Full name Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando
Born July 19, 1979, Colombo
Current age 40 years 150 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Mumbai Indians, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Worcestershire
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 40 | 47 | 17 | 249 | 39* | 8.30 | 709 | 35.11 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
ODIs | 147 | 61 | 35 | 239 | 20 | 9.19 | 392 | 60.96 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
T20Is | 18 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 5.00 | 27 | 92.59 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
First-class | 121 | 116 | 37 | 590 | 42 | 7.46 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||||
List A | 234 | 96 | 52 | 346 | 21* | 7.86 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 54 | 20 | 10 | 47 | 21 | 4.70 | 51 | 92.15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 40 | 68 | 6181 | 3784 | 100 | 5/42 | 7/95 | 37.84 | 3.67 | 61.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
ODIs | 147 | 141 | 6507 | 5648 | 187 | 6/27 | 6/27 | 30.20 | 5.20 | 34.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
T20Is | 18 | 18 | 378 | 464 | 18 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 25.77 | 7.36 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 121 | 15764 | 9596 | 315 | 6/29 | 30.46 | 3.65 | 50.0 | 6 | 0 | |||
List A | 234 | 10413 | 8688 | 336 | 6/27 | 6/27 | 25.85 | 5.00 | 30.9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
T20s | 54 | 54 | 1175 | 1515 | 74 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 20.47 | 7.73 | 15.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Test debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Jun 14-17, 2000 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele, Jul 8-12, 2012 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Paarl, Jan 9, 2001 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Paarl, Jan 11, 2012 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | India v Sri Lanka at Visakhapatnam, Feb 14, 2016 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1997/98 |
Last First-class | Sri Lankan XI v Australians at Colombo (PSS), Jul 18-20, 2016 scorecard |
List A debut | 1998/99 |
Last List A | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (RPS), Dec 24, 2015 scorecard |
T20s debut | Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | India v Sri Lanka at Visakhapatnam, Feb 14, 2016 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/4 | Avengers | v Destroyers | Manama | 6 Oct 2017 | Other T20 |
1/6, 1* | Avengers | v Destroyers | Manama | 5 Oct 2017 | Other T20 |
1/24 | Avengers | v Bravehearts | Manama | 4 Oct 2017 | Other T20 |
0/19, 1* | Avengers | v Rangers | Manama | 30 Sep 2017 | Other T20 |
1, 0/56, 15 | Sri Lanka XI | v Australians | Colombo (PSS) | 18 Jul 2016 | FC |
0/4 | Sinhalese | v Ragama | Colombo (RPS) | 3 Mar 2016 | FC |
2/54 | Sinhalese | v Moors | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 18 Feb 2016 | FC |
1, 0/7 | Sri Lanka | v India | Visakhapatnam | 14 Feb 2016 | T20I # 499 |
1/25 | Crusaders | v Kurunegala W | Colombo (RPS) | 1 Feb 2016 | T20 |
0/53 | Crusaders | v Commandos | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Jan 2016 | T20 |
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