
173:17 September 1982 v
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830:International Cricket Council
162:17 February 1982 v
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1620:"Youth With Talent - Judges"
718:Lanka in a World Cup match.
879:Frith, David (April 1982).
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211:Domestic team information
133:International information
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1108:"The birth of a nation"
881:"Sri Lanka come of age"
582:Nalanda College Colombo
578:Nalanda College Colombo
530:Sri Lankan cricket team
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1622:. ITN. Archived from
1051:"Warnapura joins ACC"
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713:on 7 June 1975, in a
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653:. He faced the first
598:Asian Cricket Council
572:, who played for the
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612:International career
580:. Bandula captained
418:5 wickets in innings
29:Personal information
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1350:Dhambarage, Chris.
942:"Bandula Warnapura"
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532:. He played four
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2526:GRA de Silva
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2223:Kusal Janith
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453:Best bowling
81:Right-handed
64:(2021-10-18)
47:1 March 1953
18:
2892:2021 deaths
2887:1953 births
2853:Tony Opatha
2566:Gunatilleke
2536:DS de Silva
2329:DS de Silva
2229:2021-2023:
2215:Karunaratne
2181:2016โ2017:
2173:2015/2019:
2165:2013/2018:
2149:2010โ2012:
2141:2009โ2011:
2127:Jayawardene
2125:2004โ2013:
2117:2001โ2006:
2109:1998โ2003:
2095:A. de Silva
2093:1992โ1996:
2077:1988โ1999:
2063:S. de Silva
2053:1982โ1987:
2045:1979โ1982:
2037:1975โ1979:
1969:Karunaratne
1951:2017โ2019:
1943:2016โ2017:
1935:2013โ2017:
1927:2011โ2012:
1919:2009โ2011:
1913:Jayawardene
1892:1999โ2002:
1875:A. de Silva
1869:1991โ1992;
1847:S. de Silva
711:West Indies
663:David Gower
617:Test career
536:and twelve
289:Runs scored
247:Competition
190:West Indies
147:(1975โ1982)
113:(elder son)
98:All-rounder
72:, Sri Lanka
2881:Categories
2576:Jayasinghe
2404:Ranasinghe
2364:Kaluperuma
2191:Kapugedera
2175:Thirimanne
2143:Sangakkara
2111:Jayasuriya
1921:Sangakkara
1894:Jayasuriya
1871:1996; 1999
1776:1979โ1982
1722:18 October
1685:18 October
1655:10 October
1650:The Papare
1604:18 October
1556:18 October
1361:18 October
1356:Daily News
1055:The Nation
944:. Cricinfo
923:18 October
861:18 October
855:The Papare
835:19 October
812:References
772:Later life
697:ODI career
693:of 12.00.
667:Bob Willis
631:Test match
566:Rambukkana
228:Bloomfield
51:Rambukkana
2641:Wettimuny
2631:Warnapura
2591:Madugalle
2511:Tennekoon
2434:Wettimuny
2424:Warnapura
2304:Tennekoon
2167:Chandimal
2087:Ratnayeke
2079:Ranatunga
2071:Madugalle
2047:Warnapura
2039:Tennekoon
1953:Chandimal
1863:Ranatunga
1855:Madugalle
1828:Warnapura
1739:New title
1717:Sportstar
968:BBC Sport
755:apartheid
645:made the
526:cricketer
472:stumpings
342:Top score
224:1990โ1991
170:Last Test
145:Sri Lanka
104:Relations
2839:13
2829:12
2819:11
2809:10
2637:13
2627:12
2617:11
2607:10
2430:13
2420:12
2410:11
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2339:Fernando
2183:Tharanga
2119:Atapattu
2103:Mahanama
1905:Atapattu
1630:11 March
1525:Archived
1329:Archived
1303:Archived
1256:Archived
1138:Archived
1085:Archived
1028:Archived
999:Archived
918:Cricbuzz
889:Archived
678:Pakistan
655:delivery
501:Cricinfo
499:Source:
470:Catches/
325:100s/50s
196:Last ODI
125:(nephew)
53:, Ceylon
2799:9
2789:8
2779:7
2769:6
2759:5
2749:4
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2714:1
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2207:Thisara
2199:Malinga
2159:Mathews
2151:Dilshan
1982:Italics
1967:2019โ:
1937:Mathews
1929:Dilshan
1578:1 April
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1479:1 April
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895:1 April
691:average
671:innings
635:England
588:and an
542:batsman
518:Sinhala
380:Wickets
272:Matches
164:England
86:Bowling
78:Batting
70:Colombo
2611:Opatha
2601:Mendis
2394:Pieris
2384:Opatha
2374:Mendis
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1961:Lakmal
1959:2018:
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1853:1988:
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1839:Mendis
1826:1982:
1429:Wisden
1387:4 July
1381:Wisden
1208:Wisden
731:wicket
705:. His
590:umpire
546:bowler
362:bowled
1749:1982
803:Death
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