Full name Muthuthanthrige Vishwa Thilina Fernando
Born September 18, 1991, Colombo
Current age 28 years 321 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Moratuwa Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka A Emerging Players, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium-fast
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education St. Sebastians College, Moratuwa
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 38 | 9.00 | 201 | 26.86 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 7* | 15.00 | 61 | 49.18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 69 | 86 | 33 | 463 | 41 | 8.73 | 1229 | 37.67 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| List A | 40 | 23 | 16 | 75 | 18* | 10.71 | 198 | 37.87 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| T20s | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 9 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 13 | 1293 | 772 | 23 | 4/62 | 8/133 | 33.56 | 3.58 | 56.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 8 | 8 | 297 | 337 | 5 | 1/35 | 1/35 | 67.40 | 6.80 | 59.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 0 | - | - | - | 8.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 69 | 113 | 8962 | 5744 | 182 | 5/35 | 9/145 | 31.56 | 3.84 | 49.2 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| List A | 40 | 38 | 1576 | 1502 | 52 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 28.88 | 5.71 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 11 | 11 | 162 | 226 | 9 | 2/17 | 2/17 | 25.11 | 8.37 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v Australia at Galle, Aug 4-6, 2016 scorecard |
| Last Test | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Jan 27-31, 2020 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Aug 20, 2017 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, Mar 6, 2019 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| Only T20I | India v Sri Lanka at Cuttack, Dec 20, 2017 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Jan 18-20, 2012 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Colombo Cricket Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Mar 6-8, 2020 scorecard |
| List A debut | Sri Lanka Army Sports Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Panagoda, Dec 9, 2012 scorecard |
| Last List A | Sri Lanka Board President's XI v West Indians at Katunayake, Feb 20, 2020 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Panadura Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Mar 28, 2012 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Colombo Cricket Club v Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Katunayake, Jan 6, 2020 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/40, 4, 3/37 | Col CC | v Colts | Colombo (CCC) | 6 Mar 2020 | FC |
| 41, 2/61 | Col CC | v Moors | Colombo (CCC) | 28 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 3*, 2/56 | SLC-BP-XI | v West Indians | Katunayake | 20 Feb 2020 | LA |
| 0, 1/51, 13, 2/34 | Col CC | v Burgher | Colombo (Burgher) | 7 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 0/45, 38, 2/43 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 |
| 0/14 | Col CC | v Nugegoda SWC | Katunayake | 6 Jan 2020 | T20 |
| 1/5 | Col CC | v Kandy CCC | Colombo (Colts) | 4 Jan 2020 | T20 |
| 2/31, 5*, 0/105, 0 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 19 Dec 2019 | Test # 2375 |
| 0/49 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 11 Dec 2019 | Test # 2373 |
| 3/69 | Sri Lanka A | v Bangladesh A | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Oct 2019 | LA |
A left-arm quick from Moratuwa, Vishwa Fernando has been earmarked for national duty, thanks largely to the skiddy pace he generates from a whippy action. Having made his first-class debut in 2012, Fernando showed early potential, claiming 26 wickets in his maiden season.
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Jan 27, 2020
Vishwa Fernando bowls
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Dec 19, 2019
Vishwa Fernando lets fly
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Dec 19, 2019
Vishwa Fernando enjoyed castling Shan Masood with a perfect leg-cutter
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