Hettiarachchi was given his chance in the 1997 tour of Sri Lanka and the tri-series in 1999 against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi .
Sri Lanka is the 1998 tour of South Africa .
Hettiarachchi was given his chance in the 1997 tour of Sri Lanka , the 1998 tour of South Africa , and the tri-series in 1999 against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi .