Eric Upashantha
Kalutarage Eric Amila Upashantha (commonly known as Eric Upashantha; born 10 June 1972) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played two Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was educated at Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
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| Full name | Kalutarage Eric Amila Upashantha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1972 Kurunegala, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 75) | 24 February 1999 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 13 June 2002 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 87) | 3 October 1995 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 3 February 2001 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1990/91–2003 | Colts Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He bowls a considerable line and length, and plays well against seam bowlers. Upashantha played Twenty20 cricket in 2004 and List A cricket the following season. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colts Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.
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