Full Name

Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando

Born

July 19, 1979, Colombo

Age

44y 244d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Playing Role

Bowler

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

Dilhara Fernando Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests4068618137841005/427/9537.843.6761.8330
ODIs147141650756481876/276/2730.205.2034.7310
T20Is1818378464183/193/1925.777.3621.0000
FC121-1576495963156/29-30.463.6550.0-60
List A234-1041386883366/276/2725.855.0030.9730
T20s545411751511745/175/1720.417.7115.8410

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests40471724939*8.3070935.1100301100
ODIs1476135239209.1939260.9600192270
T20Is187225215.002792.59004030
FC12111637590427.46--00--400
List A234965234621*7.86--00--470
T20s54201047214.705192.150060140
Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando

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Dilhara Fernando celebrates his five-wicket haul for Uva
Dilhara Fernando dismissed Mohammad Hafeez
Dinesh Chandimal and Dilhara Fernando play football
Dilhara Fernando struck in his first over, removing Graeme Smith
Dilhara Fernando celebrates the fall of Graeme Smith
Dilhara Fernando is cleaned up