Full name Muthuthanthrige Vishwa Thilina Fernando
Born September 18, 1991, Colombo
Current age 29 years 130 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Kandy Tuskers, 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 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 57 | 38 | 7.12 | 221 | 25.79 | 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 | 75 | 93 | 38 | 482 | 41 | 8.76 | 1328 | 36.29 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| List A | 40 | 23 | 16 | 75 | 18* | 10.71 | 198 | 37.87 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| T20s | 14 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2.75 | 17 | 64.70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 16 | 1646 | 1025 | 31 | 5/101 | 8/133 | 33.06 | 3.73 | 53.0 | 2 | 1 | 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 | 75 | 122 | 9687 | 6252 | 197 | 5/35 | 9/145 | 31.73 | 3.87 | 49.1 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| List A | 40 | 38 | 1576 | 1502 | 52 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 28.88 | 5.71 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 14 | 14 | 216 | 293 | 12 | 2/17 | 2/17 | 24.41 | 8.13 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v Australia at Galle, Aug 4-6, 2016 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Jan 3-5, 2021 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 | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Jan 3-5, 2021 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 | Galle Gladiators v Kandy Tuskers at Hambantota, Dec 10, 2020 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2*, 5/101, 1*, 0/23 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 |
| 0, 3/129, 0 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 |
| 0, 0/9 | Tuskers | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 10 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 2/29 | Tuskers | v Stallions | Hambantota | 9 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 7, 1/29 | Tuskers | v Kings | Hambantota | 5 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 16*, 0/41, 0* | Col CC | v Chilaw | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Aug 2020 | FC |
| 1/100 | Col CC | v Nondescripts | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2020 | FC |
| 0*, 3/37, 3/38 | Col CC | v Saracens | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Aug 2020 | FC |
| 0/22, 0/17 | Col CC | v Ragama | Katunayake | 10 Aug 2020 | FC |
| 3/40, 4, 3/37 | Col CC | v Colts | Colombo (CCC) | 6 Mar 2020 | FC |
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 4, 2021
Vishwa Fernando celebrates his maiden five-wicket haul
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Jan 4, 2021
Temba Bavuma departs as Vishwa Fernando claims another wicket
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Dec 27, 2020
Vishwa Fernando made the first breakthrough for Sri Lanka
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