Michael de Zoysa () (30 September 1946 – 29 September 2019) was a Sri Lankan cricketer, who served as the administrator of

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and a veteran in the Ceylon Tea industry. He also served as secretary of the

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and worked as a chief manager of the

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. De Zoysa became the manager of the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2013 succeeding

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and served for a two-year term until 2015. During his tenure, Sri Lanka notably won the

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before his assignment as team manager being ended on 10 April 2015. He died on 29 September 2019 due to an illness a day before his 73rd birthday. Prior to his death, he served as the head of the advisory committee of Sri Lanka Cricket. The Sri Lankan cricket team players wore black armbands as a tribute to him during the second ODI of the Sri Lanka v Pakistan ODI series which was held on 30 September 2019.

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