Dilhara Fernando

Full name Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando

Born July 19, 1979, Colombo

Current age 30 years 345 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Mumbai Indians, Sinhalese Sports Club, Worcestershire

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	33	40	13	198	36*	7.33	625	31.68	0	0	22	1	10	0
ODIs	138	55	31	231	20	9.62	371	62.26	0	0	19	2	26	0
T20Is	15	5	2	24	21	8.00	20	120.00	0	0	4	0	2	0
First-class	98	98	28	505	42	7.21			0	0			38	0
List A	196	81	42	314	21*	8.05			0	0			41	0
Twenty20	38	13	7	36	21	6.00	35	102.85	0	0	5	0	9	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	33	58	5126	3072	88	5/42	7/95	34.90	3.59	58.2	3	3	0
ODIs	138	132	6032	5237	174	6/27	6/27	30.09	5.20	34.6	3	1	0
T20Is	15	15	318	392	16	3/19	3/19	24.50	7.39	19.8	0	0	0
First-class	98		13183	7809	268	6/29		29.13	3.55	49.1		6	0
List A	196		8716	7254	270	6/27	6/27	26.86	4.99	32.2	5	2	0
Twenty20	38	38	834	1024	49	4/14	4/14	20.89	7.36	17.0	2	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Jun 14-17, 2000 scorecard
Last Test	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Mar 1-5, 2009 scorecard
Test statistics	- Statsguru Test analysis - Player analysis menu/filter Test match list --------------------------------- Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages --------------------------------- Bowling career summary Bowling innings list Bowling match list Best innings bowling Best match bowling Bowling series averages --------------------------------- Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most catches in an innings Fielding series statistics
ODI debut	South Africa v Sri Lanka at Paarl, Jan 9, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI	Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Jun 9, 2010 scorecard
ODI statistics	- Statsguru ODI analysis - Player analysis menu/filter ODI match list --------------------------------- Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages --------------------------------- Bowling career summary Bowling innings list Best innings bowling Bowling series averages --------------------------------- Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most catches in an innings Fielding series statistics
T20I debut	England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	India v Sri Lanka at Mohali, Dec 12, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics	- Statsguru T20I analysis - Player analysis menu/filter T20I match list --------------------------------- Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages --------------------------------- Bowling career summary Bowling innings list Best innings bowling Bowling series averages --------------------------------- Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most catches in an innings Fielding series statistics
First-class debut	1997/98
Last First-class	Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Nov 13-15, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	1998/99
Last List A	Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Jun 9, 2010 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
	Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians at Mumbai, Apr 25, 2010 scorecard Profile When Fernando burst onto the international scene, young and raw, he soon inspired hope that he would be the long-term replacement for Chaminda Vaas as the cutting edge of the pace attack. He has natural pace - six months after his debut he was timed at 91.9 mph in Durban - hits the pitch hard and moves the ball off the seam. During the early years he paid for his inconsistent line and length, but then worked hard with Rumesh Ratnayake in the Fast Bowling Unit and became more reliable. He also learnt the art of reverse swing and developed a well-disguised slower ball. His career, though, has been plagued with injury. He suffered his second stress fracture of the back in 12 months in January 2004 and missed the entire home series against Australia. However, he has now been slowly nursed back to full fitness and after playing for Sri Lanka A in New Zealand, he has won his place back in the squad. He struggled to hold down a regular spot, especially in the Test team, and was again struck by injury in 2005. However, he fought his way back for the one-day leg of the tour of England and, although he is having to look over his shoulder at the young seamers, has forced off the attention of Nuwan Zoysa for a place in the 2007 World Cup squad. But he remains a wild card that can either win or lose a match in one spell. Worcestershire thought of him as a winner, however, when they signed him for the final few weeks of their Championship campaign in 2008. Charlie Austin September 2008

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