Career
He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Colombo. He was born in Colombo. Somapala made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 2005-2006 season, against Panadura.
From the tailend, he scored 3 runs in the only innings in which he batted.
He bowled 14 overs in the match, taking four wickets, including a first innings analysis of 3-32 - identical to that of team-mate Ganganath Ratnayake.