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Dilhara Fernando
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando
Born July 19, 1979, Colombo
Current age 29 years 84 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Mumbai Indians, Sinhalese Sports Club, Worcestershire
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 |
30 |
38 |
12 |
184 |
36* |
7.07 |
604 |
30.46 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
| ODIs |
128 |
50 |
30 |
201 |
20 |
10.05 |
335 |
60.00 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
23 |
0 |
| T20Is |
10 |
5 |
2 |
24 |
21 |
8.00 |
20 |
120.00 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| First-class |
88 |
95 |
27 |
491 |
42 |
7.22 |
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0 |
0 |
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35 |
0 |
| List A |
172 |
71 |
38 |
280 |
21* |
8.48 |
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0 |
0 |
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34 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
17 |
7 |
4 |
26 |
21 |
8.66 |
22 |
118.18 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
30 |
54 |
4700 |
2848 |
84 |
5/42 |
7/95 |
33.90 |
3.63 |
55.9 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| ODIs |
128 |
122 |
5520 |
4766 |
163 |
6/27 |
6/27 |
29.23 |
5.18 |
33.8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| T20Is |
10 |
10 |
210 |
239 |
11 |
3/19 |
3/19 |
21.72 |
6.82 |
19.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
88 |
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12092 |
7238 |
254 |
6/29 |
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28.49 |
3.59 |
47.6 |
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6 |
0 |
| List A |
172 |
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7562 |
6319 |
234 |
6/27 |
6/27 |
27.00 |
5.01 |
32.3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
17 |
17 |
378 |
477 |
22 |
4/18 |
4/18 |
21.68 |
7.57 |
17.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Jun 14-17, 2000 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), Dec 9-13, 2007 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Paarl, Jan 9, 2001 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| T20I debut |
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at King City (NW), Oct 11, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1997/98 |
| Last First-class |
Worcestershire v Middlesex at Kidderminster, Sep 17-19, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1998/99 |
| Last List A |
Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Sep 21, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at King City (NW), Oct 11, 2008 scorecard |
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
Aug 29, 2008 |
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Team-mates congratulate Dilhara Fernando on picking up another wicket
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Aug 29, 2008 |
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Dilhara Fernando castles Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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Aug 23, 2008 |
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Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara take a breather
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