Dilhara Fernando

Dilhara Fernando

Sri Lanka Right Arm Bowl
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
18 Mat
63 Overs
464 Runs
18 W
7.36 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando
Date of Birth July 19, 1979
Nationality Sri Lanka
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Role Bowler/Right arm fast, Right-handed Batsman
Past Team(s)
Family Eresha Fernando (Spouse)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
INC vs MNT 0 0 0 0 0 4 41 1 10.25
NN vs CC 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 1 5.00
NN vs PW 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 0 9.50
VT vs NN 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 1 8.00
IK vs NN 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 3.00

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 147 61 239 392 35 9.19 60.96 0 0 20 19 2 27 0
TESTs 40 47 249 709 17 8.30 35.11 0 0 39 30 1 10 0
T20Is 18 7 25 27 2 5.00 92.59 0 0 21 4 0 3 0
T20s 54 20 47 51 10 4.70 92.15 0 0 21 6 0 14 0
LISTAs 234 96 346 0 52 7.86 0 0 0 21 0 0 47 0
FIRSTCLASS 121 116 590 0 37 7.46 0 0 0 42 0 0 40 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 147 141 1084.3 5648 187 30.20 5.20 6/27 1 0
TESTs 40 68 1030.1 3784 100 37.84 3.67 7/95 3 0
T20Is 18 18 63 464 18 25.77 7.36 3/19 0 0
T20s 54 54 195.5 1511 74 20.41 7.71 5/17 1 0
LISTAs 234 0 1735.3 8688 336 25.85 5.00 6/27 3 0
FIRSTCLASS 121 0 2627.2 9596 315 30.46 3.65 0 6 0

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Team history at Cricket World Cup - Sri Lanka (1975-2011) Team history at Cricket World Cup - Sri Lanka (1975-2011)
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Dilhara Fernando: A Brief Biography

Dilhara Fernando Biography

Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando is a Sri Lankan cricketer, who was born in Colombo on 19th of July, 1979. One of the most technical pacers in the cricketing world, he generated great speeds bowling right arm pace. The Sri Lankan spear-head shifted his focus from basketball to pursue fast bowling in cricket.

Background

Starting his career as a basketball player from the school age, Dilhara was made to shift into cricket by his school coach. He later on went to represent Sri Lanka Under-19 team in the year 1998.

He was constantly on the selectors radar as he was bowling quick. In the same year, he started this first-class career with Sinhalese Sports Club and later got picked into the national team.

Debut

Fernando made his test debut in his home ground (Colombo) against Pakistan in the year 2000 picking up only 2 wickets. The following year (2001) he was called up into the ODI’s against South Africa at the Boland Park, where he picked up only a single victim, whilst going for plenty of runs.

His T20 debut came against England at the Rose Bowl in 2006. He was picked for his sheer pace and bounce.

Rise to Glory

Very soon, he became a bowling sensation in the dressing room by sharing the experience of Chaminda Vaas and other pacers. He ticked a speed of 150 km/h quite a good number of times.

He soon became a good death bowler, winning matches for his country and picking up his best figures 6/27 against the English in 2007 at the R.Premadasa stadium. Bowling those tough overs, he kept his economy still under 6 picking up important scalps.

He even developed the slower ball to entice and fox the batsmen. His best figures came in his home ground 6-27 thrashing England.

Low Points

For a quickie who bowls hard and fast, injuries aren't far away. He missed put the home series against the Aussies in 2004 due to 2 fractures. Being in and out of the side because of Injuries his line and length got baffled. Spraying the ball all over the pitch without much consistency, his international career took a hit in turmoil.

Club Career

He was picked by the Mumbai Indians (08-11) for the Indian Premier League and took 17 wickets in 10 appearances. He represented Worcestershire in 2008 in the English county.

Records

He took 100 and 187 victims in 40 and 147 tests and ODI’s respectively. With an economy of below 6 and a five wicket haul he redefined Lankan fast bowling.

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