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Full name Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando
Born July 19, 1979, Colombo
Current age 29 years 50 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

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

184

36*

7.07

604

30.46

ODIs

128

201

10.05

335

60.00

T20Is

8.00

120.00

First-class

480

7.27

List A

170

280

21*

8.48

Twenty20

8.66

118.18

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

4700

2848

5/42

7/95

33.90

3.63

55.9

ODIs

128

122

5520

4766

163

6/27

29.23

5.18

33.8

T20Is

168

181

3/19

18.10

6.46

16.8

First-class

11947

7108

252

6/29

28.20

3.56

47.4

List A

170

7485

6255

231

6/27

27.07

5.01

32.4

Twenty20

336

419

4/18

19.95

7.48

16.0

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

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

T20I debut

England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard

Last T20I

Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1997/98

Last First-class

Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), Dec 9-13, 2007 scorecard

List A debut

1998/99

Last List A

Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Bangalore Royal Challengers v Mumbai Indians at Bangalore, May 28, 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

Team-mates congratulate Dilhara Fernando on picking up another wicket © AFP

Aug 29, 2008

Dilhara Fernando castles Mahendra Singh Dhoni © AFP

Aug 23, 2008

Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara take a breather © AFP

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